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576. Deliverance through Thanksgiving

Psalm 50:1-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the most-high God. And we can keep both of those promises today; we can meet both those conditions as we come to this alter to received the bread and the wine; the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. We can renew our commitment to him; we can yield our life in fresh dedication. And here, at this alter, as we receive Christ’s sacrifice for us, we can make our sacrifice to him; a sacrifice of thanksgiving and a commitment that we’re going to pay our vows to him.

577. Living In The Spirit Of Peace

Galatians 5:22-25, Colossians 3:14-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... You will. Put me to doing, put me to suffering. Let me be employed by You or laid aside for You, exalted for You or brought low for You. Let me be full, let me be empty. Let me have all things, let me have nothing. I freely and heartily yield all things to Your pleasure and disposal. And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, You are mine, and I am Yours. So be it. And the covenant which I have made on earth, let it be ratified in heaven. Amen. This Peace, this Shalom born ...

578. Like a Venomous Snake

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... like this: “The alcoholic never dreamed he would end up in the gutter when he took his first drink. But he could remember saying, ‘One drink never hurt anyone.’ “The man who cheated on his wife never dreamed he would lose his wife and children because of yielding for one fleeting moment. But he could remember thinking, ‘Who will ever know?’ “The fish who took the bait never dreamed a hook was inside and he would end up in a frying pan. But he couldn’t see the man standing on the shore with a ...

579. Shadrach, Meschach, Abeddnego: Unexpected

Daniel 3:1-30

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... not harmed, and not even the smell of fire came from them. [28] Nebuchadnezzar said, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him. They disobeyed the king's command and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God. [29] Therefore I make a decree: Any people, nation, or language that utters blasphemy against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be torn limb from limb, and their ...

580. Knowing Temptation

Luke 4:1-13

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C. S. Lewis

... is why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness. They have lived a sheltered life by always giving in. We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it: and Christ, because He was the only man who never yielded to temptation, is also the only man who knows to the full what temptation means - the only complete realist.

581. Getting It Right

Romans 5:1-8

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Christ. We can have faith, that even if we should do wrong again, or if things should go terribly wrong in our lives, God will continue to be faithful. Because God is ALWAYS FAITHFUL. And it's not unusual for horrible or just weird circumstances to yield beneficial results and be a means of bringing glory to God. A man once tried to kill Samuel L. Brengle by throwing a brick at his head. Brengle survived the attack, but had a long convalescent time. During that period he wrote many inspiring articles which ...

582. Hope In The Midst of Uncertainty

Matthew 24:36-44

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... sign which is blinking the words: "Caution Ahead." He ignores it and continues his rant. "I need your guidance Lord, please. Send me a sign." About that time truck full of traffic signs pulls out in front of him. Very visible are the signs: "Dead End, Stop, Wrong Way, Yield, No Crossing and Do Not Enter." But Bruce ignores them, he doesn't see what he's asking for, complains about the truck and whips around it only to eventually run into a light pole. He gets out and yells at God. At the end of the scene he ...

583. To Live Is to Choose

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... when we are willing to delay gratification, when we are willing to discipline ourselves, when we are willing to choose the road less traveled. And that leads to the last thing I want to say. The ultimate choice in life is to choose Jesus. For to choose Jesus, to yield to him as Lord is to choose life, abundant life. And I want you to know, if you haven’t heard it lately, I want you to know that there are people all over this nation and world who are making that decision, and are finding that life that ...

584. Living While You Wait

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to make our common cause God’s Kingdom, not our own kingdom. When prayer is seen in that fashion then it is not glib to say that anxiety is an attempt on our part to carry the burden of the present and the future ourselves. Prayer is yielding ourselves to and leaving ourselves present and future in the safe hands of God. IV That leads to the final signal for living while we wait: Attitudes produce action. In verses 8 and 9, Paul provides a kind of catalog of virtues “Whatever is true, noble, just, pure ...

585. Being and Doing as the People of God

1 Peter 1:13-2:3

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... cannot be separated. Let’s try now to get this down to where we live, so that we can go from i today with something solid to hold on to in our minds, something exciting which we can ponder in our hearts, and something compelling to which we can keep yielding our wills. I A CLAIM TO BE AND DO First, note this: At the heart of life itself, however we choose to live it, is a claim to be and do. Let’s call some witnesses to that part. The ancient prophet, Jeremiah, expressed this claim, “Now the word of ...

586. Dying to Live

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... his life to Jesus Christ. We talked about that, and the man began to quiver, and his voice grew quiet and shaky, as he began to express his reservations. They were more than reservations. He had great fear about what the Lord might require of him if he yielded his life to Him. Here was a man who had come to the verge of retirement lifeless, without meaning on which he could lay hold, and without purpose that could propel him into the future. As I left him that day, I remembered the famous evangelist called ...

587. The Essence of the Gospel

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... can shine in your heart. That’s the incredibility of the Christian experience. It can be yours by confession and repentance where that is needed, by simple trust in Jesus Christ as Savior and a willingness to forthrightly commit yourself to him — to yield your life to Him, saying, Jesus, I want you to be Lord of my life. III THE INCREDIBILITY OF THE CHRISTIAN WITNESS The incredibility of the Incarnation the radiant glory of God shining in the face of Jesus Christ. The Incredibility of the Christian ...

588. Crucified with Christ

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . Grace and faith, not performance, are central. The cross writes large the word: Pardon II POWER Not only does being crucified with Christ and being baptized into Christ mean pardon, it brings power. This power comes as we give ourselves to the Lordship of Christ. We yield our selves to him. Our 111 will” becomes dominated by “the mind of Christ”, and this is the source of our power. Listen to the way Paul puts it in I Corinthians 10: 3—5: “For though we live in the world, we are not carrying ...

