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2526. Easter Heart Burn

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... originally from South Africa. Their jobs brought them to Ireland. And God brought them together through the common experience of their faith, the Bray Methodist Church and the Walk to Emmaus. These three couples each had a sense that God was calling them to something bigger. They also had a sense that God wanted the Walk to Emmaus to be a part of the Irish Methodist Church experience in Ireland. They each had experienced the life changing and faith building possibilities for themselves in South Africa when ...

2527. Hope In The Midst of Uncertainty

Matthew 24:36-44

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... out to do the unthinkable. In his despair, George decides the only way out is to take his life. Well, you know the rest of the story, George's guardian angel, intervenes and through showing George what life in the town would have been like without him, gives him renewed sense of hope. And with that hope comes a new lease on life. B. I think one of the reasons this movie has become such classic is because we've all been there. Oh, we might not have stood on the edge of the bridge ready to jump like George ...

2528. A Gratitude Adjustment

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... this little chittering sound of contentment and wants to be petted. Now the reason I tell you this is because Midnight and Pearl are animals. I'm sure it's a learned trait but they both express or appear to express a sense of gratitude. It all focuses mainly around food, but there's also a sense of gratitude for the petting they get. What strikes me about Midnight and Pearl's action is that in this morning's passage from the Gospel of Luke we meet ten people with leprosy who Jesus heals. And nine of them ...

2529. Magnificent Fools

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... special kind of fool…a magnificent fool. I’ve had that picture in my mind for some weeks now as I have experienced the church in another section of the world and as I have struggled for an image to launch this sermon series of discipleship. There is a sense in which the sermon title today is an oxymoron. You may recall that two or three months ago I wrote a column in the Courier on “Oxymoron”. It was a new word for me. An oxymoron is a phrase in which there are two contradictory words. The big point ...

2530. Jesus' First Miracle

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... until it is flat and tasteless. Let’s look at this first miracle of Jesus because it will put us in touch with the glory of the faith of which we are a part, and the nature and power of the one whom we say we follow. There is a sense in which we will be looking at our ticket — seeing where we are and where we might be. I think we can appropriate the meaning of this section of scripture by looking at 1: Jesus Mother, 2: Jesus’ Ministry, and 3: Jesus’ miracle. I JESUS’ MOTHER First, Jesus’ mother ...

2531. God's Chosen People: Partners

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... first time he actually heard what was being said. The man was converted in that revival service. He began to look differently at himself, and over a period of time discovered there was so much inside of him that he never knew was there. He found a sense of joy and fulfillment. He fostered a new commitment unlike anything he had ever experienced. Because he had a talent for writing, he began to share the story of his conversion through the printed word. One day he penned four of the most precious lines of ...

2532. Barriers to Grace

Exodus 6:28--7:7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... barrier there that could not be penetrated. As far as I know that man never professed faith in Jesus Christ. I always wondered, with a deep sense of sorrow if his heart was not so hardened by his continual refusal of the gospel that he could not now respond. There is a mystery ... us to respond faithfully when the big calls come. What are those everyday calls? To repentance – as soon as you sense sin in your life, repent, come to Christ in genuine sorrow to beg his forgiveness. What are those everyday calls? ...

2533. Updating Some Ancient Laws

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... from the inner citadel of freedom which belongs to all of us - the inner place where we choose. And the truth of the matter is that we do choose. We choose our attitude, whatever our circumstances. We choose to be happy not in the sense of surface contentment, but in the sense of deep integrity, meaning, and joy. Our problem is that we usually end up coveting that which can never make us happy, failing to realize that what matters most is not what becomes of us, but what we become, and we determine that ...

2534. Ministering Angels

Exodus 23:20-33

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... angels are there they certainly are not active. If they’re in the midst of our trouble and tribulation, we want to know, what good are they? We don’t see them, they don’t do anything. Again, we need to remember that we are not protected in the sense of being safe. All the saints have agreed to this. Simone Weil said, “If you want a love that will protect the soul from wounds, we must love something other than God.” So, the guarding, guiding ministry of God’s angels is the ministry of keeping us ...

2535. The Gospel Through the Person

Galatians 4:8-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , but tough. Integrity was preserved in the honesty of an open and trusting relationship. Try to feel the depth of that relationship. “If it had been possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me.” (v. 15). What love! And sense the probing honesty. “Have I therefore become your enemy because I speak the truth?” (v. 16). Paul was risking everything - laying on the line the relation ship which had been so supportive and gratifying to him. He had to tell the truth at the risk ...

2536. Exit and Entrance

Galatians 4:21-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

It was in the newspaper back in the late 1950’s, at the height of the civil rights movement - an unforgettable picture which captured not only the emotion of one man, but the deep sense of freedom and joy and release and affirmation of a whole people. A black man, who must have been over 100 years old, was being carried on the shoulders of a group of young men. They were taking him up the steps of a courthouse in a Southern town to ...

2537. Galatians 1:11-24

Galatians 1:11-24

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... Cephas and James, and then it was for a brief “visit” of fifteen days. The verb “historein” (“visit”) implies more than a social call. In fact, it suggests a “visit” specifically in order to gain some information. There is no sense of subservience or any “reporting to” inferences in this encounter. Instead Paul immediately recounts the next phase of his active mission to the Gentile communities in “Syria and Cilicea.” As a final autobiographical note Paul mentions that even those ...

2538. God’s Plan for Renewal

Illustration

George Bass

... living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time, In an age on ages telling to be living is sublime. Hark! the waking up of nations; God and Magog to the fray. Hark! what soundeth? ‘Tis creation groaning for its latter day. Hope in God helps us to make sense out of the senseless turn of events in our time, in all time, because hope enables us to endure and to press on in the face of present and impending tragedies, doesn't it? When life confuses us and confounds us, when it seems to make no ...

