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101. A Converting Presence

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... listen. You never know even in retrospect just how it happened, so you can’t devise a formula to make it happen again. We wish we could. You only know that you had been sensitive enough to take off your shoes and walk lightly about on Holy ground. Such awareness makes all meeting potentially Holy, packed with the possibility of being spirit infused. The beginning of Kim’s and my Holy two hours was triggered, I think, by her talking about the B she made ...

102. Confession And Supplication

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... -time at a funeral home. Recently the body of an 18 year old boy was brought to that home, the victim of a tractor bush hogging accident. The young victim’s aunt shared her deep pain and anguish with Tim, who is one of the most mature and sensitive young fellows I know. The greatest tragedy the aunt said to Tim was that this young man wasn’t a Christian. He never accepted Christ, knew nothing of the fellowship of the Christian church, and Tim couldn’t get over that. Later when the family had gone, Tim ...

103. Living Deliberately

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... she turned aside to see. Jesus said, “Your eye is the lamp your body. When your eye is sound, your whole body is full of light. But when the eye is not sound, the whole body is full of darkness.” This is the beginning of deliberate living. To sensitize our eyes, to look harder, to give attention. And that leads to the second word. Reflection. Go back to the story of Moses. The burning bush caught Moses’ attention. There it was flaming up in the wilderness. It was not enough for Moses to see, he had to ...

104. A Christian Style Of Being And Doing

Colossians 3:18-4:1

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... speak the explicit Christian word -- not to make a "hard-sell" for the Gospel. We deliberately try not to use religious language, or God-talk, or scripture. It's our effort to do what Paul is talking about here in our text, to have a special sensitivity to the outsider. Hundreds of people are coming to our church because of "Perceptions". Scores of people are joining our church because they have first heard that word. But it thrills me, also, that there are people in this community, who will never come to ...

105. East Of Eden

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... is that we have diminished sin to the point that we do not connect it with shame. And even the church has played a role in that. Especially so in the area of sexual immorality. But sensitive souls -- those who have not allowed the world around them to completely squeeze them into its mold -- sensitive souls still know that sense of shame issuing from sin. Another result of sin -- an ominous result -- was death. "Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return" is the death-nail summation of the situation ...

106. Gratitude Takes Practice

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... direction, perhaps crossing over barriers that are difficult to cross, we can thank God for them and take a step in their direction. When a difficult situation is resolved, and we know it has taken the effort of others as well as our own effort, then we can be sensitive and thank God, but also express our gratitude to them. Suicide is becoming a prime issue in our day. A wicked book on how to do it has become a best-seller. A few weeks ago (October 6), Benjamin Stein wrote one of the most helpful articles I ...

107. Reflections On A Calling (ten-year Anniversary Sermon)

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... fashion -- as Christians especially -- to help people. but something more is needed if we're going to live out a representative ministry for the whole people of God. We've got to stay sensitive to God's call. There's a lot of talk about burn-out in ministry -- and that's a big problem -- a problem the Church needs to be sensitive to. But I'm equally concerned about another problem which I observe as I travel throughout the connection. I see people who have lost what I call "the appetite for ministry". They ...

108. Compassion Fatigue

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... must recognize that there is a limit to what we can offer. Now this is tough for sincere Christians and especially those who are committed to ministry. God has given us so much, and we’re so grateful. Our love of God and the compassion He inspires within us sensitizes us to the needs around us. The more we love, the more aware we become of the needs of love. The closer we walk with the Lord, the more our eyes are opened and the more we see the loneliness, the pain, the quiet desperation of people around ...

109. The Gospel

Colossians 1:3-6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... him “as the first, and probably the greatest, of the interpreters of the fact of Christ.” Better than any other, Denney says, “He defined what Christ was and is.” So, we can listen to Paul, however he speaks. Sometimes he speaks harshly, forgetting sensitivity and with no thought of a being palatable in his speech. Sometimes he does it with precisely developed logic, and the power of his rational mind, one of the greatest minds of the ages. But here in our Scripture lesson – the first eight verses ...

110. Freedom

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... in worship. He doesn’t know our traditions. I can see an insensitive saint say something cruel to this young man about his cap, perhaps making it the last time the young man comes into a house of worship. That’s bad religion, elevating tradition over sensitivity to people. Christ wants to set us free from the tyranny of such religion. II. The Tyranny of Sin Even worse than the tyranny of bad religion, however, is the tyranny of sin. St. Paul writes, “You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do ...

111. Lord, Teach Us How to Pray

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

James McCormick

... quote, “God always waits on His regular customers first.” That doesn’t mean that God plays favorites. It means that God is always available, always seeking to make contact with us and give us the best gifts of life. But only God’s “regular customers” have developed the sensitivity necessary to see God, to hear God, and to respond to God. This means that we must not wait until we feel like it to pray. No, we pray daily as a matter of faith, as a matter of trust, believing that God will meet us in ...

112. It's My Life, Isn't It?

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

James McCormick

... is designed to function in a God-centered way. Any other way just won’t work very well. III. One more thing. Our lives are ours. We can do with them as we please, experiencing the consequences of that, both positive and negative. But, if we are at all sensitive and responsible, we will know that there is a claim placed upon our lives by everyone who has ever loved us. And our best chance in life is to respond to that love as it calls forth the best from within us. Our scripture talks about it: “You are ...

113. Advent 3

Psalm 146:1-10, Isaiah 35:1-10, James 5:7-12, Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon Aid

Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... who still talk about the God of the Old Testament as a God of wrath and the God of the New Testament as a God of love! Preachers should also receive from this text permission to preach Christ through the texts of the Old Testament. Historical sensitivity to the integrity of the Hebrew texts has frequently made modern preachers wary lest they make the prophets say more than they ever intended and, using Barth's image, end up finding Jesus hiding behind every rock in the Old Testament. Such historical ...

