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426. Such A Babe In Such A Place

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in our hearts. The yearning, the deep yearning that is present in us all. God has implanted it there, though sometimes unrecognized and unnamed. We want to know God. We want to share in this life, and we want Him to share in ours. So He does. Instead of keeping his distance, God has come very close to us. He came in the way we would know him best, in love, as a little baby. Robert Browning demonstrated at least a hint of this love when he met and married Elizabeth Barrett. She was known as the invalid of ...

427. The Power Of Purpose

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... boy was asked to write an essay on anatomy. And here’s what he said. ‘Your head is kind of round and hard, and your brains are in it and your hair is on it. Your face is in front of your head, where you eat. Your neck is what keeps your head off your shoulders, which are sort of shelves where you hook your overall suspenders. Your arms you’ve got to have to pitch with, and so you can reach the biscuits. Your fingers stick out of your hands so you can scratch, throw a curve ball, and work ...

428. Saying Yes To Forgiveness

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... sign of health in a marriage and in a home is not the absence of conflict -- the sign of health in a marriage and in a home is forgiveness. You see, we can't live together intimately without hurting each other -- but, we can't keep on hurting each other and survive a relationship without forgiveness. So, you get the point. Saying yes to forgiveness offers freedom to the other person and claims freedom for yourself. Because if you remain estranged, if you remain separated from another, you hold both yourself ...

429. When Jesus Comes

Luke 8:22-25

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... your lust. He's not going to do away with that within you which makes you jealous, but He's going to help you control your jealousy. He's not going to do away with your competitive spirit, your desire to get ahead, but He's going to help you keep that in perspective. And on and on we could go. What I'm saying is that He calms the storms of our passions. He enables us to control and direct our passions creatively. With Jesus as a dominant presence in our lives, our passions do not destroy, but rather they ...

430. Turn in an Account of Your Stewardship

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... be at least as wise as children of the world. That we don’t have to cringe from life, that we don’t have to back away when life deals us a rotten hand. So hear the question again: If we believe that Jesus is Lord, that God keeps his promises, why do we allow ourselves to be defeated by adversity? II. With that as the foundation, let’s move to other lessons in the Scripture. These lessons huddle around the suggestive phrase in verse 2: “Give me an accounting of your management, because you cannot be ...

431. God's Say-So

Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... plant the seed, somebody else waters, and eventually someone will do the harvesting. You can relax in your witness -- knowing all you have to do is be faithful, share what Christ has done for you, and remember the Lord has said, “I have taken you by the hand and will keep you. I have given you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations.” Because God has said that, we can say “I’m a part of God’s people. I will serve God’s purpose and share God’s light. III Move now to one other of ...

432. The Work of An Evangelist

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... fit? Are you indicted by it? If we would do the work of an evangelist, we must depend on the Holy Spirit to provide the power and the harvest. Rehearse what I have said. If we would fulfill our ministry and do the work of an evangelist, we must 1) Keep our calling clear; 2) Be certain and confident of the good news; 3) Be able to critique the culture in which we share the good news; 4) Identify with and have compassion for those with whom we would share the good news; 5) Depend on the Holy Spirit to provide ...

433. With Jesus In The Wilderness

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... new place that is strange to her and where she has few friends. The girl cannot speak aloud until she finishes her task. But she keeps on with the task even as her hands become disfigured and all gnarly. Out of this experience she becomes a stronger person. (3) Jesus ... jeers permeated the scene. First came the German officers, relatively well fed, in their uniforms, marching in step, able to keep a semblance of dignity and respect. The Russian people had no problem sustaining their hatred of them. But after ...

434. Playing to the Right Audience

Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... . It’s always there and never stops its pressure and allurements. There is so much is coming at us from within and without that to keep our focus on God comes only in fits and spurts. I look up at the beauty of the night sky, but not often. I am ... inwardly on God’s secret things. It seems that a little less money and, from time to time, a lot less food have ways of keeping us open to the God from whom all blessings flow. The one curbs our acquisitiveness for things, and the other acts as a brake on ...

