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1426. He Came by Night

John 3:1-21

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... brothers, then, that if anyone is going to make it with God, it would be the Pharisees. From our point of view, no one was trying harder. Yet, in spite of all this, I was not satisfied. I had mastered the rules of conduct, but something was still lacking. I guess that that is why I was attracted to Jesus. Whether he knew the rules or not, he didn't seem to make them the focus of religion, and he had a living relationship with God that all of my books and schooling had never given me. It was that ...

1427. When the Boat Begins to Sink

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... woman recognized him because she had occasionally attended his church, though she was a member of another church. "I want to tell you about my experience," she said. "I got saved in the Assemblies of God Church ... I gave my life to God ... and guess what? ... Life tumbled in! I developed a heart problem. My husband lost his executive job ... and he recently died of cancer." The minister says he tried to mumble a few theological sounding explanatory words about God's mysterious ways, thinking that was what ...

1428. King Forever!

John 6:56-69

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... . He is a symbol of affirmation, acquittal, and authority. And he is one final thing. He is a symbol of assurance! I asked a Christian this week, "How are you doing?" The plaintive reply was, "Well, Pastor Crotts, under the circumstances I'm doing fair, I guess." My only reply was, "Under the circumstances? What in heaven's name are you doing under the circumstances? You ought to be on top of them! Jesus rules the world. You work for him. Get out from under things and get on top!" Under the circumstances ...

1429. Birthing the Kingdom

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Cathy A. Ammlung

... exist in most major religions and cults. And every time a new disaster -- of natural origin or human construction -- is inflicted on the world, a fresh spate of doomsday predictors makes the rounds. The cynic in me figures that someday, someone is bound to guess right. It was weirdly refreshing to hear one recent prophet of doom apologize for misreading "the signs of the times." He'd actually predicted that, just before the turn of the millennium, Jesus Christ would not only return to earth but would be a ...

1430. The Amazing Holy Week Equation

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... who were faithful but needed a little more encouragement. Remember Jonah, the reluctant prophet. Called by God to speak words of warning to the sinful city of Nineveh, he instead fled by ship, found himself in the belly of a whale, and was rerouted to -- you guessed it -- Nineveh. It was Palm Sunday, with a watery circuitous route on the way to his obedience. And there was Saint Paul. Before he became Saint Paul he was Saul, the Christian hater. But to Paul's credit, he really was trying to do the will ...

1431. The World's Still Point

1 John 5:1-12

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... Oh," said the sailor, puzzled at the captain's amazement. "We passed that an hour ago!" The captain knew that the only reliable point in the midst of the wind and the waves, the only steady point in the world of confusion and emotions and guess-work over direction and currents and relationships, was the Polar Star, the North Star. To stray from that star was to stray off course, period. Did you ever notice that what thrills and confuses, excites and mystifies, inspires and challenges someone who is new to ...

1432. Grace in the Midst of Weakness

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Glenn McDonald

... out on a limb in a risky venture and lost the company over ten million dollars. He was called into the office of Tom Watson, Sr., the legendary founder and CEO of IBM. The young man knew what was coming, so he cut right to the chase. "I guess you've called me in for my resignation. Here it is. I resign." Watson replied, "You must be joking. I just invested ten million dollars educating you. I can't afford your resignation." Is there any prevailing evidence that the Twelve could have looked back on the last ...

1433. Needy People Please Apply

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... between executives of Nordstrom and J. C. Penney. J. C. Penney’s executives were eager to learn Nordstrom’s secrets for success. Imagine their surprise when a Nordstrom executive pointed them to a business book written over 100 years before by . . . guess who? J. C. Penney himself. Nordstrom had taken Penney’s recipe for success and followed it faithfully. The J. C. Penney executives surely did some serious soul-searching after that meeting, because it couldn’t have been clearer that they had not ...

