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251. Sermon Opener - What Will He Find?

Luke 18:1-8

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Theodore F. Schneider

... loss of self-esteem on the other. Job searching can deepen both. In just such a moment I encountered Brian. He is a competent and creative person whose skills and personality cannot be long overlooked. "It will work out, Brian," I said. "God does provide." "I hope so!" he replied. From the inflection of his voice, I knew he did not "expect" so. One is reminded of Lucy's encouragement to Charlie Brown in one of the Peanuts cartoons. "Look at it this way, Charlie Brown," she consoles. "These are your bitter ...

252. The Handwriting on the Heart

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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David E. Leininger

... to let them know that this would not be a short-term situation: they were looking at seventy years, time enough for an entire generation to be born and die. Yes, they WERE away from home, land, family, but not God, and God had plans for them, "a future with hope" in Jeremiah's words.(2) The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand ...

253. O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Isaiah 1:1-31

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Maxie Dunnam

... comes to those who think they have nothing. Yes, Jesus comes to those who think they 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 ...

254. Always?

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

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Rick Brand

... that sustains faith and love through to the end. It is the conviction that what one is doing is the work and will of God and that God has a purpose and a providence that will sustain and preserve the work we do. The patience of hope, the steadfastness of hope, is joy that brightens all our work. Why are we working and doing these labors? What do we expect and what gives us the reason to believe that what we expect will happen? We can endure almost any kind of how and what when life is sustained by a why ...

255. Thanksgiving and Prayer

Colossians 1:1-14

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... that his thanksgivings anticipate some of the problems he will deal with later. Thus, for example, he commends them for their “faith,” “hope,” and “love,” (1:5) and yet strongly encourages them to be filled with the knowledge of God’s will and to walk ... deity but one in whom God himself is found (1:15–20). 1:4 The next two verses introduce the familiar triad of faith, love, and hope. The numerous references to these concepts in the NT (Rom. 5:1–5; 1 Cor. 13:13; Gal. 5:5, 6; Eph. 1:15–18; 4 ...

256. The Unchangeable Character of God’s Purpose

Hebrews 6:13-20

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... degree of fulfillment in his own lifetime (note waiting patiently) than that he received only the promises (as epitynchanō probably means in 11:33), even if in some new way. What was promised (lit., “the promises”) became a stereotyped expression synonymous with the hope of Israel. The noun “promise” (epangelia), occurring in both singular and plural forms, is found in Hebrews more than in any other NT book (thirteen times). See E. Hoffmann, NIDNTT, vol. 3, pp. 68–74. 6:16 In men swear by someone ...

257. The Greatness of Mordecai

Esther 10:1-3

Understanding Series

Timothy S. Laniak

... to Zion to reengage formal worship as the only means to experience God’s blessings. But Esther engages in no formal religious observance. There is fasting, but this is all. She eats the king’s food and sleeps in the king’s bed. The message of hope in Esther is rooted not in cultic observance but in loyalty to the Jewish people. Esther is a paragon of virtue in this sense. She risks everything to save her kin. Her courage and sagacity are the virtues of the wisdom tradition more than Torah. Mordecai ...

258. Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians’ Faith

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... ). Timothy has brought news to Paul of the church’s “faith and love” (1 Thess. 3:6) and their perseverance (3:8), the fruit of “hope” (1:3). Paul and the others also remember the Thessalonians’ “work produced by faith” (1:3; cf. Eph. 2:8–10; Gal. 5:6; 2 ... , whom he raised from the dead” (1:10). “To wait” was used in the Greek translation of the Old Testament to signify the hope God’s people held for divine salvation and mercy (Isa. 59:11; see also Ps. 25:3; 27:14). The object of this ...