114. Magnanimity: The Essential Spirit of the Christian

Philippians 4:4-7

Sermon

James W. Moore

... and to support them with their service and donations. I’ll tell you who it was. It was the church people! The people of faith, hope and love. The people of magnanimity… who first – always look for the best in others, and who second are sensitive and thoughtful and loving toward others. III. THIRD AND FINALLY, MAGNANIMOUS PEOPLE ARE BIG ENOUGH TO FORGIVE AND FORGET. They don’t hold grudges. They don’t seek vengeance. Some years ago, a woman in New England was going through a grief experience… and ...

115. No Green Without Red

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... colors as we encounter them, not abandoning or avoiding atonement theology in our rush toward creation theology, responding appropriately to green signals and red ones. One obvious color-coded signal emerging in society is the new sensitivity to "green issues:" ecologically minded, environmentally sensitive issues. Accelerated by Earth Day II, "Clean and Green" has become the color of some of the hottest topics for both consumers and companies. One can see the formation of this new green movement not just ...

116. Mark 5:21-43

Mark 5:21-43

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... in such a crush, many people touched, bumped, brushed and squashed against Jesus. It was the woman's faith- filled, expectant touch that was so distinct and unique that it could be distinguished by Jesus as different from all the others. Just as Jesus was acutely sensitized to the experience of a faith-touch, this woman was hypersensitive to her own body's state of being. Upon touching Jesus, not only did her blood flow stop but she "felt in her body" (v.29) that she had been instantly and completely healed ...

117. Thorns of Grace

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... comfortable around someone who has walked where you walk, experienced what you have experienced? Thorns in the flesh are a way of affirming our oneness with our fellow passengers on planet Earth. But one thing last thing: thorns can give us a special sensitivity to God. The same pain that drives some people away from God, draws other people closer to God. The people who are drawn closer to God understand that God shares their suffering. Retired seminary professor Fred Craddock tells a most memorable story ...

118. The World Is Not Enough

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... man in this parable that will help us rightly relate to money, and make sure that money is rightly related to us. I. Be Sensitive To What You Want "And He said to them, ‘Take heed and beware of covetousness...'" (v.15) Now literally translated, Jesus used two ... 5:12) You see life is not found in possessions; life is found in a person and his name is Jesus. That's why you must be sensitive to what you want. II. Be Satisfied With What You Have Now Jesus tells a parable about a rich fool. It was a man who was ...

119. A House for Our Home and a Home for Our Faith

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , telling them that she really wanted her own identity. She did not want to be known as someone’s daughter – she wanted to be known for who she was. Well, the father insensitively passed that off, but as usually the case, the mother was more sensitive. And she sat down and talked with the little girl and concluded the conversation by saying to her, now the next time something like that happens you simply say, I’m Constance Tribble. Well, a few days later sure enough it happened. Her name was mentioned ...

120. A Sense of Awe

John 2:1-11

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J. Ellsworth Kalas

I consider it divine good fortune that we have a scripture lesson so early in the year which encourages us to ponder a miracle. You and I need to become more sensitive to the possibility of miracles. Such a sensitivity will help us recognize present miracles, which we either do not see or which we take for granted; and it will prepare us to receive still more miracles. Walt Whitman felt that "each part and tag" of his own person was a miracle, and that "a mouse is miracle enough ...

121. This Is the Day!

Psalm 118:1-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... , he notes, is often visible as players leave the field in the later stages of a game when things are going against them. He often brought this to the attention of his players using this example from nature. As a team they became very sensitive to it. Walsh told his team never to allow this to occur to them. He said, “Even in the most impossible situations, stand tall, keep [your] heads up, shoulders back, keep moving, running, looking up, demonstrating [your] pride, dignity, and defiance.” (1) Posture ...

122. Freedom to Set Free

Galatians 4:21-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... it is in a couple I sat for hours not long ago – a minister and his wife. I know their story – a story of heartbreak and despair. A ten year recent span in their thirty year’s of marriage that had been empty, vacuous. Neither was sensitive to the other’s needs. The relationship deteriorated to the point of near-destruction for both of them. She came to the breaking point - utter dependency on drugs. They separated. Then she was committed to a state mental hospital. Enough of the details. I sat with ...

123. Assurance: The Privilage of All Believers

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... us from falling; of course he is able! Whether we can or can’t fall is not as important as whether se do or don’t. It is a matter of whether we are constantly vigilant in responding to God’s Grace — whether we allow the Holy Spirit to sensitize our consciences, making us aware of the “new sins” that spring up in our lives, and the sinful abuses of innocent human aspirations. Being kept by God is dependent upon whether we will listen to His voice and not allow His love to grow cold within us. The ...

124. The Shared Life of the People of God

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... supporting, correcting, guiding and restoring activity is in the Spirit of Christ. He is gentle and calls us to gentleness. We handle each person with the kind of gentle care with which we would handle a piece of precious fragile crystal. We seek to be sensitive to the brittleness of persons, to their high emotional pain threshold. We are firm, seeking never to fall in the ditch ourselves in order to help the sinner, but we are gentle, recognizing that the stakes are high—— in fact, eternal. We don’t ...

125. A Parable in a Miracle

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... that feed the selfishness that is growing all too fast in all of us? Do we know that our selfish hold on our money, our preoccupation with material security, undermines our trust in God? Do we know that unconfessed sin will eat away at our soul’s sensitivity – that the refusal to forgive others will fester into spiritual malignancy which will block a growing relationship with God? “If the best of us could see himself for once in the light of God, as the worst of us will see himself one day, the cry ...

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