1434. Come On Down

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... . As the show opens, names are drawn, and an announcer exclaims, "Mary Jones, come on down!" Mary excitedly jumps from her seat and runs down to the front of the game show set to compete with other contestants for an opportunity to go on the platform to guess the price of various show cases. If Mary is lucky, she will beat out the other competitors by coming the closest to the price of a certain item or items. When this happens, she runs onto the platform to compete for various prizes and show cases ...

1435. The Reality of the Resurrection

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Brett Blair

... he tries a different tact. “Do you have anything here to eat?” he asked. This raises a pertinent question: Would a ghost invite himself to diner? They give him a piece of broiled fish and he ate it in their presence. Now they are coming around. I guess because they couldn’t see the fish going down his throat they figured he must not be a ghost. Finally he sits down with them and begins to teach them why everything happened as it did. It was to fulfill the Old Testament prophecies. The resurrection is ...

1436. To Live Is To Dance

John 10:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . Be intentional about your witness. Be bold in your stewardship and begin the practice of tithing. To plunge into life completely is our baptism, and to dance with fellow plungers is our communion. And that leads to the third and last thing I want to say. I guess you’re happy about that. There is the social dimension of the dance, which we must realize is a part of the Christian life. There are times when we dance alone. Rare moments when we respond to the world around us and within us. Unaware of other ...

1437. The Church: Identity And Function

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... and exclaimed, look at the sunset. Well, she peaked unenthused out the window and returned to Cosmopolitan. I’m not a very timid fella, but I became timid at that point. But as she rose from her seat to begin her duties, I ventured a kind of apologetic, “I guess you get used to it, flying all the time.” “Yes,” she said. “It’s like any other job, you get used to it and it’s tiring.” She left to do her job and, and it struck me rather powerfully, that’s it not all glamour, being an airline ...

1438. Dying And Rising With Christ

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... next room. The father went quickly gathered the little girl up in his arms and attempted to kiss away the tears. Finally he said to her, “honey what happened.” Through stuffy tones as the tears still coursed down her cheeks, the little girl said, “Daddy, I guess I must have gone to sleep to close where I got in.” That’s our predicament. That’s precisely the predicament of the modern Christian. We go to sleep too close to where we got in and we’re no further along in our Christian growth and ...

1439. Being Christ

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... hit’s the road, especially for middle and upper middle class people, like us? Aren’t these the critical issues for western Christianity? Possessions, prestige, and power. Now we could preach an entire sermon on any one of these alone. But on this 4th of July, and I guess you wondered when I was going to get around to that. On this 4th of July, when we’re thinking about our nation, our nation’s role in the world, and our own role as citizens, I want to simply plant a pattern of thought in your mind ...

1440. Participants In The Gospel

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the mother ran hurriedly to the room, gathered the little child up in her arms and attempted to kiss away the tears. Finally she said to the little girl, honey, what happened? Through snuffy tones as the tears still coursed down her cheek, the little girl said, “mommy, I guess I must have gone to sleep to close to where I got in.” That’s the way it is with too many of us Christians. We go to sleep to close to where we get in, and this is a dangerous snare. To think that being justified is everything ...

1441. Justification By Grace Through Faith

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... back, and to love him as though he had never been gone. Now a second story. Not from 2000 years ago, but from our time and our place. And let’s see how many of us will be able to identify. She was an attractive woman, barely 30 I would guess. She came into my office smiling, a sparkle in her eyes. This was not the same person with whom I had been counseling. Something had happened, she was changed. I had not visited with her for two or three months, but I had seen her often prior to that. I ...

1442. Put To Death The Old; Put On The New

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Bowl game, a reporter was interviewing a member of the Patriots Team: "How is it," he asked, "that a team can fire its coach in mid-season, hire a new coach, and still make it to the Super Bowl." The player thought for a moment and then replied, "I guess the coach brought us back to the fundamentals." That's what Paul is urging us to do. Get back to the fundamentals. Put off the old – put on the new. I close with this. Some of you will remember when Arturo Toscanni was the leading orchestra conductor in ...

