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2001. Winning the War Over Worry (Series: Winning The War Over Daily Life)

Luke 12:22-34

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... store clothing sales in Jesus’ day. Houses were not built with his and her walk-in closets, yet, how many of you have opened a closet and lamented, “I just don’t have a thing to wear”? We worry about health and wholeness. To say that I am not concerned about my health would be a bold-face lie. There is nothing about this cancer war that I enjoy. I hate it; I despise it; I resent it. And, I refuse to let it control my life. Therefore, I make a deliberate choice not to worry about it. One day ...

2002. Follow Your Mission (Series: An Invitation to Christian Discipleship)

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Nashville Neighborhood Revitalization Project. Why south Nashville? We are already feeding people there through a ministry called Elizabeth’s Table. It is a neighborhood struggling to find its future. The neighborhood association, some concerned citizens, and our own District Superintendent have invited us. In a neighborhood concerned with drugs and prostitution, school dropouts and a lack of adult literacy, in a neighborhood where the elderly would like to have a place to buy a loaf of bread , I say to ...

2003. Will 2012 Be the End of the World?

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... .” Who would argue with Albert Einstein? And now we have the horror of international terrorism. Technology is wonderful in many ways, but in the hands of terrorists, we have good reason for fear. The perfection of a suitcase sized nuclear device is still a legitimate concern. We live in a world in which a small group of crazed and determined individuals can wreak havoc on society. It may be only a matter of time until we have another catastrophe at least on the scale of 9/11. Kurt Vonnegut wrote a novel ...

2004. Condition Yellow Christians

John 5:1-15

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Condition White describes too many of us, too much of the time. In Condition White we wander around with our heads disconnected from our feet. We are preoccupied with ourselves, our friends, our mobiles, our ear-buds, our “to-do” lists. We are more concerned with where we are headed than where we actually are. Living in Condition White encourages the guy who already had a triple bypass to down half a dozen doughnuts for breakfast. Living in a Condition White zone is why people text message while driving ...

2005. Living While You Wait

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... would think that playing for a living would be enough. But not so – these guys breathed, ate, and slept baseball. More than teammates, they were very close friends. So, they talked with each other about that mattered most in their lives. One of their big concerns was whether there would be baseball in heaven. They loved baseball so much that they were not sure at all they wanted to spend eternity in heaven unless they could play baseball. They had an agreement that the first one who died would somehow get ...

2006. On the Road with the Rich Young Ruler

Luke 18:18-30

Sermon

James W. Moore

... in pain, grimacing and holding his leg, one by one the other runners passed him by and instead of first place,… we came in last! That quickly it was over. I can remember as if it were yesterday the sick feeling in the pit of my stomach… - Concern and empathy for my injured team-mate; - And hurt over our lost opportunity. But, I learned some valuable lessons that day about life. I learned how important it is to finish… to finish what you start… and I learned how painful it is to be so near, but ...

2007. Give Yourself

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... you’ll be grandparents in seven months. Now, in closing, I want you to know that I don’t want you to worry; don’t be too concerned about all this. There really was not a fire in the dormitory. I didn’t suffer a concussion. I’m not living with a young man; I’ ... a talk—show each afternoon, It’s a woman psychologist who receives by phone the questions and concerns of the listening audience. Between commercials that advertise decongestants and deodorants, she makes instant diagnosis and provides ...

2008. Being and Doing as the People of God

1 Peter 1:13-2:3

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... failure of the church is that there are so many who have never gone beneath the form of religion to find the power which is at its heart.” 200 years earlier than Harry Emerson Fosdick, our father in the faith, John Wesley, expressed the same concern. He said, “I do not fear that the Methodist Church will cease to exist, I do fear that it will become simply a dead sect, with the outward form of religion but without the inward fire.” (“Building Dynamic Disciples” a sermon by Joe Harding). Wesley ...

2009. Born Again

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Nicodemus was an important Pharisee because he had been named as a member of the Sanhedrin; along with others in the movement, he was serious about ethical ideas, about keeping the Law, about knowing the will of God. He had a deep concern for truth. Because of this deep concern and position he held as a Pharisee and as a member of the Sanhedrin, it is highly probable that this was not the first encounter Nicodemus had with Jesus. Alexander White could well be right when he suggested that Nicodemus was one ...

2010. Who Will Cast the First Stone?

John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... that none of us are without sin, so how can we prescribe stones to be cast at other sinners. The second thing that stands out in this story is that according to Jesus, our first emotional response to a person who has made a mistake and/or sinned is concern - pity in the best sense of the word. If we are to break the negative cycle of sin and evil our first effort in relation to the sinner is merciful action for redemption, not punishment for retaliation. Now, let me make my biggest point and lay the issue ...

2011. God's Chosen People: Partners

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... first I hardly knew what to do,” continued the woman. “Then I remembered what they taught us in First Aid Class. Immediately I put my head down between my knees so I would not faint.” Behind the humor of that is a commentary on human nature. Our first concern is ourselves. In my last sermon, based on the same scripture lesson as today, I talked about the privilege of Christ’s Chosen People. We are chosen for joy and we chose to be friends of Christ. That is our privilege. But there is a flip-side to ...

2012. There Is a Price for Everything

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... It costs to be a caring person. Recently, here in our city we celebrated the life and memory of Anne Frank. You recall the story: Many of you have read her diary. This family risked their lives and were finally condemned to death for expressing their concern for others. I remember visiting the place in Amsterdam where it all took place. It was a moving experience to go into that little attic where Anne lived, to see the cramped quarters in which they spent over two years, hiding themselves, but also hiding ...

