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3576. Daniel's Prayer

Daniel 9:1-19

Teach the Text

Ronald W. Pierce

... as a “model prayer” in the way that the Lord’s Prayer is presented in the Gospels (Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4). It does not necessarily reflect the form of “true” or “mature praying.”17 Illustrating the Text The gracious gift of covenant with a righteous God demands our obedience. Quote: Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The perfectly holy and righteous God paid the ultimate price for our sin. Such an amazing sacrifice demands our awe and worship and also compels us to obedience. God’s righteousness ...

3577. The Power of Persistence

Luke 11:1-13, Luke 18:1-8

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Maxie Dunnam

... the same saying of Jesus, but with a different ending, “How much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” (Matthew 7:11). We talk a lot about the mystery of evil -- what about the mystery of goodness? We receive daily the gifts of God’s grace poured out freely without regard for our merit. God still makes the sun shine on the evil and the good, and the rain fall on the just and the unjust. But even more mysterious is God’s Spirit at work bringing good out of the ...

3578. How to Escape Being Possessed By Our Possessions

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to absorb him.” (3) So we need to ask: Where do I place my security? The second question: Do I include the fact of God in my planning? “The rich man reached affluence mainly by reason of the common wealth…(the gifts of God – the land and the seasons, yet he had no gift of sympathy). ‘What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?’ Was there no sickness to heal, no nakedness to clothe? Were there none on whom a sharper problem pressed, who were compelled to ask, ‘What shall ...

3579. Serendipity

Matthew 13:44-46

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Maxie Dunnam

... on the grass. They knew he carried butter on one side and honey on the other because there were ants on one side which feed on fat and flies on the other which feed on sweets.” [1] Thus the evolution of a word—serendipity—the ability or gift of finding valuable things in unexpected places. Jesus didn’t know that word, but he knew the truth of it. “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.” (Matthew 6:33) Now the word serendipity is ...

3580. Claiming Hope

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

James L. Killen

... to make the world a better place. Life was good for Bill and he knew it. He had the grace to be grateful that so many fortunate people lack. Bill was a person of faith and he was able to see that God was giving him life as a good gift day by day. It was fairly easy for Bill to take hold of hope and meet life expectantly. Then things changed. There was a routine medical examination with a surprising discovery, a biopsy, and an announcement: "Bill, you have cancer, one of the bad kinds, and you need to get ...

3581. Thank You, Siri...Oops!

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... and never receive a simple, “Thank you”? I know, ideally, we ought to give and not expect anything in return. And yes, I know--particularly in the case of new brides and grooms--it takes much time and energy to acknowledge all of those gifts. But saying “Thank you” is one of those things in life that separate the sheep and the goats. Everyone may feel gratitude but to go to the trouble of expressing that gratitude is a sign of character. It says something about the kind of person you are. There was ...

3582. A Celebration of Hope

Isaiah 2:1-5

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King Duncan

... of peace suddenly flooded his being. He didn’t see a vision. He didn’t hear a mystical voice, and yet he no longer felt the need to write that letter. He put his conclusion like this: “There is only one explanation of such an experience. God’s greatest gift to man was given and accepted. The Friend came.” (4) Isn’t that what Advent is all about? It is about hope. It is about personal need. It is about a world that sometimes goes awry, but it is also about a God who never stops loving. Isaiah ...

3583. Cain and Abel

Genesis 4:1-26

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... answer but rather shifts its concerns to another matter: how does one respond when God says no? Those who try to discern a reason for the acceptance/nonacceptance of the offering usually focus on the quality of the gifts or the motives of the givers. Perhaps a better clue is to be found in the fact that Cain offered a gift to God that came from the soil, or ground, which God cursed in 2:17–19. Cain is very angry and his face is downcast. Cain is the first angry and depressed man in the Bible. (For others ...

3584. Hagar and Ishmael

Genesis 16:1-16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... ” (and, again, note the emphasis on seeing, as in previous chapters), or in Hebrew, El Roi. She names the well where this all takes place Beer Lahai Roi, “well of the Living One who sees me.” Hagar ran away from Sarai and ran into God. These names stress not the gift she has received (a child) but the Giver of that gift. A distraught, frightened, pregnant, non-Israelite slave girl encounters God in a desert and is never the same again.

