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626. The Nuclear Truth Of Christianity

Ephesians 2:1-10

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Maxie Dunnam

... same metaphor, if you like, lies here in my text -- that men who have given their wills and inmost natures over to the dominion of self -- and that is the definition of sin -- that such men are ipso facto, by reason of that very surrender themselves to their worst selves, dead on what I may call the topside of their nature, and that all that is there is atrophied and dwindling away." (Alexander Maclaren, Exposition of Holy Scripture, Ephesians, Volume 13, Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Michigan). By grace ...

627. Draw Nigh To God

James 4:1-12

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Maxie Dunnam

... ". That's rather suggestive, isn't it? We've tried it our own way. We followed the way of the world. We've trusted others -- we've been to doctors whose office plants have died -- and where are we? To draw near to God we must submit ourselves to God. Surrender our lives to God's guidance. Then the second direction James gives us is to resist the devil. Someday I'm going to preach a sermon on "Your devil is too small." Many of us treat the devil as though he were a symbol for evil rather than an active ...

628. The Easter Question: Why Are You Weeping? Whom Do You Seek?

John 20:1-18

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Maxie Dunnam

... in the garden, the struggle was so intense that he sweat drops of blood. He knew what was before him, and undoubtedly He was talking about the Cross when he anguished, "If it be possible, let this cup pass from me." There in Gethsemane, our Lord surrendered his will to the will of the Father: "Nevertheless, not my will but your will be done." And, in our scripture lesson, we are again in a garden. The resurrected Lord appears to offer that eternal life and that eternal fellowship which is the unique and ...

629. The Danger Of Straying From Home (Father's Day)

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Maxie Dunnam

... commitments I can bring her in only on Tuesdays and Fridays." We laugh at that sort of joke because the pain behind the reality of indifference is hard to bare. Listen to this cry of a woman who has prepared breakfast for her husband. In his book, The Surrender and the Singing, Ray Ashford wrote: "I once watched a man murder a beautiful and intelligent woman. It wasn't, mind you, a crime of passion in which he took her life with a knife or gun in a single explosive moment of blinding rage. It was, rather ...

630. Making Your Days Count

Mark 9:33-37

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King Duncan

... pointed his feet in the pathways God had laid out for him. But it's painfully obvious in this passage that Jesus' friends did not understand him. What's worse, they didn't want to understand him. They were afraid to know the truth. Have you ever been afraid of surrendering your life to God? I suspect that many of us don't pray because we're afraid of what will happen if we let God into our lives. We don't ask God to reveal God's will to us because we just don't want to know! We want ...

631. Holy Living

John 6:51-65

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Donald Macleod

... , demanding obedience to every detail as the requisite to the good life, but St. Paul discovered that a set of rules could never provide salvation nor solve the deadly problem of sin and moral failure. Jesus, however, came with a new key to true life: accept his spirit, surrender to the claim of his will, allow him to enter the stream of everyday living; and, in this commitment, all we say and do will reflect the influence of his life within us. What does this do for and with those who resolve to do it? How ...

632. The Glory of Christ

Isaiah 60:1-22

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Elizabeth Achtemeier

... not an impossible dream. Such groups believe God's promises, given in the scriptures, and so they shine with the light of Christ among them. They do so, however, not by their own efforts, not by their own planning, not by their self-conceived programs, but by surrendering themselves wholly to the working of Christ in their midst. God's salvation of the world comes not from us, but from Jesus Christ working in us. It is not our light that is to shine forth, but the reflected light of God's glory in our Lord ...

633. Suffering Servant Song

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

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Elizabeth Achtemeier

... churches across the land. And yes, faithful mothers who spend hours with their disabled or retarded children, and faithful husbands who exhaust themselves in the care of a spouse with Alzheimer's. All have been suffering servants of their Lord, willing to surrender everything to serve him. When you talk to such people, most of them are not joyless, however. Rather, their hope is in God, whom they know will finally say, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you ...

634. The Book that Changes Lives

Nehemiah 7:73b--8:18

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King Duncan

... anticipated studying mathematics at university. He took his entrance exam to proceed with his education, but went to war instead. He was drafted into military service in 1944 and became a soldier in the German army under the Nazis. Ordered to the front lines, he surrendered in 1945 to the first British soldier he met. For the next few years (1945-48), he was confined as a prisoner of war and moved from camp to camp, first in Belgium, then Scotland, and finally England. Moltmann lost all hope and confidence ...

635. The Sufficiency of Christ

Philippians 4:10-20

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Maxie Dunnam

... , are minimal. And at best, do not promise renewed energy nor longevity. The other option is to turn this whole matter over to God, in faith, for his healing and ultimate will. This we’ve been directed to do by God after much prayer and spiritual surrender. What the future holds we do not know, but we know God holds it.” Then he continued, “These past few days have rolled over us like an avalanche, leaving in their wake some central certainties which make up my thanksgiving list. Out of the dark night ...

636. Claim the Promise

John 14:5-14

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Maxie Dunnam

... to the Father” -- you have to claim the fact that first; you are more than you think you are. And second, there is something you can be and do but will never be and do apart from Jesus Christ. And we put those two claims into practice through a total surrender to the power of the Holy Spirit.

637. Some Healing Is Up To You

John 5:1-15

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Maxie Dunnam

... in this sermon – healing. I want to talk specifically about the fact that some healing is up to you. As the wounded man in the legend had to trust himself to the doctor in order to be cured, so you and I must trust ourselves, surrender ourselves to Jesus, in order that His grace might be sufficient for our healing. Now the story of our Scripture lesson printed above is dramatic enough, and the lessons that are there, I believe are rather clear. So let’s move immediately to announce what those ...

