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1376. What Is Your Life?

James 4:13-17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Student Recognition Day once a year. In one of those services after a few students had spoken, the Pastor stood up and said, "Young people, you may not think you are going to die, but you are. One of these days, they'll take you to the cemetery, drop you in a hole, throw some dirt on your face, and go back to the church and eat potato salad." What a sermon opener! But what an unforgettable underscoring of the inevitable fact of death. What might we be doing on our deathbed? What might we be saying ...

1377. The Trance Of Non-renewal

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

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... girl who came from a solid, loving family, but was lured into drugs through her circle of friends at school. Despite the best efforts of her parents, and the professional help they arranged, the girl continued to return to drugs. She left home, dropped out of sight for awhile, then showed up again at Christmas, more depressed and confused than ever. Her parents surrounded her with responsible love and placed her in touch with resources for help, but her depression grew. One night, her mother went into ...

1378. A Long Obedience In The Same Direction

Luke 22:39-46

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... life. The Cross is looming ominously on the horizon, His days are numbered and He knows that He doesn't have long to live. He prays to God that He might be spared this terrible ordeal. In fact, the scripture says He prayed so intensely that He even sweated drops of blood. But, then listen to what Jesus said. "Father, if it be thy will, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless not my will but thine be done!" Let's get that picture clearly in mind. The very story, the way the story is told, makes it absolutely ...

1379. Can You Hear The Rooster Crow?

Luke 22:54-62

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... If you only knew what I suffer just waiting for that rooster to crow!!" (Dr. Jim Moore, "How To Worry Creatively", February 5, 1989, p. 4). That tells the story. Many of us spend our lives waiting for the rooster to crow, waiting for the hammer to drop, waiting for the next shoe to fall. We wait and worry, certain that something bad is going to happen. We deplete our energy needlessly anticipating what never comes. To wait for the rooster to crow is a waste of time, strength and emotion. But there's another ...

1380. On Level Ground

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... just sat there in dead silence. Finally the teacher said, "Well, what about Peter? Do you know who Peter was?" A little girl, on the front row, raised her hand rather tentatively. "Yes, Karen," the teacher said, "will you tell us who Peter was?" And the little girl dropped her head and said sheepishly, "I 'tink he was a wabbit!" We are not that limited in our knowledge of the disciples -- I hope. We know their names. That is, if we aren't under pressure to name them. I think I told you about one of my ...

1381. More Tolerable For Sodom And Gomorrah

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... trouble. Where is virtue? What is the state of virtue in our land? Consider this data as a part of our answer to that question about how moral we are -- and the place virtue has in the common life of our nation. "Americans are willing to lie at the drop of a hat." That is the conclusion of a recently published book entitled "The Day America Told the Truth." The book is based on a survey which supports the fact that an alarming number of the citizens of our country have chosen the way of falsity--rather than ...

1382. I Saw Satan Fall

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... seeing nothing, and would then be hit with the idea that something was on top of his bed. Quickly, he would look to the top of his bed closely and see nothing. Again, the idea would hit him that something was under his bed. He would then drop down under his bed looking thoroughly and see nothing. He would feel that something was on top of his bed again. This would go on over and over. Top, underneath, top, underneath, top, underneath. The gentleman told the psychiatrist that this was driving him crazy. He ...

1383. The Road Less Traveled

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Christian, “our place” is at the narrow door. Entrance to the Kingdom of God is never automatic. One does not just tumble into the Kingdom of God. It is the result of struggle. Those who “enter by the narrow door” have agonized and have sweat great drops of blood (as it were), to know, to accept, and to assert God’s will.” (Wilmoth, Ibid.) The narrow door is open — open to everyone because God is gracious and invites all into his Kingdom. But that’s the beginning of our Salvation — not the ...

