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326. Paul’s Arrival at Jerusalem

Acts 21:17-26

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... Proclamation of God’s Kingdom (21:17–28:31) 21:17–23:35 Review · Paul’s arrest and imprisonment in Jerusalem:Luke’s account of Paul’s arrival at Jerusalem reflects both the warm welcome Paul receives and the tension that lies behind his reception (21:17–26). First, Luke emphasizes that “the brothers and sisters received [them] warmly” (21:17). As in the past, Paul and his companions go to James and the elders and report to them what God has done among the Gentiles (cf. Acts 14:27). These ...

327. Son of a Daddy

John 18:1-19:42

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... of a father." Actually, many Bible scholars and linguists tell us that Paul's writing at this point is a bit less formal than we usually read. They say that abba is a warm, intimate name that might actually be better translated "daddy." Now we are talking about the son-of-a-daddy, Barabbas. It could mean that here was one who was welcomed warmly into a loving family and they named him as they did, "daddy's boy." It would seem, however, that this daddy's boy had taken a wrong turn for now he is "a notorious ...

328. When Heartbreak Turns to Heartburn

Luke 24:13-35

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... having heard from Jesus and the women who found the tomb empty, these men, who are on their way to Emmaus, the place whose name means "warm springs," have no good news. Their hearts are broken by their failure to take the word of Jesus along with the word of the disciples ... some fun at their expense. "Them's mule eggs!" he told them. "Mule eggs?" they exclaimed. "Yup! Take one home and keep it warm. When it hatches you'll have your mule." "Wow!" they exclaimed together, "What a deal, a mule of our own and we ...

329. New Year's Resolutions

Matthew 25:31-46

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James L. Killen

... managed not to slip into the popular notion that love is mostly about sex, we are likely to think of it as a matter of warm sentimental emotion. We can't see how that could equip us to cope with the tough realities of life in the real world. If we ... perish but may have eternal life" (John 3:16). What does the word "love" represent in that context? It is much more than a warm emotion. In that context, the word "love" represents a commitment, a commitment of life to life, it is wanting for all who are loved ...

330. Pop Verses: John 3:16

John 3:16

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... grew up in a religious home or school that beat that idea into you and it is hard to break free from it. Nicodemus was tired of religion as rule following and wanted to be set free too. He heard Jesus teach and preach and his heart was warmed. He sensed something different about Jesus. He was unlike any other rabbi he had ever known or heard. He had this overwhelming love about him. Jesus talked about love and faith in a way that moved him. Nicodemus had to experience the truth Jesus was preaching about. He ...

331. Wedding Guests

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Kristin Borsgard Wee

... in black. We make the same mistake as the underdressed guest who thought the king was just looking for warm bodies at his banquet. He was happy to eat the king's food and enjoy the king's music if that's what the king wants. But it isn't. God is not looking ... for warm bodies. God is looking for wedding guests, who will rise to the occasion of honoring the son. We can do that in shorts and sandals as ...

332. Eliphaz's Third Speech to Job

Job 22:1-30

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... Usury (the charging of interest) is prohibited among fellow Israelites. A person’s cloak may be taken as a pledge to secure a loan, but it must be returned to the debtor every evening by sunset so that he may wrap himself in it to sleep warmly. Job, by contrast, is accused of taking not only the outer cloak, but also the inner garments, leaving the debtor unprotected, undignified, and completely naked. This extreme action adds, of course, to the condemnation of Job. 22:7–9 You gave no water. In addition ...

333. The High Priest Questions Jesus

John 18:19-24, John 18:15-18, John 18:25-27

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... 27). The division of the denial into two scenes follows a precedent reflected in Mark (14:54, 66–72) and Matthew (26:58, 69–75; Luke on the other hand, puts the material in one continuous narrative, 22:54–62). As in Mark, the vivid picture of Peter warming himself by the enemy’s fire is the point at which the narrative breaks off (v. 18) and later resumes. But unlike Mark and Matthew, which use the first scene only to set the stage for the three denials, John’s Gospel assigns the first denial to ...

