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226. Death In The Midst Of Birth

1 Corinthians 15:12-34

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

... asked to do the uncomfortable: To mourn, although almost everybody else is celebrating;to see in death the gateway, the birth canal to new life;to examine our own lives, and ask ourselves if we are living as those prepared to die. That is a lot for the twelve short days of Christmas. But when our mortal bodies have put on immortality, then we will be able to say with Paul: Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? But thanks be to God, who gives ...

227. Jesus and the Women in His Life

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Thomas Blowers

... if you wanted to come back a second day there was no guarantee that Jesus would still be in the same area. And maybe that's why people began to stay with him. Well, the point I'm trying to make is this: on any given day, in addition to the Twelve who were always with him there were also others. And I was one of those others. So too was a young woman named Mary Magdalene. You know, history has done a strange thing in dealing with her. To those passages where she is specifically named, folks have added others ...

228. Matthew 10:24-39

Matthew 10:24-39

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... , refusal and active persecution that they will face. Jesus' focus now moves away from the disciples themselves to center on the actions and motivations of those who will oppose them. The picture Jesus paints is painful and frightening. Give the Twelve credit: Their mission has gone from being glamorous and exciting to appearing a thankless, dangerous, fearful and possibly one-way trial of endurance. In all that they encounter, in the face of every challenge and even during outright persecution, the ...

229. Elijah Flees to Horeb

1 Kings 19:1-21

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... to Elisha (19:19–21), the senior prophet appears almost gruff with his new protégé. It has been suggested that Elisha hails from a wealthy family (twelve pairs of oxen), and apart from the obvious symbolism of the number twelve and connections with the twelve stones of the previous chapter, this scene implies that Elisha leaves a relatively secure lifestyle for all the risks of the prophetic vocation. That the chapter ends with yet another meal is appropriate (given all the food in 1 Kings 19), but the ...

230. Let Me Use My Leftovers

Luke 9:10-17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... . He did not just throw them into the garbage. Jesus would have used them. We are going to use some leftovers today, and I think you are going to love it. These leftovers are different, but they are just as important to the hungry people in the world as the twelve baskets were in the time of Jesus. I have brought some bowls with me and I am going to ask you to help me today, and every Sunday, collect some leftovers from all the people who come to church. Each Sunday, beginning today, I want you to pick up ...

231. Jacob Blesses His Sons

Genesis 49:1-28

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... them when he blessed them.” Some of the sections read more like a curse than a blessing. Verse 1 would suggest that the words that follow are Jacob’s addressed to individuals—his twelve sons. Verse 28, however, extends the perspective: “All these are the twelve tribes of Israel.” One of the reasons this chapter is problematic is that it is so difficult to translate from the original. Indeed, it is probably the most difficult chapter in Genesis. Just a glance at the many footnotes in the NIV, which ...

232. In the Fires of Life

Daniel 3:1-30

Illustration

Jon L. Joyce

... them and provides them with what they need. I don’t know how this is possible. All I know there has to be someone with them." Finally, the superior of the prison impatiently went to the cell with the guard. They opened the cell door and herded the twelve prisoners out into the corridor. The superior counted them off one by one. He said to the guard: "Now, you see, there are only twelve." But the old priest spoke up: "But you have forgotten to count the thirteenth who has always been with us. You have ...

233. The Apostles

Romans 10:10

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... blackboard and chalk with the names of the apostles written on it in alphabetical order. Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to learn something and we are going to learn it faster than you ever thought possible. I am going to teach you the names of the twelve apostles and in a moment you are going to repeat all of their names to me. First of all I will tell you their names. ANDREW, BARTHOLOMEW, JAMES, JAMES the LESSER, JOHN, JUDAS, MATTHEW, PETER, PHILIP, SIMON, THADDAEUS and THOMAS. Those are ...

234. All The World's Wisdom

Humor Illustration

... who ordered his wise men to condense all human wisdom into one memorable phrase. They returned after twelve years of work with twelve volumes. "It is too large," protested the king. "Condense it further!" So the wise men returned in a year and presented one large volume in place of the twelve. "It's still too large," protested the king. They went out again, only to return the following day with a single statement written on a slip of paper - all the world's wisdom in one line: There is no free lunch.

235. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:1-15, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... down” (40:1). The text goes on to state that “on that very day, the hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me there.” Jewish tradition has it that the Israelites spend seven years in conquering the land and seven years in dividing it among the twelve tribes (Seder ʿolam Rabbah 11; b.Qidd. 37a, b; b. Zebaḥ. 118b; Gen. Rab. 35:3; 98:15; cf. Josephus, Ant. 5.68). Furthermore, Jacob spent fourteen years secluded in the land and studying under Eber (b. Meg. 16b, 17a; Gen. Rab. 68:5, 11; Exod. Rab ...

236. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

237. The Law and the Promise

Galatians 3:15-25, Galatians 3:1-14

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... present in all directions, needs informants, but that it was a boon to us in our sad case to avail ourselves of the services of ‘words’ acting on our behalf as mediators” (On Dreams 1.141–142 [Colson and Whitaker, LCL]). In the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs an angel is spoken of positively as being the mediator between God and humanity for the peace of Israel (Testament of Dan 6:2). Josephus has Herod say “we have learned the noblest of our doctrines and the holiest of our laws from the ...

238. Faith or Observance of the Law

Galatians 3:1-14, Galatians 3:15-25

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

239. Trials and Temptations

James 1:1-18, James 1:19-27

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... root of a lack of charity and an abundance of community conflict (e.g., 4:1–4). In declaring this alone to be true religion in God’s eyes, James declares that conversion is meaningless unless it leads to a changed life. Additional Notes 1:1 The twelve tribes of Israel were God’s chosen people in the Old Testament. James looks on the church as the continuation of that people of God. The church includes the remnant of the old Israel and takes into itself the converts from the Gentiles. It is therefore ...

