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1901. The Ark of the Covenant

Exodus 25:10-22

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... was another ark, and you remember that story. Let me just read four verses from the sixth chapter of Genesis to plant the setting of that story in your mind again: “The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. So the Lord said, ‘I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the ground, man and beast and ...

1902. In the Lions' Den (Dealing with Stress)

Psalm 16:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to do with stress. We’ll come back to our scripture later. For now, let’s line out some suggestions for living in the lions’ den – some directions that may enable us to survive stress, even to use it for our benefit. I want to pursue four lines of thought which will at least plot a path for us to follow as we move in and out of the lions’ den. These suggestions all begin with an “A”; so maybe you c n remember them if you’re not taking notes. 1. Acknowledge stress; 2. Admit limitations; 3 ...

1903. Joy Comes in the Morning

Psalm 30:1-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , how meaningless the accoutrements of prosperity and how precious the love of husband and wife. A son or a daughter hit their own bottom, went to depths of rebellion. All of a sudden it comes clear to us. What we had given so much energy to, what we thought was so important, that in which we put our security and our hopes – all of a sudden, it began to fade, or even crumble. “Thou didst hide thy face, I was dismayed.” The point is not hard to get - the problem not difficult to identify. Before he was ...

1904. Liberated Women

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... even forgives sins?” Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” People who are most fervent about their Christian faith are motivated by a sense of gratitude. This woman was a known sinner. She had many sins to forgive. Simon thought of himself as being righteous. Therefore he felt he had little to forgive. By definition, then, Simon could never love Jesus in the same way this poor woman did. But let’s examine their situations a little more closely. How did this woman come to ...

1905. When You Want to Run Away

Psalm 11:1-7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... ones who are here today. Did you hear the woman who said to the preacher who was leaving her church to take another appointment? “Preacher, I’m so sorry to see you leave. I never knew anything about sin until you came.” Now I don’t know why I thought of that. I am talking about honesty and identity, because that’s my conviction, and that’s the reason for the sermon – we’ve all come to the place, at one time or another, when we want to run away. That’s the advice his friends were giving our ...

1906. Led by the Spirit, Tempted by the Devil

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... got me again,” she said. “I couldn’t resist.” “But how often have we talked about it?” he moaned. “It has worked before. For six weeks you’ve overcome by fighting back…get thee behind me Satan.” “This time it came too late.” she responded. I thought I was strong enough just to look. But before I knew it, I had the dress on, looking at myself in the mirror. The dress was gorgeous, but I fought back. Get behind me, Satan. But before I could move from the mirror, he said, “It looks as ...

1907. Lord, Is It I?

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... awful possibility of the expression of that darkest sin — the sin that claws at our tender sensitivities — that we may be the traitor — that we may betray Christ. We can’t even begin to think of that possibility, can we? It violates everything we feel, the thought of it tears at our hearts — that we would betray Christ. But think the roots of sin are in all of us. The gravest sins have their beginnings in our yielding to very common motives. Don’t let that pass over your mind too quickly – the ...

1908. How Can This Be?

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Elizabeth is pregnant—miracles happen. 3) With God nothing is impossible. What will it take for you to believe? We begin with Affiliative Faith: We believe because others believe. A preacher's son was asked, “Boy, why do you believe in God?" The kid thought for a moment and said, “I guess it just runs in the family." A place for the family of faith, where beliefs are taught and hopes are nurtured. Affiliative Faith becomes Searching Faith: This is a time to separate miracle from magic, Jesus from ...

1909. Come, Holy Spirit, Come

Psalm 104:24-34

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... all up to God. Life is to be lived not by grabbing, but by being grateful. The time to start is now. Come, Holy Spirit, come. II. BREATHE INTO US THE BREATH OF LIFE. A few months ago I was awakened in the night with shortness of breath. The thought of not breathing created such anxiety that I wound up in the emergency room. Thankfully, the problem was more in my head than in my lungs. And with a little coaching I am learning to breathe better by living better. Breathing is not something we think about a lot ...

1910. The Kingdom for Which We Long

Matthew 13:31-35, Matthew 13:44-46, Matthew 13:47-52

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... God would guide me. Through the years I have found one thing true—God will not always place you where you want to be, but he will always send you where you need to be. Blessed are those who are willing to follow him all the way. Have you ever thought about what God could do if today you were to say, “Here I am Lord, fully, totally, completely, unreservedly, and immediately available to do whatever you ask.” The will of God can be followed. Are you willing to go with him all the way? The will of God ...

1911. The Door of Celebration

Luke 19:36-44

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... toward useful work and rational calculation that we have all but forgotten the joy of ecstatic celebration. My grandson has just learned to whistle. So he whistles all the time. When he's playing, when he's sitting, when he's riding in the car, he whistles. I thought as I listened to his whistle—I used to whistle a lot more than I do now. What has life done to my song? What do little children do when they celebrate? They make noise. They dance, and play, and sing, and laugh, and whistle. Jesus said, “If ...

1912. News Too Good To Tell

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... ; when you pass through the rivers they will not sweep over you. I am the Lord your God, the Holy one of Israel, your Savior.” Then I heard a voice, the voice of God, “You have no one to please but me; let my ways be your ways and my thoughts, your thoughts.” I will never forget it as long as I live. After about two hours of being in that chapel alone, I walked out of there with a new understanding of ministry that has not left me through the years. I learned that night in the privacy of a little ...

1913. The Church As Family

Matthew 12:46-50

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... all I’m a college student. I have left home.” About a month after the move we got a six-page letter that told a different story. We had moved to a place he had never seen. His room would no longer be waiting when he returned. You would have thought he had been completely orphaned. He had lost his place to be. We need a place to be. A little over a year ago, we started a building and renovation program in this Church. In less than three months now, we will move into a wonderful new facility for adults ...

