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1076. The Christian Life Defined By Prayer

Philippians 1:1-11

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Maxie Dunnam

... answered in your live? - that your love may abound more and more. II. Prayer for Light. The second petition is for light. That your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, in knowledge and all discernment. The New International version of the New Testament says, in knowledge and depth of insight. In this petition, Paul connects light with love. He’s talking about the kind of love that should characterize our lives - a love that calls for and seeks after knowledge, a love that ...

1077. Servants Of The Servant Who Was Lord

Mark 10:35-45

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Maxie Dunnam

... God in order become man. You see the difference - the enormous difference? Adam grasped at equality with God, Christ renounced equality with God in order to be man. Thus, that phrase in verse 7 is crucial. Christ emptied himself. The King James Version which says, ‘made himself of no reputation,’ is inadequate to capture the expansive meaning and power of what Christ did. And it’s easy to get confused here, and commentators disagree, some contend for the extreme. That Christ emptied himself of his ...

1078. What Really Matters

Philippians 3:1-11

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Maxie Dunnam

... . 1 – He was born of orthodox parents, circumcised as the law required on the eighth day. 2 – He was of the stock of Israel. More precisely, he was an Israelite by race. He was not just talking about being of the people of Israel, as the Revised Standard Version has it. Proselytes could be of the people of Israel. The word Paul used here in the Greek was genoas, which means race or family or kind. So Paul was talking about blood decent. 3 – He was of the tribe of Benjamin – and that was the ultimate ...

1079. He Is Not Here He Is Risen

Mark 16:1-20

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Maxie Dunnam

... original Gospel ended with the 8th verse of the 16th Chapter, 9th verse begins a second ending. Some of your Bibles note that. In fact, in the translation from which I read in our worship services from Sunday to Sunday, the Revised Standard Version, verses 9 — 20 are printed as a footnote — not even included in the regular printing of the text. So, Mark describes the Resurrection with 8 verses… What an understatement for this most earth shattering, world changing event in history! Why do you suppose ...

1080. Leave Your Stuff Behind

Genesis 45:1-28

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Maxie Dunnam

... found. Do this, said Pharaoh, take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and your wives, bring your father and come. Give no thought to your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt will be yours. I like the way the King James’ version translates that – regard not your stuff, for the best of all the land of Egypt will be yours. Regard not your stuff. There’s all sorts of meaning in that. One translation has it - leave your stuff behind. Now some of us who have moved a good bit, like ...

1081. Living Deliberately

John 10:1-21

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Maxie Dunnam

Our scripture lesson is taken from the 10th chapter of the Gospel of John, beginning with the 7th and reading through the 18th verses. I’m reading from the Revised Standard Version. This is the word of the Lord. “So Jesus again said to them, truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door. If anyone enters by ...

1082. A Scream And A Laugh

Colossians 1:1-14

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Maxie Dunnam

... our efforts to overcome these passions, rather than releasing ourselves to be empowered by Christ -- and be delivered by Him. The next word to take a close look at is the word "transferred." He has transferred us to the Kingdom of his beloved Son. The King James Version uses the word "translated". He has translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of His love. The word used here was used to describe the deportation of a population from one country to another. The truth for us is that Jesus did not release us ...

1083. The Secret: Christ In You

Colossians 1:24--2:5

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Maxie Dunnam

... dangling man...hold fast, stay with him." Now Wheelis' advice can be adapted to the Christian faith, and especially to us clergy. There are religious side shows being offered with enticing attractions. All around us -- and it will always be the case -- are the religious versions of dancing bears, strip-teases, and peepshows. These would divert our attention. They are the side shows. They come and they go. And then there is the main show. What is it. What is the main show that needs to be played out under ...

1084. The Cross: God's Answer To Our Deepest Needs

Colossians 2:8-15

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Maxie Dunnam

... victors over sin. So, Paul says that's our first need -- the need of forgiveness, and the Cross meets us at that point. In an earlier verse, verse 22 of Chapter 1, Paul paints a beautiful picture of what the Cross does for us. TheRevised Standard Version translates it, "He has now reconciled (you)in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him." The Living Bible paraphrases that, "And now as a result, Christ has brought you into the very presence ...

1085. The Rest Of The Story

Genesis 3:1-24

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Maxie Dunnam

... I saw a new heaven and a new earth.'" (Rev. 21:1 RSV). He said that the sea, the Old Testament symbol of chaos, and the physical reality separating John from his people, the sea vanished -- it was no more. So the revelation of John is the final version of the restoration of the hope of the creation story." (James Harnish, Journeys With the People of Genesis, p. 22). There is no escape from the struggle -- we will forever be caught in it -- the struggle between good and evil. To live by faith, though, is to ...

1086. Look Carefully How You Walk

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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Maxie Dunnam

... walk is athat there is a spiritual thirst in our life that will never be satisfied apart from a growing relationship with God. The psalmist spoke for us all "As a hart longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for Thee, O God." (42:1) The King James version translates it "as the hart panteth for the water brook ..." (42:1) Now we may not know it. We may think we're driven by something other than a thirst for God -- the need for success, for achievement, or sex, or recognition, or money. We may not even ...

1087. I Am Christ's

2 Corinthians 5:17

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Maxie Dunnam

... , "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come" (II Corinthians 5: 17). In Colossians 2: 6, Paul said, "As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so live in Him." The King James Version has that, "As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him." So, to proceed with this series, we need to lay a foundation. We do so by exploring our spiritual relationship with Christ which Paul characterized as being "in Christ." Students ...

1088. Singing In The Rain

John 15:1-17

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Maxie Dunnam

... a little table with a Bible on it. "The Bible was open at Psalm 59...and in the margin opposite verse 10 someone had written, in pencil, a fascinating interpretation which kindled his mind and warmed his heart (as it does my own). In the King James version, Psalm 59:10 reads like this: "The God of my mercy shall prevent me." Let me hurry to say that in old English, the word "prevent" meant "go before." But the penciled interpretation in the margin read like this: "My God in his loving kindness shall meet ...

1089. Saying Yes To Forgiveness

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

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Maxie Dunnam

... died for all; therefore all have died. And He died for all, that those who live might live no longer for themselves but for Him who for their sake died and was raised." Instead of saying, "the love of Christ controls us", the King James Version says "the love of God constraineth us." In either translation, it's powerful. The love of Christ constrains or controls. Why? Because we are convinced that Christ died for all. What an encompassing statement! "We are convinced that (Christ) has died for all." That ...

1090. Where The Spirit Of Jesus Is

John 20:19-23

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Maxie Dunnam

... tells you what is happening here. What is happening here is that something new is being created. Jesus breathes on them the breath of life, and says, "Receive the Holy Spirit." Then he gives them the power to forgive sins. "So what we have here is John's version of Pentecost, the birthday of the Church." (Rev. Mark Trotter, "Then What Happened?", April 10, 1988) Now we're more familiar with the story in the Book of Acts. That's where we go to tell the birth story of the Church. But both stories say the same ...

1091. The Trance Of Non-renewal

Zechariah 9:9-13, Matthew 24:36-44

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Maxie Dunnam

... to be who God calls them to be -- and they just stare at it vacantly. Those of us in the church know there is not only the "trance of non-renewal", there is also the "chant of non-renewal." It goes like this: "It will never work." There are other versions: "We've tried that before." "We are too old to change." "We are too small to take on anything that big." "We're too weak." "We're too poor." (Mark Trotter, "Don't Miss Out," December 3, 1989). The chant of non-renewal. Advent is a time when we train ...

1092. I've Been To The Mountain

Luke 9:28-36

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Maxie Dunnam

... Jesus to the Mount which is richly suggestive. Let's read verse 32: "Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep; but since they had stayed awake, they saw his glory and the two men who stood with Him." That's the New Revised Standard Version. Barclay translates it in this fashion: "Peter and his friends were heavy with sleep. When they were fully awake they saw his glory..." The suggestion is there. It's easy to miss the glory of God, even with the promise of a theophany, even when God is ...

1093. Overcoming The Destructive Dont's That Have Shaped Our Lives

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4

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Maxie Dunnam

NOTE: The updated version of this sermon will be posted this evening. If I've heard it once, I've heard it hundreds of times -- and so did most of you. It was one of my mama's favorite exhortations. I think she thought it was a verse of Scripture. She quoted it with ...

1094. The Commitment Question: Will You Lay Down Your Life For Me?

John 13:31-38

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Maxie Dunnam

... need to seek to put ourselves in the place of other, feel what they feel. Not sympathy, but empathy is the dynamic of loving with the love of Christ. In a footnote in our old hymnal is a phrase which most Protestant churches removed from some of the early versions of the Creed: "He descended into Hell." The reason we took it out was that there is scant Biblical evidence for it, but I want to say to you that it is real. My friend, Jim Harnish, tells the story of a chaplain in a mental hospital, working with ...

1095. Through God's Breathed Word

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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Maxie Dunnam

... in the New Testament. In Colossians 2:6 and 7, Paul puts it this way: "As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith." That's the way the New Revised Standard Version has it. I like Phillips' translation of the text: "Just as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so go on living in Him -- in simple faith. Grow out of Him as a plant grows out of the soil it is planted in, becoming more and more sure of the faith ...

1096. Smart Living

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery . . ." HE'S SAYING TO US, FIRST OF ALL, USE YOUR HEAD. Don't do anything stupid. Hey, that's good advice regardless of our age, whether we are a student or not. The King James Version of the Bible translates the opening verse of this passage, "See . . . that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise . . ." A grand old preacher in London, Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, once gave an example of walking circumspectly. He described a beautiful English flower ...

1097. Putting the Puzzle Together

John 6:60-71

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King Duncan

... attempt to understand good and evil, sin and virtue, heaven and hell. And he tried it all. In his own words, as a youth, he "ran wild in the shadowy jungle of erotic adventures." Augustine had been raised in the church, but he found the Old Latin version of the Bible uninviting. And so he explored other avenues of truth. But each of these he discarded as inadequate. Then one day his mother Monica introduced him to the teachings of Ambrose, a Christian bishop whom he grew to respect deeply. In the summer of ...

1098. If Only... Next Time

Isaiah 43:1-13

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Maxie Dunnam

... are looking today is a good text with which to live as we begin this new year. Listen again as he quotes God speaking, Verse 19, "But I'm about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?" I like the way the amplified version puts it in the present tense: "Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it, and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." I don't know ...

1099. From Hurting to Helping

Mark 10:46-52

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King Duncan

... was many years ago, in January 1882, that this hymn first appeared in Life and Work, the official paper of the Church of Scotland. You may recall that the third stanza of the hymn pursues the theme of the rainbow. It is interesting that in the original version Matheson wrote: "I climb the rainbow in the rain." Somewhere along the way this was improved with the line we know: "I trace the rainbow through the rain." But, as Dr. Daniel Lioy points out, first of all the blind poet was climbing the rainbow! This ...

1100. Two Small Coins

Mark 12:41-44

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King Duncan

... minutes people sat down and wrote checks and brought them to the front. Some went back and wrote as many as three checks. The smallest gift of all became the largest gift in the history of that church. (2) Those of you who have read the King James Version of the Bible would say that is a variation of the story of the widow’s mite. Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were taken and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But ...

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