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3676. Paul’s Charge to Timothy

1 Timothy 6:11-21

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... worried about whether Timothy will have the boldness to fight the powerful—some in social status, some in eloquence—opponents in Ephesus. Nonetheless, Paul’s instructions to Timothy about the life he is to lead indicate his confidence that in Timothy’s character, the Ephesian church will find an antidote to the greed and power-grabbing that is plaguing them. Paul tells Timothy to flee the entrapment of greed that is crippling the Ephesian church. He instructs Timothy to pursue a range of virtues to ...

3677. Leaders and Rebels

Titus 1:1-16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... orders the silencing of certain teachers. He faults their teaching in three ways: its theology, its social ethics, and its personal morality.Paul considers the instruction of certain Jewish teachers to be theologically deceptive. They are lifting Old Testament characters out of the divine drama of redemption, making them nothing more than heroes in pointless yarns (see the apocryphal Testament of Abraham). To Paul, such teachers are “full of meaningless talk and deception” (1:10). Second, Paul regards ...

3678. A Sabbath-Rest for the People of God

Hebrews 4:1-13

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... concludes with another summary exhortation to eschew the example of Israel, to fear the wrath of God that befell Israel, to set mind and heart on the life to come, and to strive to live by faith. This appeal is enforced by a consideration of the character of the word of God, which confronted Israel and confronts us still today (4:12–13). It is the living voice of God, which is never disobeyed with impunity. Here the word is thought of as an instrument of God’s judgment, discerning the secrets and ...

3679. The High Priest of a New Covenant

Hebrews 8:1-13

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... by Christ and the apostles. The contrast then is between a relatively inferior Old Testament revelation, faith, and spirituality and the fulfillment of the new epoch. But such an interpretation falls foul of the plain facts of the case and of the radical character of the distinction drawn between the two covenants (8:8–12). It does so in five ways. First, the old covenant represents not Israel’s life of faith but her culpable and damning unbelief in the gospel, as the author emphasizes with his ...

3680. The Blood of Christ

Hebrews 9:11-28

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... :1) more likely than “the good things that are now already here.” Offering himself once and for all, Christ thus secured eternal redemption for his people (9:12). Redemption, along with propitiation and reconciliation, is a key concept in the Bible for the representation of the character and effect of Christ’s saving work. Redemption is deliverance from some bondage by the payment of a price or ransom (Exod. 6:6; 13:13–15; Lev. 25:25–27, 47–54; Mark 10:45; Rom. 3:24; Eph. 1:7). The bondage here ...

3681. Christ’s Sacrifice Once for All

Hebrews 10:1-18

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... the true salvation, which Christ has guaranteed and will someday bring to completion. This is the third and last of the contrary-to-fact conditional statements around which the central argument of this sermon is constructed. The appeal to the repetitive character of Levitical worship and its inability to cleanse the conscience (9:13–14) indicates that the author has not deviated from his original purpose. He is determined to persuade his readers that for salvation they must trust in Christ and his ...

3682. Trials and Temptation

James 1:1-18

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... this possible? By recognizing that God can use these problems and tribulations to produce Christians who are “mature and complete” (1:4). Trials, which test us as fire refines ore (see also 1 Pet. 1:7), lead to a more settled, stable Christian character; and as we continue taking a Christian viewpoint on trials, this perseverance will be able to finish its work of producing strong, mature, unshakable believers. Right at the beginning of his letter, James sounds a note that he will repeat throughout the ...

3683. Concluding Remarks

1 John 5:13-21

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... were neither sinful nor a problem, that likely reflects an acute crisis faced by the elder and the communities he was addressing. Of course, all wrongdoing is sin (5:17), although not all sins lead to death. The root and the stock of the tree, however, determine the character of its fruit. Therefore, the one who is truly begotten of God does not sin, and he or she is protected by the Only Begotten Son of God (John 1:14, 18), who has overcome the evil one (5:18). The elder thus concludes his letter with ...

