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2201. Homesick For a Future: New Life for the New Millenium

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... they will all find grace. I wish you could read the email messages that Tammy sends back. In the November-December (1998) issue of Good News magazine there is a story about Tammy, adapted from these emails sent to her friends and prayer supporters. The miracles that are taking place are absolutely astounding. Children are accepting Christ and coming into the confidence they are children of God. Bodies and minds are being healed. Demons, yes, demons are being cast out. People are not being physically raised ...

2202. God Outwits Us

Psalm 31:1-24

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Maxie Dunnam

... outwits us by giving us far more than we ask, think, or even imagine. Students, God’s grace is sufficient: § for you as you plod through your studies here—wondering how you’re going to make it—are you going to be able to complete your work—support your family—maintain emotional balance. Will there be a place for you to serve when you graduate? Are you going to find a mate with whom to share your life and ministry? God’s grace is sufficient, but more, God will outwit you. He will surprise you ...

2203. Fulfill Your Ministry

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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Maxie Dunnam

... entire life. These words are dictated, probably to Luke, perhaps within a few days of his beheading by his executioner . . .for the past thirty years (Paul) traveled, witnessed, worked, and preached throughout the Mediterranean world. He has been loved and hated, supported and attacked, praised and cursed. Whatever else can be said of his life, it certainly wasn’t dull! Anticipating the executioners, he passes the baton to his young friend, Timothy, and entrusts to him the next lap of his race. (Gary W ...

2204. Let Me Say That Again

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... as he struggled with what he called his distorted sexual lust. He told of his deliverance - expressing appreciation for a church that acted as a transforming congregation in his life - of twelve-step programs that had tremendous meaning - especially in terms of support and acceptance. But then he made this powerful statement - “It was not until I accepted the love of Christ, and repented, that I was loosed from the power of my homosexual lust.” He left that lifestyle, answered the call to preach, has ...

2205. Our Journey With Jesus

2 Corinthians 5:17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... that campus five years ago. We now have 250 students there – that’s larger than 80% of the seminaries in America. Let me give you another perspective: there are 13 what we call “official” United Methodist seminaries in America, owned and supported by the United Methodist Church. Asbury is larger than any two of the three largest of those seminaries combined: Candler at Emory, Perkins at SMU, or Duke Divinity School at Duke University. Another perspective. Apart from Southern Baptists, we’re one ...

2206. The Church: An Enclave of Resistance v2

Romans 12:1-8

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Maxie Dunnam

... diverse meaning. So stay with me. We need a synthesis of Wesleyan theology and charismatic experience. We also need an apostolic vision for the mission of the Church. Our own Asbury professor Howard Snyder wrote an illuminating and challenging article back in 1980 which supports a part of my contention. He made the case that the scriptural portrait of the Church is both holy and charismatic. I doubt if there is any greater need than for us to recover our dual nature – holy and charismatic. There is no ...

2207. The Work of An Evangelist

Colossians 1:1-14

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Maxie Dunnam

... four years ago, he has in the past year raised up a church in one of the most violent areas of Medellin. Three other churches have tried evangelizing the area, but the danger drove them away. In obedience to the call of God upon his life and with the support of his wife, Aleida, Carlos moved their family of six to dwell among the people of this barrio (suburb). One night at four a.m., they were awakened by screams of anguish. They went to their bedroom window, only to witness the vivid drama of a 16-year ...

2208. Staying Alive All Your Ministry Life: Will You Finish Well?

Exodus 32:1-33:6

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Maxie Dunnam

... in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s. I had taken a clear stand with the Civil Rights movement, which brought me into direct conflict with many folks in the church. At one point, the leaders held a special board meeting to confront the issue – some supporting and other opposing me. After the meeting had gone on for some time, one opponent who wielded substantial power in the church, asked, “Well, Maxie, what can we expect of you in the future?” It had to be the Spirit working within me. I heard ...

2209. Why Being A Christian Has Worn You Down v2

1 John 4:7-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... or three hours you will lie in sleepless anguish, wishing that you were three or four people rather than one, wishing there were forty hours rather than twenty-four hours in the day, wishing that you had bushels rather than pints of spiritual guidance and support to pass around. The only way you can make it with that kind of sensitivity and compassion is to believe that the time comes when you must leave to God and to others what you cannot do yourselves. Hugh Redford was a British journalist. He described ...

2210. We Who Are Many Are One Body

Mark 5:1-20

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Maxie Dunnam

... , with each other – we who are many. We need to keep asking ourselves, “Are we one? Are we the body of Christ? Are we legion?” When the world listens to us, do we sound as Christ would hear us, faithful and committed to Him, yet loving and supportive of one another? Are we the one beloved body of Christ our Lord? Or do we appear as the demoniac in the graveyard, filled with a thousand conflicting voices? Filled with anger? Filled with rage? When the world hears us talking, do they hear the Savior’s ...

2211. A Chosen People

Isaiah 43:14-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He enrolled in a local Islamic school. While studying the Muslim faith, he began building relationships with the other students. He took on all the chores the other students didn’t want to do, the dirtiest and the hardest tasks. Silas’ church cut off support for him because they disagreed with his methods. His wife questioned why he would stoop so low to do the jobs the other students wouldn’t. But Silas’ acts of service among the students caused them to listen respectfully when Silas shared about ...

2212. Peacemaking and Self Control

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... adopt these tactics, and if they do, fellow believers should hold them accountable. Who will elevate the national discourse? Who will be a statesman or stateswoman? Name calling only polarizes and divides, and Jesus is against it! At a minimum, no Christian should participate in or support such. But there is a step beyond that is more dangerous still. To label a man or woman a fool was the equivalent of branding that person a pagan and an unbeliever. It was to kick them out of the people of God. With this ...

