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4051. Some Healing Is Up To You

John 5:1-15

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Maxie Dunnam

... it begins to tell his story of loneliness and disappointment. He came to the pool day in and day out, but when the waters were bubbling, which was the sign that healing powers were present, he never had a chance to get into the water. Let’s stop just for a moment and consider why Jesus asked the question – “Do you want to be healed?” I believe that in asking that question, Jesus was being consistent with His nature – with His style of relating to us. He doesn’t violate our personhood, or trample ...

4052. The Church: An Enclave of Resistance v2

Romans 12:1-8

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Maxie Dunnam

... . The picture comes from our work with World Evangelism of the World Methodist Council. The first scene: every morning, early, his wife makes coffee, pours it into pots to keep it hot, and her husband, a Methodist minister in Macedonia, heads to a truck rest stop. The second scene: time after time, a man has climbed into his truck, driving it from Bulgaria to Albania. The same road again, wrestling with the wheel, keeping the vehicle on the road. His eyes are burning and tired. He needs sleep. He pulls into ...

4053. The Authority of Scripture: God's Breathed Word

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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Maxie Dunnam

... out all the time. What is the best thing I can do?” The doctor knew something about this man’s fast-paced lifestyle. “What is the best thing you can do? You can go home after work every day, eat a nutritious meal, get a good night’s sleep, and stop running around and carousing all night – that is the best thing you can do.” The man pondered that for a moment, then asked, “What is the next best thing I can do?” That is our stance. We want to be in, but not completely in. We want the Bible to ...

4054. The Church: An Enclave of Resistance v1

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

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Maxie Dunnam

... that the Church is an enclave of resistance. Any number of passages from the New Testament would give us that kind of sounding -- but listen to this particular one from Romans 12. We usually read the first two verses of that marvelous chapter and then stop -- but let me read you the entire chapter. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by 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 ...

4055. Why Being A Christian Has Worn You Down v2

1 John 4:7-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... aware we become of the needs of love. The closer we walk with the Lord, the more our eyes are opened and the more we see the loneliness, the pain, the quiet desperation of people around us – reaching out – hoping that someone will see, and hear, and stop, and listen, and touch. The closer we walk with the Lord, the more tender our hearts become and we cry within when human needs go unmet. So it’s tough, so very tough for the sincere Christian – for the minister – to recognize that there is a limit ...

4056. Why Being A Christian Has Worn You Down v1

1 John 4:7-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... the more aware we become of the needs of love. The closer we walk with the Lord, the more our eyes are opened and the more we see the loneliness, the pain, the quiet desperation of people around us – reaching out – hoping that someone will see, and hear, and stop, and listen, and touch. The closer we walk with the Lord, the more tender our hearts become and we cry within when human needs go unmet. So it’s tough, so very tough for the sincere Christian to recognize that there is a limit to what we can ...

4057. The Work of An Evangelist

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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Maxie Dunnam

... Jesus could be viewed as the “decisive disclosure of God” without having to say He’s the “only one or without even saying he’s the best one.” He described the Bible and Jesus as simply a helpful “lens” through which to view the sacred. “If we stop using the Christian lens, then we cease to be Christian and that’s not the end of the world. If humanity lasts 10,000 years, then I expect that if Christianity lasts at all then it will be a tiny sect like Zoroastrianism. We’re not going to ...

4058. Dealing With Your Enemies

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... a heavy burden on his followers when he said, “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you. “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even ...

4059. In the Wilderness With Moses

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

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King Duncan

... tokens and goes to one of the tables where the players gaze at him with disbelief. The deep voice says: 27! The man takes the whole pile and drops it at the 27. The table nearly bursts. Everybody is quiet when the croupier throws the ball. The ball stops at 26. People gasp. The man looks at the sky. The deep voice says: OOPS! (1) Last week, we were in the wilderness with Abraham where God promised Abraham that he would father a great nation. But Abraham’s wife Sarah was far past her childbearing years and ...

4060. We Must Finish The Work God Has Given Us

Luke 13:31-35

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... me, Lord, what you want me to do, and lead me along a safe path. All: Praise be the Lord God, who is with us always. Amen. Collect Lord, when times are difficult and we are tempted to give up and run away, may we remember how Jesus refused to stop his work because Herod wanted to kill him. You have given each of us work to do in your kingdom; grant us the power to carry out our mission despite difficulties we may confront. In Jesus' name. Amen. Prayer Of Confession God, when the going gets tough, the road ...

4061. The Last Days Of Jesus Before The Resurrection

Luke 23:44-49

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship As we begin Holy Week, we need to stop and look at the last days of Jesus before his resurrection. It was for us that he suffered the pain and agony, the mockery and ridicule, even death upon the cross. The cries of Hosanna on Palm Sunday soon turned to anger as they shouted: "Crucify him!" As we worship, ...

4062. The Privilege and the Price

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... 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, but I aim at being a serious, serving Christian. And this is not just for preachers; it is all our callings as understudies of Jesus Christ. We are empowered by the Holy Spirit to live lives ...

4063. Going Hard against the Grain

Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... but to limit its effects. If you knock out one of my teeth, I don’t get to knock out all of yours! It recognized the escalating nature of revenge and put a limit for the good of all. No intergenerational blood feuds, which if we could stop them would make our world a much more peaceful place even today. But Jesus gave a different standard for his followers, a kingdom standard, “But I say to you, Do not resist (violently) one who is evil.” You see, If I let your actions towards me determine my ...

