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2676. The Family: A Place For Persons

Colossians 3:18-4:1

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in Christ. Unless you begin there, nothing, Paul says, makes sense. Relationships in the family are based on every family member being committed to Christ. Paul has often been criticized about being down on women. The truth is he presented a radically new view of marriage and family which elevated women and children to a hitherto unthinkable level of equality. The Hebrew and Greek understanding of marriage reduced women to "things" to be used and enjoyed, not loved and cherished. Women were seen as totally ...

2677. A Confidence for All Seasons

Psalm 27:1-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... impressed. Finally he was ushered out on the flagstone terrace, and the salesman waved proudly toward the broad expanse of the Pacific. "Now what do you think?" he asked the comedian. "I don't care for it," replied Groucho thoughtfully as he pointed toward the gorgeous view. "Take away the ocean, and then what have you got?" (Barry P. Boulware, "The Man Who Would Not Be King", July 24, 1988). Groucho was being his funny self. The truth is you can't take away the ocean -- you can't take away the confidence ...

2678. Loving Close-up

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in New York. Thomas talked about warts in this fashion: "Warts are wonderful structures. They can appear overnight on any part of the skin, like mushrooms on a damp lawn, full-blown and splendid in the complexity of their architecture. Viewed in stained sections under a microscope, they are the most specialized of cellular arrangements, constructed as though for a purpose. They sit there like terraced mounds of dense, impenetrable horn, impregnable, designed for defense against the world outside." George ...

2679. The House Of Our Dreams

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... things and pondered them in her heart, that didn't necessarily bring her peace. If she knew her Jewish history well, she might have realized that being the object of God's favor could be a rather dubious honor from the human point of view. "Few of her spiritual ancestors who were counted among God's favored ones found that distinction to be very rewarding in terms of pleasure, popularity, or prosperity. God's favor as described in the scriptures Mary knew was never a guarantee of smooth sailing through ...

2680. The Nuclear Truth Of Christianity

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Listen to it again, "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God." Any one of these points could be a sermon, certainly this one -- "through faith." The issue here is how from the human point of view is God's grace effective in our life. "What is the nature of the response that makes mind's life this fear of God's action. For God never violates human personality. He never intrudes himself where he is not wanted. He took risks with man in his original ...

2681. The Ministry Of Making Many Rich

1 Timothy 6:11-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , was visiting one of the community’s most wealthy and influential men. As they were talking about the problems of the world and what a Christian’s response should be, a man rose from his desk and walked to the windows of his penthouse-type office with its commanding view of the city. He gazed out of the window for a time, then turned and said to the Methodist preacher: “You know, Barry, I’ve kind of got it figured out that God will ask us two questions when we knock on the gate of Heaven. I really ...

2682. It's All God's Doing

Ezekiel 17:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... control.2 . Patience shows we value the other person.3 . Being grateful keeps our values clear. and4 . Being grateful is one of the clearest expressions of our dependency on God. FINAL GREETING: The look of things in this world is dependent upon the color of the glasses through which we view them. From now on -- well at least, practice it for a week -- will you look at things through the colors of patience and gratitude.

2683. At Home In The Daylight

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... be true to our deepest self, we can't go on forever hiding our feelings. Leo Buscaglia is one of my favorite writers and speakers. I delight in reading his material and to listen to him speak is a marvelous experience. Somewhere he tells of viewing "Man of LaMancha", the musical based upon Cervantes' novel, "Don Quixote." "Buscaglia found himself caught up in the trials of the poor, misunderstood, ill-treated knight. It was quite easy to relate to Don Quixote's vision of the beautiful, the romantic and the ...

2684. The Future You Hope For

Jeremiah 29:1-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... dominate all that you see. You know how it would be -- through the knothole you just get a tiny picture of what's going on. But, if you can climb up to the top of the fence and look over, the glory of the parade comes into full view. Not only the entire band, but the baton twirling majorettes, the flag-bearers, the Shriners driving their crazy little cars, the military brigade -- you see it all. And what a difference. Jerry reminded me of the first time she heard that analogy. Dr. Marion Smith, one-time ...

2685. If Only -- In Spite Of

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... that people tend to live merely in the service of their own success. Those who know something about prosperity and pleasure become hard and shallow, those whose prosperity has been mixed with adversity can be kind and gracious. And civilization, from a heavenly point of view, is only a slow process of learning to be kind." So, when Paul prayed that second time, maybe he heard from the Lord that kind of word and learned that what makes us unhappy can also make us more alive. Pain can bring more life than ...

2686. The Day Is Not For Sleeping

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to become mature in Christ. Perhaps in rare, wakeful moments, these sons of light who have plunged into the darkness of desertion may hear an echo of Cowper's haunting words: "Where is the blessedness I knew when first I saw the Lord. Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word? We are all in danger of this spiritual sleep. (John N. Gladstone, The Valley of the Verdict, pp. 104-105). And we can test it:*We are not awake spiritually if the suffering of another does not cause us pain.*We are not ...

2687. What Is Your Life?

James 4:13-17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... is a Gift", sermon preached at Calvary Episcopal, February 29, 1990).) Do you see your life as gift? -- or, like so many, do you see it as some sort of entitlement -- something you deserve? It makes all the difference in the world how you view life. If you see life as an entitlement -- or as something you deserve -- or as something that you must accomplish -- then there are going to be all sorts of pressures. Pressures to perform -- pressures to be worthy -- pressures to be accepted by others -- pressures ...

