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1826. He Breaks the Power of Cancelled Sin

John 8:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... a stern, plainly dressed man appeared on a busy corner of Chicago’s Loop. As people passed by, he would from time-to-time solemnly lift his arm and point to a passerby and say just one word; “Guilty!” Then without changing expression, he would drop his arm. After a few seconds, he would raise his arm again, and with an accusing finger pointing at another person, he would utter that one word indictment: “Guilty!” The effect of this on the people on was extraordinary. Some stared, started to laugh ...

1827. Happy Marriage...It's All About Choices

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

James W. Moore

... things – the 2001 Space Odyssey on his stereo tape recorder. It came on too loud… so loud it startled everyone. The maid of honor jumped and knocked over a candle… as the best man tried to catch the falling candle, he stepped on the bride’s dress… she dropped her flowers… and her veil fell off… she stumbled going out of the church… and the flower girl began to cry and scream. By the time the bride and groom got to the back of the church… she was furious… and she had decided that it was ...

1828. The Main Thing is to Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

James W. Moore

... and dreams and ambitions and plans for life and that's nice, but let me tell you something and I want you to listen closely. One of these days you are going to die... and they are going to take you out to the cemetery... and they are going to drop you into a six-foot hole. They are going to throw dirt in your face and then they are all going to go back up to the church house and eat potato salad!" He said: "Listen! When you came into this world, everybody was laughing and you were the only ...

1829. Give Yourself

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... up a collection for the poor people in Jerusalem, the poor Christians there. That collection had begun a year earlier, but dissension and conflict had arisen in the church at Corinth, and Paul was out of favor with those people. And so, they had dropped off and had refused to continue that collection; but now the dissension and the conflict had ended, reconciliation had taken place, the church was centered again, and Paul is saying to them that they needed to resume what they had started earlier. And they ...

1830. Evangelism Jesus' Style

John 1:29-42

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . I’m a Christian, I know Christ. I don’t know if you’re a Christian or not, and I can’t stand that. Bear, I’ve got to ask you something: If you should die in 30 days, are you sure that you’d go to heaven?” And Bear dropped his head and said, “Bobby, I’ve got to be honest with you. I can’t answer that.” Bobby said, “Oh Bear, I want you to be able to answer that. I want to pray for you right now.” And they prayed together and read the scripture together and Bear ...

1831. There Is a Price for Everything

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . It was mid-day. Without a word, the servant proceeded with his duties as though nothing had happened. He picked up Tagor’s clothes and set to making breakfast. Then he started cleaning. Tagor watched all of this with mounting rage. Finally he said, “Drop everything! Get out! I can’t stand the sight of you. You are dismissed…fired!” The man, however, continued sweeping, and after another, few minutes, with quiet dignity he said, “My little girl died last night.” It doesn’t matter who we are ...

1832. There Is a Price for Everything, Part 2

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... mid-day. Without a word, the servant proceeded with his duties as though nothing had happened. He picked up Tagore’s clothes and set to making breakfast. Then he started cleaning up. Tagore watched all of this with mounting rage. Finally he said, “Drop everything! Get out! I can’t stand the sight of you. You’re dismissed… Fired!” The man, however, continued sweeping, and after another few minutes, with quiet dignity he said, “My little girl died last night.” It doesn’t matter who we are ...

1833. The Trinity

John 16:5-16

Sermon

... the Hebrew word meaning Daddy. Can you imagine referring to the creator of an endless universe, the creator of countless solar systems as Daddy? When I was a child I used the word. Then when I went into high school and college and became very sophisticated I dropped that word and started using the word father. But now I have come full gamete. I am back to just plain daddy again. If we could only think of God as that loving daddy who waits patiently for us while we foolishly wonder off to the far countries ...

1834. Clear to the Better End - Parent Burnout

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... situations in our life – “Clear to the Bitter End,” Well that term was slightly different in its original form, When the captain of a sailing vessel wanted to keep his ship from being crashed against the rocks in a narrow strait in the midst of a storm, he would drop the anchor of the ship to the wind and run the cables out to the “bitter end”. That is, not to the end of the cable that was secured on the deck, but to the end of the anchor cable that went on down and was secured deep within the ...

1835. Out of the Miry Bog (Dealing with Depression)

Psalm 22:1-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... always be glowing, always be on top, never down, and certainly never in doubt about God’s presence. I think this shows how powerful the devil is - causing masses of Christians to adopt a model that even Jesus didn’t fit. Do you remember Gethsemane? Sweat drops of blood, no less. Do you remember the cross? “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me!” No matter what our feelings of depression and despair, we’re in good company. We need, then, to locate ourselves honestly before God, if we’re going ...

1836. When Being Christian Has Worn You Down (Compassion Fatigue)

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to administer the curriculum, all the animals took all the subjects. The duck was excellent in swimming; in fact, better than his instructor. But he made only passing grades in flying, and was very poor in running. Since he was slow in running, he had to drop swimming and stay after school to practice running. This caused his web feet to be badly worn, so that he was only average in swimming. But average was quite acceptable, so no body worried about that - except the duck. The rabbit started at the top of ...

1837. A Curse for Our Redemption

Galatians 3:1-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... rangers saw Jorge slipping across the river, and trailed him as he returned to his home village. He watched as Jorge mingled with the people in the square around the town well, and then went into his favorite cantina to relax. The ranger slipped in and managed to get the drop on Jorge. With a pistol to his head, he said, “I know who you are, Jorge Rodriguez, and I’ve come to get back all the money that you’ve stolen from the banks of Texas. Unless you give it to me, I’m going to blow your brains out ...

