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4076. God's Chosen People: Partners

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... friend of the Publicans and sinners. Focus on that for a moment. Jesus was always gong out. His mission was always to minister at the point of their need. We have to keep learning that lesson over and over again in the church. It never seems to stay with us. As Jesus’ partner, we are to be his witnesses. A friend of mine, Sir Alan Walker, told of having a preaching mission down in Florida. The church was packed with people and after the evening service had begun, a man, disheveled and ragged in his dress ...

4077. There Is a Price for Everything, Part 2

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... him to pieces following that confrontation. An installment on his sin had come due. But then it didn’t stop. Another installment came due. “This time Absalom, David’s favorite son, had Ammon, his half-brother, killed. With a breaking heart, David let Absalom stay in exile, and for three years, grieved for him. What a price to pay; but then another installment fell due. A loyal servant of David excitedly related how Absalom, back from exile, was being crowned king and was about to march on the palace ...

4078. When Are We Most Like God?

Exodus 2:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... afraid, afraid that the Pharaoh was going to find out about his sin, so Moses fled from the Pharaoh. And that brings us to a second incident in Moses’ life, which pushes us toward ‘an answer to the question, When are we most like God? Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian. When he arrived there, he sat down at a well and the daughters of the priest of Midian came to draw water. Shepherds in the v came and drove the women away and used the water that they had drawn to water their own ...

4079. Redemption: A Wide Angle Picture

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , (I promised Him) ‘God you must have a purpose for me. If you’ll let me live a respectable life and free me from this bondage, every day you permit me to live, I’ll serve you, and I’ll never rob you again.’” Then he added, “Every day God stays at least ten paces ahead of me. I’m blessed every day in more ways than I can deserve, and no where can a happier man be found (and he underlined happier man be found)…Praise God! Please pray for me, Dr. Dunnam.” That’s the complete salvation we ...

4080. The Reluctant Prophet

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... we can get too preoccupied with the burning bush. Some would even want to debate the kind of bush it was. But that misses the point. As someone has well said: “When God decides to make His appearance to man, any old bush will do.” We are staying with the story of the burning bush again today as we continue our preaching journey through Exodus. In my last sermon I talked about a redeeming God and a redemption that is complete. Today we look at the reluctant prophet. Moses was indecisive to say the least ...

4081. Barriers to Grace

Exodus 6:28--7:7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Alive Now a magazine for which I was then responsible as the Editor of The Upper Room. I remember one of his poignant poems which he entitled “Enough.” It was a reflection upon a visit to the prison by his father. I saw my father today After six years He stayed for ten minutes Not quite knowing What to say Or how to take The glass between us. He left $50, asking if it were enough I told him, “It’s more than I make In two month’s work.” I didn’t tell him That it couldn’t buy six ...

4082. Our Spiritual Fuel

John 16:12-15

Illustration

Bill Bouknight

... is receiving fresh resources from a reliable source, he or she will be in trouble. We have such a source, available and inexhaustible. That source is the Holy Spirit. As Chuck Swindoll wrote, "What fuel is to a car, the Holy Spirit is to the believer. He energizes us to stay the course. He motivates us in spite of obstacles. He keeps us going when the road gets tough. In short, he is our spiritual fuel."

4083. What to Do When You Are in a Fix

Exodus 13:17--14:31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... again: “The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be still.” The Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward.” Sometimes we must stand still before we go forward, but we can’t stay on our knees forever. God’ call is to go forward. You really can’t get the full impact of this command unless you put yourself into the picture. The Israelites were bewildered can you imagine their bewilderment. The Red Sea was stretching out before them, high mountain ...

4084. Fresh Every Morning - A Test

Exodus 16:1-36

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , being open to God’s intervention in our life. This poem says it well: I met God in the morning When my day was at its best And His Presence came like sunrise Like a glory in my breast. All day long His Presence lingered, All day long He stayed with me; And we sailed in perfect calmness, Over many a troubled sea. Other ships were sorely battered, Other ships were sore distressed; But the winds that seemed to drive them Brought to me a peace and rest. So I think I know the secret, Learned from many a ...

4085. Whatever Happened to Respect?

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... we need to make in our minds is that a Christian family can be structured in a multitude of different ways. Though I don’t like it myself, I can’t find anything in the New Testament that says there’s anything wrong in having a house-husband who stays home to take care of the kids and a mother who has a career. I have seen situations where that might be a better arrangement. Jesus speaks strong words against divorce, but there’s nothing in the New Testament that says you can’t have a Christian home ...

4086. Updating Some Ancient Laws

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... talents, ability, and opportunity. There is not even any equality in our being at the right place at the right time. Did you hear of the fellow who called the doctor and said, I broke my arm in two places, what should I do? – The doctor said, “I’d stay out of those places.” Do you sometimes feel – that your in the wrong place at the wrong time? But there’s no cosmic right that is ours to have an equal share of what everybody else has. If you’re prone to leaning in that direction, consider how ...

4087. The Darkness Where God Was

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Sea. They had appropriated the bread from heaven in the wilderness; they rejoiced as the shadow of that brooding cloud by day and that light of the pillow of fire by night guided them on their meandering journey through the wilderness. But they wanted it to stay that way - God removed - in the background. But they didn’t want to expose themselves to the naked beam of his glory, his light unveiled and undiluted - they didn’t want Him to speak to them directly, they did not want to come into His Shikinah ...

4088. Lessons from Rephidim - Being the Lord's Intercessor

Exodus 17:8-16

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... father went down at sea, and I had decided my time had come. But just as I was ready to let go, I looked through the darkness and saw some body’s cap going up in the air. I said to myself, “somebody who cares enough about old John to stay out on a night like this, I guess I’m not going to quit yet.” Just then the winds seemed to ease up, and I got a fresh hold, and well here I am. (Story by Clarence J. Forsberg, “The Story of the Iron Gate”, Missouri United Methodist Church, Columbia ...

