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1301. Gratitude

John 12:1-11

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Victor Shepherd

... livestock supply consisted of one Angora rabbit and two chickens. For income the woman combed the hair out of the rabbit, spun the hair into yarn and sold it. For food she and her husband ate the eggs from the chickens. The woman insisted that the missionary surgeon stay for lunch. He accepted the invitation and said he would be back for lunch after he had gone down the road to see another postoperative patient. An hour and a half later he was back. He peeked into the cooking pot to see what he was going to ...

1302. The Gift of Preparation

John 1:6-8, 19-28

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... to love you without knowin' you than if He ever knowed you like I do." (2) That's is the amazing thing. God knows us and yet God sees so much potential in us that God sent us the greatest gift possible. We don't need to stay away. And don't need to stay the way we are, no matter how we got into the wilderness. The Good News is that God came looking for us Himself. God put on the flesh and blood of our existence. God wrapped Himself in the rags of our humanity, stepped out of heaven and ...

1303. Easter Heart Burn

Luke 24:13-35

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures. [28] As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he were going on. [29] But they urged him strongly, saying, "Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over." So he went in to stay with them. [30] When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. [31] Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight ...

1304. A Lie

John 13:34-35

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Philip Gulley

... help it. Hatred is a choice. We choose to hate, just as we choose to love. Oh, I know, there are people out there who believe love isn't a choice, that love is primarily an emotion, a feeling, a stirring in the loins. These are the same people who stay married for six months, then divorce. These are the people who love the idea of love but seem unable to ...

1305. Condition Yellow Christians

John 5:1-15

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Leonard Sweet

... wrongs. Jesus calls you to take action to right that wrong. A man bleeding on the sidewalk is obviously wrong. A Condition Yellow Christian kneels by his side, call 911, stays with him until the EMTs arrive. A child wandering alone in a mall in tears is wrong. A Condition Yellow Christian takes the child by the hand, finds a security person, stays with the child as long as it takes. Condition Yellow keeps you alert to your environment as well. An empty lot that attracts drug dealers and refuse is wrong. A ...

1306. Acts 2:1-21

Acts 2:1-13

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Leonard Sweet

... instant, twelve disciples were transformed and recreated. Confused first followers became confident apostles of the new Body of Christ known as the church. After Jesus’ ascension, the disciples followed part of their master’s directive, “Stay in Jerusalem.” (Actually, the phrase means more than “stay put;” it means “wait, be patient, and don’t take any precipitous action,” which they of course did by casting lots and filling the job opening of the 12th apostle.) Fifty days after Passover ...

1307. A Guide for Growth

Philippians 1:1-11

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Maxie Dunnam

... a fight and an almost fatal beating. After making sure the victim of his uncontrolled assault was going to be all right in the emergency room of a nearby hospital, this young man came by the church, found an unlocked door and went into the sanctuary. He said he stayed there the rest of the night, praying and pondering. He asked God to forgive him and to show him the way to go. He said all at once the presence of God became very real. He knew he had been forgiven. A wonderful peace came. He committed himself ...

1308. No Instant Maturity

Matthew 7:15-23

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Maxie Dunnam

... will fail. The kingdoms of this world may be in dramatic conflict with the kingdom of Christ, and we may grow weary in sticking with the vision, and holding our commitments. Many times we may be crying for mercy, rather than celebrating victory. But if we stay with it – with the narrow way Jesus called us – we will find life. And deep within we will know the satisfying joy, and feel the resonance of joining our hearts with the hearts of those who continue to pray with their lips and their lives, “thy ...

1309. More Than a Book

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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Maxie Dunnam

... than a book the Bible is an Invitation – an invitation to life. The great events in the Old Testament: Creation, covenant and Exodus all reflect gospel. The movement of God is a movement of love toward us. The big story of the Bible is the story of God staying with us – through his grace, wooing us, loving us, seeking to restore us to our created image, and bring us back into fellowship. The last verse of the 23rd Psalm says it so well: “Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life ...

