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676. The Whole Load

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . Thank you for answering my prayer. Thank you for sending the money -- but the next time please don't send it by the Methodists because they kept half of it!" (Dr. Joe Harding, "We are Building -- Glad and Generous Disciples", June 14, 1981). Now Jesus is not supporting the notion of calculated giving or manipulative behavior. He's not calling us to the sort of studied behavior that asks: "What's in it for me?" There's too much of that kind of selfishness built into us. In fact, that may be a part of ...

677. A Pattern For Giving And Living

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... involved in both these undertakings, the plundering and the fullness of life. Either we participate in Christ's mission, or we participate in the thief's plans for the world. As long as we remain merely victims or merely spectators in this struggle for justice, we are supporting the thief and his crimes. By joining in the struggle for a world of greater justice, on the other hand, we are taking part in the plan for creation of the God who has given us this earth in trust that all may have life in fullness ...

678. From Russia With Love

Acts 3:1-10

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Maxie Dunnam

... , May 10, there will be a formal opening of a new Methodist Church in Moscow, primarily because of the work of Chris Hena. And we've got to find people like her. Indigenous people with whom we will link and become connecting kind of folks to provide the support they need to make that witness there. Three, our minister of missions, James hasn't heard me say this, James, don't close your ears. James Loftin and some of the rest of you are going to have to spend enough Russia to make the contacts and learn ...

679. Watering The Garden Of Our Life (communion Meditation)

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in three way: for the homeless, for the hospital, and for fish. Each item so important to her that her gift was doubled to support all three. That's the joy of giving. Where, along the way, did we lose that notion of generosity? Did we ever have it? ... we ought to apply this notion of liberality to the whole of life. My friend Bishop serves in Houston and he is a great supporter of the Houston Symphony. He was telling some of us recently a story that the director of the Houston Symphony told. They were ...

680. The Medicine Of A Cheerful Heart

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... I can laugh at myself -- for a cheerful heart is a good medicine. III. A third affirmation. I'm happy that my happiness does not depend on circumstance. Get that now. I'm happy that my happiness does not depend on circumstance. Go back to the supporting proverb for today. A cheerful heart has a continual feast. That proverb follows this statement, "All the days of the poor are hard." To place that proverb after that statement makes it more significant. "All the days of the poor are hard." But "a cheerful ...

681. From Hurting to Helping

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... widower who will not let go of the grief following the loss of their beloved husband or wife. Parents who cannot cope with a debilitating or deadly disease of one of their children, who take it out on each other rather than leaning on each other for emotional support. We can sympathize. We know that we cannot feel the pain that they feel since we have never gone through it ourselves. Still, there comes a time when we, for our own well-being and the well-being of those around us, must throw aside the cloak ...

682. And the Word Is...Love

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... walked over and hugged me. Then she said, `I’ve been there, too. Feel free to talk to me. I know what you’re going through.’ Ann, I can’t tell you how much that meant to me. Here was this total stranger, taking her time to give me emotional support and courage to face the future at a time when I was ready to give up. "Oh, I hope God gives me a chance to do for someone else what that wonderful woman and her husband did for me. Meanwhile, Ann, please let your readers know that even though there ...

683. Learning to Give Thanks

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... could it be that a few of the nine who didn’t say thanks really didn’t feel all that grateful? Could it be that they still felt like outcasts? Were they thinking to themselves, "Well, yes, I’m healed. But still I’ve got to get a job and support myself. I lost everything I had while I was sick. My own family turned their back on me. What do I do now?" And so, rather than feeling grateful for what had been done for them, they were anxious, perhaps even terrified, about what lay ahead. People react to ...

684. A Strange Kind of King

John 18:28-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... is 12. Nobody knows for sure what happened to him, but most experts figure he must have died when Jesus was just a kid. Yeah, guys, Jesus knows that heartbreak. Imagine Him standing at His dad’s grave. And as the eldest son, He’d have to carry on and support the family. See Him in His dad’s workshop that first day, reaching for His father’s tools, tears streaming down His face--and just a kid. "Ever had no place to sleep? ‘Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no ...

685. Tasks For The Living God

Acts 16:11-15

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... both poor and rich. In the Old Testament, Amos was a wealthy landowner, Isaiah was welcomed in the court of kings. In the New Testament, the rich tax collector Zacchaeus becomes the object of Christ's salvation (Luke 19:1-10), and Luke tells us that wealthy women supported the mission of Jesus and his disciples out of their own pockets (Luke 8:3). To be sure, wealth is given to be used wisely in the service of others. "Everyone to whom much is given, of him will much be required" (Luke 12:48). But the good ...

