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3376. Family Re:Union - Inverting the Pyramid

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

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James Merritt

... than their generation. Simple question, “Do you think we are doing that today?” II. I Am To Be a Mirror As I Love God Right in the middle of talking to these parents, Moses almost interrupts himself with these words, “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” (Deuteronomy 6:4-5, NIV) If you ever wonder what you ought to be teaching your kids about God, Moses basically tells you the only two things ...

3377. Family Re:Union - (PG) Parental Guidance Required

Psalm 127:1-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... ) The Hebrew word for “heritage” literally means “property” or “possession.” That is the noun form of the word. The verbal form carries the idea of giving an assignment to someone. That puts children in a totally different light. Children are the property of the Lord. They are not just born from below, but they are given from above. That means your children are really not your children. They are on loan to you. Your children really belong to God. They are His property and His possession. Do you ...

3378. An Announcement in Song

Psalm 98:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.” Psalm 98 was one of Isaac Watts’ favorite Psalms. In fact, he paraphrased the Psalm and put it to music. “Joy to the world, the Lord is come, Let earth receive her King.” We particularly see the influence of the Psalm in the last verse: “He rules the world with truth and grace/ And makes the nations prove/ The glories of His righteousness/ And wonders of His love/ And wonders of His love/ . . .” There ...

3379. We Are Not The Light

Sermon

Craig MacCreary

... to see who has been naughty or nice.” Things do not get any more doubtful or hesitant. Yet chapter 61 of Isaiah proclaims that this is the time to “bring good news to the poor, proclaim liberty to the captives, release to prisoners and the year of the Lord’s favor.” The message seems quite problematic at the holiday season when we wait for the news that the latest fad plaything is in the local toy store; when our children are evermore captivated by the toys our society has to offer; and when in many ...

3380. A Call for Repentance - Ash Wednesday

Joel 2:12-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... like this: “Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy grace; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise.” His eyes slipped to the bottom of the page where he read words that struck his heart with conviction: “Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it Prone to leave the God I love; Here’s my heart, O take and seal it, Seal it for Thy courts above.” He could barely read those last few lines through the tears that filled his eyes. “I wrote these words,” he said ...

3381. A Reminder to God...and to Us

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... all humankind. It is one of the best known stories in all of literature. And recently it was made into a major motion picture which some of you undoubtedly saw. In the time of Noah, the whole human race had become wicked, their hearts had waxed cold. The Lord’s heart was deeply troubled. He regretted creating human beings. So God said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground for I regret that ...

3382. Peacemaker

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

James Merritt

... and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” (Luke 2:8-12, ESV) We have not only heard this story, but this story is played out in Nativity scenes, theater productions, and Christmas carols everywhere. It ...

3383. Solomon Asks for Wisdom

2 Chronicles 1:1-17

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... . 21:28–22:1). 1:7–12 The next part of the narrative deals with the appearance of God to Solomon. The following conversation, starting with God’s introductory ask for whatever you want me to give you, leads to Solomon asking in 1:9–10 that the Lord’s promise to his father David be confirmed, as well as for wisdom and knowledge. This is done on account of the great kindness that God showed to David (as expressed by Solomon in 1:8). The Hebrew word for great kindness (hesed) used here (as well as ...

3384. Abijah King of Judah

2 Chron 13:1–14:1

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Louis C. Jonker

... and a half verses). The reason for this expansion is that the Chronicler completely altered the portrayal of this king. In Kings, Abijah is described as somebody who “committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been” (1 Kgs. 15:3). In Chronicles he becomes a pious leader who delivers a remarkable speech to Jeroboam when Judah goes into battle with the kingdom of Israel. And he leads his people to a ...

3385. Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem

Acts 9:19b-31

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David J. Williams

... first to be with Jesus then to be sent out (Mark 3:14), and Paul soon found the need to be alone for a while with the Lord (cf. Mark 6:31). His own writings add a number of details to Luke’s narrative at this point. 9:19b–22 As the bearer of the Sanhedrin’ ... to the sea).” Paul’s own account of this incident in 22:17–21 includes a vision that he had in the temple in which the Lord told him to flee from Jerusalem, for he would send him away. And now a veil is drawn over Paul’s life until he reappears some ...

