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1676. Soul Drain

Psalm 63:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... meaning, and often doubt and despair result, cynicism and the loss of faith. I thank God even now, as our family spent long days in pain and puzzlement, as we anguished in our relationship with our nephew and prayed long and hard about our responsibility, our Christian responsibility to him and the whole community in which he was involved. We didn’t have any exaggerated notion as to what God might do. And in the midst of that ordeal, the word of Isaiah became poignantly real – They that wait upon the ...

1677. Even Marriages Made In Heaven Require Earthly Care

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... declares, love outlasts everything else. Love is promises made and promises kept. It is problems faced and settled. It is darkness waited through until the light comes again. Love is hope in action. It is faith in overalls. It is sentiment that becomes substance. Romance that becomes responsibility. It is loyalty to the causes of those we love. The commitment to be for them all we can be, and to do for them all we can do with God’s help. Love is fidelity over the long haul. It is picking up the pieces and ...

1678. Justification By Grace Through Faith

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the words Paul used for preaching. It meant to post a notice, as on a bulletin board in a public square. And Barclay reminds that in New Testament times, the word was used for what a father did to publicly proclaim that he would no longer be responsible for his son’s debts. In the same fashion, but conveying the opposite message, Jesus Christ placarded on his cross has been portrayed among the Galatians and among us, and the message posted on the bulletin board of our heart is not that the Father will no ...

1679. Saints In The Light

Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... The will of God, to be sure, is often enshrouded in darkness, clouded in ambiguity. Silence as well as speaking marks His communication with us. In prayer we struggle to discern God’s will. We talk. We listen. We ponder scripture. We reflect. We wait. And graciously the response comes. Not according to our timetable, nor in the form and mode of our design, but in God’s timing and in His way. It should be the constant quest of our lives ñ to discern God’s will. And we need to think about that in terms ...

1680. A Christian Style Of Being And Doing

Colossians 3:18-4:1

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... I came here as an animal, I leave in death as an angel." And he smiled as he died. To be sure, that's dramatic -- and our days will not be filled with that kind of dramatic story. Neither are Mother Teresa's. But her days are filled with responsive love to the people she meets because she is motivated by prayer. The bottom line is this, friends. You can't pray for another person, and continue to hate that person. You can't pray for another person, and remain unconcerned and aloof from that person. You can't ...

1681. How May We Come To God?

Psalm 24:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of liturgy -- a ceremonial game of question and answer between those who had returned from battle and the people who were awaiting them. Those at the gate to the city would shout, "Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord and stand in his holy place?" The response would come clear, "He who has clean hands and a pure heart." "Who is the Lord of Glory?", and the response would come, "It is the Lord of Hosts, strong and mighty in battle." "Then open the gates and the ancient doors," would come the shout, and the ...

1682. The Nuclear Truth Of Christianity

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... The issue here is how from the human point of view is God's grace effective in our life. "What is the nature of the response that makes mind's life this fear of God's action. For God never violates human personality. He never intrudes himself where he is not ... as He has worked for one. It is opening one's whole being to the incoming of God as the Savior of life; it is the total response of the human spirit to the command of God as the Lord of life. It is the in the fullest sense an attitude of trust in God ...

1683. The Future You Hope For

Jeremiah 29:1-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... around at each other helplessly, and the adults began to laugh. Finally a little girl raised her hand. "Pastor," she said, "I know we are supposed to say Jesus, but it sounds like a squirrel to me." Isn't it funny -- how we program our children for proper responses. If a preacher is talking, he must be talking about Jesus. Inside all of us there is a subconscious mind...a storage box into which we put all sorts of things. Well, I've been storing some things, and this summer I'm calling them out. During the ...