240. Listening and Doing

James 1:19-27, James 1:1-18

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

241. Paul, Phoebe, Patronage, and Spain

Romans 16:1-27

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... two Paul calls “outstanding among the apostles.” Moreover, they had become Christians before Paul was converted. The meaning of “apostles” is also much debated. Thomas Schreiner and Douglas Moo argue that the term is not the technical one for the twelve apostles.9 James Dunn and Robert Jewett do not necessarily disagree, arguing that Paul, Andronicus, and Junia belonged to the group of apostles (larger than twelve disciples/apostles) who were appointed apostles by the risen Christ (see 1 Cor. 15 ...

242. Gift

2 Corinthians 8:16--9:5, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... second (vv. 18–21) and third (v. 22) members of the delegation to Corinth, both of whom remain anonymous. Perhaps their names were to be introduced by Titus when he arrived in Corinth. In any case, their official function is similar to that of the twelve priests whom Ezra entrusted with the safe and honorable transport of the freewill offering from Babylonia to the Jerusalem temple (cf. Ezra 8:24–30). 8:18 Paul describes the second emissary. The first verb (we are sending) is an epistolary aorist, that ...

243. Ezekiel's Call

Ezekiel 1:1-28, Ezekiel 2:1-3:15, Ezekiel 3:16-27

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... , intriguingly, the phrase is not found at all in chs. 40–48: further evidence of the distinctiveness of these chapters in the composition and interpretation of this book). In the Torah, “house of Israel” is only used for all Israel—the entire assembly of the twelve tribes—and only in priestly material (Exod. 16:31; Lev. 10:6; Num. 20:29), particularly in the Holiness Code (Lev. 17:3, 8, 10; 22:28). Nearly all the references to the “house of Israel” in Ezekiel reflect this priestly usage. But ...

244. Sermons

Sermon

John R. Bodo

... really meant to say was: "Lord, I know where you are going. You are going to your death, and I want to go with you. So please, do what you must, but stop consoling us when you know that there is no consolation." One Of The Twelve I am certain that the apostles were provoked with Thomas. They resented his throwing cold water on their confidence in Jesus or, rather, on that "all will be well" attitude into which their dependent, immature faith so easily degenerated. They regarded Thomas' question at the ...

245. Spiritual Blessings in Christ

Ephesians 1:1-14

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... to Colossians 1:1. The letter claims to be from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus. This term was one that Paul used frequently to indicate that he was “one who was sent” (apostellō, “to send”) as a missionary or special envoy of God. It is used of the twelve disciples as well as for others who fulfill an apostolic function, such as Andronicus and Junias (Rom. 16:7). At times, it is applied to Christians who have a very vivid experience of Christ (Acts 1:21, 22; 1 Cor. 9:1). By the time Ephesians was ...

246. Paul's Ministry in Thessalonica

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... was not until his years in Ephesus (Acts 19) that he did anything to organize for their relief. The epistles that stem from this period reflect this. See Williams, Acts, pp. 323, 336. 2:6 Apostles of Christ: Early use of the term “apostle” appears to be restricted to the Twelve (Acts 1:2, 6, 12; 2:43; 4:35, 37; 5:2, 12, 18; 8:1) or, at least, this is how Luke generally uses the term. Only twice, in Acts 14:4, 14, does he extend the category to include Paul and Barnabas. Paul, though, readily applied the ...

247. Overseers and Deacons

1 Timothy 3:1-16

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... 6:1–6 is of no value, since those men are not called deacons. In fact they are clearly ministers of the Word among Greek-speaking Jews, who eventually accrue the title “the Seven” (Acts 21:8), which distinguishes them in a way similar to “the Twelve.” Thus we are left with the almost certain reality that episkopoi and diakonoi are distinguishable functions in the church, but without knowing what they were. 3:8–9 To designate these men as deacons as over against overseers does not imply that they ...

248. WHAT IS MAN?

Sermon

Larry Powell

... imply that her accusers were innocent of any wrong. The long of it was, they had all sinned; the short of it was, they each had some virtue to which the moment was blinding them. The same appeal was made at the calling of the Twelve, especially Simon Peter. Hot-headed, abrupt, impulsive - an unlikely place to begin building a Church, but the carpenter was not blinded to what virtue there was. Zacchaeus was crooked, conniving, and full of trickery when it came to juggling the tax books, but his underhanded ...

249. A Call to Build the House of the Lord

Haggai 1:1-15

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... because the faithfulness of Yahweh cannot let the whole people go out of existence is then challenged to become a remnant that is in turn faithful to Yahweh, in keeping with a statement or challenge that now comes just a few verses earlier in the Twelve Prophets (Zeph. 3:13; see the comment). Here, the remnant meets that challenge. So they obeyed Yahweh and obeyed Haggai’s urging, because the LORD their God had sent him. The verb “send” fits with the metaphor of the prophet as Yahweh’s messenger ...

250. Seeds And The Kingdom

Mark 4:30-34, Mark 4:26-29

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... of two which are only found in Mark. Matthew and Luke have other parables that are somewhat similar but not identical. Mark uses the word "parable" twelve times in his gospel (3:23; 4:2, 10, 11, 13, 33, 34; 7:17; 12:1, 12, 13; 13:28). Ten of the twelve are found in Matthew and Luke. In addition to the one today, another found only in Mark is 13:34-37. Context of Related Scriptures Ezekiel 17:23-24 -- A twig of cedar planted by God will grow so that every kind of bird will live in its branches. Daniel ...

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