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2926. Let Me Say That Again

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . Very soon, however, the same young man appeared in the line. He looked the minister in the eye, shook his hand again, and said, “And you preached too long.” Well, this really upset the minister. But he pulled himself together and continued to be as responsive as he could to the people who were greeting him. But here came the young man again. He shook the minister’s hand, looked him squarely in the eye, and said, “And what you said wasn’t worth saying.” A woman of the congregation had ...

2927. Last Words Are Important

Matthew 28:16-20

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Maxie Dunnam

... “Co-bell”—they are buried there. Co-bell died five years ago; and Mutt three years ago—I still miss them. On Co-bell’s tombstone are the last words she spoke to Mutt from her deathbed, “I’ll see you.” On his tombstone is his response, “I’ll be there.” A great witness to their confidence in eternal life and Heaven as our home. Last words are important. In this first Sunday after Easter, listen again to some of the last words of Jesus – words He spoke after His resurrection and prior ...

2928. A Prophet Among Them

Ezekiel 2:1-3:15

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Maxie Dunnam

... God requires identification with our people, a passion for their salvation, and a compassion that calls for a willingness to suffer, even to die for their sake. To what degree do your people know you care for them? As Yahweh made Ezekiel responsible, has He not made us responsible for the souls committed to our care in the ministries to which we are called? It was rather dramatic with Ezekiel If he allowed the wicked to die unwarned, Yahweh threatened to require their lives at the prophet’s own hands. So ...

2929. God's Say-So

Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

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Maxie Dunnam

... s say-so. Let’s look at this Hebrews passage and at a couple of other of “God’s say-sos” which enable us to make responses that shape our life. I God has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” That’s God’s say-so, so we can say ... never leave you nor forsake you” -- then we can say, “I will not be afraid.” II Now another say-so of God that invites a response which shapes our life. God has said, in Isaiah 42, verses 6 and 7: I’ve taken you by the hand and kept you; I have given ...

2930. The Prize of the High Calling of God

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

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Maxie Dunnam

... ’s call to him, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you” Genesis 12:1). The writer of the Hebrews, when He gives us that honor roll of faithful people in chapter 11, recorded Abraham’s response: By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. By faith Sarah herself ...

2931. Standing In the Gap: The Work of Intercession

2 Chronicles 7:11-22

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Maxie Dunnam

... be getting an answer, but paying attention to God and how God may lead us in how to pray, and what He may be teaching us about the person or issue which is the focus of our prayer. So that’s the picture Jesus painted for the disciples in response to their desire for Him to teach them to pray. It is a picture of the essentials of the effective work of intercession: urgent need, willing love, a sense of helplessness, and importunity, that is, persistence. Let me share a story that may tie it all together. I ...

2932. Some Healing Is Up To You

John 5:1-15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . Had hope died in him? Had he adjusted himself to a passive, dull despair? Consider this possibility. Could it have been that the man was content in his illness, secure and comfortable in being sick because if he were well, he would have to accept the responsibility of making decisions and earning a living? Are you shocked by such a thought? Maybe a bit outraged – to think in those terms about that poor man. But let’s be honest. There are some persons who relish their illness. There are persons who use ...

2933. The Proof Is In the Pudding

Luke 7:18-35

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... it’s inserted in the text following the asking of the question, and preceding Jesus’ answer. At first reading it seems out of place. It’s not out of place. It’s a one-line detail of current happenings that sets the stage for Jesus’ response. And what is that response? Listen to verses 22 and 23: So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you’ve seen and heard: the blind received sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised ...

2934. The Prize of the High Calling of God

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... s call to him “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you” (Genesis 12:1). The writer of the Hebrews, when He gives us that honor roll of faithful people in chapter 11, recorded Abraham’s response: “By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. By faith Sarah herself ...

2935. The Church: An Enclave of Resistance v2

Romans 12:1-8

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Maxie Dunnam

... of the merger of a theology of creation and the experience of God’s grace. The holy earth and the holy life cannot be separated.” 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 ...

2936. The Vocation of Leadership: A Prophet Among Them

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

2937. A Thousand Years Of Ashes

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... of self‑denial and absolution from sins. After the discussion ends, the rabbi goes home to tell his wife about the conversation, and they discuss the merits of Lent versus Yom Kippur. She turns her head and laughs. The rabbi says, “What’s so funny, dear?” Her response, “40 days of Lent‑-one day of Yom Kippur . . . so, even when it comes to sin, [Gentiles] pay retail.” (2) Well, I guess we do if that’s the way you think of Lent. We pay retail while our Jewish friends pay wholesale. But, of ...

2938. What Making a Difference Looks Like

Matthew 5:1-12

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Phil Thrailkill

I am told there are at least eight million cats and eleven million dogs in the Big Apple. Since New York is mainly concrete and steel, when you have a pet that dies, you can't just go out in the back yard and bury it. In response, city officials decided that for fifty dollars they would dispose of your pet for you. Now in that grand city was a certain enterprising lady. She thought to herself, “I can render a service.” So she placed an ad in the paper: "When your pet dies, I will take care ...

2939. The Privilege and the Price

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... chasm or an excuse for one. For a Christian who has lost their savor to say but I’m only human is to compound hypocrisy, the appropriate response to which would be, “What an amazing grasp you have of the obvious. Only human. Did you think that I thought you were a worm or a ... and county and state and nation and world is declining downwards rather than inclining upwards, where does the chief responsibility lie? On the 9th of August in 2000 Matt Friendman’s account was published in the Clarion Ledger: ‘ ...

2940. Peacemaking and Self Control

Matthew 5:21-26

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Phil Thrailkill

... God wants among his people, and that is the only hope of this world. The miracle is that it can begin today with each of us. So don’t kid yourself, if you have not taken the initiative to heal broken relationships and to humbly and without accusation take responsibility for your part, even if it was the lesser part, then you are not right with God and your religion is something of a fraud. Not because I said so, because Jesus said so. Leave and go get right; feel the burden lift, and bring us back a story ...

2941. Comfortable Christianity Is a Big, Fat Lie

Matthew 7:15-23

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Phil Thrailkill

... two kinds of prophets, the false and the true. True prophets walk the talk and point to the narrow gate and the hard path; they live under the same discipline and standards they offer others. If it’s a privilege, they go last, and if it’s a responsibility, they go first. They are outwardly what they are inwardly, sheep of Christ and shepherds of his people. They do not resist those who wish to examine both the root and fruit of their lives. And when they are wrong, they fix it. False prophets, on the ...

2942. Why Doesn't God Intervene Now?

Habakkuk 1:1-4

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

... us the courage to proclaim your message of peace and reconciliation, and send us forth as your servants to a very needy world. Amen. Prayer Of Confession God of all the nations, we are quick to deny responsibility for permitting the problems of the world to result in great bloodshed, and slow to take responsibility for our own actions or lack of actions that might be part of the problem. Forgive our unwillingness to take a firm stand for peace, and let your Holy Spirit work through us to turn the hearts ...

2943. In the Cross of Christ We Glory

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Michael Milton

... any here will see God, they will see it because of trust in that old rugged cross. We Glory in the Cross Because the Cross Is the Paradox That Causes Men to Stumble (Mark 8:32-33) The second movement of the passage deals with Peter’s response to Jesus’ disclosure. Peter, who soared with his confession, crashes like a dodo bird. Peter condescendingly takes Jesus aside to straighten him out. “Look. This is not the Messiah we need. You will not suffer. You will not die. We want power not passion! We want ...

2944. What's in It for Me?

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Michael Milton

This message comes both to a rich young ruler and to the disciples. It comes to them after a teaching on becoming as little children in order to come into the kingdom of God. Right after this teaching, a rich young man runs up and we see the response of the disciples to Jesus’ teaching, and He has more to say. This morning Jesus has something to say to those who are seeking Him and want to have eternal life. But He also has something to say to those who have been found by God and have eternal life ...

2945. A Fool and His Money

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... other places is that your life is not going to be judged by what you have, but by what you give. In another place he will say, "To whom much is given, much is required." That is the basis for the whole understanding of Christian stewardship. We have a responsibility to use what God has given to us for God's purposes. He talked about stewardship all the time, even in this chapter he talks about it. The chapter begins with the parable of the rich fool. It ends with the parable of the wise steward who is put ...

2946. Get Up and Go

Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... of the covenant at New Year's Eve, a watch night service, would be the most appropriate place for it. Later it was also used on the first Sunday as an opportunity for us to remember what God has done for us, and to pledge our lives in response to grow in grace. His brother, Charles Wesley, wrote the hymn which we will use to conclude this service: Come, let us use the grace divine, And all with one accord, In a perpetual covenant Join ourselves to Christ the Lord. We will have an opportunity this morning ...

2947. Good Neighbors

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’s world). The Palestinian could have looked on the Jew with the eyes of the accuser and not the eyes of the Advocate. He could have looked on him with hatred and disgust. But he looked on him as a neighbor, as someone for whom he himself was responsible, and that made all the difference. How can that happen in today’s world? How can we replace hatred and bigotry with forgiveness and love? IT MUST BEGIN WITH THE FOLLOWERS OF JESUS. If we who have been touched by the hand of Jesus Christ cannot practice ...

2948. A Kingdom that Can Not Be Shaken

Hebrews 12:14-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... your care and anxiety on God, for God cares for you.” In that moment, God graciously came near and brought life to Graeff’s difficult circumstances. He still confronted tough times, but he knew with certainty that God walked with him through them. As a response to this encounter with God, Graeff wrote the hymn, “Does Jesus Care?” Listen to the words from the first verse and refrain of this hymn. Does Jesus care when my heart is pained too deeply for mirth and song; as burdens press and the cares ...

2949. Discipline

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... , out of anger. But that’s not discipline. That’s a way of venting your frustration; it has no real goal of helping the child learn and grow. It’s a lot easier to ignore a child than it is to lovingly help that child grow into a responsible human being. Discipline is a means of helping a child be all he or she can be. The writer continues: “Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful ...

2950. Warning To The Clueless Enthusiasts

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... of your father and mother. It might mean picking up the cross. It still might cause you to give up your life. William Willimon, the chaplain of the Methodist Church's Duke University, remembers this happening. A very angry parent phoned him. "I hold you personally responsible for this," he said. "I have spent an enormous amount of money for my daughter to get a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering and now she wants to throw it all away and do mission work for the Presbyterians in Haiti. Can you imagine! A ...

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