589. He Presented Himself Alive

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... was something different about her, subtle but distinctly different. “How are you?” I asked. “I’m praying, and I want you to pray that Jesus will come soon and deliver me.” We did that together. It wasn’t a surrender to despair; it was a yielding to certain hope, It was her ultimate commitment. For over a year she had fought a courageous battle, and lived the strength of her faith. And now, she had moved to another level of commitment. She prayed confidently and in hope. Her prayer was answered ...

590. The Unforgivable Sin

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... resistance to the Holy Spirit s the unforgiveable sin. The problem with the scribes was that they did not accept Jesus as Messiah and Lord. But that’s our sin against the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is active, seeking to bring us to this point of yielding our life to Jesus as Lord. If we refuse the influence of the Holy Spirit, then we close the door on our chance for eternal life. Remember, sin is separation. So, to sin against the Holy Spirit is to say “no” to Jesus gracious appeal and pleading ...

591. Lord, Is It I?

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... t even begin to think of that possibility, can we? It violates everything we feel, the thought of it tears at our hearts — that we would betray Christ. But think the roots of sin are in all of us. The gravest sins have their beginnings in our yielding to very common motives. Don’t let that pass over your mind too quickly – the gravest sins have their beginning to very common motives. Think of how many people are killed in a domestic conflict because of anger – really the kind of anger that all of us ...

592. Unexpected Invasions

Isaiah 64:1-9

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... do with a mound of clay." You see, the best thing that you and I can do today is to pray: Have thine own way, Lord, have thine own way. Thou art the potter, I am the clay. Mold me and make me after your will While I am waiting, yielded and still. Somebody said Christmas is make-believe. It is. God does the making. He asks us to do the believing. In those moments of your life when the hungry cries come from the innermost parts of your soul, don't sell God short on what he might choose to ...

593. The Power to Resist Temptation

I Corinthians 10:13-17

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... on the street or in the stateroom. Pride is a problem on campus and in culture. Addictions know no social class. Abuse of children by clergy is no less a crime than by perverts. Unless there is within us that which is above us, we shall soon yield to that which is about us. So we pray, as Peterson translates this phrase, “Keep us safe from ourselves and the devil." Evil lurks all around us. “Do you renounce the spiritual forces of wickedness, reject the evil powers of this world and repent of your sin ...

594. When You Are Up And Out

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... a great thoroughfare for travelers, a great place to live and do business sort of like Brentwood, Tennessee. Roman officials contracted with local entrepreneurs to collect the taxes, tolls, tariffs, and certain fees of a given area. The amount collected yielded a profit which the local person pocketed. Nobody likes tax collectors, even today. In Jesus’ day, they were assumed to be dishonest and hated for their complicity with the Gentile oppressors. The Talmud advised “If you see a tax collector falling ...

595. What Is the Future of United Methodism?

John 2:12-22

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power.” May God save us. So today I pray, come, Lord Jesus, come. Your Church is weak and sharply divided, and only You can make it new again. Mold us and make us after Your will, while we are waiting yielded and still.

596. The Power to Make a Difference

Acts 16:1-5

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... me. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. Do your best to come before winter." An evangelist preaching in a park in Dublin once said: “The world has yet to see what God can do in and through and for one individual who is completely yielded to the Lord Jesus Christ." Dwight L. Moody, a shoe salesman from Chicago with a 6th grade education, who loved to teach Sunday school, heard the evangelist and replied, “I want to be that man." The rest, as they say, is history. D.L. Moody preached all ...

597. Habakkuk: The Problem of Evil

Habakkuk 1:1-4

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... than fruitfulness is faithfulness. I believe one of the finest affirmations of faith in the Bible is here in Habakkuk when the prophet says: “Though the fig tree does not blossom, and no fruit is on the vines, though the produce of the olive fails, and the fields yield no food, though the flock is cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will exalt in the God of my salvation. God, the Lord, is my strength." I thank God for miracles, for His mysterious ...

598. By Enduring

1 Peter 2:19-25

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... the gospel, O God, that is my plea. For the sake of the gospel, help me lay aside all pettiness and meanness of spirit. For the sake of the gospel, let me find ways to overcome conflict and division. For the sake of the gospel, help me know when to yield and when to stand fast. Am I living my life for the sake of the gospel? I do not know much. I have fewer answers now than ever before. But of this I am certain. Life is not about serving me. It is not about pleasing you. Life is not ...

599. Loosening Up for Better Production

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... capable of bearing much fruit. The crop produced in receptive soil is nothing less than miraculous. Normal crop production in Jesus' day would be four, ten, at the most, fifteen fold of what is sown. This productive soil, the power of God's germinating spirit, yields a harvest of thirty, sixty, one hundred fold! Production like that would only exist in a farmer's sweetest dreams. Good soil, by the grace of God, produces much! So never underestimate what Jesus might choose to do with a life that is fully ...

600. The King on a Donkey

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . “Do you not think the owner of the patient beast on which Christ rode into Jerusalem would be proud all his days of the use to which his animal had been put, would he not count it as a treasure for the rest of his life? If you and I yield our gifts to Him, and lay them upon his alter, be sure of this, will sanctify all that is laid upon his altar. All that we have rendered to Him gains fragrance from His touch comes back to us ten-fold more precious because Jesus has condescended to use it ...

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