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801. There Is a Price for Everything, Part 2

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... are free but we have to be careful about that. It isn’t absolute truth. Certainly we can’t buy love, but isn’t there really a price tag on love? How can we appropriate the love of a husband or a wife without paying the price of attention and tenderness, caring and the disciplined giving of our time? How can we appropriate the beauty of God’s creation? To be sure it is gift, extravagant gift on the part of God. But how dull we are to that beauty? How often do we fail to allow that beauty to bathe ...

802. Whatever Happened to Respect?

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... back for him, but all the wagons going west were already over loaded, and they wouldn’t help him. Finally, he bought a wheel barrow, put the stone in it, and walked those weary miles back to Fort Kearney and set the stone up on her grave. That is a tender story. The man knew that there was something he must never forget. Here was a sacred spot on earth and he must always remember where it was. “So it is with the Ten Commandments. They have been set up for us so that we will never forget the importance ...

803. When You Have Everything You Need, Except What You Need (Managing Money)

Luke 12:22-34, Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... giving an answer to persons who have ever need except what they need to make what they have worthwhile. I see two things here - directions for a way to meaning with or without money. One, we must have a sense of belonging. I don’t know a more tender loving word than Jesus addressed to us in our scripture lesson, verse 32, “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.” Doesn’t that lift our heart? What heartening hope. Whether we have money, or don’t have ...

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

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... 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 out - hoping that someone will see, and hear, and stop, and listen, and touch. The closer we walk with the Lord, the more tender our hearts become, and we cry within when need goes unmet. So, it’s tough – so very though for the sincere Christian to recognize that there is a limit to what we can offer. But we must do it – when compassion and fatigue sets in. A RABBIT ...

805. Who Are We Waiting For?

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... for?” So go now to the words of the prophet Isaiah. Indelibly etched upon the minds of the people years before Jesus was born and retained for us in Holy Scripture is this word about God’s promised Messiah: Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that has received from the Lord’s hand double for all sins. A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a ...

806. Three Wise Women

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to return to her own land, her own people. She told her two daughters-in-law, though they really were responsible to her, that they were to return to their own people. Then comes that beautiful word that is celebrated so much in marriage ceremonies. Is there a more tender word in all of Ruth when her mother-in-law insisted that she return to her family? Entreat me not to leave you or to return from following you; for where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge; your people shall be my people ...

807. We Are in the Middle of It

Luke 7:11-17

Illustration

King Duncan

... . "There is absolutely nothing bigger or more powerful and all-consuming than God's love for us. It's the biggest thing there is!" The little girl pressed on for more information, wanting to know exactly how big God's love was. Finally her father with great tenderness said, "Well, look across the sea as far as you can. Look up and down and all around. God's love stretches around to cover all of that; above the blue sky and deeper than the deepest part of the ocean underneath us." The little girl pondered ...

808. In the House of the Lord

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... his presence. II Now the second affirmation: Thou anointest my head with oil. To see this picture clearly, we must watch the Shepherd leading his sheep toward the sheep fold at eventide. They’d been out all day in the barren, hostile, dangerous countryside. Feet are tender, knees are perhaps grazed on the rocks, heads torn by sharp thorns in some cases. But, it is sunset, and the time for rest. The sheepfold is in sight... “At the end of the day, the Shepherd, going in front of the sheep, would stand in ...

809. Led by the Spirit, Tempted by the Devil

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... temptation are given – to change stones into bread, to cast himself from the temple, and to accept the kingdom of the world for worshipping Satan. What are those tantalizing temptations? First, there are the temptations to satisfy immediate need. Isn’t that always our tender trap? We want everything yesterday. The hardest, most cruel word for many of us is “wait”. Wait until you’re older, wait until you get to college, wait until you deserve it, wait until you can afford it - it’s a tough word ...

810. Lord, Is It I?

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... suggests the fact of sin in all of us. Do we need to argue that? We know it too well, don’t we? The fact of sin in our life. But — what about the awful possibility of the expression of that darkest sin — the sin that claws at our tender sensitivities — that we may be the traitor — that we may betray Christ. We can’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 ...

811. Praying Our Way Forward

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... try to discover. There are a couple places I want to ask you to do some searching for the next forty days. The first is within, down in your own heart, in your own home, in the places that are really close to you. In Luke 15 Jesus tells a tender story about a woman who misplaced a coin. She is so bewildered by the loss that she lights a lamp, sweeps the floor, and searches carefully until she finds it, because something important has been lost. I don't know about you, but almost every day of the week, I ...

812. Making Wise Investments

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

Pay it Forward is a tender movie about a twelve year old boy named Trevor. His seventh grade social studies teacher offered students extra credit if they could come up with a plan to change the world for the better, and put it into action. Trevor, this serious child of a single alcoholic mother, takes on ...

813. Soaring with Christ

Matthew 28:1-8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... times and places in our lives when we need to be born again. We need to be born again. Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews, came to Jesus one night and asked, “Could you explain it to me one more time? I'm not sure I get it." Jesus, with tenderness toward a very wise man, said, “You must be born again." Nicodemus said, “Wait a minute. This doesn't make sense. How can I crawl back into my momma's belly and start all over? It might be enticing for a fresh new start, but how can I do it ...

