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1801. The Future You Hope For

Jeremiah 29:1-23

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Maxie Dunnam

... the wall of the oyster house that gave the answer. Then he started cooking food, and it was so lousy he had to do something to keep their minds off of what they were eating, and he said signs did the trick. In the beginning, a lot of his customers gave him ... That's a charming way of saying that when we see the suffering and sorrow of others, more often than not, we are quite happy to keep our own. As true as that is, it brings us back to the quote from Winzell's, "If even half our wishes came true, we would ...

1802. My Stress Is Killing Me! -- Is It?

Isaiah 40:1-31

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Maxie Dunnam

... anything to do; he no longer had any reason to live!" You see, we need to be thankful for the concerns and the commitments that may bring stress to our life -- it's not that kind of stress that will kill us. It's that kind of stress that will keep us alive, going, and growing. Remember what I said in the beginning about the meaning of this text. The meaning is that no matter what the circumstances of our life, no matter what happens to us, we have a source of strength in God that will enable us not just ...

1803. Meeting And Mastering Temptation

James 1:1-18

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Maxie Dunnam

... is not common to man. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, for with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it." Isn't that a great word? -- So we need to keep the perspective. God does not allow us to be tempted beyond the point of no return. In the novel, Patience of a Saint, Andrew Greeley has a character named Red Cain. He is a rough, hard-living reporter in Chicago. Then Cain undergoes a dramatic conversion experience which ...

1804. Will The Real God Please Stand?

James 1:1-18

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Maxie Dunnam

1805. Draw Nigh To God

James 4:1-12

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Maxie Dunnam

... Recovery Program is this, "Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." And the third step is,"made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." Again, I turn to the little book, Keep it Simple. One of the writers quotes Erma Bombeck who said, "Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died". That's rather suggestive, isn't it? We've tried it our own way. We followed the way of the world. We've trusted others -- we've been ...

1806. Prepare The Way Of The Lord

Isaiah 40:1-31

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Maxie Dunnam

... has spoken." (verses 3-5) We prepare the Way of the Lord by being hopeful. I've been rereading an old novel, a great one by George Bernanos, entitled _The Diary of a _Country_ _Priest_. Let me read for you a passage from that novel. "The weather is in keeping with my I was going to write "my delight" but that would not express it. Expectation is more what I mean. Yes, a great miraculous expectation which continues even during sleep, for truly it woke me up last night. It was almost painful to be so happy. I ...

1807. On The Road Again (emmaus)

Luke 24:13-35

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Maxie Dunnam

... the way Jesus often comes -- incognito. He joins us on the way and many times we don't even recognize Him. But, not alone in such a dramatic commitment, and ministry, Jesus comes through a friend who will sit and listen. He comes through a husband or a wife who keeps on loving us when we are selfish and uncaring, calloused, even mean. He comes through a person who loves us enough to be honest with us, to help us face up to ourselves, and to see ourselves as we are. He comes through a friend who won't let us ...

1808. Building A House

Luke 6:46-49

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Maxie Dunnam

... close to the Lord. In fact, I was going through a rather dry time in my spiritual life -- that is, in the feeling dimension of my spiritual life. This is confession time. I had come to a place in my prayer time, where it was difficult to keep my thoughts centered, and either verbalize or center my thoughts on persons and issues about whom I was concerned to bring those persons and issues into a prayerful relationship with God. I had begun a practice which is very meaningful to me. When I would be struggling ...

1809. How Is It With Your Soul?

Luke 6:37-42

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Maxie Dunnam

... beam in your eye" analogy which Jesus used predated this modern understanding. In modern psychological understanding, "projection" is the theory "that the things I condemn in others are probably the things that I don't like in myself", (we usually think that) having a beam in our eye keeps us from seeing the beam in another's eye. Not so. Having a beam in our own eye doesn't impair your vision. It improves your vision. "It enables you to see the speck in somebody else's eye. Most people you know can't see a ...

1810. Don't Worry Be Happy!

Luke 12:22-34

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Maxie Dunnam

... was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you-you of little faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world that strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. Instead, strive for His kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well." Do you see it ...

1811. Come To The Party!

Luke 14:15-24

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Maxie Dunnam

... , "Look, Harry, is it all right with you if I....I mean is it O.K. if I kind of...what I want to ask you is...is it O.K. if I keep the cake a little while? I mean is it all right if we don't eat it right away?" Harry shrugged and answered, "Sure! It's O.K. If you want to keep the cake, keep the cake. Take it home if you want to." "Can I?" she asked. Then, looking at me she said, "I live just down the street a couple of doors. I want to take ...

1812. Getting Ourselves Off Our Hands

Philippians 3:12-4:1

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Maxie Dunnam

... own ego. III. One other word to help us get ourselves off our hands. We need 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 ... -- that He will show us ways to pour out our life for His glory and the good of His children. We guard our lives, and so we keep ourselves on our own hands. Let me call again on my friend, Bill Hinson. He tells a story of the death of his dad. He was in ...

1813. Dealing With Guilt And Shame

Romans 7:7-25

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Maxie Dunnam

... , or gambling. It comes with families with problems and secrets, it comes with families whose parents, grandparents, or even great-grandparents had addictions, problems, or secrets. Shame adds fuel to the addictive fire. It's used to protect secrets and keep them in place. It's used to keep us in place. And often its passed from generation to generation like a fine piece of porcelain until it rests on the mantle of our living room." "Sometimes we become shame based because of what others did to us. Victims ...