4064. Get off the Throne and Learn Wisdom

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... , if the Lord allows, to go to another with correction and the offer of help. Leo Tolstoy wrote, “Everybody thinks of changing the world, and nobody thinks of changing himself.”13 During the 1930's a woman came asking the great Gandhi to get her little boy to stop eating sugar; it was doing him harm. He gave a cryptic reply: "Please come back next week." The woman left puzzled but returned a week later. The Mahatma said to the young fellow, "Please don't eat sugar. It is not good for you." Then he joked ...

4065. Big Fish

John 21:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... The world’s greatest violinist, Isaac Stern, was in concert with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. He was playing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3. Midway through the first movement Stern lost his place. He forgot where he was. What did he do? He stopped playing, walked over to the conductor and asked if the orchestra could start the piece again. Then he turned to the audience and apologized. Stern could have faked his way through the piece. He could have ignored his mistake and continued as if nothing ...

4066. Oh, God!

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... saw himself helpless before a gigantic force which was about to destroy him. Dr. Kubler-Ross asked the group of students, “How could you help this child communicate his fears? How could you offer him comfort?” One student drew a picture of a figure holding a stop sign in front of the tank. But this did nothing to soothe the child when it was shown to him. However, a second seminarian then drew another person in the picture. And the person was doing nothing more, nor nothing less, than simply standing by ...

4067. Children in the Arms of a Loving God

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

Michael Milton

... and children. We can imagine that Jesus, who knew these babies and had ordained their lives before time ever began, had a similar sort of frame containing snapshots of all of these little ones. He was enjoying His ministry with these babies when suddenly the line stopped. He looked and saw his disciples rebuking parents for doing this. And Jesus, we are told, became indignant. This is the only time this word is used about Jesus in the New Testament. But it is this deep offense to the heart of Jesus that ...

4068. A Broken Vessel for Jesus

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Michael Milton

... , you just can’t help it—worship happens. Once while on vacation in Colorado, Mae and John Michael and I left our place in Summit County to go on a trip to see Richard Rieves, our church planter in Fort Collins. On the way back, traffic was stopped. The reason? A giant boulder had fallen from the side of the mountain onto the highways. That boulder kept us from going home that night. Pride is like that boulder. Pride blocks our way, keeps us from giving our lives to Jesus. Pride keeps us from giving ...

4069. What's in It for Me?

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Michael Milton

... God’s favor or else you are a sinner and need a Savior. Jesus came, in fact, because you and I are sinners. Someone has said: “Religion has always been with us. Without it there would have been no reason for the coming of the Messiah to put a stop to it.”[2] Whether it is “creed, cult, or conduct” (terms from Robert Capon[3]), man is always seeking to promote himself before God. But Paul said that we all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. And Jesus said that He had come to convict ...

4070. A Fool and His Money

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... given to you as a gift from God. Because I lived for twenty-eight years, and then one day I woke up with a headache. It was that sudden." The parable of the rich fool is a judgment parable. Jesus told judgment parables for one reason: to wake us up. Stop being foolish about these things. What is really important is life, life itself, the life that God has given to you as a gift. You may want a whole lot more. You may want to store up a whole lot of things. But you are a fool if you think ...

4071. How Is Your Memory?

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... thus found himself, in an act of remembrance [of how much he is loved]. Then Dr. Sacks asked, "Why can't Mr. Thompson do that?" His answer is the best reason I know for remembering the Sabbath, and keeping it holy. He said: What Mr. Thompson needs to do is stop and be quiet. He needs to quit trying to do it all by himself. If only he could be quiet, then something quite genuine, something deep, something true, something felt, could enter his soul.

4072. How Moses Handled Stress

Numbers 11:4-35

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... first place they kept getting lost. That is the only way you can explain why it took forty years to go across the Sinai desert. They must have been going around in circles. Moses' wife, Zipporah, said it took forty years because Moses would never stop and ask for directions. Then they ran out of food. So God had to give them something called "manna" to eat. Nobody knows, really, what "manna" was. Garrison Keillor says "manna" is Hebrew for "tuna casserole." He said history will someday show that the Hebrews ...

4073. News from the Flood

Mark 1:9-13

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Mark Trotter

... was told by God to build an ark. He took into the ark all the animals, and all the critters, and his own family, his three sons and their wives, so there were eight people on that ark, and a whole slew of animals. After forty days of rain, it stopped, and a dove came and hovered over the waters. Then the water receded. And once again, the world was created. Once again, life was given back to us. And a covenant was made with Noah, and sealed with a rainbow after the rain as a reminder to us that God ...

4074. Where's the Fire?

Exodus 3:1-22

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Mark Trotter

... strikes out in anger, and now must face the consequences. In that event Moses chose sides. He was no longer an Egyptian prince, he is now one with the Jewish slaves. He fled Egypt for his life, crossed the Red Sea, went into the desert, a fugitive. He stopped at a well, and met Zipporah. He asked her father for her hand in marriage. He settled down and worked for Jethro, tending sheep. He had a wonderful life in Midian. He is like the duchess's dog keeper. He hopes nobody will find him out. He hopes ...

4075. What Do You Call Success?

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... the Lord down, scared that I would fail him. I would say, ‘God, if he hits me again, I shall say anything he asks me to say, I’ll do anything he asks me to do.’ I was scared stiff I would fail him. And God would move in and stop it. That night I lost my back teeth. I don’t know whether it was through a rubber truncheon or the boot of a rebel soldier; it was a cruel night. “And there came a moment when I just felt that the price was too high. I felt that God ...

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