3684. Denunciation of the Intruding Teachers

Judges 1:1-36

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... to establish these through an inductive approach, here the major themes are briefly noted so as to be aware of them as we work through the text. The theme of covenant underlies the entire story, in keeping with its Deuteronomic character. More specifically, Judges is about God’s covenant people, Israel, about their faithfulness and unfaithfulness to covenant commitments made first at Mount Sinai and later renewed, especially at Shechem under Joshua’s leadership (Josh. 24). This includes subthemes of ...

3685. The Great Multitude in White Robes

Revelation 7:9-17

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... . 12:1; Matt. 24:21) began with the resurrection of Christ and refers to the immediate trials faced by the church universal (Rev. 2:9–11). Believers who wash and whiten their robes are those who let suffering purify their faith and refine their character. The next liturgical segment evokes images from the Festival of Booths (Lev. 23:34; Zech. 14:16; John 7:2), a weeklong holiday when Jews eat their meals in temporary booths or huts to commemorate how the tabernacle accompanied the Israelites through their ...

3686. A Light for All Nations

Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... from ours. In this day of religious and ethnic and racial enmity, it’s important to acknowledge that all people are ultimately God’s children. Those of you who are Sound of Music fans remember Maria (“How do you solve a problem like Maria?”), the key character in this much-loved musical. The Sound of Music of course was based on a true story of the musical von Trapp family who fled Austria and persecution from the Nazis. Maria, hired as a governess for the family married the father who was a widower ...

3687. Here's Mud In Your Eye

John 9:1-41

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... miracles recorded in the chapter. Helen Keller was asked on one occasion whether being blind was the worst affliction in the world. She smiled, "No. Not half so bad as having two good eyes and seeing nothing!" In the account of this miracle, there are many characters who have two physically good eyes yet they are spiritually blind. Blinded By a Quest for Someone to Blame The disciples, looking for a simple answer to a complicated situation, do not see the blind man as one in need of ministry but as a topic ...

3688. Which Parade Are You In?

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... people (1 Kings 1:43-45). Zechariah prophesied the Messiah would arrive the same way “gentle and riding on a donkey” (Zech. 9:9). Jesus knew about this prophecy when he chose a donkey for his ride. But this act was also completely in his character. “He humbled himself,” writes St. Paul “and became obedient to death--even death on a cross!” (Philippians 2:8). You see, according to theologian Marcus Borg, there were two parades in Jerusalem that Palm Sunday. We see Jesus riding on a small donkey ...

3689. In Remembrance

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... sacrifice on the cross of Calvary. There is a name that pops up in headlines nowadays. Certainly it did in last year’s presidential campaign. It is the name Vladimir Putin, president of Russia. Putin is quite a complex figure. In her book When Character Was King, author and former speech writer Peggy Noonan tells about a meeting that took place several years ago between President George W. Bush and President Putin. It was their first meeting as world leaders and Bush wanted to be sure they connected. Bush ...

3690. A New Possibility

Matthew 4:12-23

Sermon

James L. Killen

... most important. This belief has a long history among the people of Israel and different people had different understandings of what it means. We don't know much about kings, but they did. They knew that the king was the most important person in a kingdom. His character determined the quality of life in the kingdom. His will determined what was expected of the people. Jesus came teaching that the one who really is the king of the whole creation is one who loves us and who wants us to love each other. That ...

3691. Called to Bigness

Isaiah 58:1-12, Matthew 5:13-20

Sermon

James L. Killen

... any responsibility to anyone else. It has become fashionable to talk about being spiritual people but not being a part of any "organized religion." Not long ago, there was a comic strip about a frontier sheriff named Rick O'Shay. One of the characters in that strip was an old gunfighter named Hipshot Percussion. Quite often, on religious holidays the cartoonist would picture Rick and the other members of the community gathering in church to worship, but Hipshot would ride out alone into the sunrise among ...

3692. One Heaven of a Party

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... conclude that we are never more like God than when we are generous. When we give with grateful and joyous hearts, we are somehow sharing with God the ecstasy of generosity. And as we allow ourselves to share what we have, we are imitating the very character of God. The glorious gift of creation beckons us to reflect the generosity of God. Unfortunately, many of us do not take the time to notice. Consider trees. We walk and drive by them everyday, but do we ever consider how they inherently share and give ...