1310. When You Have To Face Your Own Personal Goliath

1 Samuel 17:1-58

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James W. Moore

... , isn’t it? They are not plugged in to the power source! They only plug in when they want something. Not so with David. He stayed constantly plugged in to God. He knew that God would be with him this time, because God had been with him before. God had helped ... the Bible. God is the power source and He is always with us… and we can draw incredible strength from Him when we stay plugged in. When you have to face a giant… first of all… Be yourself…, second… Draw strength from God. III. AND THIRD… ...

1311. On the Road with the Rich Young Ruler

Luke 18:18-30

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James W. Moore

... of their names was on the list, the other was not. One was selected to be set free, the other would be forced to stay behind in prison. The soldier to be set free went to gather his most prized personal belongings. He placed them in his duffel ... secure. This is a great world where I am now. I like it here.’ And then someone might say to him: ‘But you’re not going to stay here. You have to move on. You’re going to die out of this place. You’re going to another world.’ The baby would look upon the ...

1312. On the Road with the Little Children

Luke 18:15-17

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James W. Moore

... to hear his explanation. He said: “People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life… like loving everybody all the time and being nice. And then Shane said: “Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay here as long.” All three of these stories simply remind us of how amazing children are, so loving, so trusting, so accepting, so perceptive. This is precisely why Jesus said: “Whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it ...

1313. On the Emmaus Road with Cleopas and His Friend

Luke 24:13-35

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James W. Moore

... stories. These two stories are said to be true but my guess is that they probably fit best in the category of urban legends. In any case, listen, if you will, for the common thread that runs through them. The first story is about a woman who was staying in an elegant hotel, in a large city. One morning she went down to the lobby to have some Travelers’ checks converted into cash for a day of shopping. In her excitement… and in a rush, she did something you should never do. Instead of putting the large ...

1314. Navigating the Stages of Life

Luke 15:11-32

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James W. Moore

... Church. B. Second, think with me about marriage and how we relate to it. Some come to marriage in a childish way. They say: “I’ll stay married to you as long as you make me happy. If you do what I want you to do, if you please me, if you act like ... I want you to act and say what I want you to say, if you make me happy, then, I’ll stay married to you. But, if you don’t, I’m going to get me another playmate.” How childish! There are other people who are adolescent in their ...

1315. Discipline and Means of Grace

Romans 12:1-8

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Maxie Dunnam

... which the soul can possess. Listen to Gary Thomas’s testimony, in his marvelous book Seeking the Face of God: “Just months before my wife and I became engaged, Lisa was in Mexico on a short-term missions trip. She sent me a letter explaining that she was considering staying in Mexico for another year. A close friend, sensing my anxiety over Lisa’s plans, wrote me a letter after he had spent some time praying for us. Rob said I had to hold Lisa like I held sand with an open palm. If I closed my fist ...

1316. Born Again

John 3:1-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... truth, all our effort at being and doing good, deep down inside, we are without peace — way down at the bottom, we feel like lost children seeking our way home. That was Nicodemus — feeling his way through the dark of Jerusalem to get to where Jesus was staying. But more important, struggling through the darkness of his own soul to find the life and light that the law and all his efforts at being religious had not yet given him. Now, here he is in the room with Jesus — the counselor of counselors He ...

1317. Exodus and Easter

Exodus 13:17--14:31

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Maxie Dunnam

... though secretly.” He and Nicodemus you remember Nicodemus? He was a high-ranking member of the Sanhedrin who came to Jesus by night. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus were people who stayed in the shadow until the crucifixion. Isn’t that a commentary on the power of Jesus’ death? These two outstanding men, noted men in the community, stayed back in the shadows, on the edge of things Jesus’ public ministry yet they are the ones who emerge and claim Jesus’ body for burial. But back to our main point ...