1384. O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Isaiah 1:1-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... public on buying made of wool. They were simple Bedouins consumed with basic practical matters. Would the pastures dry up before the lambs could mature? It was an important question then, even as it is now, in that land. Would the price of mutton drop and leave them without anything to show for their labors? Could they ward off losses from predators? Could they manage the onerous tax burden imposed by Rome? (Donald Shelby, "The Shepherds: Beholding the Glory") I'm not sure what the shepherds were doing that ...

1385. The Easter Question: Why Are You Weeping? Whom Do You Seek?

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of Eden. Adam and Eve rebelled and through self-will they alienated themselves from the love of God. It was in the garden of Gethsemane that Jesus fought the greatest battle of his life there in the garden, the struggle was so intense that he sweat drops of blood. He knew what was before him, and undoubtedly He was talking about the Cross when he anguished, "If it be possible, let this cup pass from me." There in Gethsemane, our Lord surrendered his will to the will of the Father: "Nevertheless, not my ...

1386. From Russia With Love

Acts 3:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , and I'll tell you about that later -- not later in this sermon -- but later on. Even in our conversation with him, he pled for attention to the spirit. Remember our Scripture lesson? The man asking alms at the gate of Jerusalem. Peter and John didn't just drop some money into his cap. They didn't offer a pious word, "Well brother I'll pray for you". They gave him their attention. They took his hands. They looked at him. They let him know that they cared. And they said, "Silver and gold have I none ...

1387. The Danger Of Straying From Home (Father's Day)

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... 742 teenagers will become sexually active.*** 3,288 children will run away from home.*** 2,989 children will see their parents get divorced.*** 2,795 teenage girls will get pregnant.*** 1,849 children will be abused or neglected.*** 1,512 teenagers will drop out of school.*** 1,109 teenagers will have abortions.*** 211 children will be arrested for drug abuse.*** 6 teenagers will commit suicide (this information was reprinted in the March/April 1990 issue of Al Menconi's Media Update, printed in Clergy Talk ...

1388. The Need To Pay Attention

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to be saying to these children that God loves them and we love them and there is no reason for them to fail, no matter what the circumstance of their life. The need is overwhelming -- to pay attention to children and youth. Shepherd School is going to be only a drop in the bucket --but my prayer is that it is going to be a dramatic witness as to what can happen when we invest ourselves in those who need us the most. But not only do we need to pay attention to children and youth, adults, we need to pay ...

1389. The Problem with Signs

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... see him with my own eyes--I, and not another." (19:23-27) That's faith. Not dependent on external circumstances but on an internal assurance. Christian faith is rooted in God's love. CHRISTIAN FAITH IS ALSO ROOTED IN GOD'S LAW. We live in a lawful universe. We drop a book, and it falls to the floor. Why? The law of gravity. We drive a car off a ledge and we smash into the canyon floor below. Does a Divine hand reach out of the clouds to stop our fall? It could happen, I suppose. Anything is possible with ...

1390. Smart Living

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

A fifty-five-year-old man was arrested in Buffalo, N. Y. sometime back for stealing a $270 case of liquor. He wouldn't have gotten caught except that as he ran away, he dropped his ill-gotten goods and shattered all the bottles. He still wouldn't have gotten caught except that, after leaving the scene, he returned with a straw to suck up the pool of booze. He was still on his knees when a police officer showed up. He tried to escape, ...

1391. Choices

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... the old man heard his son’s footsteps as he came in the house. He watched as the boy walked over to inspect the three items on the desk. First, the boy picked up the Bible and placed it under his arm. Then he picked up the silver dollar and dropped it into his pocket. Finally, he uncorked the bottle and took a big drink. “Lord have mercy,” the old man whispered, “He’s gonna be a politician!” (2) I guess we could say that, unless you’re going to be a politician, you are going to have to make ...

1392. What God Has Joined Together

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... I love you" before noon each day of their marriage. Over the years it had become a fun--and often difficult--challenge. She recalled running down the driveway saying, "I love you," even though she was angry at Jim. On other occasions she drove to his office to drop a note in his car before the noon deadline. The effort it took to keep that promise led to many positive memories of their years together. The morning Jim died, he left a birthday card in the kitchen, then slipped out to the car. Carol heard the ...

