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3476. An Announcement for a New Year

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

King Duncan

... her part. “The title princess means responsibility,” she says, “and that’s what I’m taking on.” (3) The title princess does mean responsibility. So does the title, son of God, or daughter of God. You and I have responsibilities as God’s children, but what a gift we have been given. Some of our boys and girls will remember the scene in The Lion King where Simba, the young lion, is being challenged to go back home and be the king he was born to be. Simba had run from his destiny. The struggle in ...

3477. Life and Light to All He Brings

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... God has sent into our midst. It is time to be “lit up” with SEE, Seasonal Effective Enthusiasm, not dragged down by SAD. In these darkest days of the year, Christians “SEE” more brightly and clearly because of the miraculous new light that has been gifted to us by God. It is a light that shines first on the humble birth place and birth parents of Jesus, but it is a light that has since reflected and refracted to illumine all the world. Sharing light, celebrating lightness in the darkness, transforms ...

3478. Skull Hill

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , once again made able to be shaped, if new water is reintroduced to the hardened soil. Our openness to God’s hand in our lives is what gives us our ability to keep Christ forming in us. The old Quaker hymn “Tis the Gift to be Simple” extolls the “gift” being able to “turn” — like clay on a potter’s wheel. We “keep turning, turning, ‘til we come round right.” But the hope for clay’s continual shaping and remolding ends when the clay is “fired.” When the “firing” of the clay ...

3479. Everything Must Go: “Abandon Ship!”

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... the second principle. II. What I Have – God Gives Go back to what David gave. Do you realize that David had piled up all this wealth, because of the plunder he had gained from all the wars he had fought? From the wealth that he had accumulated? Both from the gifts that other people had given to him and by the investment of his own fortune? Yet, he takes this 5 billion dollars and says, “Every single dollar I have God gave it.” I don’t have a tattoo and I am never going to get one, because I want to ...

3480. Everything Must Go: Striking It Rich

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... of your extra to someone who needs it worse than you do. It doesn’t have to be a lot. It could be a $5 gift certificate to Chick-fil-a. It could be some clothes you never wear given to people who need your clothes. It could be some extra ... symbolic, but it's grounded in Scripture. This deed represents your life—all that you are, your possessions, your relationships, your talents and gifts—everything that you possess. I want you to take a moment today and acknowledge God as the owner of your life by ...

3481. The Loser

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

James Merritt

... biggest loser. What must we do to ensure that we don’t become the biggest loser in life, but indeed the biggest winner? I. Desire the Gift Of Eternal Life “And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must ... ready for step two on how not to be the biggest loser. He had taken the first step, which is to desire the gift of eternal life. Now step 2 – II. Determine the Cost of Eternal Life Some of you may be thinking that Jesus is ...

3482. About Getting Drunk

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... hospital, the man had made a little wooden truck for his boy. Since the boy was not allowed to go into the ward and visit his father, an orderly had brought the gift down to the child, who was waiting in front of the hospital with his mother. The father was looking out of a fifth-floor window, watching his son unwrap the gift. The little boy opened the package, and his eyes got wide when he saw that wonderful little truck. He hugged it to his chest. Meanwhile, the father was walking back and forth waving ...

3483. What Are You Seeking?

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... And that is exactly what they did. Matthew tells us: “When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.” Herod was seeking power; the chief priest and teachers of the law were seeking to maintain the status quo; but the Magi were seeking the newborn King, so that they might worship him. And so I ask one last time ...

3484. An Unforgettable Baptism

Luke 3:21-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... than Francis of Assisi. Of course, Francis was simply seeking to emulate his Lord. F.B. Meyer used an analogy for this kind of leadership: “I used to think,” wrote Meyer, “that God’s gifts were on shelves one above the other; and that the taller we grew in Christian character, the easier we could reach them. I now find that God’s gifts are on shelves one beneath the other. It is not a question of growing taller but of stooping lower; that we have to go down, before we can go up!” Humility, in a ...