686. A Longer Stride and a Larger Embrace

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... on her life. By a series of miraculous God-incidents, she is now in India, in a thrilling ministry with the little children. I have known few people who are as totally dependent upon the Lord as she. She sends e-mail messages to her friends and supporters. I always read them with great joy, as well as being challenged. Though at least 35 years younger than me, Tammy is a kind of mentor. I’m learning from her simple bedrock faith and radical abandonment to Jesus. Always in her communication, there is a ...

687. Compassion Fatigue

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... when for two or three hours I lie in sleepless anguish, wishing that I were three or four people rather than one, wishing there were forty hours rather than twenty-four hours in the day, wishing that I had bushels rather than pints of spiritual guidance and support to pas around. You know what I’m talking about – because the case is no different with anyone who genuinely cares. The only way you can make it with that kind of sensitivity and compassion is to believe that the time comes when you must leave ...

688. In the Wrong Place At the Right Time

Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... spouse has been stricken with Alzheimer’s; Your parent is old now and you moved her into your home; One of your children is Down’s Syndrome; Your unmarried daughter became pregnant. She did the Christian thing and you supported her in it – she chose not to have an abortion and you are going to continue your love and support; Drugs have wasted a son’s life. He is in and out of recovery and you live on edge and are never quite sure if what you are doing is right. And let’s be honest – is anything ...

689. A Prophet Among Them

Ezekiel 2:1-3:15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to preach to deaf ears and dwell among scorpions. There is no prospect of success laid on the prophet in the iniatial call to ministry. And that burden of no prospect continues to increaseas God continues to speak. Even so, the call carries with it the power of support. Yahweh makes the prophet’s face harder than flint. The message of doom that Ezekiel is to proclaim in fact is given to him to eat. That message is written in a book, which exists already in heaven, and it tastes as sweet as honey. From now ...

690. Keeping Our Souls

John 13:18-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... four years ago, he has in the past year raised up a church in one of the most violent areas of Medellin. Three other churches have tried evangelizing the area, but the danger drove them away. In obedience to the call of God upon his life and with the support of his wife, Aleida, Carlos moved their family of six to dwell among the people of this barrio. One night at four a.m. they were awakened by screams of anguish. They went to their bedroom window, only to witness the vivid drama of a 16-year-old slowly ...

691. Paul Piper's Funeral

Proverbs 1:8-19

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... I know from a pastoral perspective some of the wealth of his blessings. There are hundreds of churches in the former Soviet Union that have been planted through World Evangelism of the World Methodist Council, which I chair. Paul and Kay provided the core support for the Director who shepherded that church-planting enterprise. What a wealth of blessing! Hundreds of homes for the working poor have been erected in Memphis over the past 20 years. Paul and Katy made the first contribution to my wife, Jerry, for ...

692. The Vocation of Leadership: A Prophet Among Them

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... preach to deaf ears and dwell among scorpions. There is no prospect of success laid on the prophet in the initial call to ministry. And that burden of no prospect continues to increase as God continues to speak. Even so, the call carries with it the power of support. Yahweh makes the prophet’s face harder than flint. The message of doom that Ezekiel is to proclaim in fact is given to him to eat. That message is written in a book, which exists already in heaven, and it tastes as sweet as honey. From now on ...

693. Why Being A Christian Has Worn You Down v1

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... four years ago, he has in the past year raised up a church in one of the most violent areas of Medellin. Three other churches have tried evangelizing the area, but the danger drove them away. In obedience to the call of God upon his life and with the support of his wife, Aleida, Carlos moved their family of six to dwell among the people of this barrio (suburb). One night at four a.m., they were awakened by screams of anguish. They went to their bedroom window, only to witness the vivid drama of a 16-year ...

694. The Work of An Evangelist

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... four years ago, he has in the past year raised up a church in one of the most violent areas of Medellin. Three other churches have tried evangelizing the area, but the danger drove them away. In obedience to the call of God upon his life and with the support of his wife, Aleida, Carlos moved their family of six to dwell among the people of this barrio (suburb). One night at four a.m., they were awakened by screams of anguish. They went to their bedroom window, only to witness the vivid drama of a 16-year ...

