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1101. Bearing the Cross

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... , and the doctors didn’t give them much hope. The colleague was waiting at the airport for a flight to take him to his family, and he desperately needed comfort at that moment. Would Buechner come and be with him while he waited for the plane? Frederick Buechner’s first response was fear. His friend’s grief scared him, He didn’t know if he could be of any help. Although he knew what he should do, he told his friend that he had things he needed to do, and to call him in ten minutes to see if he could ...

1102. Servants Without Portfolio

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... you to tremble just a little. She gave her life first to Christ, and then through Christ, to her neighbor. That was the end of her biography and the beginning of her life. So I’m going to continue my ritual in one form or another. Maybe by my own response to the glorious possibility the grace of God will work such a miracle in me, and I will give my life so completely to Christ and through him to my neighbor, that my biography will end and my life begin. I close this sermon series as I began it twelve ...

1103. What If God Is Dependent Upon Our Praying?

2 Chronicles 7:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . It’s one of those ‘what if’ questions. You know the kind I’m talking about. What if? What if rains today, what will we do about the outside reception for Don and Marjorie Sanford? One of those what if questions that demands more action and life response than it does reason or argument. This is the question. What if? Just, what if. What if there are some things God either cannot or will not do until and unless people pray. Now get that question firmly in your mind. What if? What if there are ...

1104. The Dayspring From On High

Luke 1:5-25

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... is around -- anytime we get close to Him, or He gets close to us -- we might better be afraid -- afraid not in a negative sense -- but aware of the awesome situation in which we are -- that the Almighty is visiting us. III. Note this second thing about Zachariah's response: He didn't believe the Angel's message. And you know, I believe that's the reason Luke tells the story, and why he goes into such detail about it. Now to be sure, we need the story of Zachariah because Zachariah is the father of John, and ...

1105. Walk By Faith Not By Sight

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... we are going to pledge now to "Climbing the Promise." Because the need is not as great – and because there are so many of you that did not have a chance to share in "Because We Care", and because I believe God's people are going to make a faithful response, Jerry and I are not going to pledge another $32,000. But we are going to be bold. We're going to stretch -- we're going to sacrifice some -- not a lot, but some. We're going to pledge between ten and fifteen thousand dollars. Many of you were not ...

1106. The Word And Words

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... parable for our life. We need direction. Scott Peck opens his very helpful, best selling book, The Road Less Traveled, with this simple sentence, "Life is difficult." Well, it is. It's difficult at every level. Do we believe that there is a distinctive Christian response to life? If not, what are we doing here? If so, where do we find our direction? What is the source of our authority? Did you see the recent news release from the national gathering of family counselors? It was a kind of back-door confession ...

1107. Blessed Are Those Who Are Awake

Luke 12:32-40

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in learning to pray.” As he reflected upon the possibility for such a ministry, he said, “I was higher in my spirit than any 33,000 feet. “I never had a chance to put that in a letter. The call came, offering me the opportunity to take this responsibility, and I accepted.” -1 Isn’t that the way life works? We need to stay awake, because we never know when we are going to be surprised by some new possibility. So don’t settle down. Don’t allow yourself to become dull and drowsy. Don’t allow ...

1108. Getting Ourselves Off Our Hands

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , was the name of the game of life. Listen to him again in verse 12: "Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own." He also knew that while we are responsible for the decisions we make, ultimately, life is in God's hands. This is uniquely true of Christians. Why? Underscore it there in verse 12: "Because Christ Jesus has made me his own." Since this is so -- since Christ Jesus has made us his own, we need to get ...

1109. The Discipleship Question: Do You Wish To Go Away?

John 6:60-71

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... and shoes. We have some parents who are tempted to leave the church because they feel their children and youth are subjected to a kind of snobbery. I know children and youth can be cruel in what they say, and how they relate. But parents, we have a responsibility to teach our children that what people wear has nothing to do with who they are and their value and worth as persons. The problem is some of us adults haven't learned that. If there is any truth that our church is identified too closely with the ...

1110. What If

1 Chronicles 7:1-5

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... It's one of those what-if questions -- you know the kind I am talking about. "What if?" What if it rains today, what will we do about the outside reception for Don and Marjorie Sanford. One of those "What If" questions that demands more action and life response than it does reason or argument. This is the question. What if -- just "What if?" What if there are some things God either cannot or will not do until and unless people pray? Now get that question firmly in your mind. What If? What if there are some ...

1111. All This and Heaven Too

Luke 18:18-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to them. And as their ranks swell so does the possibilities that open up in our own lives.” (Barbara Brown Taylor, “A Great Cloud of Witnesses, Weavings, September/October 1988) All this—and Heaven too. That’s what Jesus was saying in our text in response to Peter’s complaint about all that they had sacrificed in order to follow Him: “You will get back much more in this age, and in the age to come eternal life.” It was never expressed more beautifully than when Dick Shepherd died. This great ...

1112. Homesick For a Future: New Life for the New Millenium

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... persons who sought to be faithful to God’s call. “Now the Lord said to Abram, Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.” (Gen. 12:1) The writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews recorded Abraham’s response: “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go to a place which he was to receive as an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was to go” (Hebrews 11:8). How like Nicholas: “I didn’t know where I was going, but I knew what ...

1113. God Outwits Us

Psalm 31:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... world to proclaim the gospel and spread scriptural holiness. I could not have imagined such joy and meaning as I have had during my tenure at Asbury. And I thought I was giving up something, sacrificing. God outwitted me. Does the phrase evoke resonance, a response in your own mind and heart—God, “you have outwitted me.”? Think about it. I. First of all, the whole of His relationship to us and the expression of His life in the world is an outwitting dynamic: The creator of all that is, the Sovereign ...