435. A Kingdom Investment Policy

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... kitchen table. He is angry, "This is what they were after. They took our Christmas. We'll take their cash." "You can't keep it!” Damian protests, “It belongs to the government." "They were going to burn all this money. That's a crime if you ask ... empty things. Not long before he was martyred in the jungles of Ecuador, Jim Elliot wrote, "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." I know where you heart is; the same place as your treasure is, and where is that? Your banker ...

436. Seeing Just Enough of God

Exodus 33:12-23

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... lives, and in the mission of the church, we aren't promised that everything will go the way we want. We face challenges, surprises, pain, and difficulties. We can face tasks that seem too great for us to accomplish. We may say, along with Moses, that if we have to keep going, we want to know that God is with us. If life is painful, and we can't make deals with God to avoid the pain, we at least want to have the assurance that God is there. This peculiar little story, with God hiding Moses in the rock and ...

437. Passing and Failing

Deuteronomy 8:7-18

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... Dan Barber discovered at a fairly early age that he had contracted multiple sclerosis. MS has played tricks with his thinking and concentration. He tires easily and struggles with his memory. All of that makes it harder for him to write. He struggles to keep discouragement at bay. He draws strength from a book by Floyd Skloot, who developed viral brain damage while on a long distance airplane flight. Skloot boarded the plane a healthy, athletic man, but landed damaged for life. The book is titled, In The ...

438. Look Ma, No Hands

Mark 6:7-13

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... are still things that she wants to do. There are joys that mothers know that she will never experience. There are celebrations that are coming, and she won't participate in them. But it's not going to happen. So she weeps. Then she says, "But I'm going to keep on going anyway. I'm going to go right up to the end. And I'm not afraid." I stand there, and I watch her ride through the valley of the shadow of death and fear no evil, sitting there, straight and tall, perfect balance in her life, no hands ...

439. While You Are Waiting

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... only in part a matter of physical training. It is also a matter of character, what we would call spiritual discipline, keeping on when you want to quit, hanging in there, expecting that hardship and deprivation are just part of the course, enduring ... end of my journey, it really doesn't matter, because if I am in the middle of my journey, I have a whole lot of projects that will keep me busy for a hundred years. But if I am at the end of my journey, then the truth that has held the pieces together thus far ...

440. You Have Outwitted Me

Hosea 11:1-9

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... as well of called it the renewed covenant, because it is just like the covenant that God made with the Jews and revealed to Hosea, "How can I give you up, O Ephraim! How can I hand you over, O Israel!." Even in the face of death they trusted, God keeps the promise. How can I give you up. How can I hand you over to death. What is more inevitable than death. We are all going to face it. But because of the covenant, because of the cross, we can expect a surprise. When the philosopher A. J. Ayer died ...

441. A Pilgrimage To Bethlehem

Matthew 3:1-12

Drama

Matthew Powell

... were walking along one warm day, Gregory became hot, tired, and thirsty. Ivan was the better walker of the two and Gregory found it hard to keep up. Gregory: If I could only have a drink of water. Ivan: Well then, friend, have one. Myself, I don't need one. Gregory: Then you ... Gregory about the people in the hut or how he had seen him in Bethlehem. Storyteller 2: He now understood that the best way to keep one's vows to God and to do his will is for each one, while he lives, to show love and do good to others ...

442. The Bloodline of Christ

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... build a wall around Sunday morning and be disciples only in that time and place (that’s called “redlining” not “redlettering” our lives). We cannot build a wall around our lives with the false security of money. We cannot build a wall around our time, keeping most for “us,” giving some to “them.” This morning we celebrate how Jesus’ commissions every one of us to continue his ministry and mission on earth. We have been red-lettered by the breath of the Holy Spirit to go out into all the ...

