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2951. The Time Is Now!

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... they had come together, they asked him, 'Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?' He replied, 'It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.' When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. While he was going ...

2952. When All Is Said and Done

Acts 16:9-15

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... certain there were days when Paul felt like quitting. Yet Paul knew that God had given him all the resources he needed to succeed. You are no different from Paul. God has given you all the re- sources you need: a mind, a dream, and, most of all, the Holy Spirit. You have the resources and ability to be as determined as Paul. Perhaps you just need to remember the determination you had be- fore you knew what it meant to give up. For instance, when you were a baby, you did not know what it meant to quit. When ...

2953. I Wonder Why My Prayers Go Unanswered?

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... at the time we desire, but God always answers us. And God will always answer us with our best interest at heart. Remember, Jesus said: “If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him” (Luke 11:13)? This is a great promise that should encourage us to pray more! Notice what Jesus does not say. He does not say, “How much more will the heavenly Father give you what you want when you ask for it?” He ...

2954. Defeating Discouragement

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... felt when he met Jesus. He was so discouraged that he was too blind to see that Jesus wanted to heal him of his demons. The gospel of Mark states that Jesus told the man to be quiet and then ordered the evil spirit to come out of him. If we could just quiet the demons within us that bring discouragement that easily. Sometimes it is hard to do. She lost her job at the agency three years ago. This tough economy has made it difficult for her to find a job. She has ...

2955. Pop Verses: Jeremiah 29:11

Jeremiah 29:11

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... once said that “all genuine religious conversions are blessed defeats.” You want to know the secret to finding God’s will? A surrendered spirit. This means we must change how we approach God and his will for us. Instead of deciding what we want to do and asking ... Lord’s will for our lives. I knew a lady in another church I served who learned the power of a surrendered spirit. She was caught stealing and sentenced to prison. After serving time in prison, she sold everything she had, except for a few ...

2956. The Beatitudes

Matthew 5:1-12

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... in God’s help” (p. 111). The Greek word for “poor,” ptōchos, carries the nuance of extreme poverty. It is derived from a verb that means “to crouch” or “to cower” (the noun form is used of a beggar, one in abject poverty). To be poor in spirit means to depend totally upon God for all help (cf. Ps. 34:6, “This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles”). It is often noted that Luke refers to this group simply as “poor” (Luke 6:20), whereas Matthew ...

2957. Thanks-Giving Is Good for Everyone

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... tears fell from my eyes; tears of gratitude. Then, before I realized what I was doing, I rose from my chair and called her name to show it to her — forgetting for a moment that she was gone. You will never know how much your letter has warmed my spirit. I have been walking about in the glow of it all day long.[3] What more needs to be said on that point? Our thankfulness provides great therapy for ourselves and for others. The third thing I want to say is that thankfulness also opens our relationship with ...

2958. Signs of the End of the Age

Mark 13:1-31

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... were given Jesus’ authority and power to do his works (3:13–15; 6:7–13), so here his followers are promised divine aid in their mission so that they will speak, like Jesus and the prophets of the OT, in the power of the Holy Spirit. Just as the readers know that Jesus was persecuted, put on trial, and unjustly condemned (14:53–65; 15:1–37), so they are told that his followers must expect the same kind of trouble. Thus, this passage reflects the familiar Markan concern about discipleship; and ...

2959. The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold

Luke 1:5-25

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... . 1:16, 20); an angel announces Jesus’ coming birth (Luke 1:28–31; Matt. 1:20–21); the conception of Jesus is through the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:35; Matt. 1:18, 20); the name “Jesus” is assigned by heaven (Luke 1:31; Matt. 1:21); Jesus is to be the ... character and ministry. As a Nazirite (see note below) he will not take wine or other fermented drink but will be filled with the Holy Spirit (v. 15). Like Elijah (see Mal. 4:5–6), many of the people of Israel he will bring back to the Lord (v. 16).… And ...

2960. Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

Luke 4:14-30

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... 1:14–15, represents the beginning of Jesus’ Galilean ministry (so Fitzmyer, p. 521; Ellis [pp. 33, 98–99] and Schweizer [pp. 96–97], however, see the beginning at 4:31). Luke wishes to make it clear that Jesus’ ministry begins in the power of the Spirit as he taught in their synagogues (see 1:35; 3:22; 4:1), which parallels the inauguration of the apostolic preaching and teaching in Acts 2. These verses establish the context for an expanded account of one such teaching episode in a synagogue (4:16 ...

2961. The Parable of the Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... , p. 43), and this is the thrust of Luke 10:25–28. 10:30–37 To answer the legal expert’s question Jesus tells the well-known Parable of the Good Samaritan (see note below). The man who proves to be the neighbor (and who really keeps the spirit of the law, as seen in 10:27) is the Samaritan who cared for the wounded man. Ironically, those who were most concerned with keeping every requirement of the law (as seen through the grid of many oral laws and traditions), the priest and Levite, were unable to ...

2962. Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ

Romans 6:1-14

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... believers are not helpless in the face of sin’s assaults. They are free to rebel against it. Indeed, they are commanded to do so, empowered by grace, and guaranteed the ultimate triumph (8:37). To be under grace instead of law is to be led by the Spirit (Gal. 5:18). The law makes sin known (3:20), whets one’s appetite for the forbidden (5:20), and hence leads to condemnation. The law is not thereby the opponent of grace, but its prelude (Gal. 3:24). The law demands righteousness, but cannot produce it ...

2963. Job's Reply to Bildad

Job 9:1–10:22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... enduring relationship with his people. God’s providence (Heb. pequddah, “administrative guidance”) has overseen Job’s path. The spirit (Heb. ruakh) that God protectively guards is the animating life force granted to every human since God breathed the ... Pss. 39:5; 104:29; Eccl. 3:19; Isa. 2:22; 42:5; Ezek. 37:5). The fact that God watched over (shmr) Job’s spirit is here a good thing—a sign of God’s protective care. Elsewhere, however, Job employs this same verb (shmr) to describe God’s intense ...

2964. The Birth of Jesus Christ

Matthew 1:18-25

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... , that is, before the minimum number of witnesses (two) and without pressing charges (cf. m. Sotah 1.5). While he was considering this, an angel appeared to Joseph telling him to follow through with the marriage plans. The child Mary would bear would be by the Holy Spirit. He was to call him Jesus, for his mission would be to save his people from their sins (v. 21). With his Davidic bloodline, Joseph was to become the legal father of Jesus the Messiah. It has been noted that in certain respects Joseph is a ...

2965. Treasures In Heaven

Matthew 6:19-24

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... dishonest profit gained by selfishly exploiting another person. The “mammon of unrighteousness” (AV) of Luke 16:9 corresponds exactly to an Aramaic phrase meaning “possessions acquired dishonestly” (TDNT, vol. 4, p. 390). In Paradise Lost, Milton personifies Mammon as a fallen spirit who even in heaven admired the golden streets more than the divine and holy. Slavery requires complete devotion to one owner. It is impossible to be a servant of God and still serve Mammon. A choice must be made. The ...

2966. The Healing of Two Demon-possessed Men

Matthew 8:28-34

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... southeast of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus is met by two demon-possessed men who were so violent that no one dared to travel the road near the tombs where they lived. In ancient times graves were associated with the world of demons and unclean spirits. That the accounts in Mark and Luke speak of one demoniac rather than two causes no particular problem. Each synoptist tells the story in a way that emphasizes what he wishes to get across. Suddenly the demons cry out, objecting to Jesus’ arrival before the ...

2967. Gethsemane

Matthew 26:36-46

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... is willing, but the body is weak (v. 41). Human nature cannot always measure up to the noble aspirations of the spirit. In the most central conflict of human existence Jesus exhibited the victory of the spirit over the flesh while the disciples displayed the victory of the flesh over the spirit (Fenton, p. 421). Jesus returned a second time to his place of prayer. Mark reports that he “prayed the same thing” (Mark 14:39), but Matthew’s wording suggests a growing acceptance of the cross as God’s ...

2968. Gethsemane

Mark 14:32-42

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... , but the body is weak: The allusion is to Ps. 51:12, and the meaning has nothing to do with the human spirit versus human flesh. Rather, the contrast involves God’s Spirit, who is willing to supply strength to support human weakness. To make this clearer, the NIV translation should have capitalized spirit. 14:41 Into the hands of sinners. “Sinners” was a term used with reference to Jews who did not live according to the will of God and with reference to the Gentiles, who were viewed collectively ...

2969. Personal Requests

1 Corinthians 16:5-18

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... the winter, the season when travel was impossible, in Corinth; then, when spring came he could go either east or west as the Spirit directed. The winter season was not fit, or at least safe, for sailing the west-east corridor from Corinth to Asia Minor ... delegates gave him an emotional lift, for he adds that the visit by the Corinthians’ representatives also refreshed the spirit of the Corinthians (yours also). Because of the reality of this charismatic exchange, Paul declares that these persons who ...

2970. To the Church in Sardis

Revelation 3:1-6

Understanding Series

Robert W. Wall

... sleeping city did “not know at what time (the enemy) would come.” In preparation for the harsh message Christ brings to this church, he claims his lordship in the strongest possible way: he holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. Both the spirits and the stars, the Holy Spirit and the angels, are agents of God’s revelation and dispensers of God’s transforming grace. Both are now under the jurisdiction of God’s exalted Christ for ministry among Christ’s disciples. The church in Sardis ...

2971. Hallelujah!

Revelation 19:1-10

Understanding Series

Robert W. Wall

... of election (cf. Luke 14:15–24). John’s point is in continuity with the testimony of Jesus: divine blessing comes to “both small and great” if “you fear God” (19:5). It is this point that establishes the criterion by which the community of faith must “test the spirits to see whether they are from God” (cf. 1 John 4:1–6). According to the author of 1 John, fear of the world yields to the love of God (4:18) when God’s children realize that their destiny is not the day of judgment of the ...

2972. Saul's Jealousy of David

1 Samuel 18:1-30

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... successes turned into an obsessive jealousy. At this stage Saul may have realized that David was the shadowy figure mentioned by Samuel (15:28) who was waiting to replace him. 18:10–16 Saul’s first attack on David happens during a visit from an evil spirit from God, apparently a reference to the fits of depression that David had earlier been able to alleviate with music (cf. 16:14–23). While Saul’s ecstatic behavior when he joined the prophetic band (10:10) is viewed positively, a sign that God’s ...

2973. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:1-6, James 4:13-17, James 5:7-12, James 5:13-20

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... 14:12. The Christian is not called to destroy the world, but to endure its attacks and overcome it by the power of the Spirit. See further U. Falkenroth and C. Brown, “Patience,” NIDNTT, vol. 2, pp. 768–76. Until the Lord’s coming has sometimes been seen ... and national unit had its elders. The early church borrowed this organization; hence Paul appointed elders under the inspiration of the Spirit (Acts 11:30; 14:23; 15:2; 20:17). Later writings indicate the standards for selection of elders and their ...

2974. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:7-12, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:13-20

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

2975. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:13-20, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:7-12

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

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