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1126. Deliverance through Thanksgiving

Psalm 50:1-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . And since this is thanksgiving Sunday, we need to learn that lesson. It’s, it’s so easy to forget. It’s so easy to lose touch with, with the source of life. How we got to where we are; all the blessing that have been poured out upon us. It’s easy ... in what depression you might be; I don’t care what’s going on in your life at this moment, IF, if you can get in touch with the God of the universe who says to you, who says to you, offer a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, and do that, your life ...

1127. A Miracle Child

Exodus 2:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... as one of the two or three most outstanding leaders in the renewal of spirituality in America, and his books are already becoming classics in that field. Do you see the point? These two persons, Basil Pennington and Tildon Edwards, touching tens of thousands of lives every year; touched and influenced by these anonymous nuns in their dark gray habits, moving about in the shadows at it were, doing their daily jobs in response to God’s call. The truth of what the writer was trying to say, by making ...

1128. Beware of Cute

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... used to discourage troops and sow despair among all those who heard them. Today, I can’t listen to TMZ. TMZ is shorthand for TMI (Too Much Information). Research on the reactions of babies still in utero has proven that long before we see or touch or taste the world around us, we experience it through sound. Mothers-to-be are encouraged to talk to their babies, play music for them, read to them. Angry words and harsh sounds cause physical changes in the fetus, increased heart rates, agitation, all the ...

1129. Living In The Spirit Of Peace

Galatians 5:22-25, Colossians 3:14-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Let me also read the quote which concerning the Fruit of the Spirit. "Love is the key. Joy is love singing. Peace is love resting. Patience is love enduring. Kindness is love's touch. Generosity is love's character. Faithfulness is love's habit. Gentleness is love's self-forgetfulness. Self-control is love holding the reins." (2) I don't disagree with the idea that "Peace is love resting." But I might add that "Peace is not just love ...

1130. Better Than a Spanking

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... s voice that day or not. But it is a beautiful scene. Jesus is baptized and his Father God tells him how proud he is of him. It’s good when any parent says, “I’m proud of you,” to a child. Pastor Andy Cook tells about a touching moment at the end of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games. That’s the one in which the US hockey team beat the Russians. It was an incredible feat. During the final game of those Olympics against Finland, the ABC cameras started following different stories. Jim Craig, the goalie ...

1131. Is There Room For Shepherds?

Luke 2:8-14

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... any kind of dung, even just stepping in it accidentally, made you unclean. And shepherds couldn't help but step in it every now and then. Even if they didn't, the sheep they herded had and touching them, which shepherds had to do, made them unclean. So, shepherds were the outcasts, the untouchables, the people no one but other shepherds wanted to be around. B. You might be asking yourself "What difference does that make?" From the moment of Jesus' birth, God proclaimed the Good News of ...

1132. Superman: More Than A Super Hero

John 1:1-5, 9-14; John 13:31-32; John 20:30-31

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , "Superman don't need no airplane, either." He fastened his belt. (7) While Superman may parallel the story of Christ, it really can't do it justice. You see, faith is not a summer blockbuster with jaw-dropping special effects. Faith is usually seen in the silent touch of a desperate housewife, or the quiet hope of a father walking into a room filled with the smell of death or the anguished hope of a teenager looking for answers in the midst of a crisis. And while Superman is fun, SOMETIMES FAITH ISN'T. In ...

1133. Altar Your Witness

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... and that ultimately God is in control. Service is a Witness: which says life is about more than you. There are others who need to be touched by the love of God. It says you understand that Christ calls us to be like him, and like him you seek justice and mercy for ... , happiness, sacrifice, remembering and especially what it means to live life "With Honors." There's a very telling and touching scene in the movie that deals with remembering. (Watch Clip from "With Honors") You know, there are a lot ...

1134. The Character Of Christmas; Herod: The Not So Great

Matthew 2:13-22

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... theology of the Total Depravity of Humanity. In all of Christian history, there may not have been anyone as vile and evil as Herod. So what is Herod doing in the Christmas story? How did this despicable character get tied to the wonder and glory of heaven touching earth through the birth of salvation wrapped in swaddling clothes? Well, Herod tried to snuff it out. Herod tried to do away with this new born king. His paranoia caused him to try to murder the hope of the world. So what can we learn from this ...

1135. Being A View Master

Romans 2:9-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... his time to do the job well and asked for a fair wage. He always refused to take shortcuts in doing what was right. He never made a lot of money or became famous. He didn't own a whole string of Gas Stations, just the one. But his life touched thousands of people. His truly was "Being A View Master" and letting the Light of Christ shine through all he did. Mr. Dick taught me that we need saints in the world today. Saints whose very lives reflect and live the Good News of Jesus Christ. We need saints because ...

1136. Be A Barnabas

Acts 4:33-37

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Paul writes in Hebrews is "And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds." Hebrews 10:25. And that's exactly what these cards are designed to do. And here's how they work. Suppose the music was particularly moving or a hymn we sang touched you and lifted your spirits. Or maybe you've noticed that someone hasn't been here in awhile and you've thought to yourself, I need to call them. Or maybe you have friend who we lifted in prayer or there is someone in the church who needs to know ...

1137. Superman: More Than A Super Hero

John 1:1-5, 9-14; John 13:31-32; John 20:30-31

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Superman don't need no airplane, either." He fastened his belt. (7) While Superman may parallel the story of Christ, it really can't do it justice. You see, faith is not a summer blockbuster with jaw-dropping special effects. Faith is usually seen in the silent touch of a desperate housewife, or the quiet hope of a father walking into a room filled with the smell of death or the anguished hope of a teenager looking for answers in the midst of a crisis. And while Superman is fun, sometimes faith isn't. While ...

1138. Here I Am, Send Me

Joel 2:28-32, Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!" [6] Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. [7] The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: "Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out." [8] Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I; send me!" I. The Call A. In ...

1139. Radical Love is Truthful (Series: Radical Love in a Risky World)

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... of children, or like racism. It doesn’t matter your opinion about that. That stuff is just wrong! Any way you cut it, truth is honesty. A. Honesty implies INTEGRITY. The root word of integrity means “to touch.” People of integrity fit together. They are whole persons in which all the parts are touching. The mind, body, heart, and spirit are all aligned with each other, giving that person a kind of depth and grounding. Integrity means that what we say corresponds with what we inwardly know to be true ...

1140. The NFL of Grace

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... ; listen to him!" [6] When the disciples heard this, they fell to the ground and were overcome by fear. [7] But Jesus came and touched them, saying, "Get up and do not be afraid." [8] And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus himself alone. [9] ... as Jesus. We want to be as compassionate and as forgiving. We want our lives to make a difference like his life did. We want to touch people with the Good News as he did. We want to be like Jesus. And the Good News is that we can. Through God's Holy ...

1141. Hope In The Midst of Uncertainty

Matthew 24:36-44

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... his despair, two of his friends try talk him into going home. And they call him by name. It turns out that the guy sitting next to him is the teacher's husband, who hits George in the mouth for berating his wife. George picks himself up off the floor, touches his bloody lip and says: "That's what I get for praying." He checks to see if his life insurance policy is still in his pocket and heads out to do the unthinkable. In his despair, George decides the only way out is to take his life. Well, you know ...

1142. Condition Yellow Christians

John 5:1-15

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... connectedness to the world that needed him so desperately led him to offer the Samaritan woman at the well the gift of “living water.” Because he walked through a crowd in Condition Yellow, Jesus could feel the hand of the hemorrhaging woman as she touched the hem of his garment. Jesus strolled along the Sea of Galilee in Condition Yellow and so observed not fishermen as the tended their nets but “fishers-of-men” who would tend his flock. Condition Yellow calls you to take notice of wrongs. Jesus ...

