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1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... that the saints will be with [syn] the Lord forever (cf. 2 Cor. 13:4; Phil. 1:23 for the same use of syn to mark our eternal companionship with Christ). Christ is central to all the blessings that God has for us—in a sense we might say that he ... :1). The metaphor of labor pains finds parallels in both the OT and NT (Isa. 13:6–8; 21:3; 37:3; Jer. 4:31; 6:24; Mark 13:8; John 16:21). Sometimes the emphasis is on the pain; sometimes, as here, on the suddenness of its onset and its inevitability. They will not ...

377. False Teachers and Their Destruction

2 Peter 2:1-22

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... , Acts 6:11; confessed by Paul, 1 Tim. 1:13). Blasphemy will be characteristic of the last days (2 Tim. 3:2; Rev. 13:1; 17:3). See Turner, pp. 46–48; TDNT, vol. 1, pp. 621–25; NIDNTT, vol. 3, pp. 340–47. 2:3 Greed was a notorious mark of itinerant sophists in the Greek world, a failing repudiated by Paul in his apostolic work (1 Thess. 2:5; cf. 1 Tim. 6:5). Exploit (emporeuesthai): to traffic in (cf. “emporium”). Made up is Greek plastos, from the verb plassein, to mould, as in wax or clay; cf. 1 ...

378. The First Two Days: John the Baptist’s Message

John 1:19-28, John 1:29-34

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... to leave the matter there. Additional Notes 1:23 John replied in the words of … Only in this Gospel does the quotation of Isa. 40:3 appear on the lips of John the Baptist himself. In the other Gospels it is part of the comment of the Gospel writer (Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4; Matt. 3:3). In Matthew, however, it is closely joined to John’s own words and may have been adapted from them with only slight changes (“This is [rather than “I am”] he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah”). If Isa. 40 ...

379. Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

John 6:1-15

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... . As he looks out over the crowd (v. 5), Jesus looks at the same time into the future (cf. 4:35). He has already formed a plan (v. 6) in anticipation of a problem that in the other Gospels arises only later: How will the crowd be fed? (cf. Mark 6:35–36 and parallels). He elicits from Philip and Andrew, two of his first disciples (cf. 1:40–44), that it would be virtually impossible to provide food for so many (vv. 7, 9b). Andrew mentions in passing, however, a boy who has brought five barley loaves and ...

380. Crucified, Dead, and Buried

John 19:17-27, John 19:28-37, John 19:38-42

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... here becomes the spiritual mother of all Christians, or even that a true disciple of Jesus becomes his spiritual brother or sister (cf. Mark 3:33–35). The point is simply that Jesus, before he died, arranged for his mother and his closest disciple to care for ... Golgotha (v. 31). Joseph of Arimathea is a new character in the story but is mentioned in every Gospel and identified in Mark and Luke as a member of the Jewish ruling Council. It is not surprising that he appears here in the company of Nicodemus ...

381. Jesus Anointed at Bethany

Mark 14:1-11

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... be celebrated, drew enormous crowds for the festival; this increased the potential of an uprising as well as the need for security precautions on the part of the Romans. The Jewish authorities hope to seize Jesus without provoking his Galilean sympathizers (14:2). Mark now inserts the story of the anointing of Jesus by an unnamed woman, whose compassion stands in stark contrast to the plot of the religious authorities (14:3–11). It was normally a breach of etiquette for a woman to interrupt Jewish male ...

382. The Lord's Supper

Mark 14:12-26

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... , after likewise eating at their Lord’s table, should not fail him in times of testing as did the Twelve. 14:22–26 Mark’s account of the last supper is one of four in the NT, and each one has special features that indicate that the ... Son of Man is part of God’s plan, the betrayer is nevertheless guilty of a great crime. No particular fate of Judas is mentioned in Mark (but cf. Matt. 27:3–5; Acts 1:18–19); instead, this statement simply emphasizes that he will be judged for his deed. 14:22 Bread: ...