3693. Love without Limits

Acts 11:1-18

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... invited a preacher who had come highly recommended. They were told of his dynamism and his unique way of communicating the gospel. The first night of the revival the chapel was filled with the faithful. There were no “animal house” type fraternity characters in attendance, just the faithful. The speaker began the service the way most preachers would: he read a passage of scripture. But when he finished reading, he did something which shocked the audience. He closed the Bible, threw it across the stage ...

3694. When All Is Said and Done

Acts 16:9-15

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... , take heart, because as long as you have breath, it is not too late. At this very moment, you can make things better! To help motivate us to take advantage of God’s gifts to us, I would like to lift up a very familiar, yet inspiring biblical character. In fact, he is such a household name that we sometimes gloss over his remarkable accomplishments. His name is Saul, but the Lord called him Paul. If there ever was a person who took advantage of the gifts, talents, and resources God has given, it was Paul ...

3695. I Wonder about the Miracles in the Bible

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... the only family I have now; Dad died last year. Love, Ted Miss Thompson attended that wedding and sat where Ted’s mother would have sat. And that day she witnessed a miracle – a miracle that began when Ted was in the fifth grade (source of this story: Quest for Character by Chuck Swindoll). The miracles of God are all around us. The question is, “Do we see them, and are we changed by them?” Amen. Series: The Seven Wonders of the Faith

3696. The Real Thing

Matthew 5:21-48

Sermon

James L. Killen

... was said to those of ancient times, 'You shall not swear falsely.'... But I say to you, 'Do not swear at all...' " (vv. 33-34). Jesus wants us to be so completely honest that it will never be necessary for us to swear. (Does anyone remember the old cartoon character Popeye, who used to say, "I yam who I yam and no yammer"?) Then Jesus moved into some of the most radical teachings of the New Testament. He said, "You have heard that it was said, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." That Old Testament ...

3697. How Much Are You Worth?

Matthew 10:29-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... are confronting a crisis, it is we who toss and turn in our beds with sleeplessness. We would like to protect our young from any and every hurt. But what would happen if we did? They would never grow into responsible, competent, mature adults. Overcoming obstacles produces character and competence. God has placed us in a world that is designed to bring out the best within us if we deal with life in an attitude of faith and love. That does not mean that God has forsaken us or forgotten us. It simply means ...

3698. The Cost of Discipleship

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

James L. Killen

... took Peter, James, and John up on a high mountain to pray. It tells us that as Jesus was praying the disciples saw Jesus transﬁgured so that he was aglow with some unnatural light. They saw him talking with Moses and Elijah, the characters from the Hebrew Scriptures who represented the law and the prophets. Peter, true to his impulsive nature, spoke up and said something entirely inappropriate. Then a bright cloud, the kind of thing which from early Old Testament days had represented the presence of God ...

3699. Pop Verses: Romans 8:28

Romans 8:28

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... has a will to turn your trouble into triumph. That is the story of the Bible. God is in the transformation business. When evil attacks with difficulty, God transforms it in a way that brings Him glory. When evil attacks with pain, God uses it to build character. When evil gives resistance, God uses it to build strength. When evil attacks with death God bring life. What life throws at you is not God’s will, but God can take your difficulty and do productive things with it. You can walk in confidence in the ...

3700. John the Baptist Prepares the Way

Matthew 3:1-12

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... attitude and conduct. 3:4 Locusts: The popular identification with the pods of the carob tree (“St. John’s bread”) is without foundation. 3:6 Confessing: The Gk. exomologeomai indicates a public (note ex) acknowledgment. Baptized: For extended treatments of the character of John’s baptism, see W. F. Flemington, The New Testament Doctrine of Baptism, pp. 13ff.; and G. R. Beasley-Murray, Baptism in the New Testament, pp. 31ff. For the view that John took over the practice of baptism from the Essenes ...

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