334. Listening and Doing

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

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... Job 33 and in Pliny, Natural History 21, 1. It occurs in Ps. 103:15–16, which, along with Isa. 40:6, might be in James’ mind, and in Matt. 6:30 and Luke 12:28 (although with a different application). Though it is especially suited to Palestine, other warm climates would also find the expression meaningful. Some scholars have seen with scorching heat (kausoni) as indicating the sirocco, or hot desert wind, as in Job 27:21; Jer. 18:17; and Hos. 12:1. In fact, it may well be referred to in Ps. 103:16. But ...

335. Uncertain Certainties

John 20:19-31

Sermon

John Jamison

... trying to discredit their beliefs and traditions, many of which have been around much longer than ours. Again, even if none of those sillier things actually happened, if God did actually appear to us here this morning, all of us with lunch warming in the oven, or reservations made at the restaurant, with warm coats and dry shoes, all of us would be faced with the decision whether or not we were going to give those away to see that the hungry are fed, and the cold are clothed. If we had solid proof that our ...

336. Called to Love, Not Like

John 15:9-17

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... a step further. Christian men and women are not called to like everyone. The old camp song is titled "They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Love," and not, "They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Likes and Dislikes." If there are folks to whom you do not warm, know please that you are not in violation of any Christian norm. We are not called to like, but we are called and this is the burden of our text to love: "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you," says Jesus. Love, as ...

337. Telling the Truth

Luke 3:7-18

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... , healing and grace. And Luke treats women better than any other book in the Bible. It is in Luke that we find the beloved Christmas story — with baby sighs and soft skin and angel wings. Then we get to Luke’s third chapter and the tone shifts. Warm, fuzzy Jesus is abruptly replaced by loud, livid John. And we learn that even Luke’s good news is often proclaimed in a bad news world. Even Luke finds it necessary to remind us that the gospel message is not a fairy tale about bouncing babies and radiant ...

338. God with Skin On

Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... safe, precious, special, beloved. Through your baptism you have become one with Christ and you have become a bit of God with skin on. There are swaddling cloths of grace wrapped tightly around you. Can you feel them? They are there to keep you safe, to keep you warm, and to tell you just how beloved you are. But then, please look in the manger one more time. What you see is not just God — or yourself. What you see are all the brothers and sisters around you — all the people for whom salvation has come ...

339. Light Living

John 1:(1-9) 10-18

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... And then out of the dazzling darkness came dazzling light — stars, bursting sun, glowing moon a holy metamorphosis. Dazzling light out of dazzling darkness. This was the light of the first creation. But then there was the light of the second creation. Out of God’s warm wonderful wordy womb came flesh, a holy wholeness with skin on glowing with light, glaring and glorious a human God — full of grace and truth. The grace to heal us. And the truth to refine us. And so with no effort on our part, we were ...

340. It Is Always the Third Day

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... life for her brood. Jesus tells us that God’s love for us is like that. “There have been so many times that I wanted to gather the children of God together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings.” On the one hand, that is a warm and wonderful simile. We should not, however, misunderstand. The hen cannot guarantee her brood an under-wing safe haven from misfortune. In fact, the mother hen rarely wins a battle with the fox. She is selfless in her devotion to her little ones but she is no match for ...

341. The Gift of Encouraging Words

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

... the Pooh record, for instance, there is a scene that is a delightful illustration of our desire to hear words that are friendly and warm, rather than harsh or hard: One day Pooh Bear is about to go for a walk in the Hundred Acre wood. It’s about ... lunch. So Pooh sets out across the stream, stepping on the stones, and when he gets right in the middle of the stream he sits down on a warm stone and thinks about just where would be the best place of all to make a call. He says to himself, "I think I'll go see ...

342. Parable of the Birds

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

... birds who forgot to fly south for the winter. Now it was late in December and it was getting awfully cold. God loved those birds and didn't want them to freeze so He sent His only Son to become a bird and to show them the way to a warm barn where they would be saved from the cold. Most of the birds were leery of this cocky new bird who said he knew the way to safety. The leaders of the flock felt threatened by this bird so they killed him. Some of the flock believed this new bird ...

