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Antonyms: bad feeling, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bitterness, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, enmity, friction, grievances, grudges, hatred, hostility, loathing, malevolence, malice

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226. Proper 26

Psalm 119:137-144, Isaiah 1:10-18, Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4, Luke 19:1-10, 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... alone! Thanks be to God! Offertory Statement Even though we may have complaints about the weather, about our leaders, or about our programs, we have this opportunity to express our gratitude to God and to those who walked this way before us by providing money, skills, and talents to make ministry vital on this street corner. The baskets are big enough to hold whatever you can share. Doxology "Now Thank We All Our God" Now thank we all our God with heart and hands and voices, Who wondrous things hath done ...

227. Showing Faith

Mark 10:46-52

Illustration

James W. Robinson

... her very life to the medical and surgical teams. She entered the operating room calmly, and emerged cured. Was it not thus with Bartimaeus? He had never met Jesus. But the stories that circulated so wildly and widely spoke of a person with the compassion and skills of a great physician. He was not known to have turned anyone away. Rich and poor were alike to him, it was said. He had restored hearing to the deaf, speech to the dumb, health to lepers and the lame, and - to Bartimaeus - most wonderful of ...

228. Finding Fault With God

Jeremiah 2:4--3:5

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... that call for the deepest respect we can offer. When people have judged God and found fault, God does not need you or me to make a case for his supremacy, his divinity, or his all-surpassing wisdom. God's authority will not stand or fall based on our skillful debating or witty repartee or heartwarming stories of God's provision. If we are to be God's instruments for reconciliation in a person's life, it will be because the love of Christ compels us (2 Corinthians 5:14). If we are to be God's instruments to ...

229. When God Tests Us

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Argile Smith

... we decided that tests shouldn’t be given to students. How would we know if third-graders have made progress with their math skills? How would we be able to evaluate the extent to which a high-school senior could read or write well enough to function productively ... in society? How would a soldier in boot camp know if he or she has mastered the skills necessary to move forward in the field of battle? In Christian living, how will we know that we have matured enough to take on ...

230. Will this Be on the Test?

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Tony Everett

... on standardized tests. So, this situation results in an even more challenging question for everyone… students and teachers, school boards and communities; should teachers prepare students to master specific skills and information needed to pass a particular test or should they prepare their classes with more general problem-solving skills and information that will help them pass tests of successful living in the midst of all sorts of life challenges? Of course there is no easy answer. Both methods ...

231. Envision: A Church After God’s Heart

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

James Merritt

... , different gifts and different abilities. There is a reason for that. God made you the way you are, so you can do what He wants you to do. He wants to take who you are, your passions, your gifts, your skills and your abilities and put them to work in the service of the church. Every single person, who is a part of the church, when asked this question, “What is your particular service or ministry in the church?” should have an answer to that question. There is a place of ...

232. Life and Light to All He Brings

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... send a message of love to an online companion. But one touch is enough. Great photographers know that a great photo has nothing to do with the beauty of the subject. Everything—and a photographer will tell you that means EVERYTHING—is about lighting. It is not skill, or timing, or beauty that makes a great photo. It is all about the light. The right light is every photographer’s “secret weapon.” If you want to be beautiful, you don't need plastic surgery. You don’t need a make-up artist. You don ...

233. Poem: In Memoriam

Eulogy

Alfred Lord Tennyson

... to school And heard thee, and the brazen fool Was soften’d, and he knew not why; While I, thy nearest, sat apart, And felt thy triumph was as mine; And loved them more, that they were thine, The graceful tact, the Christian art; Nor mine the sweetness or the skill, But mine the love that will not tire, And, born of love, the vague desire That spurs an imitative will. CXI The churl in spirit, up or down Along the scale of ranks, thro’ all, To him who grasps a golden ball, By blood a king, at heart a ...

234. What Are You Seeking?

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... to Jerusalem. If they had modern technology, they wouldn’t have had to ask Herod to help them refine their search and maybe Herod would never have been alerted. The Magi were from the East, probably Persia. They were considered to be the skilled scientists of their day: skilled in philosophy, science, medicine, and astrology. Some say they were of the priestly order of Persia, advisors to the Persian rulers. How did they know that the child whom they sought would be the King of the Jews? It may be they ...

235. Why No World Peace?

Illustration

Michael P. Green

... United Nations. While speaking in 1965 before sixty-seven distinguished scholars and statesmen from nineteen countries of the world, who were convened to talk about the requirements for world peace, he asked these questions: What element is lacking so that with all our skill and all our knowledge we still find ourselves in the dark valley of discord and enmity? What is it that inhibits us from going forward together to enjoy the fruits of human endeavor and to reap the harvest of human experience? Why is ...

236. Preparations for Building the Temple

2 Chronicles 2:1-18

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... who will build a temple for the LORD. Only after these two remarks by the foreign king does the third stage of his reaction follow, in which he replies to Solomon’s request for a craftsman (2:13–14) and wood (2:16). Huram-Abi is named as the skilled craftsman who will be sent to work with Solomon’s men. He not only complies with the requirements set out by Solomon but also has a familial link with the tribe of Dan. The description of Huram-Abi might be a deliberate attempt by the Chronicler to draw a ...

237. Eastern Tribes Return Home

Joshua 22:1-34

Understanding Series

J. Gordon Harris

... on a religious war. Numbers pictures Phinehas as one who deals well with deviance in worship when he stops Israel’s acts at Baal Peor in Transjordan (Num. 25:6–18). This time the eastern tribes will test the priest. His negotiating skills provide readers valuable lessons. The western delegation confronts the eastern leaders with a list of charges. They angrily attack the integrity of the eastern tribes. They accuse them: How could you break faith [lit. What unfaithfulness have you done against the God ...

238. Deborah

Judges 4:1-24

Understanding Series

Cheryl A. Brown

... victory would have been bad enough, but for a woman to receive it in his stead would have been a bitter pill, and a shameful bitter pill at that. Naturally, we assume Deborah was speaking about herself as the honored woman, but the author is very skillfully setting the stage for a surprise ending. 4:11 The troops were called up, the battle was ready to begin, the climactic point of the story was at hand—and the author again abruptly shifts the scene to tell us about some Bedouin named Heber who pitched ...

239. Jephthah

Jud 10:6–11:40

Understanding Series

Cheryl A. Brown

... progress to the end of the book of Judges, this reality will come more and more into view, though it will not be realized until the time of Saul (1 Sam. 10:17–25; 11:12–15). 11:12–28 These verses present Jephthah as a skillful diplomat, attempting to negotiate peace with the Ammonites in lieu of armed conflict. His is the only story with this element, and throughout the whole dialogue (virtually monologue) Jephthah speaks and acts more like a king than does any other judge. He sent envoys in his name ...

240. Four Horns and Four Craftsmen

Zechariah 1:18-21

Understanding Series

Pamela J. Scalise

... . 8].) In OT poetry, metaphorical horns are removed by defeat in battle by Yahweh and/or his armies (Ps. 75:10; Jer. 48:25). In Zechariah’s vision, however, the metaphor includes action by the smiths. The symbolic horns have been reified and thus men skilled in the use of tools are to remove them. So, in the second scene, the LORD showed me four craftsmen. Zechariah sees these four workmen approaching and addresses God with a question, “What are these coming to do?” Smiths are known by their work, and ...

241. The Table of Nations

Genesis 10:1-32

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... flood. 10:2–5 The sons of Japheth are essentially Indo-European peoples who populated the vast area from India across Asia Minor into southern Europe. Settling along the seacoast and on numerous islands of the Mediterranean, many of them became highly skilled sailors. The distance of these nations from Israel explains the brief coverage given to Japheth’s sons. 10:6–20 The sons of Ham are the peoples of northeastern Africa and Palestine: Cush (Ethiopia), Mizraim (Egypt), Put (possibly Somalia or Libya ...

242. Isaac and Rebekah

Genesis 24:1-67

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... him sat down and ate. The next morning the servant tested the agreement that Rebekah should become Isaac’s bride. Possibly either she or her parents or her brother might feel differently and no longer be willing for her to go to Canaan. The servant therefore skillfully brought up the subject in order to learn their resolve. Speaking as though he was at their service, the servant asked them to send him back to his master. This was a very polite way of asking them to get Rebekah ready to go with him ...