443. The Surety of Security

Jude 1:1-2

Sermon

James Merritt

... salvation, it would not be our fault, it would be His fault. That is why Paul said in 2 Tim. 1:12, "For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day." Understand that Jude is not giving us an insurance policy, he is giving us an assurance policy. The Lord Jesus does not give you insurance to replace your salvation in case you lose it, He gives you assurance that you ...

444. Don't Forget to Forgive

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

James Merritt

... the same thing and repented and you forgave him again, he could say, "that's two!" But the Lord Jesus said, "You can't keep a scorecard. If somebody sins against you the first time, and you forgive that brother, then you promise not to ever hold it against ... , he immediately has him thrown back into prison, and the man is back in debt. The next time you find it hard to forgive someone, keep this in mind: Forgiveness is as much for us as it is for the other person. If you can't forgive, it's like holding ...

445. Put Up and Shut Up

Proverbs 18:21

Sermon

James Merritt

... in the book of Proverbs, but the truth is just as real. It is said that as a man grows wiser he talks less and says more. Keep in mind that the key to the tongue is the heart. That is why Solomon said in Prov. 18:4, "The words of a man's mouth ... We will be judged by every idle word we say. So teach your kids early, and teach your kids often: Be careful of the words you say And keep them soft and sweet; You never know from day to day Which ones you'll have to eat. 1 R. F. Horton, The Expositor's Bible, Vol. ...

446. Friends

Proverbs 27:6, 9, 17

Sermon

James Merritt

... it goes like this: I think that God will never send a gift so precious as a friend; A friend who always understands and fills each need as it demands. Whose loyalty will stand the test when skies are bright or overcast; Who sees the faults that merit blame but keeps on loving just the same. Who does far more than creeds could do to make us good, to make us true; Earth's gifts a sweet contentment lend but only God can give a friend. Only God can give a friend, and the greatest friend God will ever give you ...

447. Fiscal Fitness

Proverbs 3:9-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... of Japan.15 One man had been sitting at a calculator for about three hours not saying a word. Finally, he looked up and said to his wife, "Honey, if we continue to save at our present rate, by the time I retire we are going to owe $700,000. Keep in mind that debt is the opposite of savings. The reason is simple: You either earn interest or you pay interest. Savings earn interest, debt pays interest. I know it is difficult for many families to save. But I want to encourage you to begin right now. The fact is ...

448. When God Speaks You Better Listen

Jonah 1:1-17

Sermon

James Merritt

... decide you're going to disobey God and refuse to listen to whatever God is telling you to do. Whenever you run from God, the trip is always longer, always costlier, and always harder. I've told you before sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay. Now because of Jonah's disobedience, everyone experienced God's discipline. From verse 4 to the end of the chapter we are told that a great storm arose. Everybody began to pray to ...

449. Fuel for Our Faith

Matthew 20:25-28

Sermon

Shirley Gupton Lynn

... good United Methodist would, called them all together for a meeting. He explained positions of power will not make one great in God's eyes. "Whoever wants to be great among you," he said, must be your SERVANT" (v. 26). So, how can you and I keep our faith fueled and vital? By serving. (I) THE REALM OF THAT SERVICE IS RELATIONSHIPS: (II) THE CAUSE IS COMMITMENT. (1) THE REALM OF CHRIST-LIKE SERVICE IS RELATIONSHIPS. Relationships are the context where Christian living takes place. God came to us in a person ...

450. Floating on Your Back

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... are not really bad; that is simply how the game is played. He tells Joshua that if you complain about anything even about hunger you lose points. He tells him that quiet boys who hide from the camp guards earn points. He further convinces the boy that, if he keeps all the rules of the game he will win a real, life‑size tank! So, even though there is death and despair all around them, Guido’s son Joshua sees only the beauty of life. Is Guido’s plan simply an ill-fated act of hopeless futility? Not at ...

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