3485. Next Time He Comes

Illustration

Michael P. Green

... , a star marked his arrival. The next time he comes, the whole heavens will roll up like a scroll, and all the stars will fall out of the sky, and he himself will light it. The first time he came, wise men and shepherds brought him gifts. The next time he comes, he will bring gifts, rewards for his own. The first time he came, there was no room for him. The next time he comes, the whole world will not be able to contain His glory. The first time he came, only a few attended his arrival—some shepherds and ...

3486. Giving Our Best

Illustration

Michael P. Green

... about a village where the boys and girls had never even heard of Jesus. He suggested that maybe they would like to give them some of their old toys as presents. They liked the idea and readily agreed. A week later, the doctor returned to collect the gifts. The sight was unforgettable. One by one the children filed by and handed the doctor a doll or toy. To his great surprise, they all gave the new presents they had just received several days earlier. When he asked why, a girl spoke up, “Think what God ...

3487. Solomon Asks for Wisdom

2 Chronicles 1:1-17

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... Solomon and “all Israel” made sacrifices on the altar in front of the tabernacle in Gibeon, “God appeared to Solomon” on the same night (1:7–13). In the conversation between God and Solomon, the king is established as somebody who receives the gift of wisdom from God. This characteristic is not only necessary in preparation for the temple building, but it also forms the motivation for the account of the splendor and international fame of King Solomon. The episode therefore ends in 1:14–17 with ...

3488. The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon

2 Chronicles 9:1-12

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... are again confirmed in 9:24–25, which acts as a type of summary of the section on the further splendor of this king: the whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart. Year after year, everyone who came brought a gift. The section in 9:25–28 deviates significantly from the source text in 1 Kings 10:26–29. Second Chronicles 9:25, 27–28 abbreviates the information of the text in 1 Kings 10, but the information contained in 2 Chronicles 9:26, he ruled over all the ...

3489. Ahaz King of Judah

2 Chronicles 28:1-27

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... than 2 Kings 16 does. In the latter, Ahaz requests help from Assyria against the Syro-Ephraimite coalition and presents silver and gold from the temple and palace as a gift to the Assyrian king. Tiglath-Pileser then responds by attacking Damascus and killing the Syrian king. According to Chronicles, however, Ahaz’s request for help without the gift (2 Chron. 28:16) yields the opposite response: Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came to him (i.e., against Ahaz!)—but with trouble instead of help (28:20). To ...

3490. Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas

Acts 1:12-26

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... 12–14 As instructed, the apostles retraced their steps from the Mount of Olives to the city, there to await the Father’s gift (cf. vv. 4, 5). They were quartered in an upper room. This would have given them a degree of privacy that suited their ... impunity preach another gospel (Gal. 1:16). In a sense, therefore, they were subject to the church, servants of Christ, administrators only of God’s gifts to his people (1 Cor. 4:1; 7:23; 2 Cor. 4:5). But their role was a key one, and therefore, they are named ...

3491. Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin

Acts 4:1-22

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... is no other way. For the Christian message as the announcement of salvation (see 13:26, 47; 16:17). 4:13 Again it would appear that John spoke as well as Peter and with the same confidence. The word translated courage means to speak holding nothing back. It was a gift for which they prayed (“boldness,” vv. 29, 31) and a feature of their preaching (cf. 9:27f.; 13:46; 14:3; 18:26; 19:8; 26:26; 28:31; also Eph. 6:20; 1 Thess. 2:2). On this occasion the council members were astonished at their boldness, the ...

3492. Ananias and Sapphira

Acts 5:1-11

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... suggests that Luke deliberately drew on the language of the Old Testament passage to point his readers to the comparison. 5:3–4 How Peter became aware of what they had done we are not told. There may have been an informer, or Peter may have had the gift of percipience. At all events, Peter charged Ananias with the deceit. The question How is it that …? (v. 3) implies that it need not have happened—that Ananias had it in his own power to avoid sin. As it was, the expression in verse 4 (lit., “to lay ...