1443. The Gift Of Sleep

Psalm 127:1-5

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... private in the United States Army -- and this young private was rather gregarious. He didn't recognize General Bradley so he said to him, "Sir, we're going to be traveling together for some time. I think it would be nice if we got to know one another. I'm guessing that you are a banker." Bradley, not wanting to be rude, but wanting to get some work done, replied, "No, I'm not a banker. I'm General Omar Bradley, a Five-Star General in the United States Army. I'm head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the ...

1444. Loving The Jesus Way

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... ?, is that you?", he asked. Ned allowed that it was, and the old man proceeded to say that he had been seeing the governor a lot on TV and in the newspapers later. The Governor confessed with some pride that that was true. Then the old man responded, "Well, I guess you've done pretty well for yourself, but just remember one thing: no matter how rich or successful you become, the number of people at your funeral will still depend a hell of a lot on the weather." That's right on target, isn't it? To love the ...

1445. Declaration Of Freedom

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... point. A friend of his -- an outstanding professional, highly-regarded person in Houston, actively involved in work, in church, in community -- he's a double-amputee. Both his legs have been amputated, but if you were not aware of that fact you would never guess it. With artificial legs and a cane, he walks, he works, and he lives life to the full and never complains. Recently, when he and Jim were walking together, he said something that puts the picture clearly -- "Jim, having no legs is not a problem ...

1446. Where The Spirit Of Jesus Is

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... This is Pentecost Sunday the birthday of the Church. The two Scripture passages of our lesson today tell the story. "First, John's record of the appearance of Jesus to the disciples in the Upper Room. "They're all there, all there except Thomas. He slept in, I guess. Thomas is not there. Jesus appears in the room, actually he materializes right before them. He shows them his wounds, verifying that he is not a ghost, that indeed it is the Lord. Then he breathes on the, which is the way God put life into the ...

1447. At The Fork In The Road

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... then," said Newbigin, "are you a Buddhist?" And again the young man replied, "No, I'm not." And then Newbigin said, "If you're not a Muslim and not a Buddhist, what are you?" And the young man stammered around a moment and then said, "I don't know. I guess I'm suppose to be a Christian." And I like what Leslie Newbigin said to him then. He said, "You know what young man? If I were you, I wouldn't worry too much about Mohammed or about Buddha until I had made up my mind about Christ. Depending on ...

1448. A Long Obedience In The Same Direction

Luke 22:39-46

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . My friend, Don Shelby, tells that "On Christmas Day, someone who must have been an E.T.C. seasonal visitor (you know, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas) wrote on the back of one of our pledge cards in the pews the following note to another visitor, I would guess, or perhaps a member who had invited the person. The ushers found the card and gave it to me. The message was as follows: Entirely too large a crowd!Too many oldsters -- some of them are crippled.Too many children.Wrong for this church.Wish I'd ...

1449. The Art Of Borrowing And Lending A Donkey

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... there's great substance there -- to trust the integrity, the validity, the authenticity of Jesus-- to have a faith relationship of trust -- to take, or to begin to take, or to have taken the leap of faith toward complete trust in Jesus -- nothing is more important than that. I guess I'm on a song-kick this morning. Do you remember that chorus? I don't know whether we have ever sung it in church or not -- we ought to. Many things about tomorrow,I don't seem to understand.But I know who holds tomorrow,And I ...

1450. Don't Worry Be Happy!

Luke 12:22-34

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... was." The Bishop himself said that shortly after they were married, Mrs. Carleton's mother his own mother-in-law asked her daughter if Alsy was "The answer to her prayers?" And Mrs. Carleton responded "He's not what I dreamed of, but he's what I got; so I guess he's the answer to my prayers." There are always folks around us to bring us down to size. One day Lady Astor said to Winston Churchill, "Mr. Churchill, if I were your wife I'd poison your tea." He replied, "Madam, if I were your husband, I should ...

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