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751. Through God's Breathed Word

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

George Gallop has been studying American opinions and attitudes for more than 55 years. Increasingly, of late, he has been exploring the inner life of people. His recent book is a study of what it is that makes a saint. A couple of years ago, Gallop cited six basic spiritual needs of Americans. Number five in that ...

752. A Strange Kind of King

John 18:28-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... listened. Christ the King. Let’s begin with a radical idea. Our first allegiance is to Christ. That shouldn’t be a radical idea, I suppose, but in today’s world it is. Our first allegiance is to Christ. Not to our political party. Not to the opinions of our family, friends and neighbors. Not even to our nation. But to Christ. That is a risky thing to say from a pulpit in 2006. There are some people today who confuse their political views with their allegiance to Christ, and they are not bashful about ...

753. Commandments of Conduct

Nehemiah 7:73b--8:18

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

We live in a society in which right and wrong have become largely a matter of personal opinion. All individuals are seen as a law unto themselves, and what is right for one person is not necessarily right for anyone else. Indeed, if any person tries to impose their ethical standards on another, the response is usually defensive anger. "Don't try to impose your middle-class morality ...

754. Unworthy or Not?

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... first orthopedic surgeon to work with leprosy patients. He listed Henri Nouwen, a former professor at Notre Dame, Yale, and Harvard, who ended up devoting his life to the mentally handicapped in institutions in France and Toronto. Neither of these men had a low opinion of his own worth or abilities. In spite of that, and because of their relationship with God, they chose to serve the least and the lowest. (3) Do you understand what I am saying? God can use people of all kinds of persuasions and personality ...

755. A Church Shaped By The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... attend to the needs of the saints and we give ourselves to hospitality. We bless those who persecute us; we rejoice with those who rejoice and we weep with those who weep. We associate with the humble and we do not see ourselves as wise in our own opinion. We don’t repay evil for evil; we seek to live peaceably with all persons. We feed our enemies, we give them drink—we don’t confront evil with evil but we seek to overcome evil with good. As resident aliens our mission becomes incarnational. It takes ...

756. Generic Christianity Is Not Enough

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... room for the miracle-working of the Holy Spirit; . . . our eagerness to embrace ethnic, cultural, and religious pluralism has led our church to a place where the distinctive claims of Christ’s saving grace seem to be nothing more than a matter of opinion or a description of our personal experience; . . . we have distorted and defined pluralism as a rigid ideology and have not been willing to do the hard work of affirming and celebrating diversity without sacrificing the faith claims of Scripture and the ...

757. A Church for the 21st Century: Holy, Charismatic, Apostolic - An Enclave of Resistance

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... attend to the needs of the saints and we give ourselves to hospitality. We bless those who persecute us; we rejoice with those who rejoice and we weep with those who weep. We associate with the humble and we do not see ourselves as wise in our own opinion. We don'’ repay evil for evil; we seek to live peaceably with all persons. We feed our enemies, we give them drink -–we don't confront evil with evil but we seek to overcome evil with good. We’re talking about counter-culture. We’re talking about ...

758. The Proof Is In the Pudding

Luke 7:18-35

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , “in which the pure word of God is preached.” For Wesley, “the Scriptures are a complete rule of faith and practice; and they are clear on all necessary points.” Then Wesley said something that I wish he had not said. He said, “As to all opinions which do not strike at the root of Christianity, we think and let think.” That has caused some people to think that Methodists are unconcerned about doctrine and theology, that we can believe anything. That’s not what we mean, I hope, in our slogan ...

759. The Gospel

Colossians 1:3-6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... is Rosalind Russell – you know? – I make movies.” The man thanked her and said, “My name is Charles Mayo, and I run a medical clinic.” We often presume to know what is best for others and are quick to give both our advice and our opinion. Paul was a bit like that. He was never reticent about expressing himself. More than any other New Testament writer, he was bold in both diagnosing the human predicament and in prescribing an answer. Certainly, this was always true with his letters. It is true ...

760. The Church: An Enclave of Resistance v2

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... attend to the needs of the saints and we give ourselves to hospitality. We bless those who persecute us; we rejoice with those who rejoice and we weep with those who weep. We associate with the humble and we do not see ourselves as wise in our own opinion. We don'’ repay evil for evil; we seek to live peaceably with all persons. We feed our enemies, we give them drink -–we don't confront evil with evil but we seek to overcome evil with good. We’re talking about a counter-culture. We’re talking about ...