3386. Hearts

2 Corinthians 6:14--7:1

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James M. Scott

... . Or. 3:63, 73; T. Levi 3:3; 18:12; T. Dan. 5:1, 10–11. The dualistic contrast between the mutually exclusive spheres of Christ and Belial is well illustrated by Levi’s exhortation to his children: “Choose for yourselves light or darkness, the Law of the Lord or the works of Beliar” (T. Levi 19:1; cf. T. Jos. 20:2). Likewise, the Qumran scrolls (cf. 1QS1.17, 23–24; CD 4.13, 15; 5.8) describe an ongoing struggle between good and evil, in which the Teacher of Righteousness represents the forces of ...

3387. Freedom In Christ

Galatians 5:1-15, Galatians 5:16-26

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L. Ann Jervis

... named Jesus, who was humble, obedient, and accepting of death on a cross, had been raised by God and now was the one before whom “every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Phil. 2:10–11). Such a message was absurd to people in general (cf. 1 Cor. 1:18) and was scandalous to Jews. Yet the cross was the defining moment in God’s salvific dealings with humanity. Paul says this another ...

3388. Made Alive in Christ

Ephesians 2:1-10

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Arthur G. Patzia

... :28; Luke 22:30). And some of the apocalyptic imagery in the NT speaks of a future time when the saints will be resurrected and reign with the Lord (1 Cor. 15:51–54; 1 Thess. 4:17; 2 Tim. 2:12; Rev. 3:21; 20:4; 22:5). C. L. Mitton has noted in his commentary ... world (1 Tim. 6:18; Titus 2:7; 1 Pet. 2:12). Jesus put it very clearly when he said “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven” (Matt. 7:21). C. L. ...

3389. Slaves and Masters

Ephesians 6:5-9

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Arthur G. Patzia

... serve Christ within the guidelines of the principle of submission (5:21). 6:5 The slaves who are being addressed are Christians. This means that their life has a new center of reference and that their ultimate loyalty is directed toward the Lord, who puts new meaning into their earthly responsibilities. Consequently, they are to obey their earthly masters as though they were serving Christ (6:5); they are to consider themselves as “slaves of Christ” (6:6) and perform their duties as though they served ...

3390. The Armor of God

Ephesians 6:10-20

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Arthur G. Patzia

... girdle of his loins” (RSV). This imagery is carried into the apocryphal literature, where it states that the coming of the Lord and even all of creation will be armed for battle (Wisdom of Solomon 5:17–20). The idea of the heavenly ... they who are already in Christ by virtue of their baptism are to continue to find strength for their new life “in the Lord” (6:10). The numerous references to “stand” (6:11, 13, 14) emphasize the theme of watchfulness and steadfastness that characterizes this early ...

3391. Warnings Against Idleness

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... .). This led the idle to interfere in the management of church affairs (The Epistles of St. Paul to the Thessalonians [Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1912], pp. 159–63). Some also concluded that the idle were responsible for the deception that the day of the Lord had already come (2 Thess. 2:2; cf. C. H. Giblin, The Threat to Faith [Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1967], p. 147; W. G. Kümmel, Introduction to the New Testament [Nashville: Abingdon, 1975], p. 268). The traditional view that belief in the ...

3392. Paul’s Request for Onesimus

Philemon 1:8-25

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Arthur G. Patzia

... think of asking for or receiving any remuneration. It was through Paul that Philemon became a Christian, and in the spiritual realm there is no way that outstanding debts can be paid. Paul’s statement reminds one of the parable of the unforgiving servant, in which the Lord faults a servant who was forgiven of a large debt by the king but who, in return, would not forgive a fellow servant a small debt (Matt. 18:21–35). 20 The intimacy between Paul and Philemon is reinforced by the term brother (cf. v. 7 ...