1684. Reflections On A Calling (ten-year Anniversary Sermon)

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , pray for me. Powerlessness, pace, and pettiness. I won't say much about this, I'm in a mellow mood today. But I couldn't be responsible in my reflection without letting you know that I don't deal with pettiness well. Now I don't lambast the petty person. I'm sure, ... the household of faith. We are stewards of God's grace. As stewards of God's grace I know that I have an awesome responsibility and a glorious privilege. I know there is a demand upon me to stay prepared -- that is, always be ready to meet the ...

1685. The Heart -- Our Mirror

Proverbs 25:1-28

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... may seem to be a harsh assessment of one man's situation. But I think I agree with Dr. Ernest Campbell who wrote in response to that: "We do not help people out of a dependency on drugs by harping on the notion that they are victims. The wimping ... hearts on the wrong thing. When I first began doing Perceptions on the radio I did one on buttons and I think I got more response to that perception than any other -- people still remind me of it now and then. It was a reflection on the buttons on the sleeve ...

1686. When God Comes with a Blessing

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

John P. Jewell

... that comes only to those who are engaged in the life of faith. It is the joy of obedience that leads to celebration. Mary's journey began in earnest when she embraced the promise of God as brought to her by Gabriel, "...nothing will be impossible with God." Mary's response was the key to joy, "Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word." Hannah Whitall Smith's classic, The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life, contains a line that goes to the heart of the issue of joy in the ...

1687. The Perfect Man

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... into our life. Though he does not hold our imperfection against us, still he does not leave us just as we are. He is at work in our lives making us what we ought to be. Perfection is impossible. We know that. We cannot excuse ourselves of responsibility, however, by saying that we are only human. With God’s help, human beings are capable of extraordinary things. Christ has made us perfect before God by his sacrifice on the cross. Now he is daily making us into his image by his grace working within us ...

1688. Headlines and Holiness

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Frank G. Honeycutt

... the way to work." What is that, anyway? Wouldn't you love to have Jesus at your hospital bedside? Wouldn't Jesus make a great teacher of pastoral care? "Pastor, did I get this colon cancer because of anything I did in my past?" "Heavens, no," is Jesus' pastoral response. "Where'd you get that idea? Don't give it another thought. But before we pray, let me share this little tidbit with you. Unless you clean up your act, my friend, it's curtains for you." The gospel of the Lord. What is Jesus doing here? I'll ...

1689. Costly Extravagance

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Frank G. Honeycutt

... I'm sure that a plate of her award-winning biscuits graced the feast that night and certainly one of her desserts she cranked out only for the most special occasions. She was a grateful sister. Her brother was back. We know more about Mary's impetuous response. She too was grateful and brought out what could have been a nest egg for the family, maybe their life savings, and anointed the feet of the one to whom she owed everything. Maybe she overdid it. Maybe she got carried away. Should Jesus have scolded ...

1690. Generic Christianity Is Not Enough

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... will of God. (Romans 12:1-2) A hotel clerk received a long-distance phone call about an overnight reservation. “Do you want a room with a tub or a shower?” the clerk asked. “What’s the difference?” the caller replied. “Well,” came the snobbish response, “with a tub, you sit down.” Being a Christian is not just another way of talking about being a good citizen or being an American. It’s not just another way of talking about being a church member. There’s nothing bland or generic or iffy ...

1691. The Nature of the Church and Christian Discipleship

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... raising a lot of questions, or we force the issue? Whatever the case, the church is going to be banished.” Brother Koom painted a beautiful picture in his response. He said, “There is all the difference in the world. If you give me a rope and tell me to hang myself, and I do so, then I am responsible; but if you hang me, you are responsible.” Brother Koom stood firm. They sent him off into Siberian exile for a twenty-five-year sentence. He was miraculously released after five years. While he was in ...

1692. The Work of An Evangelist

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in front of his family. How would you expect Carlos’s wife to respond? “Honey, we’ve got to get out of here. We can’t risk our lives and the lives of our children this way. What can we do in this hellish place, anyway?” That kind of response would have been normal. But With tears Aleida responded, “Oh honey, we have got to be more urgent in sharing Jesus. We have got to reach them and tell about Jesus before they die, and it’s too late.” Amazed at this wife’s courage in the midst of ...