1838. Taking the Shape of Christ

Galatians 4:8-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... would give Himself to Love and the way of the cross. That didn’t make it any easier for him. The scripture paints a dramatic picture. Listen to the way Luke talks about it: “And being in agony, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down upon the ground.” (Luke 22:44). The Greek word translated agony here is the one used for someone who is fighting a battle with sheer fear. There’s no scene like it in all of history. This was the hinge, the watershed, the ...

1839. I Believe in Miracles

Luke 7:11-17

Illustration

Erwin Drake

I believe for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows; I believe that somewhere in the darkest night, a candle glows; I believe for everyone who goes astray, someone will come to show the way; I believe above the storm the smallest prayer will still be heard; I believe that Someone in the great somewhere hears every word; Every time I hear a newborn baby cry, or touch a leaf, or see the sky, Then I know why, I believe.

1840. He Leadeth Me

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... torment an honest man who is trying to get his sleep.” He rushed downstairs with a stick in his hand ready to throw the intruder off his porch. Then in the dim light of his candle he saw that it was indeed his king! He gasped, stepped back, dropped to his knees and invited the king and queen to come in. Help was quickly summoned. Years later when the cottager had grown old and company would come over, he would relive that experience. He would tell of that wonderful night when the king came to his humble ...

1841. Jesus' Baptism: Affirmed by God

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... us? We have to keep reminding ourselves of who we are and what we’re about. It was so with Jesus…even to the last. In the Garden of Gethsemane, he wrestled to the level of blood-letting. He was in so much anguish so intense in His struggle, that drops of blood burst out as sweat to keep his whole being from exploding. “Let this cup pass - Let it pass, O God, if it is possible. But Father, as frightened as I am, as confused and frustrated as I am, as painful as I know it’s going to be ...

1842. The Measure You Give Is the Measure You Get

Mark 4:21-25

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to mature, get married, and raise children before they died. And after each one died, it left a tiny spot of nitrogen on the ashes. Thus the ashes of the volcano became fertile. The winds continued to blow, wafting seeds to the island, the bird’s droppings also brought seeds; and the miracle took place. The miracle of new life coming out of the ashes! (Story told by Mark Trotter, “When the Door is Closed”) That’s a dramatic example of the countless parables of hope all about us in nature - parables ...

1843. A Parable in a Miracle

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... ; they had to wear special clothing so others could identify them at a distance and avoid them. The most abysmal humiliation was that they were required by law to announce vocally wherever they went their despicable condition: “Unclean! Unclean!” “A leper with the flesh dropping off of his bones could not suppose that there was nothing the matter with him. His disease was too gross and able not to be felt.” (Maclaren, p. 40) Can you even faintly feel at — not really feel because none of us can do ...

1844. The Unforgivable Sin

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... he went back to hunting, but five minutes later he heard the bell. When he got back the second time, his wife explained that she had begun to worry whether she’d really be able to reach the bell. She was simply moving it closer, and in the process dropped it. Now he was really annoyed. He explained how much the safari was costing, how he had looked forward to bagging a trophy, and how he really didn’t appreciate running back and forth to camp. He didn’t want to hear that bell again unless she was in ...

1845. Two for the Price of One

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... out of Him. But, ah, this was his greatness. He was prepared to pay the price for loving and caring for others. That price was the outgoing of his very life. We know the extent of that, only as we look at that cross on cruel Golgotha, and the last drops of life blood for you and me. The point is — love is costly. We know that, don’t we? Some know it more deeply than others. There is a woman in this congregation with whom I’ve wept during the past few weeks. A single parent - whose heart even now ...

1846. The World Is Our Parish

John 3:16-21

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... may have been a time when we could talk about love as some sort of high idealism, but I say to you today, it is severe reality in order for us to survive. Let us be encouraged that at least in part, we are fighting this war by dropping bread as well as bombs. Let us be encouraged. Let us support humanitarian efforts, even in other countries. So we gather for worship on World Wide Communion Sunday. Isn't it interesting that this has happened to us at this moment in time? Christians around the world affirm ...

1847. Chaos or Christ: Dreams Which Calm our Fears

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... in the dormitory fire. It all started when some students were making crack in the basement. My burns were minor and the doctor says my eyesight will return soon. The wonderful boy who rescued me is kindly sharing his apartment with me. His name is Bill. He had to drop out of school but I love him all the same. In fact, you'll be pleased to know that you will be grandparents in a few months. Love, Cheryl P.S. Actually none of the above happened no fire, no burns, no Bill, no pregnancy. However, I did get ...

1848. Light a Candle

Matthew 5:14

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . Light a candle of goodness wherever you are. Light a candle tonight. Light a candle of hope for a dark world. Hope is to the soul what oxygen is to the body, absolutely essential. Without oxygen, the body suffocates. Without hope, the soul drops into despair. But whatever the circumstances of life may be, people have discovered that powerful and unending hope they turn to again and again. Gerald Coffee in his book, “Beyond Survival," talks about Christmas as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. “It was ...

1849. Facing Our Fears with Faith

Matthew 10: 27-31

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... on the edge. How else can you explain our fascination with reality television? The worst example has to be NBC's “Fear Factor". People are stupid enough to jump over tractor-trailers going down an interstate highway at forty miles an hour or crazy enough to be dropped in a pit of rats, or parachute off a mountain, or swim with sharks, all for fifty thousand dollars and the thrill of it all. What is it about humanity that loves to live on that daring edge of life that is just one step beyond absolute ...

1850. Turning Evil Into Good

Genesis 45:1-8a, 50:19-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... of the pit, to redeem the moment, and to claim the time. God himself found Joseph there and provided a way of escape. Lewis Smedes writes in one of his books, “When I flopped into nothingness, I fell into the hands of God. I was held and would not be dropped. I was supported and would not sink. I was held together and would not fall apart. I was accepted and could not be rejected. I was loved and would not be despised. I was in hell and God was there for me." God is for us. That in itself is ...

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