1914. The Family As Church

2 Timothy 1:3-8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... deepens by belonging. Now I belong to Jesus, Jesus belongs to me Not for the years of time alone, but for eternity. Such a thought anchored me as a child. Now I belong to Jesus, Jesus belongs to me. We need to belong. Dick Murray tells in one of ... I couldn’t let her down. When I started to do wrong, I would remember Mrs. Pickford.” When I read Dick’s story I thought about my own mother. I thought about how I was not that good when I was a kid but many times I stayed out of harm’s way simply because ...

1915. The Fundamentals of Family Ties

1 Corinthians 13:1

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... and achievements. A father comes home in a bad mood. The son can honestly say, “Gee, Dad, you are grumpy tonight.” Instead of barking back, the father says, “I am grouchy; I’ve had a really hard day.” The relieved son says, “Thanks for telling me, Dad. I thought you were mad at me.” It goes a long way when what we say and what we hear matches. IV. ABILITY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS In the fourth place, the tie that binds us one to another is the ability to solve problems. Author Charlie Shed, who wrote ...

1916. Positive Living

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... she had also been well-trained in vocal technique. Her fame as a soloist spread until one Christmas she was invited to sing one of the lead parts in “Messiah” at the Queen’s Hall. One of her closest friends went to her teacher, asking whether he thought she was equal to it. His response was this: “If she focuses on what I have tried to teach her and merely follows the rules of correct breathing and voice production, she will break down. But if she can forget everything and think only of the wonder ...

1917. Worship

Hebrews 10:19-25

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... divine!" I was doubled up in bed the other night feeling sorry for myself with a digestive track that was raw from top to bottom leaving me far too sick to even think of food essential for my recovery. In my pain, I lamented to Sandy, “This is hell." She thought for a moment and in her kind way replied, “No, this is not hell; going through this without God and friends—that would be hell. But we have both!" There I stopped and bowed my head ...

1918. What Can Christians Learn from Muslims?

Genesis 21:1-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... (USA TODAY 7/15/05). Have we that kind of love for others? Isn't this what Jesus taught Christians to do? C. JIHAD (Holy War): In the greater sense, Jihad is a battle against the enemy within. As I listened to Pasha describe the battle of the soul, I thought of one of my favorite little poems which goes like this: In my earthly temple, there's a crowd, There's one who's humble, one who's proud. There's one who's sorry for his sins, And another who, unrepentant, sits and grins. From much corroding care I ...

1919. From Envy to Gratitude

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus, for saving my soul, For taking the pieces and making me whole. I just want to thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus, for peace from above, For undeserved presence and unending love. Thank you, Jesus. Is that language on your heart? Is that thought on your mind when you wake up in the morning? Is your soul touched with the language of gratitude? One of the advantages of being alive at 60 is the opportunity to gaze back over the years and see how you might have done it better. You ...

1920. The Power to Do Good

Acts 10:34-38, 44-48

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... little wine for your stomach's sake was a sure trip to hell. She taught us boys not to “smoke or chew, or run around with girls that do." My mother had an overactive conscience, made that way by fundamentalist parents and rigid church doctrine. I often thought, and still do, that she went to extremes. Content of the conscience can go the other way too. Everything in the conscience can be weakened by neglect and erased by culture. What first we abhor, we come to observe, and finally to embrace. Once upon a ...

1921. Brightening the Corner Where We Are

1 John 1:5-10

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, but make allowances for their doubting too, If you can dream and not make dreams your master, If you can think, and not make thoughts your aim, If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters just the same," Ah, that is the stuff that adulthood is made of, said Rudyard Kipling. The biggest little word in the English language is that two letter word “if." Our Scripture ...

1922. Praising Our Savior

Philippians 3:7-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... you know your purpose in being here? Out on the Damascus Road Paul found a purpose for living, a passion for being, a destiny of mission that would shape every move he made for the rest of his life. Here in a Roman prison he writes, “All things I once thought were so important for me are now insignificant dog dung. I have dumped it all in the trash so that I could embrace Christ and be embraced by Him." Have you that kind of purpose and passion for life? I want to know Christ. II. I WANT TO SUFFER LIKE ...

1923. Holy Waste

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... something loving and beautiful. It’s one of those tragedies of love that often we are moved to do something fine, and we do not do it. It may be that we are too shy to do it, and that we feel awkward about it. It may be that second thoughts suggest a more prudent and common sense course. It comes in the simplest things — the impulse to send a letter to someone, to thank them for something that they have done, the impulse to tell someone how much we love them and how grateful we are to them; the impulse ...

1924. Heart Religion

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... and the keeping of a certain number of itin the end ‘bound to be, in this sense, a hypocrite. The reason for that is this he believes that he is a good man, if he carries out the correct external acts and practices, no matter what his heart. and his thoughts are like. To take the case of the legalistic Jew in the times of Jesus, he might in his heart of hearts hate his fellow man with all his heart, he might be full of en and jealousy and concealed bitterness, and pride; that did not matter so long as ...

1925. Sisters

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the home of Mary and Martha.” Luke tells us that this was Martha’s house. Perhaps Martha was a widow. That might explain how she happened to own a house not a common occurrence in that day. This also may explain why Martha is often thought of as the older sister that and the fact that she seems more responsible. Now I’m getting myself in trouble. I know that younger sisters are not always irresponsible. However, studies of the effects of birth order on how people conduct their lives suggest that ...

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