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Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... story." The first chapter of Genesis closes its account of creation with the words, "And God saw everything that he had made, and behold it was very good." In the second chapter of Genesis, where the second story of creation is told, that creation story reflects the same kind of perfection, "And out of the ground the Lord made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden. And the tree of the knowledge of good and evil." (Gen. 2:9) It ...

2152. Meeting And Mastering Temptation

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to those who love him." Gerald Manley Hopkins was an English poet who was converted to the Roman Catholic Church, became a Jesuit priest, and was sent to Dublin to teach in the University College. He was a great poet, not easy to read, but the kind of poet that influenced other poets. The next generation of English poets, among them T. S. Eliot, and W. H. Auden, acknowledged their indebtedness to him. He wrote a marvelous poem entitled "Long Live the Weeds". In this poem he confirmed what we are talking ...

2153. Will The Real God Please Stand?

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

2154. He Comes As He Came

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the Chicago Tribune.) In his usual cynical but incisive style, Royko closed his column with this word: "So to those who might object to American companies cashing in on the next international arms race, I say this: Yes, war is hell. But business is business." To that kind of thinking, Jesus comes in judgment. Again, I know that's not a popular word, and it doesn't set well in the minds of folks, who for at least a half century, have been schooled in moral relativism, and the notion that what is right and ...

2155. Speak And It Will Be

Luke 7:1-10

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Maxie Dunnam

... this congregation, seated all around you today who have walked that same road for years. Some of them can witness to you that their trust has been fulfilled and rewarded. Prodigal sons and daughters are home again. What a difference it would make in handling that kind of situation within your family if your trust in Christ was comparable to that of the centurion. Speak the word and it will be so. Some of you are wrestling with illness -- physical illness. Oh, I know that Jesus doesn't heal all people, and ...

2156. Who Loves More?

Luke 7:36-50

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Maxie Dunnam

... able to simply walk in off the street uninvited. Simon was not upset that an uninvited guest walked in; he was upset because of the kind of guest she was. Can you put yourself in a similar situation? How would you feel if you were throwing a dinner party and ... it more than condoning sin? Try to put yourself in Simon’s place. Can we believe that the repentance of a woman of this kind is genuine and she has been transformed? Don’t we usually think quietly in our mind that such people will never be able ...

2157. O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Isaiah 1:1-31

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Maxie Dunnam

... have everything, but He also comes to those who think they have nothing. I'm not talking about "nothing" only in terms of material possessions. I'm talking about Jesus coming to give hope to those who think it's over, and feel there is no place to turn. That kind of mood is not hard to come by today. All around us -- and certainly all over the world, there are people who are bereft of home, food, freedom, love, a job and any sense of security -- they think they have no where to go and no place to turn. "Is ...

2158. Growing In Self-esteem

Psalm 81:1-16

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Maxie Dunnam

... " become the "I am's" of persons because we accept the image imposed on us by the people who mean the most to us. This kind of shaping another person's self-image becomes a "pain that never goes away." II. Come at it from a slightly different perspective. However it ... hands and shouted, "It's wonderful to think about, but who in the world would have us?" It's easy to sink into that kind of not worth much self understanding. When I'm blue and am down on myself, when depression threatens to turn the sky of my ...

2159. The Discipleship Question: Do You Wish To Go Away?

John 6:60-71

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Maxie Dunnam

... go away. And that brings us to Peter's response to Jesus' question,"Do you also wish to go away?" "I can imagine that tears got in Peter's eyes as he shifted nervously from one foot to the other. Stark terror struck deep in his breast, the kind he had never experienced before. His soul went cold with fear as he spoke the minds of the other eleven: "Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life." Others have defected, but Peter is determined. So that is one essential mark of discipleship ...

2160. What If

1 Chronicles 7:1-5

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... went through all sorts of faith contortions, praying but not really knowing how to pray. Would God heal Kay? If God would not heal her, why would He let her suffer, why? What did God have to do with this? If God had anything to do with it, what kind of God was He? Now these were not sophomoric questions to tickle Jerry's intellectual fancy. Jerry was involved with Kay and with God. And because of her praying, she could no longer either be separated from Kay or separated from God. And I never will forget the ...

2161. You Can't Tell A Book By Its Cover

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... it as an opportunity to fulfill a yearning for service, to do something for the next generation." When we love God and one another, we get the full enrichment of what the Christian faith has to offer because one plus one is more than two! You can't experience that kind of addition in life by hoarding it. Emerson said, "the days come and go, but they say nothing, and if we do not use the gifts they bring, they carry them as silently away." You can't tell a book by its cover. There is a way that seems right ...

2162. If Only... Next Time

Isaiah 43:1-13

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Maxie Dunnam

... were friendlier to me. If only I had more money. If only I were younger. If only I were older. If only I had a different kind of job. If only people really knew my abilities. If only--and it goes on and on. If only. We're going to talk about that ... . I'm not sure Miss Olga would think it was great poetry, but it ties together the contrast between a "what if" and a "next time" kind of life. Two frogs fell into a deep cream bowl and one was an optimistic soul but the other one took the gloomy view, "I shall ...

2163. Songs of the Season

Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... money, or position -- is a divine trust and God will someday, somehow call it to account. Jesus warned that those who have been given much will be held to the most severe reporting. This hazard, of course, is this: power of any sort inevitably breeds a certain kind of arrogance; and it blinds us, or at least dulls our sensitivities, to the pain of others. It is very hard to understand how someone on poverty row feels in a supermarket, if we can fill our own basket without undue worry. A person who is secure ...

