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2826. A Church Shaped By The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

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Maxie Dunnam

... Jesus’ uniqueness raised today were not raised in the first-century world. The Jesus story and the Gospel was no more credible then than it is now. “The account of Jesus was not credible to Greeks because they knew that an eternal, perfect, changeless Deity could not exist in imperfect, corruptible, material form. It was incredible to Jews that the Messiah could be crucified and die without restoring the Davidic kingdom to Israel. It was incredible to scientists and medical people who knew that ‘dead ...

2827. Alive In Christ

Colossians 2:6-23

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Maxie Dunnam

... that we live, must be brought into harmony with our new position. A man once said to Dwight L. Moody, “Sir, I am a self-made man.” Moody replied, “You have saved the Lord from a very grave responsibility.” Paul contended that he was a new creature perfect in Christ Jesus (Col. 1:28), created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness (Ephesians 4:24), -- renewed according to the image of Him who created him (Col. 3:10). Nothing less is the aim of the Christian life, and Paul uses a ...

2828. Compassion Fatigue

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... so deep that it simply went out of control. It had been designed only to go to certain depths and the oxygen pressure within was only to a degree that would enable it to go to that depth. Some years after it disappeared, because of the perfection of technology, another submarine went down – a smaller one, thick-plated, thick-glassed, highly pressurized, able to go much deeper than The Thresher had been able to go. The crew in this little sub discovered The Thresher and it was a strange sight. They found ...

2829. In the Wrong Place At the Right Time

Mark 15:21-32

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Maxie Dunnam

... that brings a chuckle – if not a chuckle, then certainly a smile. But beneath the humor is a serious realization. How often does our seeking what we want bring chaos and confusion, even suffering, to others? Also, there is in this ironic accident a perfect illustration of how forces beyond our control often interrupt our lives, by the fallout of other people’s decisions and actions or by what we often call “natural catastrophe.” And it is not just big things that make a difference in our lives ...

2830. On the Road Again

Luke 24:13-35

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Maxie Dunnam

... bath he had not had in who knows how long. “I live like an animal in the streets,” the man told her. “Now I will die like an angel.” “How wonderful to see a person die in love,” said Mother Theresa, “with the joy of love, the perfect peace of Christ on his face.” That she added, “The dying man in the gutter is Jesus in distressing disguise.” That’s the way Jesus often comes – incognito. He joins us on the way, and many times we don’t recognize him. But He does make himself known ...

2831. Keeping Our Souls

John 13:18-30

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Maxie Dunnam

... I pick up a block of wood and begin to chisel away. To the outsider it doesn’t look like much, but I see the final product in my hands. Even so it is with God when he allows the cutting edge of the knife in our lives. He is perfecting us in His image. I trust the Master’s work and I am safe in His hands.” Today his 25-year-old wife, Aleida, told me that she’s been really sick. Tests reveal it is cancer. Tonight when I finally connected with Carlos, he responded with a tenderness in ...

2832. The Prize of the High Calling of God

Hebrews 11:1-40, Philippians 2:12-18

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Maxie Dunnam

... on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus”. I. Paul is calling us to recognize who and where we are. “Not that I have already obtained – or have reached the goal.” Another translation has it, “or am already made perfect”. He honestly locates himself before God – acknowledges who he is and where he is. I heard a story the other day, which I had not heard for a long time. Maybe it will be somewhat fresh to you. A carpet layer had been given a job of laying ...

2833. The Prize of the High Calling of God

Philippians 3:12-4:1

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Maxie Dunnam

... I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus”. (I) Paul is calling us to recognize who and where we are. “Not that I have already obtained – or have reached the goal. Another translation has it, “or am already made perfect”. He honestly locates himself before God – acknowledges who he is and where he is. I heard a story the other day which I had not heard for a long time. Maybe it will be somewhat fresh to you. A carpet layer had been given a job of laying ...

2834. The Church: An Enclave of Resistance v2

Romans 12:1-8

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Maxie Dunnam

... He shook his head. “Holiness has been reduced to neurotic perfectionism by some. It’s not. It is the joyous response to the grace of God. Holiness is the movement of both creation and Church toward fulfillment in God’s love. Wesley called it ‘Christian perfection’ and he organized his movement to be small cells of nurture and growth to that end.” Their time was up. Gutierrez embraced Bishop Oden and said, “Friend, if Methodism can keep its center, it will be a faithful force for God. If not ...