638. In the Wrong Place At the Right Time

Mark 15:21-32

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Maxie Dunnam

... the right time.” I know a lot of folks and there must be some of you here today, who feel that this is the story of their life – being in the wrong place at the right time. It’s a cynical word, expressing a kind of sneering surrender to fate. But the word takes on a different meaning when we ponder our scripture lesson and think about Simon. Could it have been that Simon’s immediate response to this awful situation, being compelled to carry a heavy cross through those crowded streets and up a steep ...

639. Power For Christian Living: Am I On My Own?

Romans 3:3-5

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Maxie Dunnam

... life. For one thing I have been profoundly humbled. I see that “of myself I am nothing.” So when I had finally had enough and couldn’t take it any more I realized there had to be a better way – that’s where God came in. The moment of surrender is not when life is over. It’s when it begins… I feel fortunate and very grateful to have gotten a second chance at life. I am so excited! This is the absolute best HIGH I have ever known. Totally awesome!! Thinking of you and looking at life through ...

640. The Work of An Evangelist

Colossians 1:1-14

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Maxie Dunnam

... a moment ago. The Lord seemed to say to me in that instant, “Jim, if you and your wife have any value to me, if you have any purpose in my work – it has to do with this odor: This is the smell of the world I died for.” David surrendered to the Christ he heard about that night. We got him into a hospital detoxification unit for a week. We got his teeth fixed. He joined the Prayer Band right way. He spent the next Thanksgiving Day in our home. We invited him back for Christmas as well. I will ...

641. Let This Be Your Prayer: That Your Love Will Keep Growing

Philippians 1:1-11

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... ever before us the challenge to show forth that love in all that we do or think. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, we don't always make the right choices in life because we think we know what is best. Keep us ever mindful, we pray, that we have surrendered ourselves to you so that your Spirit working in and through us may accomplish the greatest good. In Jesus' name. Amen. Offertory Prayer O God, as we present these gifts for the work of your church, we know that the gift without the giver is of little use ...

642. By Your Fruits You Are Known

Luke 6:43-45

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... that our children and our children's children will inherit the good earth. Amen. Offertory Prayer Lord, bless these gifts and those who have shared their bounty in making them possible. Accept them as symbols of our commitment to use all that we have to your glory. Amen. Hymns "I Surrender All" "O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee" "Go Forth For God"

643. The New Life In Christ

Colossians 3:1-17

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... ways of the world must be changed. We pray that these gifts may be used to that end, and that the work of your Church may hasten the day when your will is done on earth as it is in heaven. Amen. Hymns "Blessed Assurance" "I Sought The Lord" "I Surrender All"

644. The Heart of an Intimate Matter

Matthew 5:27-30

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... and keep you honest. If a man, come to me; if a woman, I will help you find someone. This is not a battle you will win alone. Repent of prideful isolation. Finally, remember that you are worth saving and that not much will happen without your heartfelt surrender. Letting your convictions run your life instead of your feelings and impulses is the only path to maturity. Jesus Christ is waiting for you to take him seriously. He has more good for you than you can imagine. Only he can make us the kind of men and ...

645. Obedience Really Matters

Matthew 7:15-23

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Phil Thrailkill

... action for faith to be completed. If God is going to save all of you, he must have all of you: mind, emotions, and will. The thinking part, the feeling part, and the choosing part. Not a fragmented piece or segmented slice but a whole self surrendered to Christ, brought into alignment, and pointed towards the kingdom of God. A convinced mind, a converted heart, and an engaged will are all necessary. Jesus will take what we give and begin where we allow him to work, but eventually the whole self in all ...

646. The Cost Of Being A Disciple

Luke 14:25-35

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... will of your Heavenly Father, even to the cross, so we would follow you. We pray that these offerings may be used by your Church to further your kingdom, and we ask that you will use us to seek out and enlist new disciples. Amen. Hymns "Are Ye Able?" "I Surrender All" "Take Up Thy Cross"

647. Lazy Christians

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... our time and talents as we serve you as loyal disciples. Amen. Offertory Prayer O God, free us from being bound or satisfied with tithing, and enable us to give freely all that we can for the work of your Church. Amen. Hymns "Stand By Me" "Victory In Jesus" "I Surrender All"

648. Branching Out

John 15:1-17

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Michael Milton

... to find that they wasted the years of their lives in a lack of assurance. And so John Calvin wrote of this passage: “Let us therefore learn that we ought to seek in the doctrine of Christ the assurance of salvation.” Assurance of eternal life comes from surrendering your entire life to the Good Shepherd who said: “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them ...

649. A Broken Vessel for Jesus

Mark 14:1-11

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Michael Milton

... it wasn’t. It was a failure in the eyes of the world, but more personally, it was a failure in the eyes of Alan and his wife. He later wrote these words: I discovered that God uses brokenness to get our attention. His desired result is the surrender of our will. For both Saul of Tarsus and Chuck Colson, brokenness resulted in a turning of their hearts to God for salvation. At other times, God uses brokenness to get those who already know Him to let go of whatever prevents them from experiencing Him more ...

650. Spirit Power

Acts 2:1-13

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King Duncan

... a physically distressed person could bring healing. Before Pentecost, the disciples were fearful, fickle followers who could not be depended upon even to stay awake while their Master was praying. After Pentecost, they were willing to face persecution, even surrender themselves to torture and death in order to testify that this same Master had been raised from the dead. Before Pentecost, they were pathetic, listless, introverted. After Pentecost they were filled with power, Spirit power, and they went out ...

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