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2651. Declaration Of Freedom

Galatians 5:1-15

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Maxie Dunnam

... relationship -- the way it happened was not good, it was ugly -- things were said that should never have been said -- and you have never been able to get over that -- nor were your parents able to get over it -- but now they are dead -- and total reconciliation never came. You bear the pain of that, even though those parents have been dead for years. We could go on and on. You know what it is in your life, if it's there -- and it is there in many of us. We are in bondage to some aspect of our history. How ...

2652. It's All God's Doing

Ezekiel 17:1-24

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Maxie Dunnam

... trees. In front of the cottage was a family of four: a mother, a father and two children playing. In the center of the paper, however, there stood a tiny figure (a little boy)...standing there all alone and facing a large army tank which was bearing down upon him...about to run him down. Obviously, the tiny figure represented the dying child who saw himself so small, so vulnerable and so helpless before a gigantic force which was about to destroy him. Some ministerial students were brought in and they were ...

2653. The Future You Hope For

Jeremiah 29:1-23

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Maxie Dunnam

... , to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not decrease. But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare." So, even though it looked like disaster ...

2654. If Only -- In Spite Of

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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Maxie Dunnam

... . It's the third time that real revelation comes. It's the third time that Paul discovers the true mercy of failure. Because it was the third time that the Lord told him that the thorn was not going to leave him, but he added, "You'll be able to bear the thorn because my grace is sufficient for you, my power is made perfect in weakness." And that's the place where we can come to a close. If we know -- and we should know as Christians -- if we know that God's grace is sufficient, we can move from ...

2655. God Shaves With A Borrowed Razor

Isaiah 7:1-25

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Maxie Dunnam

... that this word appears in the same chapter that the prophet Isaiah presents the prophecy that Christians see Jesus as the fulfillment of. In Isaiah 7: 14, there is this word: "Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold a young woman shall conceive and bear a son, and call his name Emmanuel." "The Lord shaves with a borrowed razor" -- He uses what he will and He acts how He will to achieve His purpose. God is sovereign King of the universe -- in control -- his eternal purpose is going to be ...

2656. Meeting And Mastering Temptation

James 1:1-18

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Maxie Dunnam

... temptations. "Next, we trust Him. He will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we are able to stand. In other words, his strength is greater than the enticement of Satan's bait. Finally, he will also make a way of escape so that we will be able to bear the temptation. "What a promise! We are brought back to the basic premise of discipleship in the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Our trust must be in Him. We must be walking in the Spirit, rather than lusting in the flesh. We must keep our eyes and our minds upon ...

2657. Will The Real God Please Stand?

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

2658. Swift To Hear -- Slow To Speak

James 1:19-27

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... ." A very clear picture. Our actions determine whether we mean what we say. David Halberstam, the famous journalist, tells of a friend who was visiting Japan. Reminded that taxi drivers often did not speak English, and that it was a good idea to carry with him something bearing the imprint of his hotel in Japanese, the friend picked up a small box of matches as he left. It had the name and address of his hotel. Later, when he had finished his tour of the city, he climbed into a taxi and produced the box ...

2659. Building A House

Luke 6:46-49

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Maxie Dunnam

... And what could be a better theme for Mother's Day? Our Scripture lesson is the concluding parable of three parables that Jesus told in the last part of Chapter Six. The first was about the blind leading the blind, and the other is about bad trees being unable to bear good fruit. We are going to look at those parables in the sermon next week. It's the third of those parables at which we look today -- the parable about building a house. Jesus tells us that there is only one way to build a house that will be ...

2660. Speak And It Will Be

Luke 7:1-10

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Maxie Dunnam

... and dismay. You could tell it by looking at the lifeless expression on her face and in her eyes. Well, one day, a couple of months later, she went by to visit with the minister of her church one morning. She was in such inner anguish that she couldn't bear to live with the pain anymore. She had even thought of suicide because she couldn't see any way to get rid of her horrible guilt. But an interesting thing happened in her minister's office that day. At one point, she said, "I can't go on like this ...

2661. I Saw Satan Fall

Luke 10:1-24

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Maxie Dunnam

... is, and who he is in relation to God, and who we are in relation to him: I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine dresser . . . I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. And do you recall his petition in what we have come to call the “High Priestly Prayer” in John 17. Not the prayer he taught us to pray, but his own last anguishing prayer for his disciples and us. Listen ...

2662. Let Your Soul Catch Up

Luke 10:38-42

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Maxie Dunnam

... our souls catch up with our bodies. Have you ever noticed how some people always seem to be invading other people’s space -- always getting a bit too close? You know, the type that never settles for just a handshake and instead insists on a bear hug. Dr. Dahrl Pederson was commissioned by NASA to study the human need for personal space in order to determine what effects the cramped, confining conditions aboard a spaceship might have on our astronauts. His studies show that strangers don’t like to get ...

2663. When You Pray

Luke 11:1-13

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Maxie Dunnam

... is this distilled essence of who we are and who God is: “For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the spirit of sonship when we cry, “Abba! Father!” It is the Spirit Himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God.” And we could go on. This is the characteristic Christian address - - “Our Father.” It is the characteristic Christian address, because it comes from Jesus. When called when He prayed, He called God Father. In ...