1143. To Live in Joy

Revelation 1:1-3

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... off tomorrow, but his very day. Someone has reminded us that Jesus never went out of his way to help anyone. That’s true. He didn’t have to go out of his way, because He was aware of what was going on around Him, in touch with the present. So He sensed the woman touching the hem of his garment in the press of the multitude. He heard the man’s cry above the noise of the thronging mass at the pool of Bethesda. He saw Zaccheus peeking out from the branches of that Sycamore tree. On the spot, He responded ...

1144. Living While You Wait

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... When I read these verses, I think of a phrase that somewhere along the way I tucked away in a niche of my memory as important: “Take yourself lightly so that like angels you can fly.” “Be anxious for nothing”, is an admonition that touches the quick of every person. Anxiety, in the popular use of the term, is our most common problem. Worry, confusion of mind, pressures of daily life, uncertainty about the future - if we began to catalog specific aspects within these general categories, we would soon ...

1145. Bearing the Marks of Christ

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

James W. Moore

... . As Christians, our morality is based on our calling to be the obedient servants of our Master. Every decision, every move, every action is measured by the Masters will. It’s just at this point that we often miss the substance of Jesus’ character. We are touched by His compassion and by His courage. We are inspired by His kindness and by His commitment. But, we must not overlook the strong spirit of obedience to the Father’s will that was so tenacious in his personality and in His morality. Listen to ...

1146. On the Road with the Rich Young Ruler

Luke 18:18-30

Sermon

James W. Moore

... being His disciple. - Commit your life to continuing His ministry of love. In the movie Field of Dreams, a touching parable is told about life and death and reconciliation and forgiveness. Kevin Costner, the main character is driven ... . And look what happens! He awakens to find himself young again. And once again, there are loving faces to greet him and loving hands to touch him. And even more beautiful sunlight will be there to surround him and sweeter music than he’s ever heard in his life before will ...

1147. Jesus' First Miracle

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... down the wine of the gospel until it is flat and tasteless. Let’s look at this first miracle of Jesus because it will put us in touch with the glory of the faith of which we are a part, and the nature and power of the one whom we say we follow. There is ... water was changed to the best of wines. This shows the nature of Jesus’ ministry. This was the big signal: everything Jesus touches He transforms. You’ve heard the old story of the fellow who sat in a circle of people who were arguing about this ...

1148. When Are We Most Like God?

Exodus 2:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the palace blinded him to the suffering of his people? Had he pulled the shade down in his mind in order that his heart would not be touched by their oppression? It’s easy to do that, isn’t it? Easy to pull the shade of our mind so that we will not feel with ... , and she knew that her father wanted all Hebrew baby boys killed. But as soon as the infant cried, her heart was touched and she entered empathetically into the Hebrew experience. That’s the point I want to make. Nothing is more needed in our ...

1149. The Trinity

John 16:5-16

Sermon

... in the United Methodist Church we honor the lectionary and the seasons of the church year. That insures a witness to the whole Gospel of Jesus Christ. How can one go through the season of Advent and not touch upon the doctrine of the incarnation. How can one go through Lent without touching upon the doctrine of the resurrection? Likewise, how can we embark upon the season of Pentecost, as we did last week, without mentioning the doctrine of the Trinity? Today is Trinity Sunday. This is a day that has been ...

1150. Illustrations on the Trinity

John 16:12-15; Mt 28:19

Illustration

Brett Blair

... a source, but usually that source is hidden, the source of the stream is like God the Father, the stream which we can see and touch is like God the Son, visible because it flows from the one who sends Him, but the water as it flows into the fields, irrigating ... light most clearly when it pierces through the clouds as a sunbeam. When we are sitting in a room and the light shines in and touches us, we are warmed and can feel the light. So, the sun is like the Father, the beam like the Son and the warmth like ...

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