1318. The Gospel of Marah

Exodus 15:22-27

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Maxie Dunnam

... oasis at Elim, where there were 12 springs of water and 70 palm trees. The testing comes when nothing makes sense, except to God. It’s the kind of testing that came to Job, and his faith lights our way: “Though He slays me, yet will I trust Him.” Stay with the Hebrews for a moment. They went from triumph to trouble from trouble to testing, and from testing to teaching. Look at verse 26 again, “If you will harken to the voice of the Lord your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give heed ...

1319. Ministering Angels

Exodus 23:20-33

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... my friends.” And the message drew from her the tart reply, “Ah, my God, that is why you have so few of them!” And, we’re like that aren’t we? With friends like God’s angels, we sometimes wonder who needs any enemies. But if we stay with it, if we stay open to that guiding and guarding ministry of the angel of God, then we’ll be back in the groove again, as was Theresa of Avala, who could later pray, “Oh God, we thank you for the bad roads, and thank you, dear Lord, for the fleas.” (This ...

1320. The Ark of the Covenant

Exodus 25:10-22

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Maxie Dunnam

... is power, and I invite you to test it. If God’s presence is power for those at the place to which life can bring them, isn’t it so for the rest of us? - Test it. - Stay alive to God’s presence. Cultivate that presence; don’t begin any day without acknowledging the presence and making a willful decision to stay in the presence. It will transform your life. Power, not your own will be yours. That’s the witness of the Ark of the Covenant in Jericho. THE ARK IN CAPTIVITY: A PASSING PRESENCE Now we ...

1321. It's Tough to Be God

Exodus 32:1-33:6

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Maxie Dunnam

... his people.” (vss. 11—1k, chapter 32) That’s a powerful word, one of the most unique and powerful words in scripture - “And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do to his people.” For God to have a change of heart like that - to stay his anger - to pull back his wrath, shows how difficult it is for God’s lost children to be found. That reaches a pinnacle thousands of years later on Calvary. That’s how much it took, that’s how much love, that’s how much sacrifice, that’s how ...

1322. Exit and Entrance

Galatians 4:21-31

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Maxie Dunnam

... of freedom as entrance. Alistar MacLean tells of a lady in the West Highlands who lived a hard life, yet a life of perpetual serenity. When she was asked the secret of it, she answered: “My secret is to stay awake and always to keep my heart in port.” That’s the secret of Christian serenity and freedom, to stay aware of the fact that wherever we are, whatever circumstance, we belong to Christ. In our sea of life, we have a home port which is God’s love. And, because we belong to Christ, we belong to ...

1323. Taking the Shape of Christ

Galatians 4:8-20

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Maxie Dunnam

... one be sentence almost everything Jesus was, and was about. “Jesus was filled with pity for him, and stretched out his hand and placed in on the leper, saying, “Of course I want you to be clean!” (Mark 1: 41) (Phillips). That tells it all. Let’s stay with that encounter for a moment to get the full impact of it. By law the leper had no right to even draw near Jesus, much less speak to him. How, we do not know, but the leper knew that despite his repulsive disease, his grotesque appearance, Jesus ...

1324. Why Jesus Didn't Perform Funerals

Luke 7:11-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... once told about a friend of his who coped in a marvelous way with a long bout with a disease. Dr. Peale asked him, “At any time during this experience were you afraid?” “Yes,” he replied, “there was one time when I was afraid. That was when my temperature stayed at 104 degrees for three days. The thought crossed my mind that maybe I wasn’t going to make it. But I was afraid only temporarily. I just began to apply common sense, and as I did so the fever went down. All the common sense I had told ...

1325. A Parable in a Miracle

Mark 1:40-45

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Maxie Dunnam

... it all over the yard. Wouldn’t have anything to do with it. Wouldn’t even let it get on the roost with them. And that little chicken knew it was different too. It didn’t bother any of the others. Wouldn’t fight back or anything. Just stayed by itself. Really suffered too. But little by little, day by day, that chicken came around. Pretty soon, even before all the purple grew off it, while it was still just a little bit different, that damn thing was behaving just about like the rest of them chickens ...

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