761. The Authority of Scripture: God's Breathed Word

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... as my heart, you are my brother. Give me your hand.” One of my favorites is the one in which he compared the church as a fellowship in which “one loving heart sets another heart on fire.” Then there is the oft-repeated one, “As to all opinions which do not strike at the root of Christianity, we think and let think.” I wish Wesley had never said that. It has given too many people an excuse for straying from the Gospel. Folks use the word to argue that Methodists are unconcerned about doctrine and ...

762. The Last Days Of Jesus Before The Resurrection

Luke 23:44-49

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

... and agony you suffered, but we know it was for us, and we are truly grateful. Praise be to you, our Savior and our God. Amen. Prayer Of Confession O God, like the crowds in Jerusalem so long ago, we, too, are easily swayed by popular opinion. Forgive our weakness, we pray, and keep us faithful to our Lord and Master, even Jesus Christ. Amen. Offertory Prayer Our offerings seem so small and insignificant when we contemplate Christ's offering of himself upon the cross for our salvation. Yet we know, Almighty ...

763. The Privilege and the Price

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... . The Roman Catholics deserved to have their long term cover-up of pedophiles and the lavender underground of their seminaries exposed in public shame and at great expense. God was patient long enough and then unleashed the courts and the courts of public opinion upon them. Shame on them. Our United Methodist bishops deserve to be snickered at behind their backs by clergy who salute them in public out of fear but who dismiss them in private because they are not guarding our doctrines and disciplines as ...

764. What Is Required of Us?

Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... between them is the person of Jesus Christ who said, “I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them.” A church that never reads from the Old Testament in its worship is headed away from Christ and in the direction of some very distorted opinions. What happened in Catholic and Lutheran Germany during the 1930's is evidence of this. Remembering that Jesus is Jewish and that most of our Bible is their Bible as well is medicine against the lies that aim to separate the church from its Jewish roots ...

765. Get off the Throne and Learn Wisdom

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... my little girl's birthday. It will be her last. She has bone cancer and will probably be gone within six to eight months.”1 When you make such judgments, you never know what others are dealing with. To be shocked at the gross error of our opinions is a vivid form of God’s correcting grace, preserving us from taking on divine prerogatives and giving us time to repent. After listening, I am often forced to say, “I was wrong about this person. Forgive me, Lord.” We are all invited to forsake the role ...

766. What's in It for Me?

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Michael Milton

... . His belly is flat, his eyes sharp. Energy is his trademark, and death is an eternity away. He’s powerful. If you don’t think so, just ask him. You got questions? He’s got answers. You got problems? He’s got solutions. You got dilemmas? He’s got opinions. He knows where he’s going, and he’ll be there tomorrow. He’s the new generation. So the old had better pick up the pace or pack their bags. He has mastered the three “Ps” of life today. Prosperity. Posterity. Power.[1] Who is he? He is ...

767. Prayer

Psalm 42:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... ” (Psalm 63:1). To stand afar off and say “O God” is neither difficult nor searching… but it is an inward and searching matter to say, “O God, though art my God.” The first is theology, the second is religion; the first involves only opinion, the second involves vital experience; the first can be reached by thought, the second must be reached by prayer; the first leaves God afar off, the second alone makes Him real. To be sure, all Christian service where we consciously ally ourselves with God ...

768. Writing the Law on Our Hearts

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... what color to paint the hallway can lead to bickering. The bickering itself can certainly block our experience of God's closeness. Raging tempers, hurtful words, and popping veins do nothing to bring us into God's presence. Some of the disputes are genuine differences of opinion, by people who are trying to discern what God wants the church to do. The immaturity of some of the arguments puts us off, but even if we disregard the immaturity, and look at the issues, we realize we don't know exactly what God ...

769. Passing and Failing

Deuteronomy 8:7-18

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... some people, the tests don't end until they take qualifying exams for doctoral study. Whether we are in school now, or just have the bad memories, we don't like tests. Oh, and teachers have to grade them, so even they don't like them. No matter what our opinion of tests is, they are here to stay. You have to take tests to get into school, and you have to take tests to get out of school. We can't get out of it. As if all of that weren't enough, when we get to Deuteronomy, we find ...