695. Going Hard against the Grain

Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... us new people, a people who give credible witness to the coming kingdom of God by showcasing it in the present. I’m glad you believe in Jesus; I’m glad I do as well, but are we willing to actually do what he says and to support one another in learning these incredible skills of the kingdom? 1. Loren Eiseley, The Unexpected Universe (New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1969), 69-91. 2. Mark 1:16-20. 3. Dr. Martin Luther King, “A Knock at Midnight,” 4. PreachingToday.com search under Matthew 5:33-42 ...

696. Loving Like God Loves

Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... and neither can you; that’s just the point. But, and here is the good news, in the company of Jesus and through the interior work of his Spirit we can be changed so that we begin to desire impossible things, and then, by the miracle of God’s supporting grace, find ourselves sometimes getting it right and surprising even ourselves! Jesus welcomes us into a parallel reality called the kingdom of God. We are invited to plug in! It is a new world in the midst of the old. But living in two worlds at the same ...

697. Playing to the Right Audience

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

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... God of Israel was not just an invisible, inward thing, a feeling or disposition of mind, but that it had visible practices and supportive disciplines, two of the most important of which were giving aid to the poor and voluntary fasting. People who know this God do ... money for an ex-convict who was coming to see me in an hour. The next day a woman was able to start a job to support her four children because that money bought two pairs of pants and a pair of work shoes. That is the kind of man that God will ...

698. Getting Your Politics Right

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... in the last six months has it taken on the pressure and discomfort earlier afforded the others. My political naivete is dying. I no longer believe that America is a Christian nation. It pains me to admit it. I long ago knew that the historical evidence would not support the contention, but the idea was just too attractive not to believe. It is a myth, and a most powerful one at that, perhaps because it makes such a deep appeal to the hope that perhaps we in this country are indeed the last, best hope of ...

699. A Kingdom Investment Policy

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... in the direction of the kingdom of God as best you understand it, and guess what? You will soon find new and supportive affections bubbling up from within. Jesus did not say feel-it-and-then-do-it but do-it-and-then-feel-it. In the hierarchy ... of human capacities, the will is the executive function, the emotions a supportive function. The modern idea that I must feel something before I act in order to be genuine and true to myself is not integrity; ...

700. Facing Fears, Kingdom Style

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... God to prune away the unnecessary and the distractions. Aim your life like an arrow at the center of the target. Then watch what begins to happen. The closer you approach your call and destiny in God, the more you will be aware of an invisible support system surrounding you and providing what is needed right on time. When you need guidance, it is there. When you need a resource, it comes. When you need encouragement, God sends it. God always manages to get supplies to the front lines where the kingdom is ...

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Showing 676 to 700 of 3926 results

676. The Whole Load

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

677. A Pattern For Giving And Living

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

678. From Russia With Love

Acts 3:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

679. Watering The Garden Of Our Life (communion Meditation)

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

680. The Medicine Of A Cheerful Heart

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

681. From Hurting to Helping

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

682. And the Word Is...Love

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

King Duncan

683. Learning to Give Thanks

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

684. A Strange Kind of King

John 18:28-40

Sermon

King Duncan

685. Tasks For The Living God

Acts 16:11-15

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

686. A Longer Stride and a Larger Embrace

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

687. Compassion Fatigue

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

688. In the Wrong Place At the Right Time

Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

689. A Prophet Among Them

Ezekiel 2:1-3:15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

690. Keeping Our Souls

John 13:18-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

691. Paul Piper's Funeral

Proverbs 1:8-19

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

692. The Vocation of Leadership: A Prophet Among Them

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

693. Why Being A Christian Has Worn You Down v1

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... four years ago, he has in the past year raised up a church in one of the most violent areas of Medellin. Three other churches have tried evangelizing the area, but the danger drove them away. In obedience to the call of God upon his life and with the support of his wife, Aleida, Carlos moved their family of six to dwell among the people of this barrio (suburb). One night at four a.m., they were awakened by screams of anguish. They went to their bedroom window, only to witness the vivid drama of a 16-year ...

694. The Work of An Evangelist

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... four years ago, he has in the past year raised up a church in one of the most violent areas of Medellin. Three other churches have tried evangelizing the area, but the danger drove them away. In obedience to the call of God upon his life and with the support of his wife, Aleida, Carlos moved their family of six to dwell among the people of this barrio (suburb). One night at four a.m., they were awakened by screams of anguish. They went to their bedroom window, only to witness the vivid drama of a 16-year ...

695. Going Hard against the Grain

Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

696. Loving Like God Loves

Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

697. Playing to the Right Audience

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

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill