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826. And God Breathed Into Man

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... go wrong. But is it equally certain that a human embryo will become a man? May it not become "inhuman"? May it not become someone whom God intended to be totally different, someone who is constantly sabotaging those plans of God for his life, wasting his talent, and throwing away his destiny. Until finally he ends in the pigpen with the prodigal son? May not this too be possible? And, are we not burdened by the fact that sometimes this is precisely what does happen to us?" (Thielicke, p. 76). This speaks to ...

827. A Forgiving Presence

John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... broken relationships, their ego-centered preoccupation with self. That’s the way it was. And that’s the way it is. The indwelling Christ continues that ministry, keeping us aware of our sin. Our sins of deception, self righteousness, sexual lust, wasted talent, callousness toward the needs of others, idolatry, making a god out of our money, out of our self image, our exaggerated ego that puts others down and puffs self up, our complacency in light of human suffering and moral decay. In the presence ...

828. Servants Without Portfolio

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , we must do it. The second port of entry into solidarity with and compassion for others is the stewardship of my money and my resources. I control the way I spend my money. I make the decision as to how I will use my resources of time and talent. And 99% of you who are listening to me this morning have that same kind of control. Meekness and love expressed as compassion extend to every area of social and political concern. And how I balance my personal checkbook is as telling in terms of my Christian ...

829. Breaking The Negative Cycle

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... gestures, our looks, even our false smiles. We could break this negative cycle by staying sensitive to what we all know - that each child is an individual who needs to satisfy his or her curiosity, develop his or her abilities, cultivate his or her talents, pursue his or her interests. Staying aware of this, we can have the kind of homes that will build a smorgasbord of relationships. All of these flavored with positive appreciation and respect for personhood. All of them rooted in the preciousness of each ...

830. Adoration And Confession

Psalm 103:1-22

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... make a God of our appetite, and I could tire us out with the list because I know the sin of my own life. And the problem and pains that are paraded before me and my pastoral relationship to you, reveal the sins of all of us, wasted talent, neurotic fear, dependency upon alcohol and drugs, jealousy, exaggerated ego that puffs self up and puts others down. And perhaps the most common of all sins - that peculiar American notion that we can and must do it by ourselves. That we can be self-sufficient, and we ...

831. Gospel Through The Person

Philippians 1:12-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... already exist, and let’s strive together for the cause of the gospel. It may be, it may be, that the big thing you and I could do as Christians, at this particular time in history, would be to make a sacrifice, and invest some time and talent to strive together with one mind with our brothers and sisters for the faith of the gospel. Wouldn’t it be something if this entire congregation – wouldn’t it be something if 100 people out of this congregation would be united in that? - To strive together for ...

832. In The Kingdom Now

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . She was a songwriter and on her way to the top. Her closest circle of friends were already at the top – so overwhelmed was she though by her religious experience, so deeply grateful for what God had done in her life, she committed all of her talents and energy to writing gospel music. Life had been tough. She was in deep depression the morning she called and her confession had a note of despair in it. “It’s hell this music world – cocaine, alcohol, madness for money and success – it’s hell. I ...

833. A Scream And A Laugh

Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... magazines, about whom you talk so much at your dinner affairs and cocktail parties. The notorious and legendary Lev of the Brooklyn crucifixion." With those words, Chaim Potack begins his novel entitled My Name is Asher Lev. It's about a young boy whose extraordinary talent leads him away from his family and his faith into a painful maturity and a perilous success. Asher Lev longs to be a painter, and he pursues this longing in the face of his father's disapproval. He even paints what he calls the Brooklyn ...

834. The Cross: God's Answer To Our Deepest Needs

Colossians 2:8-15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of sin in our life -- ravaging our being and setting us at enmity with others. If you saw the movie or remember the story, you know that Solieri is the protagonist. He was the court composer for Emporer Franz Joseph. He had dedicated his life and talent to God, wanting to be a kind of artist-angel, a messenger of God through music. He was doing well -- very well -- until the genius Mozart mounted the stage. Envy and jealousy began to control him -- to consume him in diabolical thoughts and malicious schemes ...

835. Put My Tears In Thy Bottle

Psalm 56:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . One day a good man sat down and had an honest visit with Ellsworth -- sharing the kind of kindness that is hard to come by -- but was really expressing truth, though in a gentle way. "Ellsworth," he said, "God has given you a good deal of talent, and you've been helping yourself, too, by studying your Bible. You preach surprisingly well -- better than some full-time preachers. But I wouldn't want you for my pastor." He paused for a moment and let those words sink in, until he could see that Ellsworth ...

836. And God Breathed Into Man

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

837. East Of Eden

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in the game to have sense enough not to bet on the national pastime... "The fan himself can bet the grocery money on today's game without getting into trouble with any one other than his wife. But ballplayers and managers can't. They were created with unequal talent...and must be measured by unequal standards." Dunning is right in particular -- but there's also a general truth that transcends the Pete Rose saga. It has to do with who we are intended to be as persons -- children of God. And the story of our ...

838. Noah: The Bearer Of An Alternative Possibility

Genesis 6:1-8:22

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... "creation" is no good, and that he ought to be dragged to a court where the mothers of the slain, the orphans and widows of those who perished so miserably would accuse him. When we whisper all this to ourselves -- when we think it -- again betray that disastrous talent of man for seeking a glimpse, for seeking a lightening rod to divert our own guilt: "God is at fault, God is guilty!" It's always the same old story. We don't want to face up to our responsibility. "Do we understand now why God cares, why ...