770. Night Crawler

John 3:1-17

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... perish but may have eternal life." All: Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. (based on John 3:16-17) Prayer Of Confession Are we like Nicodemus, Lord, so afraid of the opinion of others that we laugh off any accusation that we seek you in your sanctuary? Let it not be said of us that we are ashamed of the gospel. Instill your bravery in us that we might claim our own cross, carrying it secure in the knowledge that you ...

771. Live Peaceably with All

Romans 12:9-21

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... extend hospitality to strangers. All: Grant us the strength to bless those who persecute us, the grace to rejoice with those who rejoice, the courage to weep with those who weep. One: Let us live in harmony with all God's people, associating with all, regardless of the world's opinion. All: As far as it is possible, Lord, we seek to live peaceably with all. Amen. (built around Romans 12:9-21) Hymns "Take Time To Be Holy" "Jesus Loves Me, This I Know" "There Is A Place Of Quiet Rest"

772. No Shame

Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28 (29-31)

Sermon

William G. Carter

... in her voice. Once in a while, one of our members may get in trouble with the law. It's right there, splashed across the paper, before they can defend themselves. It's embarrassing. Even if he is exonerated, he is afraid that everybody has an opinion about it. So he stays away on Sunday morning. Other times, somebody may come down too hard and it bruises somebody's spirit. I have a friend in the ministry whose teenage daughter was attending a youth group meeting. They were talking about faith and doubt ...

773. Doing Well and Doing Good

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... increased willingness to spend money in your place of business or on your brand of merchandise. By being good to communities, there is often a reduction in taxes, greater ease in obtaining needed licenses and permits, and a general improvement in the opinion of community toward the business. Many businesses have discovered that doing good often translates to doing quite well financially. Paul almost sounds as if he is saying similar things for Christians in the lesson for today. Christians should do good to ...

774. Life, Death, and Judgment

Romans 14:1-12

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... other people. Not that such attitudes are anything new. From what he wrote, Paul encountered the same things back in his time. This is clearly the case when Paul writes: "Welcome those who are weak in faith, but not for the purpose of quarreling over opinions. Some believe in eating anything, while the weak eat only vegetables. Those who eat must not despise those who abstain, and those who abstain must not pass judgment on those who eat; for God has welcomed them." Clearly in what he writes Paul shows ...

775. Bragging Rights

Philippians 3:4b-14

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... as one who would be judged by the requirements of the law, Paul regarded himself as completely and totally blameless under those rules. Sounds pretty good, at least if you're Paul. But there are two problems with bragging like this. First, no matter how high an opinion we might have of ourselves, it is usually true that there are some areas where we fall short. Even Paul might be convinced that he falls short in some ways, and in other places he does acknowledge that he falls far short in many ways. In fact ...

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Showing 751 to 775 of 1622 results

751. Through God's Breathed Word

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

752. A Strange Kind of King

John 18:28-40

Sermon

King Duncan

753. Commandments of Conduct

Nehemiah 7:73b--8:18

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

754. Unworthy or Not?

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

755. A Church Shaped By The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

756. Generic Christianity Is Not Enough

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

757. A Church for the 21st Century: Holy, Charismatic, Apostolic - An Enclave of Resistance

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... attend to the needs of the saints and we give ourselves to hospitality. We bless those who persecute us; we rejoice with those who rejoice and we weep with those who weep. We associate with the humble and we do not see ourselves as wise in our own opinion. We don'’ repay evil for evil; we seek to live peaceably with all persons. We feed our enemies, we give them drink -–we don't confront evil with evil but we seek to overcome evil with good. We’re talking about counter-culture. We’re talking about ...

758. The Proof Is In the Pudding

Luke 7:18-35

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

759. The Gospel

Colossians 1:3-6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

760. The Church: An Enclave of Resistance v2

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... attend to the needs of the saints and we give ourselves to hospitality. We bless those who persecute us; we rejoice with those who rejoice and we weep with those who weep. We associate with the humble and we do not see ourselves as wise in our own opinion. We don'’ repay evil for evil; we seek to live peaceably with all persons. We feed our enemies, we give them drink -–we don't confront evil with evil but we seek to overcome evil with good. We’re talking about a counter-culture. We’re talking about ...

761. The Authority of Scripture: God's Breathed Word

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

762. The Last Days Of Jesus Before The Resurrection

Luke 23:44-49

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

763. The Privilege and the Price

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill