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776. The Broken English of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ’s promises. Because we know what it is like to be broken by illness, we can speak of the healing wholeness of Christ’s resurrection. Because we know what it is like to break down doing church — program church, purpose-driven church, seeker-sensitive church, organic church, missional church, NCD church, simple church, we can stop doing church and start doing Pentecost. The church of Jesus Christ is alive and well. In fact, Christianity is still the fastest growing religion in the world. But it’s ...

777. A Guide for Growth

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Adam and Eve also, we are outside of Eden. The heart of the Christian experience is to confront our own sinfulness and to desperately desire deliverance from it. It is the Christian walk to stay aware of our sinful nature, and to keep increasingly sensitive to the fact that what is good in us comes only through the grace of Jesus Christ - his righteousness in us, growing as fruit of the spirit. Changed lives are the essential result of the Christian walk - changed action, changed habits, changed attitudes ...

778. No Instant Maturity

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... can become a goal that stifles development once we’ve made Studies have shown that highly proficient men, men whose professions require a high level of intellectual achievement, are often out of touch with their emotions, their feelings, and are unable to be sensitive communicate in a deep intimate fashion. It’s true in every area of concern. I’ve known many people proficient in the bible whose spirits were poisoned, and who knew nothing of the mind of Christ. Perspective is necessary. Do you remember ...

779. Is It Okay To Laugh In Church?

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

James W. Moore

... whisper: “Quit that grinning! Don’t you smile like that in church!!” How said it is… indeed, how tragic… that some people see faith as a source of goodness, but not as a source of gladness. How sad that some people see religion as a sensitizer of conscience, but not as a fountain of happiness. Do you know what a “spoonerism” is? A spoonerism is an accidental transposition of sounds, usually the initial sounds of two or more words. For example, if you mean to say a “well-oiled bicycle” and ...

780. One to Take the Place of Jesus

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... reason living with scripture is so important If we immerse ourselves in Scripture, if we discipline ourselves in prayer, if we tune our souls through worship, we can live in the Spirit, and the Spirit will be our daily counselor, teaching us, and keeping us sensitive to the Mind of Christ! III CONVICTOR AND CONVINCER Then there is this final function of the Spirit according to Jesus. The Spirit is convictor and convincer. Listen to verses 8-11 of Chapter 16. The New English Bible and Barclay use two words ...

781. Born Again

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... ; for no one can do these things that you do, unless Jesus is with him.” (verse 2). Here is an indication that there have been other contacts. Otherwise, why would Jesus strike so quickly and speak so pointedly to the issue. Jesus was always a sensitive listener, always rubbed his hand gently upon the mind and soul of another person to see precisely what was going on in that person’s life. Yet in this particular situation, it is as though he was saying, “Nicodemus, it’s time for decision and action ...

782. Samaria and Our Spiritual Journey

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , in name, that he went to work with years ago - but the company has changed drastically. My friend is torn to pieces inside because he cannot bear to be identified with the part of that company that is developing every casino possible. It violates his moral sensitivities. It calls into question his Christian commitment. He is wrestling with how to disengage himself, He is in the middle of Samaria. At one time or another, there is a Samaria in each of our lives. You see, Samaria is not a place, it’s an ...

783. The Ministry of Unbinding

John 11:38-44

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of unworthiness. I sat with a couple recently as they poured their hearts out in loving anguish over a fourteen-year-old daughter whose suffering for lack of self-esteem expresses itself in anger and rebellion against the entire family. The mother was very sensitive in thinking that she might have brought some of that upon the child by laying upon that child all the calls to perfection. I counseled and prayed with a father recently whose son, a student in a prestigious Ivy League school, had reverted back ...