243. Jacob and Esau

Genesis 25:19-34

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... symbolized the strife between him and Esau throughout their childhood. At this time Isaac was sixty years old. 25:27–28 The boys grew quickly. Possessing a love for the outdoors and the ability to handle himself in the open country, Esau became a skillful hunter. Jacob, however, being quiet, preferred to dwell in tents. He was a shepherd. Each parent gravitated toward the boy closer to his or her own interests. Isaac loved Esau, for he brought Isaac the wild game that he relished, while Rebekah loved ...

244. Jacob Gets Isaac's Blessing

Genesis 27:1-40

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... dew of heaven. These words indicated that Esau was to find his living in a dry land. This blessing would enable him to survive in such a harsh land and prosper to some extent. He would live by his sword and serve his brother. Esau would have the skill to protect himself from hostile groups. Then Isaac gave him the promise that in time he would throw his brother’s yoke from off his neck. Additional Notes 27:39 The wording of Isaac’s blessing for Esau is intentionally vague. One way to read the line is ...

245. Dinah and the Shechemites

Genesis 34:1-31

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... have recovered and been able to resist the attack by Jacob’s sons. 34:20–24 Hamor and Shechem went to the gate of their city to address the public assembly about entering into a formal agreement with Jacob’s family. With great diplomatic skill, Hamor delivered a powerful speech. Informing the citizens that these new settlers were friendly toward them, he assured them that there was plenty of room for Jacob’s family to live and trade among them. This agreement would open new markets, increasing their ...

246. Jacob Blesses His Sons

Genesis 49:1-28

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... morning and evening” conveys the speed with which he would defeat his foes. Ehud, one of the first judges, was a Benjamite (Judg. 3:15–30). In a gruesome incident at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin during the era of the judges, the Benjamites proved themselves skilled, fierce warriors (Judg. 19–21; 1 Chron. 8:40; 12:2). 49:28 This verse is a summary statement. Additional Notes 49:1 “In days to come” is lit. “in the last days.” In the prophets it is a technical phrase for the end of time (e ...

247. Do Not Forget the Lord

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... , because it implies that whatever my power and the strength of my hand produce in the way of wealth is for me. That is, it is mine to enjoy, to exploit as I wish. My abilities, my strength, my hard work, my cleverness, and my professional skills, produced it, ergo, it is mine. Self-exaltation and self-interest underlie the claim. Now the OT certainly praises hard work and the achievements that flow from it (Prov., passim). But the rest of the law (as we shall see in later sections) undercuts any idea ...

248. Woe to David’s City

Isaiah 29:1-24

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... ., 28:14, 22). We thought these two belonged to two different nations. This warning (or the promise for their victims) is that ruthless outsiders and smooth-tongued insiders share the same destiny. Indeed, the latter are now more prominent (vv. 20b–21). Their skill with words is a liability not only in the political affairs of the nation but also in its judicial processes that centered on community legal processes in the square inside the city gate (see, e.g., 1:21–26); “in court” is literally “in ...

249. Tyre, Sidon—and Israel

Ezekiel 26:1-21, Ezekiel 27:1-36, Ezekiel 28:1-19, Ezekiel 28:20-26

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... introduction in verses 1–3a, the only prose in the chapter is an extended description of Tyre’s trade (vv. 12–25; see the discussion of these verses below). Ezekiel’s lament over Tyre is a poetic masterpiece, demonstrating again the prophet’s consummate literary skill. Like the parable of the foundling bride in Ezekiel 16, the lament is based on a single, extended metaphor. Here, the image is of Tyre as a ship. Ezekiel was probably not the first to conceive of Tyre in this way—after all, built ...

250. Christian Maturity

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Teach the Text

Preben Vang

... the homes of different patrons and have listened to different teachers, they are one community, one house belonging to God.8 3:10 I laid a foundation as a wise builder. Although the Greek word sophos (“wise”) is well covered by the English “skilled” (see, e.g., ESV, NET, NRSV), the wordplay connection to Paul’s preceding discussion of wisdom must not be lost. The word architekt?n refers to the chief (archi-) woodworker or stoneworker (tekt?n) on a building site. According to Shanor, small teams ...

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