1814. The Grace Question: Are You A Teacher...and Yet Do Not Understand?

John 3:1-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... sin.... "The name Pharisee means the separated one; and the Pharisees were those who had separated themselves from all ordinary life in order to keep every detail of the Law." (William Barclay, The Gospel of John, Vol. 1, The Daily Study Bible, p. 108 and p. 111.) It was ... of it. And we need to be honest. We live as though we deserved life -- that we had something to do with getting it and keeping it. But, think about it. What did you do to receive life? What are you doing to deserve life? Life is grace. It's ...

1815. The Discipleship Question: Do You Wish To Go Away?

John 6:60-71

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Maxie Dunnam

... only in their underwear. One of them says to the other, "That's the most effective sermon on money I've ever heard." I received two anonymous letters recently, saying that they had problems with the church because it talks too much about money. That amazed me. I keep a close tab on my sermon subjects. I've never preached an entire sermon on money more than a couple of times in any year. The truth is, I probably talk about money too little. Jesus talked about it as much as He talked about anything else, and ...

1816. What Do You Want To Be Like When You Are 65?

Proverbs 3:1-35

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Maxie Dunnam

... contained his schedule for the next day. He said to the cab driver, who was about to pull away, "Hey, I've got to keep that. I almost threw away part of tomorrow." (Straight Talk, Dr. Hal Brady, January 5, 1992) II. So, we must guard against instant gratification. ... t see the shore." We need to know where I am going and our answer to what should I do in this situation must be in keeping with where we want to go. "In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your path." III. It will help us even more ...

1817. Food That Is Needful

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Maxie Dunnam

... and one brother. After a period of a year or so of being unsuccessful at the task, I decided to buy the other shares and keep the farm in the family for future years. The farm was overgrown because of many years of neglect. One of the beauty spots of the ... it happens in life. We are knocked down on a very regular basis. But we are given staying power and toughness if we keep our relationship with Christ fresh and alive. When Christ is alive in us we have perseverance because we know the outcome will be ...

1818. Rejected at Home

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... offer one another a little respect, to take one another seriously, to listen and show appreciation. If you are one of these people who don't get much respect, remember Jesus. His own family and his own town could not see who he was. But, of course, that did not keep Him from achieving His purpose in life. He "was amazed at their lack of faith," but it did not slow him down. He knew who he was. He knew why he was here--to serve God--and he gave himself completely to the task at hand. Automobile pioneer Henry ...

1819. Holy Living

John 6:51-65

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... Story's Promises. The famous American editor, Horace Greeley, told of receiving a letter from a woman who wrote: "Our church is in dire financial straits. We've tried everything to keep it going: a strawberry festival, an oyster supper, a donkey party, a turkey dinner, and, finally, a box social. Will you please tells us, Dr. Greeley, how to keep a struggling church from disbanding?" Dr. Greeley wrote back to her a message in two words: Try Christianity! What did he mean by that? Look at it in this way. The ...

1820. What God Has Joined Together

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... 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 engine starting and raced outside. She banged on the car window until he rolled ...

1821. If Only... Next Time

Isaiah 43:1-13

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Maxie Dunnam

... select a set we like better. According to Hassidic legend, in the end, we freely choose our own personal set of sorrows once more. That's a charming way of saying that when we see the suffering and sorrow of others, more often than not, we're quite happy to keep our own. Self-pity is a debilitating game to play. When we bury ourselves in self-pity we cut off the creativity and the power that might open doors to new life. And ultimately self-pity is a protest against God. It says that we don't believe that ...

1822. A Strange Kind of King

John 18:28-40

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King Duncan

... is a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?" The devil looks at him, smiles and says, "Yesterday you were attending a campaign event. Today you voted us into power!" (2) Anybody who expects members of Congress to keep all their campaign promises deserves to be deceived. Our first allegiance is to Christ and his kingdom. We demonstrate this allegiance by the quality of our lives. It is interesting to witness how Christians seek to publicize their allegiance to Christ. Some ...

1823. Jesus, Desirous

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Frank G. Honeycutt

... Herod, but foxes still slyly woo away the hearts of God's brood. And this is the thing: Jesus is powerless to stop it. He can walk on water and raise the dead, but he cannot make us love him. He desires such love, but he cannot force it. Cannot keep us from slamming the screen door in his face, defenseless against the many Herods waiting in the shadows. One of the hardest things in life is loving someone you know you can't shelter or protect. So what is Jesus' plan? What's he going to do now? Strangely, his ...

1824. The Waster

Luke 15:11-32

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Frank G. Honeycutt

... this is perhaps the most basic: God isn't fair. Sorry. God doesn't play by our rules, see life the way we see it, or keep score the way we keep it. God isn't fair. And if we're honest, we won't be tickled pink by that. Why? Because it is precisely a sense ... is the authentic prodigal? Which one has yet to come home to the Father's extravagant love? We can waste our lives keeping score and complaining about unfairness. We can harbor grudges to the grave. We can completely misunderstand what Jesus is all about ...

1825. On the Road Again

Luke 24:13-35

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Maxie Dunnam

... Emmaus is all about, because Emmaus is wherever we go and whatever we do to reclaim our sanity when our world goes to pieces; when our ideals and dreams are violated and distorted – when we have to salvage and sort out our feelings, summon the desire and courage to keep going on, or try to forget. It may happen at the betrayal of the one we respect very much, or as the one we loved the most, and with whom we have shared intimacy of marriage, leaves us for someone else. The death of our spouse or a parent ...

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