2164. Epiphany:The Joy of Fulfillment

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... fulfillment of prophecy. If that were all we could say about our Lord, he might become to us no more than a kind of mystical novelty, something to be speculated on in a cheap newspaper or an offbeat book. The glory of Christ is this ... at its weakest, is still in the forefront of relieving human pain. And some of it we can do personally, one to one, as we extend kindness, love, and deeds of thoughtfulness to people in need. Those people in need may be closer than we sometimes think, because only a few of life ...

2165. A Church Shaped By The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... invite others. Because we are “come-to” churches, one credible observer of Christian evangelism claims evidence suggests that 95% of all Christians in North America will not lead a single person to Christ in their entire lifetime. Even the churches that want to be the kind of churches that people can get to, and would go to, do not meet the criteria of being apostolic. We do have churches that people can get to—with transportation as it is, and ours being a mobile society, people can quickly get to ...

2166. Being A Man of God

1 Peter 2:4-12

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Maxie Dunnam

... a chalk-like white cream. She was a sight for sore eyes. She went running out and shouted to the garbage truck driver, “Am I too late for the garbage?” He took one look at her and said, “No, hop right in!” That’s not the kind of peculiarity the Scripture is talking about. The word “peculiar” comes from the Latin meaning “a slave is private property.” So, as Christians, our relationship to God is unique. As a Church, we are God’s own people, God’s possession. How long has it been since ...

2167. Constantly Abiding

John 15:1-17

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Maxie Dunnam

... as his disease is eradicated. It looks like comfort and hope for two women who are crying in hopelessness because their beloved brother is in the tomb. It looks like hungry men sharing some loaves and fishes on a hillside, like human need of all kinds being met, the lame leaping for joy, the blind receiving sight, the deaf hearing, captives released, the dead brought to life again. It looks like a man going all the way to a cross, holding nothing back for himself, sacrificing himself in affirmation of all ...

2168. Imitators of God

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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Maxie Dunnam

... about nervously walking into the classroom that morning full of anxiety then suddenly she remembered that in her previous teaching days she used to begin the day by simply putting her books down on the desk and saying, “Good morning, class.” That would kind of quiet the class, down and they would respond, “Good morning, Mrs. Jones.” She would then get on with teaching. So, she put her books down on her desk, feeling a little bit more confidant, and she said, “Good morning, class.” Some kid ...

2169. Claim the Promise

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... 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 the world would have us?” It is easy to sink into that kind of self-understanding. When I am feeling blue and down on myself, when depression threatens to turn the sky of my life into dark clouds of gloom, when I sense I am becoming preoccupied with failure, I try to remember the 8th Psalm. Do you remember it ...

2170. A Church for the 21st Century: Holy, Charismatic, Apostolic - An Enclave of Resistance

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the task? Would she be able to handle the kids? She talked about walking into the classroom that morning and suddenly she remembered she used to begin the day by simply putting her books down on her desk and saying, “Good morning, class.” That would kind of quiet the class down. Then they would say, “Good morning, Mrs. Jones” and she should get on with teaching. So she put her books down on her desk, feeling a little bit more confident, and she said, “Good morning, class.” Some kid in the front ...

2171. God's Say-So

Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... not be a good singer -- well, don’t say amen to that -- but I know a great hymn when I hear it, and that’s a great hymn. I hope you will keep that one as you fill your repertoire with all the wonderful modern praise music. It’s the kind of hymn you sing when things are crumbling around you, when fear threatens to bring your life to shambles, when apprehension and your own frailty cause you to know how vulnerable you are; and how, unless you get some help from somewhere else, you’re not going to make ...

2172. Let Not Thy Will Roar, When Thy Power Can But Whisper

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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Maxie Dunnam

... , long time – for many, many years but then in 1993 – I know it, I have it recorded --on July the 27th that year, I dreamed that kind of dream, I thought, all night long. I woke up at 5 in the morning and I was in a sweat. Worn out. There was no ... morning – five years ago now – I renewed my commitment to the Lord. It was one of those Mt. Tabor experiences – you know, the kind of experience where the Lord reveals Himself to you – and allows you to see a little bit more of His glory. I cancelled ...

2173. Don't Fade Out On the Amen and the Hallelujah

Revelation 19:1-10

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Maxie Dunnam

... saving word of Jesus Christ. What worship that must have been – that John was privileged to sample just a bit of in his dream. What worship it must be – ongoing worship as saints gather around the throne. Do you ever long for – deeply long for that kind of worship? I do! Maybe it’s my age. But maybe – it is the fact that I miss those who have gone before me – loved ones: Cobell and Mutt, my mother and father. My friends – David McKeithen, my father in the ministry; Buford Dickenson, my dearest ...

2174. The Church: An Enclave of Resistance v2

Romans 12:1-8

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Maxie Dunnam

... to the task? Would she be able to handle the kids? She talked about walking into the classroom that morning and suddenly she remembered she used to begin the day by simply putting her books down on her desk and saying, “Good morning, class.” That would kind in quiet the class down. Then they would say, “Good morning, Mrs. Jones.” She should get on with teaching. So she put her books down on her desk, feeling a little bit more confident, and she said, “Good morning, class.” Some kid in the front ...

2175. Why Being A Christian Has Worn You Down v1

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... by gunfire in front of his family. How would you expect Carlos’s wife to respond? “Honey, we’ve got to get out of here. We can’t risk our lives and the lives of our children this way. What can we do in this hellish place, anyway?” That kind of response would have been normal. But With tears Aleida responded, “Oh honey, we have got to be more urgent in sharing Jesus. We have got to reach them and tell about Jesus before they die, and it’s too late.” Carlos, amazed at this wife’s courage in ...

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