2835. The Church: An Enclave of Resistance v1

Romans 12:1-8, Romans 12:9-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. For as we have ...

2836. The Work of An Evangelist

Colossians 1:1-14

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Maxie Dunnam

... I pick up a block of wood and begin to chisel away. To the outsider it doesn’t look like much, but I see the final product in my hands. Even so it is with God when He allows the cutting edge of the knife in our lives. He is perfecting us in His image. I trust the Master’s work and I am safe in His hands.” Today his 25-year-old wife, Aleida, told me that she’s really been sick. Tests reveal it is cancer. Tonight when I finally connected with Carlos, he responded with tenderness in his ...

2837. Why Being A Christian Has Worn You Down v2

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... disappeared in the depths of the ocean. It had been designed with a system of oxygen pressure within to go to a certain depth. It was surmised that the submarine went too deep and was lost. Some years after it disappeared, because of the perfection of technology, another submarine went into the area where The Thresher had disappeared. This new sub was a smaller one, thick-plated, thick-glassed, highly pressurized, capable of going much deeper than The Thresher had been able to go. The crew in this little ...

2838. Abraham and God's Promise

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... frustrated because she knew so many Christians living in crowded Los Angeles who needed someplace to withdraw and be with God outdoors where they could hear him better. So she drove up into the San Gabriel Mountains and found what she thought would be the perfect location. She talked to God about how much it was needed. Then she talked to the man who owned it, and although he hadn’t been inclined to sell it, he never really had a prayer. It grew into Forest Home, one of the premier spiritual conference ...

2839. The Joy Of The Lord Is Your Strength

Nehemiah 7:73b--8:18

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: The law of the Lord is perfect; it gives new strength. People: The commands of the Lord are trustworthy, giving wisdom to those who lack it. Leader: The laws of the Lord are right, and those who obey them are happy. People: The commands of the Lord are just, and give understanding to the mind. Leader: Come, ...

2840. Keep Striving

Philippians 3:1-11

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... to you. We seek the strengthening of our faith in Christ, that we might experience the power of his resurrection, and in the hope that we, too, may be raised from death to life. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, we know that we are far from perfect, and that simply trying to keep your commandments and observing the ceremonies of your Church will not bring us the righteousness we seek. Help us to forget what is past and to strive toward the goal that we might find that righteousness that is given through ...

2841. The Curriculum of God’s Kingdom

Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... been open in gestures of generosity or tight-fisted in gestures of greed? It is a form of spiritual inventory to ask your hands on occasion, What have you guys been up to lately? There is a children’s song in our hymnal, and it is a perfect bridge into the text. It is sung to the tune of Debussy’s Claire de Lune: “Jesus’ hands were kind hands, doing good to all, healing pain and sickness, blessing children small; washing weary feet, and saving those who fall; Jesus’ hands were kind hands, doing ...

2842. The Way Up Is the Way Down

Matthew 5:1-12

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Phil Thrailkill

... that came freely from the Holy Spirit’s presence, Jesus could do nothing. He was powerless. Until the Father spoke and the Spirit energized, Jesus stood silent and refused to take action on his own. His deity was bracketed out in his commitment to perfect human obedience. In other words, “Blessed are those who know their need of God, who refuse to fake anything and wait empty-handed before a generous God, asking for some gift from the Great King to pass on to others.” When the Spirit stopped ...

2843. What Making a Difference Looks Like

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... the troublemaker that a fight was foolish and unnecessary. From that point, 11-year-old Heinz learned the power of words to avoid conflict, and for a young boy living in Jew-hating climate, it was a skill he used often and one he later perfected. Fortunately, Heinz and his family escaped Bavaria and made their way to America. As the years have passed, his name has become synonymous with peace negotiations. You don't know him as Heinz. You know him by his Anglicized name, Henry…Henry Kissinger.”15 I ...

2844. The Privilege and the Price

Matthew 5:13-16

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Phil Thrailkill

... is why: I want to keep the gap as narrow as possible between my theology and my ethics, between what I preach and how I actually live. It might not make John Wesley happy and even stretch my ordination promises to the limit, but I aim a little short of perfection; I aim at credibility, which in our day of low standards is often more than enough. I don’t want my life to be an impediment to others but an invitation, not a stumbling stone to stop at but a stepping stone in the right direction. I fail often ...