784. Dying to Live

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... very fact of experience was all but incomprehensible. He gathered his thoughts and said: “When I was a communist, I had three heroes. One was a Russian. One was a Pole. One was a German Jew. The Pole was Felix Djerjinsky. He was ascetic, highly sensitive, and intelligent. He was a communist. After the Russian revolution, he became head of the Tcheka and organizer of the Red terror. As a young man, Djerjinsky had been a political prisoner in the Paviak Prison in Warsaw. He insisted on being given the task ...

785. Barriers to Grace

Exodus 6:28--7:7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... others is a barrier to grace. A few years ago, I was introduced by mail to Charles P. Robin son, an inmate in a Colorado State Prison. A friend of mine who was a part of the ministry in that prison discovered that Charles was an outstanding poet, very sensitive and with a capacity to speak profoundly to human issues. Charles and I began to exchange letters, and he began to send me some of his poems. Some of those poems were published in Alive Now a magazine for which I was then responsible as the Editor of ...

786. It's Tough to Be God

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... afternoon, here came Roderick, “Son, you’ve had to work hard to not pass.” “What is it between you and me?” He said, “nothing, but you don’t know who I am do you?” “Sure, I know who you are.” “No, you don’t really know who I am.” Sensitively, Dr. Laycock asked, “Do you want to tell me?” And he said, “Yea, I’m a bastard. My mother is a prostitute; I don’t have a father, and when I went to school, the kids gave me that name, and I’ve carried it all my life – that’s ...

787. Just When We Think We're Safest, There's a Sunset Touch

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... There’s a word in our text – the 84th verse, “as he landed he saw a great throne, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. Jesus had a sixth sense about the needs of others, we marvel at Jesus’ sensitivity. Can’t you just see that mad man come running out of the cemetery, battered because he’d beaten himself with stones in his madness. Jesus could see his hurt. He could look beyond that manic behavior those bizarre clothes, the broken chains that had bound ...

788. When Being Christian Has Worn You Down (Compassion Fatigue)

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... three helps for coping with compassion. First, recognize that there is a limit to what we can offer. There is a limit to what we can offer. Now this is tough for the sincere Christians. God has given so much to us, and we’re so grateful. Our love sensitizes us to needs around us. The more we love, the more aware we become of the need for love. The closer we walk with he Lord, the more our eyes are opened, and the more we see the loneliness and pain, the quiet desperation of people around us, reaching ...

789. For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... I’ve never seen this as dramatically as in some friends of mine. A preacher and his wife I know their story well a story of heart-break and despair. A ten year recent span in their 30 years of marriage had become empty, vacuous. Neither was sensitive to the other’s needs. The relationship deteriorated to the point of near destruction for both of them. She came to the breaking point on drugs. They separated, then she was committed to a state mental hospital. At the edge of divorce, with the woman, still ...

790. The Shared Life of the People of God, Part 2

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , correcting, guiding and restoring activity is in the Spirit of Christ. He is gentle and calls us to gentleness. We handle each person with the kind of gentle care with which we would handle a piece of precious fragile crystal. We seek to be sensitive to the brittleness of persons, to their emotional pain threshold. We are firm, seeking never to fall in the ditch ourselves in order to help the sinner, but we are gentle, recognizing that the stakes are high - in fact, eternal. We don’t burst down ...

791. In the House of the Lord

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , we can move through life with courage and joy knowing that we are a part of God’s forever family. There may be mountain of trouble and turmoil over which we will have to climb; sloughs of despondency and despair may drain us of spiritual sensitivity and blind us to the light of God’s presence. Certainly we will pass through the Valley of the shadow of death. Yet, the knowledge of belonging to the family being within the Lord’s household forever more will provide us the bracing and energizing power ...

792. The Beginning of the Story

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... and a life of sobriety and service. Two or three weeks ago at our at our prayer breakfast, he shared an unforgettable story. A story about his early life, back to which he goes as a symbol to keep him in touch with his roots, but also keep him grateful, sensitive to what has gone on in his life, and for what God continues to do. He was put into an orphans’ home when he was very young, because his parents couldn’t afford to care for him. In the orphanage, it was a special treat when they would bring out ...

