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2951. Fulfill Your Ministry

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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Maxie Dunnam

... used to tell his brothers, “Go everywhere preaching the gospel, and if necessary use words.” III Move on new in the text. Listen to verses 3 and 4: For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears have to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. What a designation: “itching ears.” So, tragically the Church is full of ear ...

2952. Our Journey With Jesus

2 Corinthians 5:17

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Maxie Dunnam

... call and discover His direction for the new thing He wants to do in your life. You’re going to meet and hear from our world-class faculty. You’ll hear the witness of some of our students and you’ll get the sense of their passionate desire to take the Gospel to the whole world. You’ll get an exciting sweeping glance of the heart of our enterprise: the School of Theology with three campuses: Kentucky, Florida, and the virtual campus. You’ll also be introduced to the E. Stanley Jones School -- and ...

2953. Awake to Glory

Luke 9:28-36

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J. Ellsworth Kalas

... function best when we breathe it in great drafts. We were not meant to be one-dimensional creatures, who live only by the perceptions of human reason and physical experience. We need to be shaken fully awake, so that we can see the glory of God. God our Father desires such a gladness for us. So let us seek God in holy expectation. We may not have a moment on a mount of transfiguration with Moses, Elijah, and Jesus. But on our own little mountain, at home, or in our automobile, we can be with our Lord. And ...

2954. Partners In the Gospel

Philippians 1:1-11

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Maxie Dunnam

... to me in Memphis and other churches where I have served -- “Preacher, I don’t want to be taken advantage of....I don’t want to be stepped on.” But what joy comes , what energizing of life, what power for ministry comes when we act out of the desire to be a servant, rather than the pride-producing choice to serve now and then, when and where, and how and whom we please. Paul says, “You are partakers with me of grace even in prison.” But he also says, “You are partakers with me in defense and ...

2955. The Prize of the High Calling of God

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

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Maxie Dunnam

... . As we look within ourselves in order to answer the question, “Who am I?” We must look not just at who we have been told we are by the world: a wife, a mother, a daughter, or simply a woman. We must look at who God believes us and desires us to be: someone with unique gifts, some discovered, some as yet unknown; someone loved and cared for – not because of what they do, or because of what they are – but simply because they are. Kim has gotten the point. We must know who and where we are. Listen to ...

2956. Standing In the Gap: The Work of Intercession

2 Chronicles 7:11-22

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Maxie Dunnam

... 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 saw the work ...

2957. Some Healing Is Up To You

John 5:1-15

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Maxie Dunnam

... ve known people who seem to have a need to suffer. Their suffering gave them the ammunition they needed to fight the universe and do battle with others. In asking this question, Jesus makes the point that to receive His healing grace and power, we must desire it. He also makes the point that His power engages our will and our resources for miracles to happen. Make that a part of your reflection during the coming days: the living Christ engages us and our resources to bring about the miracle of healing. Sure ...

2958. The Prize of the High Calling of God

Philippians 3:12-4:1

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Maxie Dunnam

... As we look within ourselves in order to answer the question, “Who am I?” we must look not just at who we have been told we are by the world: a wife, a mother, a daughter, or simply a woman. We must look at who God believes us and desires us to be: someone with unique gifts, some discovered, some as yet unknown; someone loved and cared for – not because of what they do, or because of what they are – but simply because they are. Kim has gotten the point. I believe there are two frames of reference out ...

2959. The Gospel

Colossians 1:3-6

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Maxie Dunnam

... of sexuality with self-indulgent grasping hands; the passionate drive for immediate gratification and satisfaction that turns the holy into the profane. Or, we could turn the list into the kind Paul makes in Colossians 3:5-8: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, covetousness, anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language. In these “you also once walked when you lived in them” (3:7). It does not take much probing to locate the chains from which we have been freed by Christ; and it does not ...

2960. The Work of An Evangelist

Colossians 1:1-14

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Maxie Dunnam

... is cancer. Tonight when I finally connected with Carlos, he responded with tenderness in his voice, “Jeannine, the Lord has spoken to me. This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it. We desire to be found faithful with whatever He entrusts to us.” Don’t you feel it? Carlos is clear about his calling. He is crazily in love with Jesus. Two, be certain of the good news. Someone has said that Jesus came preaching the gospel in order that ...

2961. Staying Alive All Your Ministry Life: Will You Finish Well?

Exodus 32:1-33:6

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Maxie Dunnam

... with Christ?’” That’s the sort of question we need to ask ourselves – and we need to do it probably by asking ourselves three different questions: One, am I growing? Two, do I want to change? Three, how deep is my desire for holiness? All of us could recall the events and crucial timeframes in our ministry which were watershed occasions, transition times, marking dramatic redirection or paradigm shifts in our understanding of vocation, church, the Christian life, and spirituality. One of those came ...

2962. Why Being A Christian Has Worn You Down v1

1 John 4:7-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... got to be more urgent in sharing Jesus. We have got to reach them and tell about Jesus before they die, and it’s too late.” Carlos, amazed at this wife’s courage in the midst of evil, was strengthened to continue in the battle. . . “We desire to befound faithful with whatever He entrusts to us,” he says. Carlos and Aleida are following Jesus in this fahion because they are alive in Christ. They abide in him. The indwelling Christ is to be cultivated to the point that His power prevails and gives ...

2963. People With Shining Faces

Luke 9:28-36

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King Duncan

... such love? How can you and I not respond to Christ’s love? In one of Isaiah’s messianic prophecies, here is how he described the coming Messiah: “He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken ...

2964. In the Wilderness With Moses

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

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King Duncan

... drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, and they were struck down in the wilderness. Now these things occurred as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil as they did . . .” Paul goes on to cite such evil practices as idolatry and sexual immorality as reasons God was not pleased with the people of Israel. God had brought the children of Israel out of slavery in Egypt. He sustained them daily in ...

2965. The Supreme Sacrifice

Hebrews 10:1-18

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... to witness to your will for humanity as those who seek to build their own kingdoms. Forgive us, we pray, and by the power of your Holy Spirit make each of us an ardent advocate of your kingdom. Amen. Offertory Prayer Lord, we know that you do not desire offerings meant to purchase our forgiveness, so we bring these gifts as tokens of our gratitude for the great gift of your Son, Jesus Christ. Bless these gifts, we pray, and use them in the telling of the Good News throughout the world. Amen. Hymns "Lo, He ...

2966. Rejoice At The News Of Jesus' Birth

Luke 1:39-45

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... yourself to us through your Son, Jesus Christ. As we celebrate his birth so long ago, help us to experience anew the fact that with his coming you have revealed yourself as a loving father who is with us even now. Through our worship, strengthen again our desire to be used by you in the building of your kingdom. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, in the excitement of the holidays we often forget that these are indeed holy days. Burn in our hearts the real reason we celebrate Jesus ...

2967. The Wise Men From The East Visit Jesus

Matthew 2:1-12

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... the way of love and forgiveness. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Forgiving Father, there have been times when we have ignored the Light that leads us into your presence, and we have been lured by false gods into ways of selfishness, greed, and deceit. Cleanse us of all impure desires, we pray, and help us to remain faithful to our King. Amen. Offertory Prayer O God, like the Wise Men at the time of Jesus' birth, we bring our gifts to pay homage to our King, and to renew our vows of loyalty to Jesus Christ. Amen ...

2968. Evil Deeds Lead To Destruction

1 Kings 21:1-29

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... we have been assured of that forgiveness that frees us from past sins and enables us to stand in your presence. Thanks be to you, O God. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, when greed and selfishness overtake us, and we become determined to gratify our own desires without concern for others, may your Holy Spirit protect us and remind us that unless we change our ways, we are on the path that leads to destruction. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Offertory Prayer O God, give to us generous hearts and concern for ...

2969. Called To Be Free

Galatians 5:1-15

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: You are called to be free; but do not let this freedom become an excuse for letting your physical desires control you. People: We come seeking the power of the Holy Spirit to direct our lives. Leader: God has called us all to service. People: We pray for the Spirit to produce in us kindness and goodness, that we may be free to serve the needs of others. Collect Almighty ...

2970. The Good News Brings Hope

Colossians 1:1-14

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... : Come, let us worship God. Collect O God, you have saved us from the power of darkness and made us a part of the kingdom of Jesus Christ. We come to worship and praise you for your love for us. May we go from this place with a deep desire to share your great love with others who have not yet experienced your forgiveness and your mercy. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, it is not easy for us to be patient, and when it comes to enduring trials and tribulation with patience, we often find it next to impossible ...

2971. Get off the Throne and Learn Wisdom

Matthew 7:1-6

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Phil Thrailkill

... statement of Jesus are a range of other commitments that help it make sense: * That all our thoughts and deeds are recorded: God is all-seeing and allknowing and all-remembering. * That loving God and not the neighbor is a disconnect and a fraud: God desires deep integrity among followers of his Son. * That we are headed towards a reckoning that is building up from each day’s decisions: the truth about us will be known and told and dealt with. * That Jesus claims to know the mind of God which has ...

2972. Gratitude For God's Mercy

1 Timothy 1:12-20

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... so we pray that your Holy Spirit will enable us to be faithful disciples as we strive to witness to your love and mercy. Amen. Offertory Prayer Heavenly Father, we present our gifts as a sign of our commitment, and with them we present ourselves as a symbol of our desire to serve you. Amen. Hymns "Father, We Thank You" "There's A Wideness In God's Mercy" "Amazing Grace"

2973. You Cannot Serve Two Masters

Luke 16:1-15

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... both God and money. Come, let us worship the Lord God, our Master and our Friend. Collect O God, you created the world and all that is in it, and it was good. You entrusted your creation to us, but we have not been faithful stewards. Greed, the desire for power, and the wish to control others have caused us to create problems rather than solve them. May this time of worship enable us to see once again our responsibility as your stewards, and to realize that we cannot serve both God and money. Amen. Prayer ...

2974. True Riches

1 Timothy 6:3-10

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... forgiveness. We are bombarded with temptations to seek to enrich ourselves and to acquire many things we don't really need. It all seems so attractive that we forget the real needs of others and allow ourselves to fall into the tempter's snares. Strengthen our desire to strive for righteousness, faith, and love so that we might be better stewards of what we have and learn to share with those who have not. Amen. Offertory Prayer O God, we present these gifts as a sign of our determination to do with less ...

2975. Riches Blind Us To The Will Of God

Luke 16:19-31

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... children of yours, and have failed to heed the warnings of your Son, Jesus Christ. We have been blessed with riches and luxury, but have refused to open our eyes to see the needy and hungry at our doorsteps. We do earnestly repent of our shortcomings, and truly desire to show with our lives what we believe in our hearts and profess with our lips. Help us, Lord, we pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Offertory Prayer Lord, we hear the cry of the needy in our community and throughout the world. Stir us out of our ...

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