2213. Get off the Throne and Learn Wisdom

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... enough to build genuinely Christian community. A gathering is not yet a movement. This is not an observer but a participant religion. Most of what people go to professional counselors for could be handled in such face-to-face groups where love was real and accountability and support genuine. We need each other in order to follow Christ. The worst of individualism is weakening us and killing us. We are afraid to be found out and have no where to go. But when we go to Christ, he binds us to himself and sets ...

2214. The God Who Must Be Pursued

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... time to explore the origin of verses 7 through 8, I discovered they were from the world of beggars, who were common in that day.10 Jesus used the example of beggars to teach his disciples about prayer. Beggars were isolated, cut off from the supports of family which was the basic unit of survival; beggars were sick or disabled and unable to work; beggars were people displaced by wars and migrations; many considered beggars to be under the judgment of God, and unless they persisted and people responded, they ...

2215. Obedience Really Matters

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... him in a way that changes us and roots out of us all compromise with the spirit of lawlessness. We don’t get to set our own standards; he does! And Jesus says that knowing him trumps orthodoxy and miracles, valuable as these are as secondary level supports. Does that mean that the verdict of I never knew you and Depart from me applies only to a group titled prophets? No. The section dealing with them begins with the words Not every one, while the next section in verses 24 through 27 begins with the ...

2216. The Boy Jesus

Luke 2:41-52

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

... . Let your Spirit show us the way, and grant us the wisdom to be worthy mentors for our children. Amen. Offertory Prayer Lord, may our faithfulness in presenting our offerings to you be an example for our children, that they, too, may learn to show their love for you by supporting the work of your Church. Amen. Hymns "That Boy-Child Of Mary" "O Come, All Ye Faithful" "Faith Of Our Fathers"

2217. To Live Is to Dance

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... within us. Unaware of other people and other worlds. But most of the basic rhythms of life are rhythms which call for partners and for fellow dancers whose presence and whose response to life evoke creativity in us. Whose common willingness to risk and to dare supports us and encourages us and gives us the inspiration and the strength and the boldness to go on. In the Christian life, we contact our partners and we dance together. Our partners are God’s people, and the place of the dance is the mission and ...

2218. The “Sad-You-See” Syndrome

Mark 12:18-27

Sermon

Michael Milton

... historian, and from the Pharisees, who were naturally antagonistic toward them. They disappear from the scene at the destruction of Jerusalem in a.d. 70. But with the few things we know, we can deduce that they were an aristocratic, priestly group who supported the sovereignty of Rome and had a limited view of Scripture. They held that only the first five books of the Bible, the Pentateuch, were legitimate for faith and life. Thus, they opposed popular Jewish beliefs in angels and in the resurrection from ...

2219. Now Here Is the Plan

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . In the Gospel of John, the miracles are called "signs," because they reveal who He is and what He means to us. In the Lazarus story, Jesus is in Bethany, at the home of Mary and Martha. Lazarus is Mary and Martha's brother. Mary and Martha are supporters of the cause. They are dear friends of Jesus. Whenever Jesus is in the neighborhood he always stays with Mary and Martha. He told Martha at the raising of her brother from the dead, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, though he ...

2220. Achieving Peak Performance

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... the same Lord; and there are varieties of working, but it is the same God who inspires them all in every one. To each [no exceptions] is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. When you joined the Church, you vowed that you would support the mission of the Church with your gifts, with your talent, so that the mission of the Church would become a reality in this world. I will confess, for many years around here, those were just words said. We really didn't take them seriously. We really ...

2221. Let's Get Serious

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

Mark Trotter

I confess that I have been struggling on how to approach this sermon this morning. We are coming into the season where we talk about stewardship and ask that you consider what your support to the Church will be in the next year. My instinct on these matters is always to be non-direct. But the gospel lesson for this morning, you heard it, makes it hard to do that. It is anything but non-direct. It is one of Jesus' shorter parables, just ...

2222. Lighten Up

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... you are a part of that mission. People will be drawn to this church by what they see in you. As you know now, we are entering into this month of renewal. November is always stewardship month around here. You will be asked to make your financial pledge of support to this church. But that is not all. You will also be asked to give of your talent, your service. Find something to do in this church to make your light shine. Not just in this church, but in the community, through this church. We are also going to ...

2223. News from the Flood

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... Meditation for this morning. Listen to it again. Then ark me, Lord, thus in thyself that I may dance upon these drowning waves with joy. "Ark me Lord." He uses a noun as a verb. And by it he means, surround me with your Spirit, strengthen me with your grace, support me with your presence in this New Year that I may face the floods that come into my life with the power of your creation. Let us use this Sunday to remember our baptism and the covenant that it seals, that says that we are children of God, a God ...

2224. Something to Sing About

Philippians 1:12-30

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... great literature of the world was written in prison. In this century, most recently, Martin Luther King's Letter From A Birmingham Jail, which turned the tide in the civil rights movement. After that letter was published, the movement gained national support. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran pastor, wrote letters from prison, smuggled out by his guards in Germany. Those letters and notes, some just fragments, ideas, about the Christian life, were published after the war as Letters And Notes From Prison. That ...

2225. Stick to the Knitting

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... perspectives. But the way he would want to be interpreted is that he was a "servant of Christ." I suppose that will be the hardest for our age to understand, because in our consumer-oriented society, we look for those things that will help us. We look to Christ to support us. We look to Christ to help us be a success. We look to Christ to help us to be happy in this life. But Paul says the successful Christian is the one who serves Christ, who can say, ever since Christ came into my life, I find myself ...

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