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4351. What Is Man?

Psalm 8:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... how small we are compared to the vastness of the universe.” (4) “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth . . .” We are not the center of the universe. God is. It’s not about us. It’s about God. We cannot understand who we are until we understand who we are in relation to God. “When I consider your heavens,” writes the Psalmist, “the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you ...

4352. Lessons from the Ordinances

Exodus 21:2-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of slavery in that day, the harsh, calloused unfeeling attitude toward women, the rigorous exacting of the death penalty - there’s no justifying of any of that, and even in the Old Testament, we move beyond that understanding of life, and of course when we get to the New Testament, the understanding is boldly communicated in the life and death of Jesus - an ultimate law of love that writes clearly the one big lesson of compassion for the poor and oppressed. Even here in this primitive civilization of ...

4353. Who Are We Waiting For?

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... — the first part of which we read for our scripture lesson today we would come to that word: Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary, his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. (vss. 28—29) This man needs that word. He is growing faint and weary. He receives the word of promise and his strength increased to walk on, to walk on ...

4354. When a Person Is Called

Galatians 1:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in the church, one who had been among my dearest friends, and was one of the strongest in his opposition to my stand. I was equally surprised at my response: “You can expect me to be consistent in my understanding and preaching of the gospel, stand for justice and human rights, as I have shared those with you tonight.” “How can you be so arrogant?” the man shouted as he stormed out of the room. It may be that sometimes I may be arrogant. I guard against ...

4355. Pastoral Prayer

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Brett Blair

... men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil. Thy will be done, Almighty God. Amen. Note: We offer this as a possible pastoral prayer during times of war or conflict. We understand that current wars and WWII have many dissimilarities but there are at the same time similarities. Also we understand there are many differences of opinion regarding war and conflict. So we will not attempted to contemporize or adapt the above prayer leaving that up to each pastor. Or, you may simply wish to ...

4356. Liberated Women

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... not referring to him. I was thinking of myself.” The pastor, surprised, replied: “You were thinking of yourself? I don’t understand.” “Yes,” the judge replied, “it didn’t cost the burglar that much to get converted when he came out of ... me to admit that I was no better in the eyes of God than that convict that I sent to prison.” (4) Friends, do you understand that all of us need the faith that healed Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Susanna, and the sinful woman in Simon’s house that day? ...

4357. Led by the Spirit, Tempted by the Devil

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... shows a nice little lady sitting in a chair waiting for the repairman to bring her T.V. set.” The question isn’t most important. We don’t need to know why the Holy Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness. The picture is clear, and we can understand it - from birth to resurrection, the entire earthly life of Jesus was bound up with the Holy Spirit. So it must be with us. The Christian life is a Spirit journey – a walk with God. Immediately the Spirit drove him into the wilderness. That means: (1) that ...

4358. Peter, Our Folk Hero

Mark 14:27-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... one thing to remember about Peter is that his heart was in the right place. Unlike Judas, Peter came coming back, receiving forgiveness. He loved Jesus, and he knew Jesus loved him, so he trusted that love. I know very understand that in music there is a term called a “grace note”. “As I understand it, a grace note is not essential to the harmony. The piece can get along with out it. It’s a little embellishment that enriches what is already there. In the resurrection story, there is a grace note. In ...

4359. Simon

Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... that pain, entering into it, sharing it and tasting it in so far as possible.” This means at least 3 things. It means seeking to identify with and reach out to the hurting of the world through prayer. I don’t understand it, but in a mysterious way that we can never understand, through prayer we take upon ourselves the suffering of others. This is how we are converted to compassion. You can’t pray for people and look down your nose at them, or make snide remarks about them being lazy or irresponsible ...

4360. Touching Hearts and Transforming Lives

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... to tell them to, “Go away." Jesus stops the whole show in the middle of the road and makes that profound statement that we say at every baptism, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God." Do you understand? If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a church to form a village. We had better be in the business of creating safe places for the children of the world. We cannot ignore the young ones inside and outside of our church that long for ...

4361. Knowing When To Run

Genesis 39:1-2, 6b-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Like sex and power, money can do a lot of good. Money buys food, shelter, clothing, education, opportunity. Wesley advised early Methodists to “earn all you can, save all you can, give all you can." It was a trilogy that is still particularly true in understanding how to handle our finances. The dark side of money, however, is greed. Richard Foster says, “Our lust for more and more is clearly psychotic. It has caused us to lose touch with reality." When I read that again this week I thought, “Richard ...

4362. The Miracle of Peace

Psalm 85:1-13

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... it clear, I like pets, I love ice cream and most of you look better with a little make-up on. But there is something wrong with a world where the distribution of goods is so disproportionate. We tout our lifestyle as the model for the world without understanding if everyone enjoyed our way of life we would all be doomed, because we would consume it all in a generation. Righteousness becomes reachable when there is a Savior in the midst. O, Lord, will you not revive us again?( Psalms 85:6). E.T. is back in ...

4363. When It's Time For Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... see, we hurt; we hate; and we heal. If we don’t move through that process, we get stuck in it somewhere. If you get stuck in that process, you are going to die bitter. The way to get the healing is to own the hurt at the start and understand the feelings that come with it, so eventually you can move to health and wholeness. Just admit the pain. Seek the truth. Jesus said, “You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free.” I must tell you, it will probably make you miserable first. It will ...