814. Household of Faith

II Timothy 1:3-7

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... a teen-ager by the name of Timothy struck up a friendship that lasted for a lifetime. Timothy's dad was not a believer but his grandmother and his mother were. Their faith along with Paul's friendship shaped this lively leader for the early church. In a tender letter, the second one that he wrote to his friend Timothy, Paul writes these words from a prison cell, I am reminded of your sincere faith which first lived in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now is also alive in you. I would like ...

815. The Fellowship of Kindred Minds

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... don’t have to take the world’s problems on your shoulders, just share the load with those around you. Love does make the world go round. Without it we die, even though we go on in endless motion and activity. Tuesdays with Morrie is a tender story about Mitch Albom, a sportswriter who catches up with Morrie Schwartz, a former professor dying of ALS. The two meet on Tuesdays to talk about life and death, friendship and faith. Morrie, near death, says to Mitch, “When we are infants, we need people to ...

816. Why Join a Church?

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

At the tender age of 18, I accepted my first appointment as pastor of a local church. Almost every Sunday for the past 38 years, I have stepped into some pulpit to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. For a lifetime, the local Church has captured my heart, my mind, my strength, and ...

817. Furnishing It with Love

1 John 4:7-18

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... is surely saying by now, “Yes, Howard, but your enemies didn’t show up at your healing service.” You don’t get cards from people who despise you and criticize you. Are you asking us to be patient with people who have the warmth of a vulture and the tenderness of a porcupine? How can we forgive the money grubbers and the back stabbers we meet, love, marry and divorce? I’m not asking you to do anything beyond the grace given to you. I just need to remind you that John says, “If we say we love God ...

818. The Power to Resist Temptation

I Corinthians 10:13-17

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... little comforted or a little relieved. It means to be pulled out like a log from the burning fire." In loving kindness Jesus came, my soul in mercy to reclaim And from the depths of sins and shame, thro' grace he lifted me From sinking sand, He lifted me, With tender hand, He lifted me From shades of night to plains of light Oh, praise His name, He lifted me. God makes a good delivery. He comes with help on the line. HE COMES WITH NEW LIFE AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME. Young mothers here know how to make good ...

819. What Power Has He?

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . Through servant leadership we formed a successful team, built a thriving company." When it comes to business, are you a dictator? Around your house do you roar like a raging lion? The world has taught you to be tough; will you let Christ make you tender? The real test of power is how you let it go. Like you, I watched the news reports of the capture of Saddam Hussein this week. I was reminded how this ruthless dictator, since 1979, had butchered hundreds of thousands of people, including members of ...

820. Crying Out of the Depths

Psalm 130:1-8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... say, ‘Lord, you don't really know me, my dark feelings, my pride, my lust, my greed. I may speak the right words, but my heart is so far from you. I am not good enough to belong to you. You must have someone else in mind.' Then with utter tenderness He says, ‘I want you to be with me. I want you to have a full share of my life. I want you to belong to me as much as I belong to my Father. I want to wash you completely clean so that you and I can be one ...

821. The Greatest Story Ever Told

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... greeted by her parents, but forty to fifty other relatives and friends standing under a “Welcome Home” banner, wearing goofy hats and blowing noisemakers saying, “There is a party and it is here, for this our child has returned to the family.” “Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, Calling for you and for me. See on the portals he’s waiting and watching, Watching for you and for me.” You know what God is like. God is like the loving father who welcomes his children home. That is the nature ...

822. The Door of Hospitality

John 12:1-8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... people are encouraged to disarm themselves, lay aside their occupations and preoccupations, and to listen, with love, to one another and God. In the Bible, strangers were considered messengers of God. Abraham received three strangers at Mamre, offering them water, bread, some fine tender beef, and they revealed themselves as messengers of God. They came with news that Abraham and Sarah were to bear a son in their old age and name him Isaac. When the widow of Zarephath offered food and shelter to Elijah, he ...

823. The Fundamentals of Family Ties

1 Corinthians 13:1

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

At the tender age of 18, I preached my first sermon on marriage and family. It was entitled “When Home is Heaven.” A few months later I got married and reality struck. After a few courses in psychology and shortly before our first son was born, I preached a sermon on the “Twelve ...

824. The Door of Prayer

1 Timothy 2:1-8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... to help? Such concerns of life are a call to prayer. Richard Foster says, “If we truly love people we will desire for them far more than it is within our power to give them, and this will lead us to prayer." In the gospels, there is a tender story of a father who brings his epileptic son to Jesus for healing. The kid has suffered with the disease all his life. The disciples have tried to heal the boy and failed. The father is not very optimistic that Jesus can help. Nevertheless, he says “if you ...

825. Welcoming God Into Our Homes

Revelation 21:1-8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... LIVES, LOVE ABIDES. Jim Moore tells the story about being present when a middle-age son flew home to visit his elderly, dying mother in the hospital. He walked over to the bedside of his aged mother, leaned over and kissed her on the cheek. Then touched by that tender moment of seeing her so weak and vulnerable he said, “Mom, you have been such a good mother to me and I want you to know that I love you.” Through her tears she replied, “Son, that’s the first time you’ve ever told me. Last Friday ...

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