3393. The Unchangeable Character of God’s Purpose

Hebrews 6:13-20

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Donald A. Hagner

... adding a vow to his word in 7:20–22 in the argument about the priesthood of Melchizedek. These passages, together with the negative oath of the Lord referred to in the author’s use of Ps. 95:11 in 3:11, 18, and 4:3, give Hebrews more occurrences of the verb “to ... elsewhere in the NT (Acts 2:30; Luke 1:73) as well as in the Apocrypha (Sirach 44:21: “Therefore the Lord assured him by an oath”). The closest parallel, however, to the argument here is in Philo, Allegorical Interpretation, 3.203, 205f ...

3394. God Disciplines His Sons

Hebrews 12:1-13, Hebrews 12:14-29

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Donald A. Hagner

... are sons. The quotation is from Proverbs 3:11f. What is in view in the present context is a positive kind of discipline that trains a person in obedience. This is the way they are to perceive the adversity they are experiencing: it is a mark of the Lord’s love (cf. Rev. 3:19), on the one hand, and of their sonship, on the other. They are therefore not to lose heart (cf. v. 3). 12:7–8 Having presented the OT quotation, the author now provides another midrashic commentary in which he utilizes the actual ...

3395. Warning Against Refusing God

Hebrews 12:14-29, Hebrews 12:1-13

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

3396. Making One's Calling and Election Sure

2 Peter 1:1-11

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... provision God has prepared for them when they come to enter the next world. That entry, as Hebrews 10:19 points out, is made possible as a direct consequence of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. So Peter here describes the eternal kingdom as that of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, even though the kingdom is more often specified in the NT as God’s. But no distinction is intended. Peter gives a twofold description of the divine kingdom. It is eternal, and thus as different as can be from the transient powers ...

3397. A Call to Persevere

Jude 1:17-25

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Norman Hillyer

... the believer are due to the divine mercy, a note struck in the opening prayer (v. 1). God has committed the final judgment to the Lord Jesus Christ (John 5:22), and it is he who will bring you to eternal life, for that life is his gift (John 17:2). ... s ability to keep is often emphasized in the NT: John 10:28–29, “no one can snatch them out of my hand”; Rom. 14:4, “the Lord is able to make him stand”; 1 Pet. 1:5, “who through faith are shielded (tērein) by God’s power.” See also Eph. 3:20; 2 ...

3398. The Gibconite Deception

Joshua 9:1-27

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J. Gordon Harris

... That is, the tribal leaders test the Gibeonites’ story by sampling their moldy, dry bread, but they leave out the most important test. As happened with the spies at Ai and with Rahab at Jericho, the leaders of Israel now do not seek a message from the Lord. Again, depending on frail human wisdom, the leaders violate their rules of possessing the land. Phase two starts out as phase one did, with a covenant and an oath with the enemy who would tempt the assembly to worship their gods (Deut. 7:25–26; 11:16 ...

3399. Abimelech

Judges 9:1-57

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Cheryl A. Brown

... wordplay that the author appears to work with in the narrative. Ebal was the mountain above Shechem from which the Levites were to read the list of curses (qllym) that would fall upon the Israelites if they failed to keep their covenant commitments to the Lord (Deut. 27:13). It is no accident that the author specifically notes that at the grape harvest festival (hillulim), Gaal and his brothers ate and drank and cursed (wayeqalelu) Abimelech (v. 27), playing on the similar roots hll and qll. There is also a ...

3400. A Levite and His Concubine

Judges 19:1-30

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Cheryl A. Brown

... is virtually silent. 19:1–2a The narrator intrudes into the story to set the scene for the coming events. He reminds us that in those days Israel had no king, referring on one level to an earthly king (premonarchy) and on another level to the Lord, under whose sovereignty they were ultimately supposed to be. The repeated refrain links this episode with those that precede (17:6; 18:1) and follow (21:25), and serves as a framework for the narrative in Judges 19–21. In the same way, the next words Levite ...

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