3585. Isaac and Rebekah

Genesis 24:1-67

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... mission in the Lord’s hands. He will not try to manipulate or orchestrate the events. Rebekah is now introduced. She is a hard worker (24:15), beautiful (24:16a), chaste (24:16b), courteous (24:18), and thoughtful (24:19). The gifts the servant gives Rebekah are not bridal gifts. These will come later (24:53). They are, instead, an expression of appreciation for her kindness. The girl is more than ready to give the servant a night’s lodging in her family home. All of this produces an outburst of praise ...

3586. Jacob and Esau

Gen 32:1-32

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... himself, through his messengers, as “your servant” (32:4, not “your brother”), and he refers to Esau as “my lord” (32:5). Terrified to learn that Esau has four hundred men with him, Jacob divides his entourage into two, breathes a quick prayer, and prepares a lavish gift for Esau. Jacob reveals his purpose for these presents: “I will pacify him” (32:20). Appeasement, then, is a must for Jacob. The Hebrew for “pacify” reads literally “cover his face.” Note Jacob’s position: his ...

3587. The Second Journey to Egypt

Genesis 43:1-34

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... . Either Judah is using a bit of delightful hyperbole (43:10), or else there was a protracted, heated debate on what was best for the family to do. Jacob reluctantly agrees. The brothers will return to Egypt, with Benjamin, and take some gifts to appease Joseph, much as Jacob brought a gift to Esau to appease him. Jacob also doubles the amount of silver that Joseph put back into their sacks (43:12). Jacob may be without food, but he is not without money. For the first time in many years Joseph sees his ...

3588. Ten Commandments and the People’s Response

Exodus 20:1-21

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... creation (20:11), building into the very fabric of his created order the necessity of rest. As God set the day apart and blessed it, Israel is to remember and do the same. There is nothing in all the ancient Near East that corresponds to this gift from God to his people. The Sabbath is determined not by the movement of celestial bodies but by a simple seven-day cycle. In Deuteronomy 5:15 keeping the Sabbath commemorates God’s rescue of Israel from Egypt. Because the exodus event foreshadows the redemption ...

3589. The Sin Offering

Lev 4:1–5:13

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... , 30, 34), burn the suet on the altar, and eat the remaining meat (6:26, 29). Purification-offering suet is not considered a food “gift” (contrast Lev. 3:3, 5, 9, 11 of the well-being offering), apparently because it is a mandatory token fulfillment of an obligation or ... first because it is a token debt payment, which has to be taken care of first before the burnt offering gift can be accepted. An even poorer sinner is allowed to bring a purification offering consisting only of flour, without the ...

3590. Quail from the Lord

Numbers 11:4-35

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... and the people by taking some of the divine Spirit that is on Moses and putting it on them. They demonstrate their gift of the Spirit by prophesying just once (Num. 11:16–17, 24–25). The text does not record their words; the ... command the Israelites to consecrate themselves in preparation for eating the meat that he will provide (11:18). This implies that receiving God’s miraculous gift will be a sacred event, like a sacrifice from which the offerer could eat (cf. 1 Sam. 16:5). But the people turn it ...

3591. Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses

Numbers 12:1-16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... and zealous for the Lord, under whom his ego is subsumed. Undoubtedly this was a key to his unique access to God and his unparalleled career as a leader whom the Lord was able to use in order to accomplish his purposes. God does not deny the prophetic gifts or leadership roles of Aaron and Miriam (cf. Mic. 6:4). Rather, he rebukes them for speaking against Moses, who is more than a prophet, communicating with him face-to-face (12:4–8). Then Miriam is struck with a disease that gives her skin an appearance ...

3592. Cush

Isaiah 18:1-7

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... so carefully described in verse 2 are described in the same way in verse 7. They are still tall and awe-inspiring, but this time they are coming not as messengers of war but as worshipers of Yahweh. They are bringing gifts to Yahweh in Jerusalem. Instead of Judah bringing gifts to Ethiopia to placate her king and to join in her cause of rebellion against the Assyrians, the Ethiopians come to Mount Zion to placate the king of Judah. In this way Isaiah moves from the historical circumstances and context in ...