2664. Don't Worry Be Happy!

Luke 12:22-34

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Maxie Dunnam

... to put a sign out in front of our church. And do you know what the sign said? This was the sign that was hung in the front of the little Methodist Church in Prague: "The Lamb Has Won." What a truth. What a victory. The Lamb wins! Not the bear, the Lamb!Not the tiger, but the Lamb!Not the lion, but the Lamb!Do we believe it? Are we confident that Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, can transform human lives and restore the whole creation? Do we believe that if we will seek first the Kingdom of God ...

2665. Turn in an Account of Your Stewardship

Luke 16:1-15

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Maxie Dunnam

... you remember the story of the rich young ruler? He came to Jesus wanting to know what he might to do inherit eternal life. Jesus responded to him “You know the commandments — do not commit adultery — do not kill — do not steal — do not bear false witness — honor your father and mother.” The young ruler responded, I have observed all these commandments from the early days of my youth. Then comes one of the most probing words in all of Scripture - - “One thing you lack.” Often times we focus ...

2666. A Pattern For Giving And Living

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

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Maxie Dunnam

... a tale that sums this up. A shack just off the highway had housed a hermit for more than a generation following the War. The hermit's origin had become a legend. Essentially it told the story of his past. During the War, the man's father, who could not bear sending his son off to war, had paid another man to serve for that son. The War ground to its close, and most of the others from the town returned. The substitute who had gone to serve never returned. Brooding over what happened to the man who had taken ...

2667. Sweet Little Jesus Boy

Luke 2:1-7

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Maxie Dunnam

... birds than we spend on migrant people. Where is he? Move the question to another level. Who is he? Do we know? If we know who he is ...why do we continue to be burdened by the guilt from which he can deliver us. Scores of you here tonight are bearing a great burden of guilt. Christ could free you if you would repent and receive his forgiveness. Do you know that? ...if we know who he is why do we remain impotent when he could empower us. We don't have to stumble along, giving in to every temptation, caving ...

2668. Growing In Self-esteem

Psalm 81:1-16

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Maxie Dunnam

... lot of other people also play a major role. However, there is no doubt parents are the main ones involved. It is not that they necessarily word their rejection and say, "You are this" or "you are that." The message is given by their overall personalities, their inner and outer bearing and demeanor, by the radar they send out. Let me illustrate what I mean. Here is a list of "You are's" which easily become "I am's." You've no right to feel that way.If you can't say something nice, don't say anything.Why do ...

2669. Reflections On A Calling (ten-year Anniversary Sermon)

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

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Maxie Dunnam

... situations or ease the depths of their pain. Clergy are sometimes treated with the same deference as doctors. People think that it will be all better, once we get there. But the burden of knowing that it won't always work out that way, can (at times) be incredible to bear. "How many time I wish I had an answer to the cancer. How many times I wish I could find the lost, fix the broken, or re-animated the soul. If only I could heal the sick, enrich the poor, set the lame to walking or resurrect the dead ...

2670. The Commitment Question: Will You Lay Down Your Life For Me?

John 13:31-38

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

There is a little church on the Appian Way not far from the city Rome that bears the interesting name "The Church of the Quo Vadis". Those Latin words, Qou Vadis mean whither goest thou?A beautiful legend which has it that a few years after the crucifixion of Jesus, Peter had been in Rome and was under the threat of persecution again. He was fleeing for ...

2671. Fair Weather Friends

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... my concern for the needy, of the folks that are living outside, am I just pure greedy, Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde? To be a friend we must share ourselves -- our feelings, our time, our responsibilities. Paul put it clearly, in his letter to the Galatians, "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." Three, I would say, to be a friend, we must share faith. Research continues to prove over and over that no single factor more deeply unites persons than a shared religious journey. (Howard Clinebell ...

2672. A Rod For The Back Of Fools

Proverbs 25:1-28

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Maxie Dunnam

... are deemed intelligent." When you are tempted to impress someone else and want to do so by talking, remember this word -- even fools who keep silent are wise; when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent. Consider this one, Proverbs 17:12: "Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs rather than to confront a fool immersed in folly." I'll not even comment on that -- just let it be lodged in your mind. I've chosen the metaphor from verse three as the title of the sermon today. Hear it again: "A ...

2673. The Heart -- Our Mirror

Proverbs 25:1-28

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . Here it is in a moving story -- the story of John and Margie Cooper. John married a sturdy, spritely woman named Margie back in 1941, and settled in with Margie in high hopes of becoming the country's biggest onion grower. But four years later, after bearing two children who were just then mightily in need of being cared for, Margie fell victim to polio. She spent the rest of her life in an iron lung. But what about John? Gone were the payoffs John had expected from his marriage to Margie. No housekeeper ...

2674. Through God's Breathed Word

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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Maxie Dunnam

... their minds to understand the Scriptures." I believe that is a continuing ministry of Jesus. He does that through the Holy Spirit. Remember His promise? While He was still alive He said to His disciples, "I still have many things to say to you, but you can't bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth..." So, that's a ministry of the Holy Spirit in our life. The ministry of opening our minds to the teaching of Scripture. I want to underscore two truths that relate to ...

2675. How To Fail Successfully

Mark 6:7-13

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Maxie Dunnam

It's amazing what we do with funny stories. We apply them to whomever we wish. For instance, you might hear one funny story with the legendary coach Bear Bryant as the primary actor. When you hear it again, the primary actor may be Johnny Majors. I heard a marvelous story sometime ago about Thomas Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer for the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company -- in fact, he told the story on himself. Lately I've been hearing ...

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