1393. Your Dreams Are Too Small

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... Michael, “What do you want to do with your life?” And the young college student infuriated his dad by replying, “I want to compete with IBM.” At the time, IBM was the dominant computer company in the world. Not long after that, Michael Dell dropped out of college and raised the capital to start his own computer business. By 1999, ten years after Michael Dell began his company, Dell Computers overtook IBM as the nation’s largest seller of personal computers. (1) If you’re going to dream, why not ...

1394. Two Small Coins

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... I have never been able to shake off that godly woman’s sacrifice." (4) You never know when you make the smallest, sacrificial gift how much good it might do. Two small coins--worth less than a penny. That poor widow had no idea Jesus was watching when she dropped in her last two coins. But he was. And he knew. People don’t give in proportion to their resources; they give in proportion to their faith. God, who sees, does not regard our gifts in proportion to the size of the gift but in proportion to the ...

1395. A Strange Kind of King

John 18:28-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... arms, installed in a cornfield just north of Monroe, Ohio on Interstate 75. The statue--dubbed "Super Savior"-- was erected by the Solid Rock Church, in Middletown. Here is what is interesting. Traffic fatalities on this notorious stretch of road have dropped dramatically since the Super Savior statue was raised. Is that pure coincidence or has the Styrofoam and fiberglass Christ really aided road safety? Nobody knows. (3) Certainly a giant statue of Christ does no harm and if it improves traffic, that ...

1396. The Waster

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Frank G. Honeycutt

... give me the share of the property that will belong to me," said the younger son before he left. I don't know whether you noticed, but he was asking his dad to execute the will before the old man stopped breathing. In effect, the younger son was saying, "Drop dead, Dad." So tell the truth. Had you been in the older brother's shoes, working double shifts while your younger brother lived it up, would you have gone in to the party? A tongue-lashing, yes. Some clearly-defined way to make up for all the heartache ...

1397. The Prize of the High Calling of God

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... want to know is: this apple I just ate – was it bitter or sweet?” Dr. Tillick paused for a moment and answered in exemplary scholarly fashion: “I cannot possibly answer that question, for I haven’t tasted your apple.” The white-haired preacher dropped the core of his apple into his crumpled paper bag, looked up at Dr. Tillick and said, “Neither have you tasted my Jesus.” The one thousand in attendance could not contain themselves. The auditorium erupted with applause and cheers and Dr. Tillick ...

1398. The Church: An Enclave of Resistance v1

Romans 12:1-8, Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to be a part of that school, but all of our efforts were in vain. So God gave us a vision to go to them, rather than seeking to bring them to us. We decided to establish a private school in the inner city to serve children who were dropping through the cracks in the public school system. We were inspired by the Marva Collins model in Chicago and more innovative education efforts focused on the poor and the at-risk. But we wanted ours to be explicitly Christian, and we designed it that way. So the groundwork ...

1399. In the Wilderness With Moses

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... to the casino. The deep voice says: ROULETTE! So he changes all the gold into a huge pile of roulette tokens and goes to one of the tables where the players gaze at him with disbelief. The deep voice says: 27! The man takes the whole pile and drops it at the 27. The table nearly bursts. Everybody is quiet when the croupier throws the ball. The ball stops at 26. People gasp. The man looks at the sky. The deep voice says: OOPS! (1) Last week, we were in the wilderness with Abraham where God promised Abraham ...

1400. The Way Up Is the Way Down

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... no time am I more aware that I have nothing to offer than when I lay on hands and pray for the sick. I always feel foolish and small and empty and stupid, and that is just what God desires. Only when our hands are empty can we catch God dropping a blessing on us, or even better, for someone else. In many of his cartoons Charles Schultz of Snoopy fame has two characters standing outside at night, staring at a field of stars. "Let's go inside and watch television," Charlie Brown says in one. "I'm beginning to ...

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