1114. How May We Come to God?

Psalm 24:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... thou hast ordained. . .” and I reflected. God is omnipotent -- all-powerful. God is omniscient -- all-knowing. God is omnipresent -- there is no place where God is not. But how many people who saw the picture and read the story thought of God? More than likely the response was “Wow!” What a feat for humankind -- to create such a powerful telescope to scan outer space. The distorted twist? Focus on us and our abilities rather than on God and His creative power. It is not easy for some of us to think in ...

1115. Power For Christian Living: Am I On My Own?

Romans 3:3-5

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... had given him was taken away. He had read the story of the rich young ruler and the words Jesus said to Him: “Go, sell, come and follow me.” Those words changed his life. He was not rich, in fact he had nothing, but he made a response to that call. He quoted the words of Charles Wesley to describe his experience: “Thine eye diffused a quickening ray I woke, the dungeon flamed with light; my chains fell off; my heart was free, I rose, went forth and followed thee.” “Extraordinary power was given me ...

1116. Getting Your Politics Right

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... power and your holy angels, O God! Help us from on high! A church that does not major in the work of praise and prayer is simply not doing its job! Our greatest gift to the world is not our good works but our constant prayer and worship. Our first response is not to act but to pray. You and I live in a psychologically self-obsessed and narcissistic culture where everything is about us and our needs and our self-esteem and how we feel about things and what we want and how we think things should be done, and ...

1117. The God Who Must Be Pursued

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... sometimes happens, at least not on my part. We did our job with respect and love. I suspect that since the work part of the prayer has been answered, faith will increase for the more difficult aspects of physical health. I take the speed of God’s response as an invitation to further prayer. As Jesus encouraged us, “If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts (plural) to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things (plural) to those who ask him?” Five times ...

1118. What We Want for Our Children

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... Mother’s Day celebration could get out of hand, of course. We do have Father’s Day coming up in a few weeks. That’s important since an increasing number of men play care-giving roles today. But today we will limit our focus to women who are responsible for the well-being of children--moms, grandmothers, foster mothers, every woman involved in a parenting role. Christ said to his disciples before he left them, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do ...

1119. Family Tree

Genesis 3:1-7

Sermon

Bill Mosley

... , and that should be some consolation. But it isn't really. It still comes down to the individual and his relationship or lack of relationship with God. The individual chooses a way to live, a lifestyle, a foundation on which to build a life. And you are responsible for the choice you make, because no one else chooses it for you. Now you may be saying, sometimes there is no choice. Circumstances force bad choices on us. The only choice is the lesser of two evils. Well, here's a quotation from World War II ...

1120. Ten Friends Drive Us to the Promise

Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... But here's what else opened the instructor's eyes: the research paper's topic was â€˜ethics.' The unethical ethics â€˜research' caper suggests an opportunity. If young people are lacking in moral fiber, where will they get it? From those who have responsibility for shaping their development, that's where."1 When the Pope visited Denver for a youth gathering recently, thousands came. Two young adults sharing a tent in the campsite area said to a reporter that this was the highlight of their spiritual ...

1121. Always?

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

Rick Brand

... us the reason to believe that what we expect will happen? We can endure almost any kind of how and what when life is sustained by a why. The hope of the Christian faith is grounded in the victory of Christ over death. Our faith and our love is a response to what God has done for us in Jesus Christ, and our hope is rooted in the promise that what we have seen in Christ is God's intention for all life. Our hope never becomes exhausted because it is not grounded on our own strength or the strength of ...

1122. Say What?

1 John 3:5-6

Sermon

Rick Brand

... to do something wild and reckless. There are so many rules that we find ourselves longing to rebel, and so sin is often defined as rebellion, as the putting of ourselves in the place of God and deciding for ourselves what is right or wrong. Paul wrestles with this human response to the law. The law is good in that it tells us what is bad, but the law creates a line that always tempts us to step over it, just to assert our own independence. This is the Frank Sinatra theme song sin: "I did it my way." Nobody ...

1123. Thanks Be to God

2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Sermon

Rick Brand

... make it. Giving for the believer is a critical act of witness. Giving is a significant testimony of faith. Giving is at the heart of testimony to the faith that one believes and acknowledges that gifts have been given to him or her. All human giving is in response to blessings that have been given. Our giving to others is a statement of acknowledgment that we know blessings and gifts have been given to us, and to give those gifts in the name and to the glory of God is to bear witness that we recognized that ...

1124. Lord of the Dance

Mark 2:13-22

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... slipped this time. He thinks it's Christmas. It's time for him to retire, I guess. Put him out to pasture." Well I say, why not sing "Joy to the World" in February, in Epiphany? In fact, why not sing it in August? It's words express the proper response to Jesus' coming into the world. He has come to free you from bondage, to forgive your sins, and to give you the gift of eternal life through his grace. You show me a church that thinks "Joy to the World" is appropriate only at Christmas, and I'll show ...

1125. Pre-Game Analysis

I Corinthians 9:19-27

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... not only to provide entertainment, it also has the potential of providing a spiritual dimension to the life of the city by becoming a theater for heroism, for modeling the values of the culture, especially for the young, for whom we as a culture have a special responsibility. All of us. Not just for our own children, but for all children, to model for them what it means to live meaningfully and successfully in this life. There are still heroes in sports. This city is blessed with one in Tony Gwynn. He is a ...

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