259. Job's Reply to Eliphaz

Job 6:1–7:21

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... 7 Job’s first-person reflections continue, but his focus shifts from the “hard service” of his suffering to a growing awareness of the fragility of his life. Speeding along even more quickly than a darting weaver’s shuttle, the days of Job’s life rush without hope to a rapid end. The intimation of a rapidly approaching end prepares the reader for the focus on death in the latter part of this chapter. Life is so fragile that, in Job’s condition, death cannot be far away. Job says that life is but ...

260. Job's Reply to Bildad

Job 9:1–10:22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... Judge. The tables would soon turn so that it would be Job who would be forced to defend his innocence and to throw himself on the mercy of the court. Although God is too powerful to be captured and brought forcibly into court, Job contemplates the futility of hope even should such a confrontation ever take place. Even if brought face to face with God in a legal proceeding, Job despairs of securing a just hearing. 9:17–18 Job’s past experience of God leads him to expect more of the same. Because of God ...

261. Job's Second Reply to Eliphaz

Job 16:1-17:16

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... of creation. While many commentators ultimately consider God to be Job’s intercessor, it may be that the cry of the earth in response to the spilling of Job’s blood is in view here. 16:20 My intercessor. Just who is this intercessor in whom Job places so much hope? The Hebrew word (melits) is not a common one and occurs only five times in the OT (twice in Job, here and in 33:23; also Gen. 42:23; 2 Chr. 32:31; Isa. 43:27). The sense in all of these passages seems to be “interpreter” or “go between ...

262. How To Deal With Frustration

1 Kings 8:22-61

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Robert Allen

... events from my life were not nearly as spectacular as the events from his life. He and his wife had recently gotten a divorce, his hopes and dreams for his career had been shattered and he had to find another job. His new job only paid about 50 percent of what ... like he had failed. But, because he trusted God and gave God a chance, his failure was not final. Across 20 centuries, his hopes and dreams have become a reality for all people and his name today is the most respected and renowned name in the world ...

263. In A Newly Hewn Tomb

Matthew 27:1-10

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Joe Barone

... who had some feeling for the Savior. What better person from whose view to see the resurrection? Dramatic Monologue: Joseph Of Arimathea I had hoped so much in Jesus. I knew the promise of the coming Messiah. How many times had I prayed with the psalmist, "The Lord loves ... 19:11-12a)." I was unclean. Even though I didn't touch his body, I felt I was unclean. But I had to do it. I had so hoped in Jesus. He used to say, "What man, if he had a sheep fall into a hole on the sabbath, won't lay hold of it and lift ...

264. Service for Death through Miscarriage

Psalm 23:1-6

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Stan Richards

... rock, my refuge is in God. (Psalm 62:5-7) All: By awesome deeds you answer us with deliverance, O God of our salvation; You are the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas. (Psalm 65:5) Pastor: Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and ... one" before I held you in my arms, your life on earth was done. The grief is indescribable, to lose a child this way. all the many hopes and dreams were vanished on that day. I know I'll see the sun so bright upon my baby's face. when I finally get to ...

265. The Promise of a Son

Genesis 15:1-18

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... a promise that he would have a son who would be his heir who would come from his own body, more than the promise of the covenant, more than the promise of the new land, more than the promise of prosperity and protection, the promise of a son bolstered his hopes and renewed his energy and strength. The promise of all promises would be a son that would be born from the body of a man and woman who were past the age of childbirth. It was the promise of a son that cheered Abram and quickened his resolve to press ...

266. Formula For A Glowing Face

Romans 12:9-21

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King Duncan

... and feel their fingers on my face." The doctor's filled the soldier's heart full of resolve, and holding the fading life in his body until the sun rose in all of its splendor. Eventually the last star winked out, the day dawned, and the soldier lived. (3) Hope can do that for a person. Tell a critically ill person that his case is hopeless, and death will come all the sooner; and if you tell a love-starved young person that no-one could possibly love them, and you end up with a withdrawn, shattered zombie ...