3493. Saul’s Conversion

Acts 9:1-19a

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... Saul (v. 17). No word of reproach, but a warm welcome into the fellowship of the church (cf. v. 27). The laying on of hands should be seen as a token of his healing, not of his being filled with the Spirit—much less as the means whereby that gift was bestowed. Paul’s filling with the Spirit is better linked with his baptism, but again, not as the means but as the outward sign of an inward and spiritual grace (see disc. on 2:38). His sight was restored (Luke’s description of the process employs medical ...

3494. Peter Explains His Actions

Acts 11:1-18

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... it, v. 12), Peter’s critics had nothing more they could say. They accepted what had happened, concluding with Peter that God had granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life. Repentance no less than forgiveness (cf. 10:43; also 3:26; 5:31) is God’s gift, and in giving it he “does not show favoritism” (10:34; cf. 20:21; 26:20). The story ends characteristically on a note of praise. A well-supported reading of this verse has the verb to praise in the imperfect, allowing us to suppose that not ...

3495. Paul in Ephesus

Acts 19:1-22

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... Jesus” (v. 5), see note on 2:38 and disc. on 8:16. The tense of the verbs in the second half of verse 6 (imperfect) means either that they “began to speak and to prophesy” or that they “kept on speaking and prophesying.” These two gifts are fully discussed in 1 Corinthians 12 and 14, which were written from this city. The indefiniteness of Luke’s expression, there were about twelve men in all (v. 7), makes it unlikely that he attached any significance to the number. 19:8 Paul’s ministry in ...

3496. Paul Speaks to the Crowd

Acts 21:37--22:21

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... event. To have seen the risen Lord was an essential qualification of an apostle (cf. 1:22; 2:32; 3:15; 4:33; etc.). 22:16 According to 9:17, Ananias had already announced the gift of the Holy Spirit to Paul. So the question of this verse runs parallel with that of Peter in 10:47, following the gift of the Spirit to Cornelius and his friends. The question is an abrupt one, sounding almost like a reproach. It demanded a clear response. The faith that is the prerequisite of forgiveness and the presupposition ...

3497. Ashore on Malta

Acts 28:1-10

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... raises the question whether his own medical skill had been brought into play, so that he too was honored in return for his services. But Paul is the center of attention throughout, and Luke may only have included himself as the indirect beneficiary of the gifts given to the apostle. The expression in the Greek, many “honors” (NIV in many ways) is sometimes used in the sense of fees charged for services, but we cannot believe that Paul or Luke would have charged for any services they rendered (cf. Matt ...

3498. Accusations

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4, 2 Corinthians 2:5-11

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... s second visit to Corinth in relation to the founding visit, but rather to the two stopovers he planned to make in Corinth in accordance with his revised travel plans. In that case, the Corinthians would have had a double benefit (or rather, “gift”) because Paul would have made Corinth both the starting and the finishing point of his collection for Jerusalem in the region, and the Corinthians would have had two opportunities to contribute to it. (We might even say a “double grace” to contribute, in ...

3499. Paul's Concern for the Corinthians

2 Corinthians 12:11-21

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... in A.D. 19 as the direct result of a scoundrel who enlisted the help of three accomplices in order to persuade a woman of high rank who had become a Jewish proselyte to give her purple and gold to the Jerusalem temple. When the four embezzled the gifts, which was their intention from the start, Emperor Tiberius learned of the deed and banished the whole Jewish community from Rome. 12:19 By repeating his assertion that “we speak in Christ in the presence of God” (2:17; 12:19), the apostle provides a key ...

3500. Thanksgiving and Prayer

Colossians 1:1-14

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... recur in 1:9–11. He provides some excellent background material to this passage, particularly from the OT and the Dead Sea Scrolls, where the idea is developed that “the will of God demands an obedience that is visible in one’s actions” (p. 25). Wisdom and knowledge are gifts of God received through the Spirit. The same is true in the NT, which teaches that to know God’s will is to do God’s will (Matt. 7:21; Luke 12:47; 2 Tim. 2:15; Heb. 10:36). 1:10 On knowledge (epignōsis), see Robinson’s ...

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