3593. Examining Public Worship

Jeremiah 7:1-29, Jeremiah 7:30--8:3

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... notion of “getting justice”) means coming to the aid of those who are helpless and otherwise the victims of mistreatment, often widows, orphans, and strangers. To shed innocent blood is to take life by violence or for unjust cause. The gift of land was outright; the enjoyment of that gift was conditional. The theme of land loss and land repossession is frequent in Jeremiah (16:13; 24:6; 32:41; 45:4). A second consideration is a popular chant that had become a cliché: “the temple of the Lord.” Its ...

3594. Worship Protocol

Ezekiel 45:13--46:24

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... look into the holy precinct while they worship by the exterior entrance. After speaking of the prince’s voluntary and daily offerings, Ezekiel takes up the matter of how the prince should give gifts of land to his sons or servants, and what limitations apply when those endowments of crown land are given to servants. Gifts the prince gives to his courtiers are to revert to the crown in the year of Jubilee. The chapter concludes with Ezekiel being shown the temple kitchens, the place where the sacrifices ...

3595. Proof of Deceitful Ways

Hosea 11:12--12:14

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... the worst and thinking that Esau was coming to take his revenge against him, Jacob initially committed himself to God’s care and prayed for God’s intervention (Gen. 32:9–12). Nevertheless, after he prayed, he immediately instructed his servants to prepare an enormous gift of cattle so that he could appease the wrath of Esau. Thus his deceptive action proved that he was not really trusting God at all. Later that night the angel of the Lord wrestled with Jacob all night (Gen. 32:24–30). Although Jacob ...

3596. The Rescue of the Lord’s People and His Reign on Mount Zion

Joel 2:28-32

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... Lord as a terrifying display of divine wrath toward God’s adversaries. Joel characterizes the day of the Lord as the “pouring out of the Spirit” on everyone, without distinction (2:28–29). The pouring out of the Spirit is normally associated with the advent of prophetic gifts (1 Sam. 10:6–10; 18:10; 1 Kings 22:22–23; Neh. 9:30; Zech. 7:12; 13:2); therefore, prophetic abilities will be poured out on all of Israel during this great age. Joel may also have the analogy of Amos 8:11 in mind, where ...

3597. Weeping and Mourning

Micah 1:8-16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... reference to chariots that the sin was an overreliance on military armaments. The next three city names also involve wordplay. Moresheth Gath (1:14), Micah’s hometown, located near Lachish, has a name similar to the Hebrew word for “betrothed.” The parting gifts are specifically those gifts given by a father to his daughter as she leaves his home to go to that of her husband. Micah alludes to the deportation that will follow the defeat of his hometown. The town known as Akzib (1:14), related to the ...

3598. Leaders and Prophets Rebuked

Micah 3:1-12

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... oracle may be gained from these false prophets if the pay is high enough. On the other hand, if no payment is offered, they prepare (literally “sanctify”) war. Their judgment is appropriate (introduced by “therefore”). They sinned with the gift of prophecy, so that gift will now be removed from them. There will be no visions and no divination, only darkness. No answers will be forthcoming from God. A strong contrast exists between these false prophets and Micah. The Lord has given Micah his Spirit ...

3599. Jesus the Bread of Life

John 6:25-59

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... ’s point of view this revelation is hard to accept, and they murmur (6:41–43). Is Jesus not a commonplace citizen of Galilee (cf. Mark 6:1–6)? How can he descend from heaven? But Jesus knows that further explanation will not complete what is lacking. The gift of faith and the ability to apprehend who Christ really is—these are divine things (6:44–48). Faith is not merely rational persuasion: it includes God’s drawing us (6:44). To stay in Judaism is death (6:49), but to consume the bread of life ...

3600. Peter Explains His Actions

Acts 11:1-18

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... guidance (11:12) and confirmation (11:15) by the Spirit. At the end, Peter explicitly notes that “God gave them the same gift he gave us” (11:17), and the crowd responds by praising the God who “has granted [the Gentiles] repentance that leads to ... his sovereignty behind all these events, the focus on Cornelius also points to his active role in the reception of this gift. Third, this report again highlights the role of the Jerusalem apostles. The mere fact that Peter is the agent through which ...

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