793. Miracles in Contrast

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in the freshness of it. A miracle in contrast. I introduce you to Ruby and share this modern miracle in contrast to make it possible for you to meet another person, greet another situation as though for the first time. With freshness of thought, openness, and sensitivity to God - another miracle in contrast. See it in your mind. Another maid at another time. Not five years old, 18 perhaps. Fresh from the simple life of Nazareth, over whelmed by what was happening to her - a baby in her womb, a mysterious ...

794. The Unforgivable Sin

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... God.” (Carl F. H. Henry, Ibid, p. 149) So we try to discredit it all. “He’s beside himself”. One other thought now on our side path. To an unregenerate a world even to persons in the church, who are not spiritually sensitive, not only to Jesus but His ardent followers will seem “beside themselves” – out of step with reality. The early Christians weren’t much surprised therefore when the worldly-wise despised them as fools and called their preaching foolishness. “We are fools,” writes ...

795. Two for the Price of One

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Jesus, and found in that touch the strength and healing, and forgiveness, and acceptance we so desperately needed. Let those who self-righteously look down their noses on those who witness deliverance at a time of desperation. Think with a clearer mind and a more sensitive heart of their own condition. Let them be scathingly honest as to where they might be but for the grace of God. I think of the Reverend Henry F. Lyte the composer of the immortal hymn, “Abide With Me.” At the zenith of a brilliant ...

796. On Being Faithful and Focused

Hebrews 11:1, 32 – 12:2

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... ." This prayer gets me through the day. For years, when I awaken, the first prayer on my lips is, “Help me, Lord. Help me be a faithful servant today." Every time I walk in a hospital room I stop at the door and I pray, “Help me, Lord, to be sensitive to this person at this moment in time." Every time I walk up the tall steps of this pulpit I pray, “Help me, Lord, be your instrument of peace." “Help me, Lord. Help me today. You know I need your help." That is a breath prayer. I want to suggest ...

797. Why Do People Suffer?

John 9:1-7

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... him on the head, causing further injuries. From his hospital bed, the worker called his employer and said, “I quit. The suffering is just too much on this job." Suffering happens. Never morning wears to evening but some heart breaks, a heart just as sensitive as yours and mine. The number one question Americans would like to ask God if they were certain that God would give an answer is: “Why do people suffer?" Today at the crossroads of faith, I want to pose that question. Why does suffering happen ...

798. The Holy Spirit and You

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... ." A consequence conscience says, “I'm wrong if I get caught, but if I don't get caught, I'm not wrong at all. There is the elastic conscience that shifts with the situation, whatever it might be. Some of you came to church today with an over-sensitive conscience and you just feel guilty about everything. A conscience is not a good guide if it doesn't have the right content. But Jesus said, “When the Holy Spirit comes to you, he will guide you into all truth." The word Jesus used for this advocate is ...

799. Finding Our Place In All Creation

Job 38:1-18

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . Nevertheless, this ancient story, one of the oldest pieces of the Old Testament, stands as an eternal witness that suffering happens. Sometimes it is profound and public. Sometimes it is personal and private. Never morning wears to evening but some heart breaks, a heart just as sensitive as yours and mine. The Twin Towers fall; the tumor is malignant; the child is dead; the spouse is gone. A man went in for his annual physical. A couple of days later he got a phone call from his physician. “I've got bad ...

800. How To Triumph Over Terrorism

Ephesians 6:10-18

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... powers of this dark world. All of us have flesh and blood problems. We have bosses to please, people to manage, families to facilitate, burdens to bear, sorrows to share. Such is the nature of life. Never morning wears to evening but some heart breaks, a heart just as sensitive as yours or mine. One way or another we learn to get along with it and adapt to it because, as we like to say, that’s life. One Halloween a guy dressed up as the devil for a masquerade ball complete with red suit, horns, and pitch ...

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