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Maxie Dunnam
... talking about. If we understand that the fact that to be a Christian marks a discontinuity between what was and what now is. For to be a Christian is to change. To be different, to be continually converted. And if you have some friends who are fond of calling themselves born again Christians, you can test the reality of that experience as to whether there is a discontinuity between what was and what is and whether there is that continual conversion taking place within their life. That leads me to the second ...
152. The Secret: Christ In You
Colossians 1:24--2:5
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Maxie Dunnam
It's an awesome responsibility to preach. One of my heroes, Bishop Gerald Kennedy, was fond of telling of the Church of England Bishop who remarked that a sermon is something a clergy person will cross a continent to deliver, but will not walk across the street to hear. There may be more truth in that than most of us will admit. Yet, when we get ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... to quit guarding our life. Isn't that the reason we keep our life in our own hands. We are guarding it. We want to protect it. We don't want people to demand too much. We don't want to be vulnerable and risk. Bishop Arthur J. Moore was fond of saying, "Jesus never slept in a walled city." This man was accessible. He was available. He could be had, and he was had by both rich and poor. He was available to them all. My friend, Bill Hinson, tells of an expression they used in elementary school when he ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... me the invitation to join his conference when we were under such great pressure in Mississippi back in 1964. I spent ten wonderful years under his leadership there in Southern California. He's one of the greatest preachers, I believe, on this century. He was fond of telling about the Anglican Bishop who defined a sermon in this fashion: "A sermon is what a preacher will travel across the continent to deliver, but will not walk across the street to hear." Well there is something to that. Some of us who ...
155. To Live Is To Grow
1 Timothy 4:1-16
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Maxie Dunnam
... potentials for creativity and destructiveness. We are aware that we are all these things, and yet we're a unique unrepeatable miracle of God. Woodrow Wilson was a man of great personal gifts. He was not, however, the best-looking fellow in the world, and he knew it. He was fond of quoting the limerick of Anthony Euwer: "As a beauty I'm not a great star, There are others more handsome by far; But my face I don't mind it Because I'm behind it 'Tis the folks out in front that I jar. (Quoted in Be Your Whole ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... done will you do because I go to the Father.” You are more than you think you are. I read recently of an elderly bachelor and an old maid who started going together. Each had lived alone for many years. Gradually the old gentlemen recognized a real fondness and a definite attachment to her. But he was shy and afraid to tell her his feelings. Finally one day he mustered up the courage to say, “Let’s get married!” Surprised, she threw up her hands and shouted, “It is a wonderful idea – but who in ...
157. Fire in the Hold
Acts 2:14a, 22-32
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Bill Mosley
... is a passage from the history book of the New Testament -- the book of the beginnings of the church, called the Acts of the Apostles. Today we join Peter in Jerusalem for the first part of his sermon on the day of Pentecost. George Burns, the old vaudevillian, was fond of saying, "I'm not going to die -- it's been done." He was saying, in show business we have to keep entertaining and the same old thing isn't very entertaining. We have to keep coming up with something new. The trouble with that is death is ...
158. My Laughin’ Place
Acts 2:14a, 36-41
Sermon
Bill Mosley
... is a passage from the history book of the New Testament -- the book of the beginnings of the church, called the Acts of the Apostles. Today we join Peter in Jerusalem for the first part of his sermon on the day of Pentecost. George Burns, the old vaudevillian, was fond of saying, "I'm not going to die -- it's been done." He was saying, in show business we have to keep entertaining and the same old thing isn't very entertaining. We have to keep coming up with something new. The trouble with that is death is ...
Bulletin Aid
Frank Ramirez
... cannot fix things by continuing that way. We must stop, turn around, and work our way back. Lord, we're turning around. For some of us it may be a long journey back to your arms. Run to us, bridge the gap, beckon us home. Amen. Hymns "Lord, I Am Fondly, Earnestly Longing" "Come, Let Us All Unite To Sing" "Nearer My God To Thee"
160. Uncle Abraham
Romans 4:13-25
Sermon
William G. Carter
... through this world. One way is the high school yearbook way, and another is by way of the ticket window. Remember the high school yearbook? It is full of good things that happened in the past. We see the pictures; we remember the accomplishments. In particular, we fondly recall all those special events that happened years and years ago. Capon observes that, for a lot of people, faith is a memory of past events, like the crossing of the Red Sea, or the death of Jesus, or the high school prom. If some of us ...
161. Now Try Forgiveness
Matthew 18:21-35
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Mark Trotter
... must have asked. "If this hadn't happened to me, I would be hunting you down. Instead you have come to me to care for me. Why did you come?" Ananias said, "The Lord Jesus sent me." Which is to say, I don't do this because I am particularly fond of you. In fact, I really don't like you. I don't like your politics. I don't like your theology. I don't like your attitude. I don't like your personality. You're a real jerk, Saul. But Jesus told me to forgive my enemies and to ...
Sermon
Mark Trotter
... must have asked. "If this hadn't happened to me, I would be hunting you down. Instead you have come to me to care for me. Why did you come?" Ananias said, "The Lord Jesus sent me." Which is to say, I don't do this because I am particularly fond of you. In fact, I really don't like you. I don't like your politics. I don't like your theology. I don't like your attitude. I don't like your personality. You're a real jerk, Saul. But Jesus told me to forgive my enemies and to ...