2013. Fresh Every Morning - A Test

Exodus 16:1-36

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... because we do not see love in the family as daily manna which we gather and share together. We could catalogue a number of things which cannot be gathered in advance and stored up for tomorrow. But let’s focus particularly on one other concern. Christian faith is a daily manna affair. When we come to Christian experience, yesterday’s manna won’t keep. Though you housewives may not relish it, you will understand the advice the veteran housemaid gave the young bride. “Child, housework won’t get you ...

2014. In the Lions' Den (Dealing with Stress)

Psalm 16:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . But other things began to pile up - things that I’d not reckoned with before - not all of them negative. The celebration of a 50th wedding anniversary of Jerry’s parents, and a 60th anniversary of my parents were all ahead. Some other personal and family concerns that demanded energy - all looked like too much for any human being to deal with. I think I had never done this before in a deliberate fashion. I looked ahead as far as I could and saw those things that I could cancel without it limiting ...

2015. The Gospel Through the Person

Galatians 4:8-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , are personal in the response they demand and judgment implicit in them. Personal must not be mistakenly interpreted as private. Jesus addressed some of his sharpest condemnation against those who saw spirituality as private or self-indulgent religious discipline rather than concern for the poor and suffering. “Woe to you for you carefully tithe mint and dill and cummin, but have neglected the weightier matters of the law - justice, mercy and faith” (Matt. 23:23). He was making it clear that central ...

2016. Galatians 1:11-24

Galatians 1:11-24

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... bit lax and libertine in their morality. There is less hard evidence for the existence of this group — although Paul takes pains to caution the Galatians not to abuse the freedom they enjoy in Christ (4:13). In today’s text Paul is primarily concerned with demonstrating that the revelation he received, the message that he has been called to preach, has divine origin. It is God’s word, not any human agenda, that Paul proclaims. There is no “human origin,” no “kata anthropon,” for the gospel he ...

2017. A Goodly Heritage

Psalm 16:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... how they order their life, and government functions/if it functions according to the will of the people. I think whoever is waging the battle against eliminating “In God We Trust” from our money is in a losing cause. And I really don’t know why they should be concerned there may not be a battle to fight. This is the tragedy: the motto for the most part is a mockery. What is done with most of our currency, how we spend our money, doesn’t witness to the fact that we trust in God. Certainly what our ...

2018. Miracles in Contrast

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... has been since Ruby has had a bath or has had her hair washed and combed. I sometimes think never. I do not know when she has ever had a good meal or a complete outfit of clothes. Today she sits in the middle of the street and Ruby is concerned about something she sees in the brick of the street. She concentrates on it with peculiar, childlike intensity…she (gently examines it), is engrossed in it. She does not pick it up but rather puts her hands around it as if to protect it. She is oblivious to me and ...

2019. Chaos or Christ: Dreams Which Calm our Fears

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... are difficult, we need to know that today's reality can leave us reeling from yesterday's lack of reach. When things are difficult, we need to know that by looking really deep into a problem, we are likely to discover a possibility. Let me explain. Concerned parents got this letter from their college student just before the holidays. Dear Mom and Dad, Sorry to be so long in writing but my paper was destroyed in the dormitory fire. It all started when some students were making crack in the basement. My burns ...

2020. Should America Repent?

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... period of history. Out of these ashes, what lessons will we learn that will make us a better people? What turning shall we do that will make us a better society than before September 11th? Maybe it is time to change our minds and our lives concerning what is really important in the world. On Monday people were fighting over public prayer. On Tuesday, we prayed. On Monday, we were separated by race, sex, color, and creed. On Tuesday, we held hands. On Monday, we argued with kids about picking up after ...

2021. Turning Evil Into Good

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

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... their acts of evil. “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good." Will you reflect with me on that statement for a moment? I. YOU INTENDED TO HARM ME When I first believed that “all things worked together for good," I was extremely naïve concerning the nature of evil. While my family of origin was far from perfect, I was safe there, protected from the evil one and seldom acquainted with grief. There were no TV's in those days to disturb our peace. The most sinful thing I thought you could do ...

2022. Why Do People Suffer?

John 9:1-7

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... It does not have a logical conclusion to it. It is at these two points that suffering causes us a lot of perplexity and concern. Sometimes people suffer because the system failed to function. I stand amazed at the precision of the universe. Let the sun creep a little ... a few degrees further away and we all freeze to death. I am amazed that it rises every morning without my help or without my concern. Whether I see it or not, or take any interest in it or not, there is a rhythm and order in this universe that ...

2023. Deciding To Excel In Everything

II Corinthians 8:1-7, 11-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... helping, someone’s struggling and needs strength from the Lord to carry on. Where can you go with needs like that except to the Lord? I read the newspapers and recognize that we move a little closer each day to war with Iraq. Where can we go with a concern like that but to the Lord? When I become conscious that children by the thousands are orphaned and abandoned around this world of ours through no fault of their own and my heart is deeply sorrowful, where can I go but to the Lord in prayer? Prayer is at ...

2024. What Would Jesus Say About Materialism?

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... going to do? This is the dilemma in which this farmer finds himself. “What shall I do?” (verse 17). With the success of the day comes the question of the night. What am I going to do with what I have? The benefits of the day become the concerns of his life. A little later in this chapter Jesus says, “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even much more will be asked” (12:48). It was a vulnerable moment known in the funeral ...

2025. My Country, Is It of Thee?

Psalm 9:9-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Liberty and justice for all. I looked that word ALL up in the dictionary and here is what it said—everybody, everyone, everything, entirely, altogether, completely, wholly. What part of ALL don't you understand, we might ask America today? One thing that haunts me in the night and concerns me through the day is that I am further removed from the cries of the needy than ever before in my life. I haven't decided what I am going to do about that, but I do know I don't ever want to become deaf to the huddled ...

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