267. Romans 5:1-5

Romans 5:1-5

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Leonard Sweet

... of social introduction, especially an introduction to royalty. Christ makes possible our introduction to God's divine grace and moves us so close to the presence that we may "stand" in that grace. From this new experience of close proximity to God we may even hope to share in the "glory of God," that is, to experience the divine radiance or brightness of God in our own lives. Such a conviction, made possible only by grace, is, in a typically Pauline word, worth "boasting" about. Verses 3-5 now detail how ...

268. Romans 5:1-5

Romans 5:1-5

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Leonard Sweet

269. Set An Extra Place

Ephesians 1:15-23

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... and revelation as you come to know him, [18] so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, [19] and what is the immeasurable greatness ... 't change the world. But each of us can change the circumstances for at least one other person. We can give someone else hope and a future with hope. If we do it and inspire others to do it, not only we are making a difference but it won't be long ...

270. Why Join a Church?

Acts 2:42-47

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J. Howard Olds

... has the answer? Oh, I know, the Church can become “Mickey Mouse,” spending its life on trivial things that do not matter in the light of eternity. But it doesn’t have to be. The Church can be a mighty force for good moving people toward faith, hope, and love. It can sound the trumpet for peace above the rumblings of war. It can call attention to the least, when everybody is wanting more. It can challenge us to understand even as we long to be understood. Why join a church? Because there are moments ...

271. Love

Romans 12:9-21

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... point for the NT understanding of agapē is in the OT. Exodus 23:4ff. commanded Israelites to render assistance to their enemies (including non-Israelites) in various emergencies. The fruit of such charity would be peace and friendship among peoples, with the hope that one’s enemies might becomes one’s friends. But ancient Judaism never succeeded in formulating the love for enemies as Jesus taught his disciples. The apex of its formulation was the negative principle not to rejoice over the misfortune of ...

272. Put On Your Apocalypse Jacket

Luke 21:5-19

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King Duncan

... as bright as the promises of God.” When we see the future through Jesus’ eyes, we can say with confidence, “The future is as bright as the promises of God.” This brings us to the final thing that needs to be said: Jesus tells us that we can have hope in difficult times if we make up our minds beforehand to view trials as an opportunity to witness to the truth of God. A faith that has been tested is a faith that can be trusted. Hard times and opposition to our faith both serve as testing grounds to ...

273. Swansong as Themesong

2 Samuel 23:1-7

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Robert Noblett

... In my own case I have sometimes asked myself, What will I preach about the last time I am in the pulpit? What will be the content of my homiletical swansong? Even as I paint this picture I am aware of some who will say in response, “I sure hope they give me the opportunity to take a few parting shots; I”ll be glad to give them an earful!” I know ministers who would so speak and you know people in your field of endeavor who would be similarly inclined. Authentic Swansong But authentic swansongs are not ...

274. Lent 2

Mk 8:31-38 · Rom 4:13-25; 8:31-39 · Gen 17:1-7, 15-16; 22:1-18 · Ps 22

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Russell F. Anderson

... with; that's why he spoke plainly to his disciples. To take some of death's sting away, he held out a great hope; three days after his death he would "rise again" (v. 31). Death can be dealt with redemptively if we are willing to talk ... faith. What Freud is to psychology, Abraham is to faith. Abraham is the exemplar of faith faith that perceives, follows, obeys and hopes. Abraham's faith is all the more remarkable because he lacked the revelation of God in Christ. Outline: 1. Jews, Gentiles and followers ...

275. Living In The Resurrection Age

John 20:1-18

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Donald Dotterer

... understand. We've been very worried about him. But ever since you were here yesterday, his whole attitude has changed. He's fighting back; he's responding to treatment. It's as if he has decided to live." The boy later explained that he had completely given up hope until he saw the teacher. It all changed when he came to a simple realization. With joyful tears, the boy said: "They wouldn't send a teacher to work on nouns and adverbs with a boy who was dying, would they?"2 This wonderful story invites us to ...

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