Sermon
Mark Trotter
... in the reality beneath the surface of things, the foundation of the creation, there is unpredictability. All this means, philosophically at least, that it is very difficult to generalize about anything. Which is a problem for me, because I'm a preacher, and I am fond of generalizations. I use them all the time. It makes preaching a whole lot easier if you can use generalizations. Besides, you wouldn't want me to be specific about all things, bring up all the exceptions to a thesis. We would never get to ...
Drama
Matthew Powell
... birthday parties my mother used to give me, when all the other boys on the block came in their Sunday clothes and creaking shoes, with their ears still red from their mother's towel. And the pink and white birthday cake, and all the dishes that I was particularly fond of, and how I would eat and eat and then go to bed and dream of Santa Claus. In the morning I would awaken and eat again, until by night the family doctor arrived with his castor oil. I used to dolefully say that it was altogether too much ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... sing patriotic songs like "America the Beautiful," and swear to defend America the beautiful. So why do we do so much to make the song "America the Ugly"? Why are those most dedicated to keeping America beautiful (some politicians are fond of calling environmentalists "green-green lima beans") often seen as the most unpatriotic? After reflecting on this text we read this morning, Lutheran theologian Joseph Sittler concluded that our #1 ecological mistake as Christians is to separate creation and redemption ...
Sermon
Alex Gondola
... do revere the Pilgrims like that. Others depict them more darkly. Most of the Mayflower Pilgrims were Puritans, and "Puritanical" is not a happy word. Some depict the Puritans as severe, austere, rigid, religious fanatics. Historian George Willison writes, they were "fond of controversy, and sharp of tongue, engaging in many a high-pitched quarrel with friends and foes alike...." H. L. Mencken defines Puritanism as "the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy." But they weren’t sullen and sour ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... ego boost). Isn't that a great word? EGOBOO. Say it after me. EGOBOO. Say it to your neighbor. EGOBOO! The world is being spooked today by egoboos. How does the Bible put it? Pride comes before a fall. Jack Paar once said about Steve Allen: "I'm fond of him – but not so much as he is." Someone overheard a conversation that went like this: "Well, enough about me. Let's talk about you. What do you think about me?" There are at least ten varieties of monster egoboos. Each monster egoboo resides in every one ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... teacher greedily hope to enjoy the support – in goods and services – of the Christian community. The author of 1 Timothy characterizes them as so many first century Jim Baker's – in the religion game strictly for their own gain and aggrandizement. A young churchgoing executive was fond of saying, "If I ever make a lot of money, I would give much of it to my church and to the poor. I would really dedicate my time to helping out the poor of our city." He made a big thing of this, convincing people ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... Matthew 3:16). You may not realize that a dove is not a formal species name. Technically doves are merely white pigeons. You know that favorite city-bird, responsible for all the disgusting white guano in the park on the benches, on your car, fondly known as "rats with wings." This is the status symbol that accompanies Jesus' moment of baptism. Not quite what one would expect. Peter's recitation in Acts also highlights a few other status symbols for his Gentile listeners. After preaching and healing his own ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... the incarnation is not witnessed by only one star in one place in one time, "arrested temporarily/over a Judaic manger," but by all stars at all times in all places. (Counterpoint, tenth poem.) Within the church we have grown overly fond of identifying certain people and certain endeavors as missionary. We may even have some people here this morning who are PK's (Preachers' Kids) and MK's (Missionaries' Kids). We speak of foreign missions, home missions, missionary doctors, missionary teachers or missionary ...
171. Be Kind
Ephesians 4:17--5:21
Sermon
James McCormick
Since before I can remember, I went to Vacation Bible School every summer. I loved Vacation Bible School and I have many fond memories of my experiences there. I remember rousing games of “Red Rover” in which the boys tried to impress the girls. I remember making first century houses out of clay. There were times when we dressed up in bath robes and re-enacted Biblical dramas. I remember spatter painting – I ...
172. A New Vision
Matthew 2:1-12
Sermon
King Duncan
... Apple Computer ad appeared in 1997 that celebrated the searchers of this world. It went like this: “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They are not fond of rules and they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things.” (2) John Lennon ...
173. Proper 23
Psalm 106:1-48, Philippians 4:2-9, Matthew 22:1-14, Exodus 32:1-33:6
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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe
... of the Lord Jesus Christ, who as the Savior will transform the Philippians into his own likeness. Seldom does so much of Paul's deep affection for a congregation come through in his remarks as it does in 4:1. Yet, even this is not mere fondness, but genuine Christian devotion as is clear from Paul's use of the phrase in the Lord. When Paul turns to his former missionary associates, Euodia and Syntyche, he regards them "in the Lord." As he speaks to them, calling for some kind of agreement or reconciliation ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... , scowling face, a figure dressed in black (actually the favorite color of the Puritans was red) and probably carrying a threatening hickory switch. We envision that Puritans were so straight-laced they squeaked, had no sense of humor, forbade fun, and had a fondness for the stocks, whips, prisons and nipping any and all “sins” in the bud before they had a chance to even think about blooming. At least that is the common reputation of “Puritans” that has been seared in our minds. But while it ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... I am a Christian. To many intellectuals, this probably sounds like saying that I am a dog because I am a cat. Dogs hate cats, and otherwise polite philosophers have said to my face, with vigor, that ‘Christian philosopher’ is a contradiction in terms. Cats are not fond of dogs, either. Christian friends have often reminded me that Luther called reason a whore. Well, reason is a whore. It will serve any master who can pay its price. But a whore was first to the empty tomb on the day of the Resurrection ...
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