4364. Wrestling Alone at Night

Genesis 32:22-30

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... minister in the church. My father said, “He might as well be a preacher. He is too lazy to be anything else.” It took me 20 years to abandon the name, “Lazy.” It threatened my health and my family, and one day I had to turn it loose. Do you understand what I am saying? There are names that have been attached to us over the years. God Almighty is asking you to confess it today in such a way you would be freed from it. “Jacob, what is your name?” I have news for you, I have a new name ...

4365. Hearing the Questions of Children

Genesis 22:1-14

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat.” [2] Abraham travels on when he does not have a clue where God is leading and when he cannot understand for the life of him, what God is saying. He walks by faith through the journey. Do you trust God that way? The Lord will provide. Isaac trusted his daddy, but Abraham trusted God. V5: “WE will worship and then WE will be back.” What kind of ...

4366. Is There More Than One Way to Heaven?

John 4:19-26

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... cannot be right. Vanderbilt fans are quick to remind me of the truth. Truth asks us to make a choice. You cannot have it both ways. It does not work that way. Therefore, the dramatic differences in one religion from another include: how we understand life, how we interpret faith and the nature of God himself. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are monotheistic religions. We believe God is one. Hinduism and Buddhism are pantheistic religions. They believe God is many. Now, is God one or is God many? You have ...

4367. The Holy Spirit and You

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... his love, they were amazed and bewildered because each one heard them declaring the wonders of God in their own tongue. The real gift of the Holy Spirit is not speaking some unknown language, but speaking with such clarity and compassion that all who are present can understand. The Holy Spirit helps us communicate. IV. THE HOLY SPIRIT EMPOWERS US During the Great Depression a man by the name of Yates owned a sheep ranch in West Texas. Day by day he grazed his sheep and wondered how he was going to pay his ...

4368. Getting in S.H.A.P.E. for Ministry

Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... loose for the world? Christianity is not a spectator sport; it’s a participant game and I’m appealing to you today to play the game. Use your abilities for the glory of God and the good of others. What is your S.H.A.P.E for ministry? Understand your personality. When God made you and God made me, he made us all different. Some of us are extroverts, others are introverts. Some of us love routines. Others of us can’t stand the same old thing. Some of are thinkers. Others of us are feelers. There is ...

4369. The Fellowship of Kindred Minds

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... community?” Every Methodist was asked to answer every week to the class leader about their faithfulness in their discipleship. And we wonder why the Methodists stormed the world 200 years ago? Take a look at that kind of accountability group and you begin to understand the genius of the Methodist movement in England and the early days of this country. You see, there is something about this accountability. The missing link in most of our spiritual lives is the fact that we don’t answer to any one else ...

4370. Engaging the Master Designer

Psalm 139: 1-18

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... were crying, I was steaming, and Sandy was complaining, “Don’t you ever bother to read the instructions?” Life’s blueprints are in the Book. Mark Twain once said, “It’s not the parts of the Bible that I don’t understand that cause me concern, it’s the parts that I do understand.” Love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. Love your neighbor as you love yourself. Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. In all your ways acknowledge God and He will direct your paths ...

4371. Whose Child Is This?

Matthew 1:1-17

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... once more to all the world that we have more to gain by being kin to one another than we do in killing one another. Children of Abraham have more in common than they have apart and I have a sneaking suspicion that the world is yearning for an understanding like that. Jesus Christ the Son of Abraham. B. Jesus Christ, the Son of David All of us would like a little royalty in our heritage. Queen Elizabeth reportedly said at some point that she would like her son Charles to marry a woman with a history not a ...

4372. How Can This Be?

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... it. Mature faith is a life of humility. It is knowing I do not have to know everything in order to enjoy everything. I do not understand how the Web works, or electricity or the telephone but I use them constantly just the same. I do not know the ways of God; ... out who I was and what gifts were mine for serving. “May it be to me as you have said." Obedience. Like Mary we cannot understand what is going on. We cannot foresee what our future will be if we accept God's will. We can only know that if God' ...

4373. What Would Jesus Say About Medical Care?

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... they had failed to have faith in Jesus Christ? By their faith Jesus stopped to speak to the paralytic. There is a profound truth here for us to understand in the midst of our lives. You see, illness does funny things to us. Those of you who join me as a survivor know what I am saying ... books about it. Mark would you come up and let me chat with you for a minute. I’m trying to understand this connection between faith and health, between religion and medicine. You have lived into it, you have written about it ...

4374. What Would Jesus Say About the Marginalized?

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... your community, work, school. Begin by making whatever you do something beautiful for God. When helping the least and the lost, do not look down into the eyes of the poor, look up into the eyes of Jesus and you will be converted in the ways of understanding. In helping the poor, remember to forget about it. Goodness saved as a trophy may look good at first sight but tarnishes with the passing of time. Everybody who has ever helped anybody has been hurt. We set ourselves up for failure when we exercise too ...

4375. My Country, Is It of Thee?

Psalm 9:9-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... make the grade of goodness on his own. Remember what he said in Romans 7. “The law is spiritual but I am not spiritual. I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate, I do. When I want to do good, evil is ... in the dictionary and here is what it said—everybody, everyone, everything, entirely, altogether, completely, wholly. What part of ALL don't you understand, we might ask America today? One thing that haunts me in the night and concerns me through the day is that I am ...

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