2845. What Is Required of Us?

Matthew 5:17-20

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Phil Thrailkill

... . It’s that this way of relating to God through the Scriptures but apart from the person of Jesus Christ is just not enough. Only Christ can provide for us a restored relationship with God and put us in the embrace of a new covenant where his perfect performance covers our own imperfect performance. No amount of religious performance can make us sinners right with God, not even the most rigorous and exacting because it puts the emphasis in the wrong place, which is on us and not on God. What God demand of ...

2846. A Kingdom Investment Policy

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." To us that sounds insane; but from across the threshold of divine revelation and inside the kingdom of plenty it makes perfect sense. The one who gave it could supply more, and did. If all I have is what I can scrape together and protect and worry about, then I am poor and will spend most of my energies on empty things. Not long before he was martyred in the jungles ...

2847. Get off the Throne and Learn Wisdom

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... badge and quit issuing verbal citations, and if we learn, as Jesus counseled, to watch over one another in love, then we may have a chance in the church to enter a new world in the midst of the current one, a place where it is safe not to be perfect or to have to play like you are for religious reasons, where fear ceases and love grows, and where people can actually learn what it means to live a holy and a happy life in partnership with Christ and in communion with the saints, all of whom are still in ...

2848. The God Who Must Be Pursued

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... by evil desires, even by demons, but not Jesus. He was not infected with our disease; he spoke of you who are evil, not we who are evil. Jesus never violated the will of God. To be near him was to be in the presence of one who was perfect in love and in harmony with the Father. We, however, are conflicted. We choose good one moment, evil the next. We are proud of ourselves, then ashamed by our actions. We are fickle and unreliable. We are at war deep within, and were our secret dreams and private thoughts ...

2849. Sorrow For Those Who Do Not Obey God

Jeremiah 8:4--9:26

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... many who pray: "Give us more blessings, O Lord. Look on us with kindness!" People: But the joy that you have given me is more than they will ever have. Leader: When I lie down, I go to sleep in peace. People: You alone, O Lord, keep me perfectly safe. Collect Understanding and merciful God, our hearts are filled with sorrow, and we find it difficult to hold back our tears when we look out on the world. The hungry, the homeless, and the abused cry out for help. Neighbors cannot live together in peace, and ...

2850. The New Covenant

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: The law of the Lord is perfect; it gives new strength. People: The commands of the Lord are trustworthy, giving wisdom to those who lack it. Leader: The laws of the Lord are right, and those who obey them are happy. People: The commands of the Lord are just and give understanding to the mind. All: Reverence ...

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2826. A Church Shaped By The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

2827. Alive In Christ

Colossians 2:6-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

2828. Compassion Fatigue

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

2829. In the Wrong Place At the Right Time

Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

2830. On the Road Again

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

2831. Keeping Our Souls

John 13:18-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

2832. The Prize of the High Calling of God

Hebrews 11:1-40, Philippians 2:12-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

2833. The Prize of the High Calling of God

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

2834. The Church: An Enclave of Resistance v2

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

2835. The Church: An Enclave of Resistance v1

Romans 12:1-8, Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

2836. The Work of An Evangelist

Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

2837. Why Being A Christian Has Worn You Down v2

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

2838. Abraham and God's Promise

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

2839. The Joy Of The Lord Is Your Strength

Nehemiah 7:73b--8:18

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

2840. Keep Striving

Philippians 3:1-11

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

2841. The Curriculum of God’s Kingdom

Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

2842. The Way Up Is the Way Down

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

2843. What Making a Difference Looks Like

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

2844. The Privilege and the Price

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

2845. What Is Required of Us?

Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

2846. A Kingdom Investment Policy

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

2847. Get off the Throne and Learn Wisdom

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

2848. The God Who Must Be Pursued

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

2849. Sorrow For Those Who Do Not Obey God

Jeremiah 8:4--9:26

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

2850. The New Covenant

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: The law of the Lord is perfect; it gives new strength. People: The commands of the Lord are trustworthy, giving wisdom to those who lack it. Leader: The laws of the Lord are right, and those who obey them are happy. People: The commands of the Lord are just and give understanding to the mind. All: Reverence ...

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