343. Pay Attention!

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Robert C. Cochran

... knew Babe Ruth! Do you know what I asked him? I asked him why, on every level of baseball, the first baseman is thrown a ball by one of the coaches just before he enters the dugout! The obvious answer is that the first baseman uses this ball to warm up the other infielders between innings, after his team finishes batting. But why can’t he just grab a ball for himself, or why doesn’t a batboy hand him one in the dugout? I figured that if Lefty Gomez had been associated with baseball since the time of ...

344. Thanksgiving Forecast

Illustration

Staff

Turkeys will thaw in the morning, then warm in the oven to an afternoon high near 190F. The kitchen will turn hot and humid, and if you bother the cook, be ready for a severe squall or cold shoulder. ... Saturday, high pressure to eat sandwiches will be established. Flurries of leftovers can be expected both days with a 50 percent chance of scattered soup late in the day. We expect a warming trend where soup develops. By early next week, eating pressure will be low as the only wish left will be the bone.

345. You Are My Beloved

Mark 1:10-11

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... or practice it. Coming out of our low self-esteem we naturally fight it. I have a friend who, if you give her a warm fuzzie, a gold star, a true compliment, will fight it. I say, "I like your house." Her response is, "Oh, but the color is ... did -- and off we went. For a long time I believed there was some kind of scientific connection between kissing and car-starting.9 The warm fuzzies are waiting. A thousand gold stars, too. A kiss, a hug, a word, a deed -- you are my beloved. I appreciate you. I respect you. ...

346. Syrophoenician Lives Matter!

Mark 7:24-30, Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ’re Jewish. It doesn’t matter if you are white or black or Mexican or Syrian! It doesn’t matter if you are rich or poor, a new disciple or an old one. Jesus is only interested in the state of your heart! Is your heart warming to love and to life? Is your heart warming to Jesus? If so, come to the table. And be blessed. It only takes a little bit of God’s grace to bless every one of us! God blesses us with the pouring out of the Holy Spirit, and that pouring out is an outpouring. An ...

347. What Kind of Sheep Are You?

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20, Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... for the tamiym (lambs without blemish). And if it was cold outside, the sheep would be brought directly into the homes of the shepherds into their lower level room, where they would be warm and dry. These shepherds had to examine the sheep carefully, to watch over them, so that no harm would befall them, to keep them safe and warm, to make sure they were fed and that all returned into the fold each night. To be a shepherd meant to be nurturing, caring, and meticulous. It was a huge responsibility to care ...

348. The Tragedy of Caiaphas

John 18:1-27 · John 11:45-47 · Matthew 26:36-75

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... his garment behind. They took Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests, the elders and the teachers of the law came together. Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. There he sat with the guards and warmed himself at the fire. The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any. Many testified falsely against him, but their statements did not agree. Then some stood ...

349. Song of Promise

Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45

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Lori Wagner

... to make: I love Christmas carols. I mean, really LOVE Christmas carols. Can I get a witness? On the radio….on CDs….in the stores….in the car….they just uplift our spirits in this season, don’t they? There’s something about Christmas Carols that just seem to warm the heart and stir the soul. I know you’re not supposed to listen to them until after Advent, but I admit it before God and all of you: I cheat. I listen to Christmas carols before the 12 days of Christmas. Now I know how serious an ...

350. Garden of Love

John 20:10-18, Song of Songs 4:1-16, Revelation 22:1-6

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... rhythm in your bones, and your soul begins to dance. The Song of Songs is a resurrection song. Every time you hear its voice, it calls you to living and into Life. Like a song that you can’t stop hearing, like the wind that caresses your face on a warm summer day, the Song of Songs has a “lure” to it, an invitation, to enter into its lyrics, the grand salon of God, and to find there the mysteries of love. And yet, the Song of Songs is probably the least quoted scripture in the entire Bible. A couple ...

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