839. A Pattern For Giving And Living

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... I giving?". I'm not sure I would put it just that way, but there's no question about it -- if you want to test your salvation, test your giving. If you are not growing in your giving -- not just of your money -- but of your time and talent, of your whole self; then you might well question your Christian experience. The bottom line, then, is the call to give ourselves -- to commit ourselves to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Paul put it so clearly. We give because He has given unto us. Consider his giving ...

840. We Can't Afford It! Oh, Really?

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... up here at the church, “Where’s the money coming from?” But that’s the wrong question. The only question we should ask is: Is this God’s will for our church? We may not realize it, but we are rich in terms of both financial strength and talent. We only scratch the surface in our giving of either. What we lack is faith. We could feed the world’s hungry. Not by ourselves, of course, but with the help of other caring people. Remember, there are two billion Christians on this earth. We could heal ...

841. Your Dreams Are Too Small

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... . What was she going to do with her counseling degree? Chloe didn’t know, but she knew that God was leading her in that direction. Then one day, Chloe ran into an old friend from high school. In high school, this girl had been talented and ambitious. Now she was prematurely aged, addicted to drugs, living in a decaying neighborhood. She had lost all hope for the future. She convinced Chloe to visit her old neighborhood and to witness the devastation caused by poverty, drugs, violence, and urban decay ...

842. The Hinge of History

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... in Galilee in the first century. Today, all his pomp is simply pompous, and all his circumstance only circumstantial. But John the Baptizer! -- a great human being. He headed out into the wilderness, disregarding his safety in a land infected by natural perils. With his talent, he could probably have made a place for himself in the king's court where he could have been "dressed in soft robes" (Luke 7:25). Instead, he covered his body with camel's hair and a leather girdle and subsisted on a wilderness diet ...

843. Songs of the Season

Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. -- vv. 51-53 At least two things must be said about this powerful statement. 1. Those who have wealth and power had better use these advantages with godly fear. Any form of power -- whether talent, money, or position -- is a divine trust and God will someday, somehow call it to account. Jesus warned that those who have been given much will be held to the most severe reporting. This hazard, of course, is this: power of any sort inevitably breeds a ...

844. Whether You'll Weather the Weather

Luke 6:46-49

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... and I are presented with a choice of characters. Am I more like the priest and the Levite or the Samaritan? Do I more closely resemble the wise virgins or the foolish ones? Do I live like the first two stewards or the third who buried his talent in the ground? And here, too, in this parable: Both characters experienced storms, and both characters heard the Word, but each one responded differently to what he heard. Which of the two builders am I like? Which of the two characters are you like? Have we acted ...

845. The Promised Messiah

Micah 5:1-4

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... Isaiah, the Lord God declares, "My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways" (Isaiah 55:8), and how true that is of the God to whom the Bible witnesses! In our society, we adulate those whom we think are successful or talented or distinguished in some way. Many teenagers look up to a famous sports figure and try to imitate him on their own playing fields. Many viewers tune into the television program that interviews someone who is famous and rich. Fan clubs gather around Hollywood stars ...

846. Unworthy or Not?

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... IN OUR RELATION TO GOD. Simon Peter was no shrinking violet. Neither was St. Paul. Nor was Isaiah. These were men who changed our world, but before they could be used of God, they needed to know who they were in relation to God. They were men of talent, men of vision, men who had the ability to influence others. But it was only when they stood in the presence of God that they understood that they were not masters of their universe. God is the Master of the universe, and they were but role players. Actors ...

847. Get Rid of the Junk

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

King Duncan

... goes home at night, abusive of his wife and neglectful of his children. The sad-eyed woman, more knowledgeable than most about the Bible, but, given the chance, she slanders many of the people in her own church with unjustified criticism and backbiting. The talented newcomer, tall and handsome, but when he opens his mouth all kinds of negative remarks about people of other skin colors and economic conditions. The salesman who appears to be wholesome and carefree, but at night, when he’s on the road, alone ...

848. Partners In the Gospel

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... dependent upon them only in part -- The future will be dependent upon how clearly they and you hear God’s call, how deeply you feel the heartbeat of a hurting world, how willingly you will deny self and follow Christ, how sacrifically you give your talents and financial resources as servants of the servant who is Lord, how quickly you respond to the Holy Spirit’s guidance, how authentically you will live together as though it were a privilege to be the recipients of grace, how disciplined you are as a ...

849. The Prize of the High Calling of God

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... on.” The verb tense in that sentence is present. I press on! This is a shattering of that static, protective positioning of most of us – preferring the hell of a predictable situation rather than risking the joy of an unpredictable one. The talented motion picture director, Peter Bogdanovich, is well known for what are called “nostalgic movies”. When he made “The Last Picture Show” and “Paper Moon,” someone ask him why he is attracted so much by the past. Mr. Bogdanovich said, “I like ...

850. Jesus Announces His Ministry

Luke 4:14-30

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

... . Forgive our weakness and by the power of your Spirit enable us to renew our efforts to carry out your ministry here on earth. Amen. Offertory Prayer Lord, the poor, the oppressed, the blind, and those held captive cry out to be saved. We offer these gifts and our individual talents to be used by you in this ministry. Amen. Hymns "The Voice Of God Is Calling" "We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder" "Lord Of The Dance"

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