2539. Joy Comes in the Morning

Psalm 30:1-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to get - the problem not difficult to identify. Before he was struck down, the Psalmist was at ease, all was well. But his sense of security led to a false confidence: “I shall never be moved.” It wasn’t that the fellow didn’t trust in God ... need God…it’s not because he had let us down or that we are angry with Him…No, it’s simply because we don’t sense within ourselves a need for his presence and participation in our lives.” So mark this down. It’s hard to know God unless you know your ...

2540. In the House of the Lord

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... on the past that he will prepare a table for us in the presence of our enemies. Call on him as we begin to sense the tempters approach – Immerse ourselves in his word and in daily prayer that we may be alive in his presence. II Now the second ... the Good Shepherd, we know we are saved and we can rise every morning and be off to find pasture. “There seems to have been a sense in which David enjoyed heaven before he got there. To him the Lord’s house was not simply a thing of the future, but a possibility ...

2541. Design for Discipleship

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... sure of who they were, because they were sure of Christ. Does that raise a question in your mind? Are we sure of who we are? I believe that one of the primary tasks of this congregation, as well as every congregation I know, is to recover a strong sense of identity to know who we are. That church at Pentecost was made up of a people who were soundly converted, and the Holy Spirit-filled believers.” Isn’t that what the Lord expects of his church? Now with that as the basic foundation - the zero level at ...

2542. Two for the Price of One

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... on their horizon. I’ve titled the sermon, “Two For the Price of One” because we have two mighty pictures of faith. Let’s look at these persons with a focus on what they teach us about faith, and our response to Jesus. I First, the woman. Try to sense the drama of it all? A great crowd was pressing in upon Jesus. In the crowd, there was an unnoticed woman. Did anyone around her even see the desperate look on her face? Did they see that longing glaze that glistened in her eyes? Were they aware of the ...

2543. Sons of God

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

King Duncan

... It would be a lot easier, wouldn’t it? Some of you over 40 may have been brought up on the next best thing to a foolproof handbook the teachings of Dr. Benjamin Spock. Anybody remember that name? Dr. Spock was a pediatrician whose book The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care, published in 1946 just in time for the baby boomers was one of the biggest best-sellers of all time. It was the childrearing Bible for many parents in the 20th century. Spock was the first pediatrician to study psychoanalysis to ...

2544. Living on Full Alert

Matthew 24: 36-44

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... has arrived. Biblically speaking, Advent is both awesome and awful. It is “get ready" time. It is get ready, not for Christmas, but for Christ. The One who was, who is and who is to come, has arrived, is here, and is yet to return. If that blows your sense of time and space, the Babe of Bethlehem is the present Christ who is returning as the King of kings and Lord of lords. It is time to get ready for Christ. On our way to Holy Communion today, consider the Christian Doctrine of the Second Coming of ...

2545. Touching Hearts and Transforming Lives

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... I have become convinced that God has called us together for such a time as this. Never, in my thirty plus years of ministry, have I sensed the calling so clearly, felt the passion so deeply, as I do today. The hand of the Lord is upon us. Let us rise to ... son walked into a huge hotel where they encountered for the very first time an elevator. As they stood trying to make sense out of all those numbers above the doors, they noticed that two, frail, elderly, ladies went into the elevator. The doors closed, the ...

2546. We Hold These Truths To Be Essential

1 Peter 3:8-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... of England by the name of John Wesley. He gave us a number of things; let me mention two. He gave us a deep belief in warm hearted religion. For thirty five years, he searched for peace with God. I think the search hasn't changed. I sense people today are searching for peace with God. He tried to find it in strict living. He formed a Holy Club with friends at Oxford University with such strict disciplines that their friends nicknamed them the Methodists. But that did not provide peace with God. He tried ...

2547. The Time Is Right

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... anew preacher came to town. Come Sunday, Ben, now 12 years old, went to church. Meeting the boy at the close of the service the preacher fell into the familiar trap by asking Ben “Son, who is your daddy?" Ben's face turned red. The crowd grew quiet. Intuitively sensing the pain of the moment, the Pastor hastened to say “Wait a minute, I know who you are. You are a child of God. You are the Lord's boy. You have a great inheritance. Go out and claim your identity and live into it." That day Ben discovered ...

2548. Finding Answers to Family Feuds

Genesis 25: 21-34

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... balance, or movie stars. What I am most interested in is getting my eight-year old son Tommy lovingly to bed in time to wake up refreshed the next morning. What I am really worried about is to make sure I am firm enough with him to give him a sense of boundaries without being so strict that I scare him to death. What I am praying to God for is that somehow I will learn to spend as much time as possible with him without making him think I am his slave. I cannot control the political platform of presidents ...

2549. Soaring with Christ

Matthew 28:1-8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... get it." Jesus, with tenderness toward a very wise man, said, “You must be born again." Nicodemus said, “Wait a minute. This doesn't make sense. How can I crawl back into my momma's belly and start all over? It might be enticing for a fresh new start, but how ... powerful force in business today is love. It's what will help your company grow stronger and give you a sense of meaning and satisfaction in the world. The three key ingredients to successful business, according to Sanders, are knowledge, networks ...

2550. Finding Our Place In All Creation

Job 38:1-18

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... are God's judgment on America for throwing God out of the public square." As you read in your prayer concerns, Sandy and I buried our stillborn grandchild this week. Daniel Isaac was our hope who never came to be. For your prayers, compassion, and the great sense of community that we have received from you, we will be eternally and deeply grateful. Thank you so much for your spirit of caring and love. In the turmoil of these last ten days that led to his birth and burial, our children received an e-mail ...

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