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251. Jesus Inaugurates the Disciple Band and Conquers the Unclean Spirits

Mark 1:14-20, Mark 1:21-28

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Grant R. Osborne

... following,” as they pattern their lives after Jesus, allowing Jesus to mold their lives after his. Jesus is the creative force, remaking them to fish people out of the sea of humankind for God. 2. The only viable reaction of a true disciple is radical surrender. Jesus is given priority over every aspect of life, even career and family. This will be a struggle for the disciples throughout Mark, as they frequently argue over which of them is the greatest (9:33–37) or seek to sit at the place of authority ...

252. Jesus as Lord and as Archcriminal

Mark 2:23-3:6, Mark 2:18-22

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Grant R. Osborne

... practiced (Acts 13:2–3; 14:23), but it is always part of worship and deep prayer. It must never constitute manipulation of God. When believers fast, they should never do so in an attempt to get God to say yes to their requests. Rather, fasting is the surrender of major needs (food usually, but also sexual relations within marriage in 1 Cor. 7:5) in order to realize that God is our primary need. In other words, its goal is to make God our absolute priority, not to get things from God. Still, fasting is a ...

253. The Path of Discipleship

Mark 8:31--9:1

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Grant R. Osborne

... tried to suppress the rebellious Dutch by sending their best and most experienced army to the Netherlands. The Spanish never lost a battle, but the Dutch seemed to prosper even in the losses. The Spanish army eventually ran out of money and had to surrender their territory to the Dutch, effectively “losing the war.” This is a great reminder for us today when it comes to following Jesus. It can seem very appealing to promote ourselves rather than Christ in order to gain success and the “toys” of the ...

254. On the Cross Jesus Is Mocked and Dies

Mark 15:33-41

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Grant R. Osborne

... and forgiveness have been made possible. Matthew 27:50 has “gave up his spirit,” Luke 23:46, with Mark, has “breathed his last,” and John 19:30 has “bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” In all, Jesus is sovereignly in charge and surrenders his life as a vicarious sacrifice. There have been many hypotheses about the cause of Jesus’s death: a broken heart, asphyxia, circulatory failure, rupture of the heart lining, shock from blood loss;5but it is clear that Jesus does not die an ordinary ...

255. The Burnt Offering

Leviticus 1:1-17

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... 1:4.10 Our sacrifices to God must be wholehearted. Scripture: Acts 5:1–11. This narrative tells of how Ananias and Sapphira sell some land and pretend to give all the proceeds to God, when in fact they have kept back a portion. Hymn: “I Surrender All,” by J. W. Van DeVenter. This older hymn (1896) might be used in its beautiful rendition by the contemporary Christian artist CeCe Winans. We must seek God’s favor by giving him what he asks for. Literature: The Lost Princess: A Double Story, by George ...

256. “Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit”

Psalm 31:1-24

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C. Hassell Bullock

... , save me Thy servant, who hopes and confides in Thee alone.”[23] Although Abbott left this world in the same manner as Barnum and Barrymore, he was focused on his eternal destination, the arms of God! On the cross Jesus used the words of Psalm 31:5 as his ultimate surrender to the Father, in whose will and care surrender became the ultimate victory (Luke 23:46).

257. Can It Be Sin to Be Shy?

2 Timothy 1:1-14

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King Duncan

... . Evidently she was spurred into action by an exasperated motorist at the end of the line. He yelled at her in an eruption of fury. “The sign says yield,” he shouted, “not surrender!” Maybe you would have shouted something worse in the same situation. I like that story because it reminds me that some people surrender their dreams without even making an honest effort to achieve them, not because they’re lazy or lacking in ability, but because they are too simply timid to pursue them. I believe that ...

258. Take Your Job and Love It

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

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King Duncan

... came home one day to find five dozen diapers hanging on a line in the back yard. “I saw all the white flags in the backyard,” he said sympathetically. “I take it that you have surrendered.” There are times when many of us, no matter how fulfilling our role in life, may be tempted to surrender. Some of us have occupations that are filled with drudgery with few tangible rewards. Yet most of us understand that work is important in our lives even beyond the financial necessity. For many of us work ...

259. Submit to Babylon’s Yoke!

Jeremiah 27:1-22, Jeremiah 28:1-17

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Gary M. Burge

... in Israel (Lev. 19:26; Deut. 18:10–11). Jeremiah brands as liars prophets who give their support to the planned insurrection. Jeremiah fights for a hearing both inside and outside of Judah. Everywhere he preaches his unwelcome message of disaster (and now of surrender), it is contested and contradicted. The same message is given to the king and to the people—as the plurals of verse 12 indicate (27:12–15). False prophets, such as Hananiah, also speak in the Lord’s name. To follow these prophets is ...

260. Oh Say, Can You See by the Dawn’s Early Light?

John 20:1-18

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... a relationship with the living Christ. Until they have that relationship, they will live their lives in self-imposed misery of uncertainty and insecurity. I believe it is possible for any one of us to be in this position. Most people who stand on the edge of absolute surrender do so for three primary reasons. The first is that they do not know what it means to step inside all the way with Christ. Amazing as it may seem, many people are still hung up on the idea that to really get close to Jesus means one ...

261. In the Event of Power Failure

Acts 1:1-11

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Charley Reeb

... do for you?[8] He who, from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone Will lead my steps aright.[9] Don’t be afraid of releasing the power that lives within you. Don’t run from it. Surrender and embrace it. It is your destiny. For it will lead you to that magnificent place where you can honestly say, “It is not I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” And when you get to arrive there, watch out. When you unleash the power of Christ ...

262. Elephants in the Room: Depression

Lamentations 3:17-26

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Charley Reeb

... tile floor and thought about this church and his faith. He thought about the sermons that he heard from J. Wallace Hamilton. He closed his eyes and prayed, “Lord, I release everything to you. I surrender to you. Whatever you want me to do with my life I will do it.” Bill told me that it was the first time he truly surrendered to God. At that moment in his dorm, he went from the pit to the pinnacle of God’s love and peace. He couldn’t explain that transformation except by calling it a miracle. Bill ...

263. Does Prayer Make Any Diﬀerence?

Mark 1:35-39

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Charley Reeb

... to fit into your plans.” Do you want God to move like a tidal wave in your life? Do you want prayer to make a huge impact in your life? Be prepared to pray, “Lord, whatever you want, that’s what I want too!” When you are ready to surrender like that in prayer, life gets exciting and becomes more interesting than you would ever imagine. You see, we must move from “Lord, this is how I want things to work in my life” to “Lord, I want what you want for my life.” If you desire intimacy with God ...

264. Peace and Joy

Romans 5:1-11

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James R. Edwards

... usage, and consequently no more familiar to Paul’s first readers than it may be to us. In writing to the Corinthians Paul used the term with reference to being a “new creation,” meaning first to be reconciled to God, and second, the surrendering of self as an “ambassador of reconciliation” (2 Cor. 5:16–21). Reconciliation thus carries the double significance of God’s doing something for us and with us. The parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15:11–32 wonderfully illustrates reconciling love ...

265. All Israel Will Be Saved

Romans 11:25-32

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James R. Edwards

... Israel to refer to the elect portion of both Gentiles and Jews (9:11; 11:5, 7), whereas Bengel understands it to refer to the Jewish Christian remnant (11:5). In one way or another, however, all these views surrender the one thing in Romans 9–11 that Paul refuses to surrender—unbelieving Israel. Such views may accord with the historical facts that greater Israel has not responded to the gospel, but they cancel the offense of unbelieving Israel (9:2ff.; 11:25–26) and discount the clear context of verse ...