4089. Lessons from the Ordinances

Exodus 21:2-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... addicted mother.) Some weeks a when I first started talking about our ministry of making the house of the poor of our city more habitable - when I talked about the particular house that was leaking and the dear old woman who lived in it was blind, and stayed wet and cold and therefore sick. I got a tremendous outpouring of response. We fixed that house. One of the people that responded wrote me a letter and sent me a check for the church. The note attached said that this money was to go for our housing ...

4090. Lean Thine Arm on the Windowsill of Heaven (Growing Old Gracefully)

Psalm 90:1-17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in his heart, he could turn strong to meet his day. Now, with that backdrop, that perspective, I offer some specific suggestions which I believe will keep us alive all our life. That’s what the little girl said to her grandfather: “Granddaddy, I hope you stay alive all your life.” II My first suggestion is: Don’t give in to procrastination. Now I know that’s not just a problem of growing old. Procrastination is a great enemy for all of us. How much of the good and the beautiful, the exciting ...

4091. When Being Christian Has Worn You Down (Compassion Fatigue)

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the curriculum, all the animals took all the subjects. The duck was excellent in swimming; in fact, better than his instructor. But he made only passing grades in flying, and was very poor in running. Since he was slow in running, he had to drop swimming and stay after school to practice running. This caused his web feet to be badly worn, so that he was only average in swimming. But average was quite acceptable, so no body worried about that - except the duck. The rabbit started at the top of his class in ...

4092. In the Lions' Den (Dealing with Stress)

Psalm 16:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... negative, the fact that we deny our feelings by repressing them creates stress that we’re often unconscious of but cannot evade in terms of the devastation upon our life. So, is the beginning, acknowledge stress, be familiar with its causes, and try to stay in touch with that which is bringing stress to your life. II. ADMIT LIMITATIONS Now a second suggestion. Admit limitations. This has to do with everything I’m talking about in terms of causes of stress. Stress is brought about by conflict between our ...

4093. The Unsuspected Trojan Horse

Psalm 139:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... devastation in our lives. My friend, Jim Harnish, has given us a good picture of it in referring to rattlesnakes. I don’t know much about snakes; in fact, I’m almost neurotically frightened of them. I don’t even like to see them at the zoo. I try to stay as far away from them as I can. They tell us that if a rattlesnake is cornered, and gets angry enough, sometimes it will turn and attack itself. It will sink the venom of its fangs into its own flesh in an act of self-destruction. I’m not sure ...

4094. Three Wise Women

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , obligations, vows” and then uses marital fidelity as the example. Somewhere I saw a cartoon which pictured a young married couple in a furniture store. They were obviously shopping for furniture to set up their home. “Tell me about how long you intend to stay married,” said the salesman, “and I can show you the furniture appropriate for your situation.” In other words, no point in spending a lot of money unless you’re buying for keeps. Just this past week, I was visiting with Dr. Campbell, a ...

4095. The Gospel Through the Person

Galatians 4:8-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Johnson remembered that her sister had given money to support the education of a young boy in Japan named Takuo Matsumoto, and she wondered if this was the same person. She resolved to go to Champaign to hear him speak, but she got sick that day and had to stay home. That night someone told Mr. Matsumoto about her, and he said, “You mean that she is Lizzie Johnson’s sister? All that I am I owe to Lizzie Johnson.” That night he went to see Alice Johnson. The next morning he went to the cemetery to put ...

4096. For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , he divorced her. She returned to Europe to live the life of a socialite in Paris. In 1948 she learned through the newspaper that Albert Schweitzer, the man she had read about as a little girl, was making one of his periodic visits to Europe and was staying at Gunsbach. She phoned his secretary and was given an appointment to see Dr. Schweitzer the next day. When she arrived in Gunsbach she discovered he was in the village church playing an organ. She listened and turned the pages of music for him. After a ...

4097. Are You Paying Too Much For Your Whistle?

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... soon as he had purchased it, he knew he had been cheated. It had cost him too much. It wasn’t worth what he had paid for it. But if he paid too much for the whistle, he didn’t pay too much for the lesson it taught him. It stayed with him all through his life. And ever after he would look at men and women, friends and acquaintances, politicians and statesmen, absorbed in the pursuit of power, or of fame, or of wealth, and see that they were all getting too little for what it was costing them. Never ...

4098. The Price of Mourning

Luke 7:11-17

Illustration

Henry Simon

... , her friends discovered that Paul Laurence Dunbar's last poem had been lost forever. Because his mother had made his room into a shrine and not moved anything, the sun had bleached the ink in which the poem was written until it was invisible. The poem was gone. If we stay in mourning, we lose much of life.

4099. Is Big Bird In Here?

Illustration

Peter L. Haynes

A 4-year-old was at the pediatrician for a check-up. As the doctor looked down her ears with an otoscope, he asked, "Do you think I'll find Big Bird in here?" The little girl stayed silent. Next, the doctor took a tongue depressor and looked down her throat. He asked, "Do you think I'll find Cookie Monster down there?" Again, the little girl was silent. Then the doctor put a stethoscope to her chest. As he listened to her heart beat, he asked, "Do ...

4100. The Shepherd Lord

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . Also, how do you comment on such a thing of beauty and joy forever? There are some things to which a word response is presumptuous, sometimes even sacrilege. Apart from all that, my feelings of inadequacy have smothered my boldness in preaching, and I have stayed away from this psalm as a centerpiece for a sermon. Now, I’m allowing my boldness in seeking to proclaim the word to prevail over my feelings of inadequacy. I could not bring myself to move through this summer of preaching on the psalms without ...

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