1693. People With Shining Faces

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He denied her request but was so moved by this woman’s love that he went to speak with her husband. Knocking on the man’s bedroom door, he called loudly, “I’m a plastic surgeon, and I want you to know that I can restore your face.” No response. “Please come out.” Again there was no answer. Still speaking through the door, Dr. Maltz told the man of his wife’s proposal. “She wants me to disfigure her face, to make her face like yours in the hope that you will let her back into your life ...

1694. The Curriculum of God’s Kingdom

Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... recently left to follow the call of God to John’s baptism and then face wilderness temptations.4 But after a hot response to his first message and an attempt on his life , Jesus left Nazareth and, as Matthew notes, “went and dwelt in Capernaum ... or against him. And if the Father has shown up in the person of the Son in the power of the Spirit, there is only one proper response, and that it to turn to the God who has shown up and do business with the Triune God who asks for your attention. Repentance is ...

1695. Playing to the Right Audience

Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... the cheapskate hidden in your little soul! Whatever the external effects of the classic spiritual disciplines, the primary effect is the formative influence they have on us. They take us from shallow to deep. They empty us out for new capacities. And when we take them up in response to the call of God, they in a sense take us up as students and work from the inside out. To get a tan, you lay in the sun. To grow fitter, you exercise. To learn to think, you read and listen; to develop style you read good ...

1696. Get off the Throne and Learn Wisdom

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... my gentle help for minor flaws, then I may not have yet spent enough time alone with God. Doctors are a relief to the sick, even if pain in involved. Verse 5. If it oinks and barks, don’t preach to it but keep praying! It is finally not your responsibility. Only God can crack tough nuts. Verse 6. That’s all I know to say. You ponder the mystery and figure the rest out with God. Let me know how it works. I need the help. You see, I have a log in my eye. 1. Edited from Terrie Williams ...

1697. When Jesus Comes to Church

Mark 11:27-33

Sermon

Michael Milton

... member of our church told me that when he was a boy, there came a time when he was at church and the minister’s words from Scripture seemed to be aimed right at him. He was challenged by the Word of God in his own heart. He had a response to make, and God opened this boy’s heart to follow Jesus Christ. There could be a challenge on your heart—a challenge from Christ to see how He has carefully been cultivating faith in your life. Remember your grandma reading the Bible to you? Remember that time you ...

1698. The Subject Is Salvation

Genesis 6:9-22; 7:24; 8:14-19

Sermon

James L. Killen

... , or a business, or a nation when it is left alone for a while without the attention of the ones who are responsible for keeping things in order. Some of the most ancient biblical images of the creation of the heavens and the earth suggest ... one of our creeds says that God "... has created and is creating." Then why did the flood happen? God has chosen to give us freedom and responsibility like his so that we can participate with God in God's creative work. That is part of God's plan for us. But that puts God ...

1699. The Reward

1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23

Sermon

James L. Killen

... is not. The "fire" can act as a refiner's fire and cause us to rebuild and to rebuild better. Let me tell you a story about a fire. A certain Christian man finally got that big promotion in his profession. He moved to a new city to assume the responsibilities of vice president of a major bank. He and his family were excited about building that fine new home that they had always dreamed of. They built it in an affluent suburb where all of the homes were fine. They brought into it all of the things that they ...

1700. Dealing with Criticism

1 Corinthians 4:1-5

Sermon

James L. Killen

... himself against his critics. That is the first thing we can learn from Paul about criticism: that it happens. It comes with being a decisive person. We may as well get ready for it. But we can learn more if we study Paul's response to his critics. Actually, Paul's two letters to the Corinthians are full of conflict and defense against his critics. Paul handles much of this indirectly and diplomatically. Later in the correspondence, the conflict is more obvious - and sometimes it gets pretty rough. But ...

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