266. David and Goliath

1 Samuel 17:1-58

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Mary J. Evans

... David felt it had been. The unwieldy giant is felled by a single stone to the forehead, and the Philistines are for the moment finished. Their confidence in Goliath had been such that they were not ready to fight, although their promise of immediate surrender is conveniently forgotten. Saul’s cousin Abner (introduced in 14:50), who acted as his general, is sent to further investigate David’s origins and David, in the only link with the previous chapter, announces himself as the son of Jesse of Bethlehem ...

267. Vindication for the Sick Person

Psalm 41:1-13

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Craig C. Broyles

... unusual for a prayer psalm. Unlike the rest of the psalm, it is not addressed to Yahweh directly and was thus either spoken by a liturgist overseeing the sick person’s prayer or was adopted into this prayer psalm because of the promises, the LORD will . . . not surrender him to the desire of his foes but will restore him from his bed of illness. (It is interesting to note the subsequent prayer makes no mention of the speaker’s regard for the weak.) 41:4–9 The petition of verse 4, because it is cited ...

268. Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and a Goat

Daniel 8:1-14

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... of deleting the “and” before “sanctuary” (in the literal translation “giving and sanctuary and host trampling”), it is better to read it with the word before, construing it to be the third-person singular pronominal suffix “his”: “his giving over [NIV “surrender”] of the sanctuary and of the host.” The “his” refers to God, who allows the temple to fall into the hands of the unclean Greeks and be desecrated. The NIV’s “that will be trampled underfoot” can be put more simply ...

269. Jacob Wrestles with God

Genesis 32:1-32

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John E. Hartley

... a great effort in an attempt to end the match. That wrestler attacked the other’s leg so hard that he wrenched the socket of his opponent’s hip. Only later does it become clear that Jacob was wounded. Nevertheless Jacob held on, refusing to surrender. Exhausted, the wrestlers turned to a verbal contest. The man pleaded with Jacob, Let me go, for it is daybreak; he did not want the light to reveal his identity. Taking advantage of his opponent’s desire to depart, Jacob refused, saying he would not ...

270. Jerusalem's Deliverance Foretold

2 Kings 19:1-13

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Iain W. Provan

... of the opportunity to hear his words. He therefore now addresses them directly (vv. 28ff.). They should not listen to Hezekiah, with all his talk of trust (Hb. ḇṭḥ again) and deliverance. The realities are quite different. If they make peace with Assyria and surrender the city, they will at least know life. They will escape the misery of siege (they will eat proper food instead of filth and drink water instead of urine, v. 31). Although they will be taken into exile, their exile will not be harsh ...

271. Hezekiah's Prayer

2 Kings 19:14-19

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

272. Isaiah Prophesies Sennacherib’s Fall

2 Kings 19:20-37

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Iain W. Provan

273. Zedekiah Questions Jeremiah Again

Jeremiah 38:14-28

Understanding Series

Tremper Longman III

... , Jeremiah speaks the word of the Lord directly to the king. It is no different than before (compare, for instance, vv. 17–18 with vv. 2–3), but is applied to the king as representative of the nation as a whole. In other words, if the king surrenders to Babylon, then, while they will be vassals of that great empire, the city will be spared and Zedekiah and his officials and the people will be spared. But if they resist, then they will feel the full force of Babylon’s power. Jeremiah also specifically ...

274. Making Your Life Count

1 Timothy 2:5-7

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King Duncan

... lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20). Is that a truth too great for our little hearts? It is to say that if we will but surrender our lives, there is a source of power available to us—that can flow through us—and help us to accomplish more than we ever dreamed possible. William Speidel wrote in Reader’s Digest about the one member of his family that provides the go-power for their family. He ...

275. Scrubbing Our Social Media Accounts

Romans 5:1-11

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King Duncan

... much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!” We were God’s enemy. In a war, peace is achieved in one of two ways: one side is entirely defeated, or one side surrenders to the other. In the same way, Jesus defeated the powers of sin and death by giving up his life, and we can have peace with God if we surrender our lives to Jesus as Lord. But what does it mean to have peace with God? The Greek word used here refers to having peace, prosperity, to be at rest, or to be one with ...

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