383. John the Baptist Prepares the Way

Luke 3:1-20

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... (see Luke 1:5). When his father died (4 B.C.) Herod Antipas became a tetrarch (“ruler of a fourth-part”). He ruled Galilee and Perea until deposed and exiled by Emperor Caligula in A.D. 39 for asserting his right to be called “king” (see Mark 6:14 where Herod Antipas is called “king”). This is the Herod before whom Jesus was accused and mocked (see Luke 23:8–12). his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis: Philip also received a fourth of his father’s kingdom and ruled from 4 B ...

384. Jesus Sends Out the Twelve

Luke 9:1-9

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... Great Commission (24:45–49; see also Acts 1:8). 9:7–9 This episode has a different purpose for Luke than it has for Mark (6:14–16), where it describes the execution of John the Baptist (6:17–29). In Luke, John’s death is assumed but not ... nothing from those whom they had visited. 9:7 On Herod Antipas see note on 3:1 above. Luke correctly refers to him as tetrarch, whereas in Mark 6:14 he is called “king.” It was Herod’s ambition to be recognized as king that led to his exile in A.D. 39. 9 ...

385. The Healing of a Boy With an Evil Spirit

Luke 9:37-45

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... was Jesus who had just displayed his power, could this statement be a hint at the deity of Jesus? Compare Luke 8:39; Acts 20:28. On Discipleship This section is loosely tied together by the theme of discipleship and represents three successive units from Mark 9:30–40. The section consists of: (1) Jesus’ second passion prediction (vv. 43b–45); (2) the question of who is the greatest among the disciples (vv. 46–48); and (3) the question of how other disciples relate to the disciples of Jesus (vv. 49 ...

386. The Withered Fig Tree

Mark 11:20-25 (26)

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... ’ ministry, as we have noted already, and this means that the faith is to be seen as faith demanded in the course of mission, not faith that tries to obtain things for one’s own benefit or faith that seeks to do stunts for the sheer excitement of it. Mark wants the reader to see that, just as Jesus in conducting his ministry put full faith in God to honor his work with divine power, so the Christian is to trust in God in the conduct of his or her own ministry in Jesus’ name. This emphasis upon Jesus ...

387. Peter Disowns Jesus

Mark 14:66-72

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... 26:57–75) sandwiches together the account of Jesus’ hearing before the Jewish leaders and the story of Peter’s denial before a group of bystanders, to draw a sharper contrast between the courage and faithfulness of Jesus and the cowardice of Peter. In 14:54, Mark says that Peter followed Jesus and the arresting party to the high priest’s house and joined a crowd in the courtyard to wait and see what would happen to Jesus. The detail about the servant girl (vv. 66, 69) makes Peter’s cowardice seem ...

388. The Last Supper

Luke 22:7-38

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... : See also Exod. 24:8; Lev. 17:11; Fitzmyer, p. 1402. 22:22 That Jesus is himself the Son of Man is obvious from this verse (see also v. 48). See note on 5:24 above. woe to that man who betrays him: Omitted is the grim statement in Mark: “It would be better for him if he had not been born” (14:21b). 22:25 Benefactors: This title was bestowed upon various gods and rulers in antiquity. Luke wishes to portray Jesus as humankind’s true Benefactor, one who is serving, not self-serving. 22:28–29 Compare ...

389. The Death of Jesus

John 19:28-37, John 19:17-27, John 19:38-42

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

390. The Burial of Jesus

John 19:38-42, John 19:17-27, John 19:28-37

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

391. Without Conflict There Is No Story

Mark 6:1-13

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... conflicts galore as they went out on missions for the Lord. Jesus told them of the conflict before they went out. He said, "If any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them" (Mark 6:11). In Luke's gospel there are more details in the account of the sending of the disciples on mission. If it is the same mission commission, and not a separate one,2 Jesus sent out seventy disciples, in partnerships of two, to go ahead of him into ...

392. Stay Awake!

Mark 13:24-37

Sermon

Michael L. Sherer

... it was originally intended, it undoubtedly presumed that there was to be a cosmic event, an ending of human history of some sort, in the near future for those first readers or hearers of Mark’s message. Mark’s gospel reflects this conviction in more than one place. The entire thirteenth chapter of Mark is known to biblical scholars — and most pastors who preach on this gospel — as ‘The Little Apocalypse.’ An apocalypse was understood to be a rolling up of the scroll of history, a dramatic ending ...