2688. Who Are Christians?

James 5:13-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... for New York City had the mighty, but charming Lady of Liberty imposed over the Manhattan skyline. The poster for Germany had the Bavarian snowcapped mountains in the distant background, a beautiful tall-steepled village church framed against those mountains. Your view of that was down the street of a small town with a Beer Parlor, well-signed on the street corner. Las Vegas was bright lights -- a huge roulette wheel, pervading the poster, a hotel marquis in sparkling lights announcing "jack- pot." Puerto ...

2689. He Comes As He Came

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . It appears that we also put on one of the biggest and most successful trade shows in business history. And the TV war that we saw -- all those roaring jets, fast-moving tanks, muscular helicopters, intellectual missiles and night- vision goggles -- was viewed by rulers and generals in other countries as a terrific TV commercial for our high-tech weapons industry. As last Monday's Wall Street Journal reported, American defense contractors are already "salivating" at the prospect of selling a wide range of ...

2690. When Jesus Comes

Luke 8:22-25

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... where his son had been killed. During the service, he walked over the wreckage, took up two boards and placed them in the form of a cross. And then through his grief he began to speak. This is a part of what he said: "Whatever one's religious or political views may be, it is sinful if we continue to let them divide us from our neighbor. We all share, to a degree, in the guilt and tragedy of our times. We have all failed". And then he did a dramatic thing. He took a hammer and one nail and nailed ...

2691. As Real As It Gets

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

An unforgettable comment was made at the New York City Marathon, and was recorded by a newspaper reporter. When the wheelchair participants came into view and people began to applaud, a man alongside the reporter remarked, "Wait until the real runners come along!" Another person nearby said, "This is as real as it gets!" (Donald J. Shelby, "Unless the Race Is Worth Running,") That is where it is today with our scripture lesson. Jesus' call ...

2692. When Being Good Is Bad For You Or Breaking The Chains Of Co-dependency

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to lay down his life for his friends." or "Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another." I. So, let this be the first point of the sermon: SELFLESS AND SELF-SACRIFICING LOVE IS AT THE HEART OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. How else do you view the Cross and Jesus' call for us to take it up? It's selfless love that we celebrate in Mother Teresa for whom we have been praying lately. It's selfless love in the suffering servants in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union whose stories are beginning to be ...

2693. The Medicine Of A Cheerful Heart

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... with some rather unorthodox therapy. The doctor reluctantly agreed. Cousins' request was threefold. First, to leave the hospital and check into a hotel room across the street. Second, to stop all drugs and to take massive doses of vitamin C. Finally, to be allowed to view comedy films. Alan Funt was a good friend of Norman Cousins, and he supplied hours and hours of old video tapes of "Candid Camera" for him to look at. The doctor agreed to all this, and the results were immediate and dramatically a turn ...

2694. To Live Is To Grow

1 Timothy 4:1-16

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... only to accept our limitations, but to be aware of our potential. This Fall we are going to be offering you an opportunity to explore and to affirm the particular gifts that are yours. Each one of us is gifted gifted for ministry and service. In the Christian view of reality we are never fulfilled, complete meaning is not ours until we use the gifts God gives us to serve Him and human kind. III. A third condition for growth is what I call "exposure and openness". Growth is not a private matter. We grow by ...

2695. Strategic Kindness

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... life. No arrest was forthcoming, for the statute of limitations on the crime was long past. But fortunately the statute of limitations had also run out on Chris's hatred and bitterness. He said, "While many people can't understand how I could forgive my kidnapper, from my point of view I couldn't not forgive him. If I'd chosen to hate him all these years, or spent my life looking for revenge, then I wouldn't be the man I am today, the man my wife and children love, the man God has helped me to be." (5 ...

2696. Putting the Puzzle Together

John 6:60-71

Sermon

King Duncan

... a culture in which people of other faiths were considered infidels and could be slain with impunity. Or a culture where you were not to help the poor because they were being punished for misdeeds in a prior life. Indeed, maybe it is impossible for us to objectively view our own faith--even the standards by which we judge it have been so affected by the coming of Christ. For example, we just assume the values of love and respect for all people are true. That's how we've been raised. And we were raised that ...

2697. Making Your Days Count

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... pray because we're afraid of what will happen if we let God into our lives. We don't ask God to reveal God's will to us because we just don't want to know! We want a comfortable life, not an abundant one. And if we were to view our lives through God's eyes, we just might have to change our life purpose from self-gratification to God-glorification. That's the challenge Jesus faced in our Bible passage today. He has used up about 12,037 of his 12,045 days. If he's ever going to ...

2698. What God Has Joined Together

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... woman divorce his or her spouse?" In a day when most young marriages--and even many mature marriages--are coming apart at the seams, it is indeed a relevant question to ask. "What did Moses command you?" Jesus replied. In other words, "what is the Old Testament view of this question?" Jesus is asking. People assume that the Bible is consistent on such matters. It is not. Women in the Old Testament, before the coming of Jesus were property, like cattle or a piece of land. A girl was considered to be owned by ...

2699. If Only... Next Time

Isaiah 43:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . I'm not sure Miss Olga would think it was great poetry, but it ties together the contrast between a "what if" and a "next time" kind of life. Two frogs fell into a deep cream bowl and one was an optimistic soul but the other one took the gloomy view, "I shall drown," he cried, "and so will you!" And with one last despairing cry, he closed his eyes and said goodbye. But the other frog had a merry grin, Said he couldn't get out but wouldn't give in. "I'll swim around 'til my strength is spent ...

2700. Fit for God

Psalm 24:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... found that lying is more common than most people realize. In the study, pairs of strangers were put together for ten minutes and instructed to carry on a conversation. They were unaware that their conversations were being videotaped. Afterward, as the participants viewed the tape, they were asked to indicate anything they had said that was not true. Sixty percent admitted to telling at least one lie. The average person lied more than once--and this was during only ten minutes of casual chitchat! Feldman ...

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