393. Driven to Their Knees

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... authority in Jewish life. Peter, who could always be counted on to say something whether appropriate or not, said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (Mark speculates that Peter did not know what to say, they were so frightened.) All three of the Synoptic Gospels record Peter’s words—which pretty well authenticates that he said them. Have you ever been so afraid that all you could do was babble? People react ...

394. The Secret Man

Mark 8:27-38

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... story teller? Yes he is! Is Jesus the Christ, the Messiah, the Savior of the world? Yes he is! Consider the first eight chapters of Mark. In the very first chapter a demon correctly identifies Jesus of Nazareth as “the Holy One of God (1:24).” Jesus silences the demon ... the multitudes. Afterward, he healed a man who was blind, and Jesus tried to keep this action secret, for as it says in Mark 8:26, “Then he sent him away to his home, saying, ‘Do not even go into the village.’” Then we get to what ...

395. Seeing With The Eyes Of Faith

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Thomas C. Willadsen

... the blind man to be still, not to bother the savior. “Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly” Mark 10:48 (NRSV). Who was blind in this story? Who couldn’t see what was in plain view? Certainly it was the crowd, those who ... man who saved the baby. Who are we? We’re the baby. Who are we? We’re the one driving the truck. In our lesson from Mark this morning, who are you? The man who was filled with joy at being able to see? The one who turned to follow Jesus? Are you ...

396. 2025 Lent Sermon Series

Sermon

Various Authors

... John 18:1-19:42 10. Creation Reborn - John 20:1-18 What If It’s ALL True? by Lori Wagner 1. The Wild Within – Luke 4:1-13 · Mark 1:9-13 · Matthew 4:1-11 2. It’s Okay to Cry – Luke 13:31-35 3. Fertilize Your Faith – Luke 13:1-9 4. The Prodigal – ... Luke 15:11-32 5. The Sweet Scent of Death – Luke 12:1-8 6. The Lamb - Luke 19:28-44 · Matthew 21:1-11 · Mark 11:1-11 · John 12:12-19 7. Pilate’s Ruse - Luke 22:66--23:25 8. What If It’s ALL True? - John 20:1-18 · Matthew ...

397. In The Beginning God

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

William L. Self

... potter. He takes the raw clay and creates beautiful pottery that commands very high prices. Each piece has inscribed on it "the Mark of the Potter," which is the name of the shop. That is not what our text for today is saying. That would ... Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased" (Mark 1:10-11). This Sunday we are reminded of the baptism of Jesus. Granted, that theme is secondary in the creation story, yet it is appropriate ...

398. The Man Born Blind

John 9:1-12

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... said to [the woman who said he was a prophet], 'I am he, the one who is speaking to you' " (John 4:26). He said, "Lord, I believe." And he worshiped him.38 For other expressions of belief at the time of miracles, see Matthew 8:2, Matthew 28:9, Mark 9:24, and John 11:27. Jesus said, "I came into this world for judgment so that those who do not see may see, and those who do see may become blind."39 Several passages refer to the sight and blindness metaphor: "The reason I speak to them in parables ...

399. Proper 9

Galatians 6:1-10, 2 Kings 5:1-27, Luke 10:1-24

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... the Jews. In contrast, Paul will boast only in the cross. What matters finally is not circumcision or uncircumcision but the new creation in Christ. After the first benediction, Paul wants no one to bother him in the future on this subject, for he bears on his body the marks of Jesus. Gospel: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Jesus sends out 70 to preach and heal and they return excited with joy that in his name demons fled. Only Luke tells of Jesus' sending out 70 disciples to go to places he intended to come. They were ...

400. Advent 2

2 Peter 3:1-18, Isaiah 40:1-31, Mark 1:1-8

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... desire that all people repent and come to the knowledge of the truth. God will destroy the earth and the heavens with fervent heat and create a new heaven and earth. Believers are to prepare for this new state of being by living lives of holiness. Gospel: Mark 1:1-8 Mark starts his gospel with a simple but bold statement of the underlying premise of his book: Jesus, the Christ, is the Son of God. He opens with the prophecy of the messenger (John the Baptist) who was to prepare the way for the Christ, as he ...

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