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4101. Without Christmas, Life Would Be Impossible

Luke 2:1-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... .” (Matthew 1:23 NRSV) Emmanuel—God with us—that’s what Christmas is all about. And if God is with us, praying is possible and can be powerful. We read the Christmas story from that beloved second chapter of Luke. It’s a tender story that touches our very hearts. But that’s not the whole story. In chapter one of his gospel, Luke tells the story of the angel coming to Mary to announce what was going to happen. In making that announcement, the angel said in verse 35: “That Holy thing which ...

4102. Tempted in the Wilderness

Matthew 4:1-11

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... the answer from a dog. Let me explain. A man was telling about his dog. His dog is very well trained. He said that he can put a piece of meat near his dog and tell it not to eat it and it will not. The dog won't even touch it, if its master tells it not to. But it is interesting. It also won't even look at the meat. It will look at its master the whole time it is resisting the temptation to eat the meat. Maybe it knows that if it takes its eyes off of ...

4103. Jerry's Story...and Ours

Jeremiah 1:4-5

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... in our church. You have heard of fingerprints. You know that when a crime is committed, the first thing the police look for is fingerprints, because no two fingerprints are alike. If you committed the crime, and the police could find something that you had touched with your finger, they would know that you committed the crime, because you would leave behind a fingerprint, and no two fingerprints are alike. Did you know that the police could use your tongue print just as easily. No two tongues are alike in ...

4104. God Has No Grandchildren

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... ’t look very bright. At once the native Christian arose, bowed, and testified: “Sir, I know that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the Savior of the world because he loved me and gave himself for me, and for all of us here, when no one else would touch the hem of our garments. If he looked on us in mercy, and then died to make us free, he must love everybody. He must be the Son of God. Only the good God would do what Christ has done for us outcasts.” When the bishop came home and spoke ...

4105. Can It Be Sin to Be Shy?

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... celebrated, and good ones [are] relegated to page 49 of the paper; Where first place goes to push and shove, And the cost of things is put above the cost of time together; Isn’t it wonderful that--from time to time--The best of us, Reach out and touch, The rest of us?” There is a lot of Gospel in those poetic words. When that great saint of the twentieth century Dr. E. Stanley Jones preached on love in India, a church leader complained that though he had done the best he could to saturate his ministry ...

4106. Preparations to Receive the Covenant

Exodus 19:1-25

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... people have to purify themselves, washing their clothes and setting boundaries around the mountain (19:10–11). The warning against mingling religious observance and sexual practice (19:15) is likely due to sacred prostitution characteristic of the surrounding nations. Whoever touches the mountain will be either shot with arrows or stoned, so that symbolically the people avoid direct contact with one guilty of presumptuous sin (19:13). The descent of God on the third day is preceded by thunder, lightning ...

4107. The Burnt, Grain, and Sin Offering

Lev 6:8-30

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... superior. Sin Offering ·Verses 24–30 regulate allocation and eating of purification-offering meat. As with the grain offering, the meat is most holy, must be eaten in the sacred court, and conveys holiness (implying ownership by the sanctuary) to things by touch, and the priest may not eat it if he also benefits from the same sacrifice as offerer (as when the blood is brought inside the tabernacle; Lev. 4:3–21). Purification offerings are most holy, but their blood and meat are paradoxically treated ...

4108. Discharges Causing Uncleanness

Leviticus 15:1-33

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... of blood could result from a disorder of the uterus. Minor impurities lasting one day until evening require the remedy of bathing (15:16–18). More serious impurities lasting a week (menstruation) or more (abnormal flows) indirectly convey impurity by touch. Purification of a person healed from an abnormal or diseased discharge requires two stages: (1) waiting seven days plus ablutions and (2) purification and burnt offerings on the eighth day. Water and sacrifice, involving blood, are the agents of ...

4109. Law of Purification from Corpse Impurity

Numbers 19:1-22

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... contaminated persons. This has puzzled scholars for many centuries. Two concepts unlock the mystery. First, water containing the cow’s ashes removes corpse contamination by absorbing impurity from the person or thing on which it is sprinkled. This explains why a pure person who touches the water receives impurity from it. Second, the burning cow is viewed as a unit both in time and space. So when tiny parts of it in the form of ashes later absorb impurity, the whole cow becomes impure at the time of its ...

4110. Saul’s Final Battle

1 Samuel 28:1-25

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... turns to inquire of the Lord, but the Lord has long since broken off contact with Saul. Revelation from God normally came through dreams, prophets, or priests, but Saul has massacred the priests himself (22:18), and Samuel is dead. Apparently, Saul is not in touch with any other prophet. Saul goes to Endor, a few miles north of Mount Gilboa, to inquire of a medium (28:7–14). Since Saul himself has apparently expelled the mediums and spiritists from the land earlier in his reign, he disguises himself and ...

4111. Achish Sends David Back to Ziklag

1 Samuel 29:1-11

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... new allies, but he is clearly outvoted by the other commanders. When he breaks the news to David, David acts surprised and hurt. Clearly, however, the orders save him from the horns of a dilemma. Up to this point he has consistently refused to touch the Lord’s anointed and he has secretly helped the Israelites even while in exile. At this point, to fight against the people over whom he expected to be king would no doubt have been unpalatable and likely affected negatively the Israelites’ acceptance of ...

4112. David’s Song

2 Samuel 22:1-51

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... lead a godly life. His realization that God brings down the proud and exalts the humble (22:28) repeats an underlying theme of 1 and 2 Samuel. In his own struggle with Saul, David becomes well aware of what pride can do to a king out of touch with God. David also knows that God responds in kind to the attitudes and actions of human beings. Those who are hostile toward God will eventually find that God will be hostile toward them (Lev. 26:27–28). Those who seek first God’s kingdom and his righteousness ...

4113. The Work Begun

Nehemiah 2:11-20

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... claims, or historical legacy as the returned Jews. The roster of builders reveals a lot about the disposition of the people to work together and about Nehemiah’s abilities to organize the work (3:1–32). Although it is in the third person and includes details even to the finishing touches on the gates (6:1 and 7:1), it is likely part of the Nehemiah memoirs. It constitutes one of the most detailed biblical descriptions of Jerusalem.

4114. Eliphaz

Job 4:1–5:27

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... being disagreements or counterpoints. And once again the interweaving features of dialogue are found primarily in the opening verses of each speech. In the dialogues one does not find a parry matching every thrust, but fencing sabers are drawn and do touch. In the main, however, the dialogues speak to a level beyond the characters sitting together. They constitute a disputation that explores, more globally, traditional ideology on misfortune. Job-as-sufferer and friends-as-advisors serve as vehicles to a ...

4115. Wealth is Meaningless

Ecclesiastes 5:8--6:12

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... which state the basic inadequacy of riches for providing lasting “gain.” In sum, they do not last and also cause problems. This section offers a clear example of the misleading nature of the biblical chapter divisions and also illustrates the author’s pattern of touching on a topic briefly at one point in the book (e.g., 4:4–9) and then treating it more fully later. 5:10–12 · The introduction begins with a proverb: whoever loves money (and lots of it) will never find lasting satisfaction therein ...

4116. Jeremiah’s Credentials

Jeremiah 1:1-19

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... reason (inability to speak) as well as the unspoken but deeper reason (fear). The fear is met with the so-called divine-assistance formula, “I am with you” (1:8, 19; cf. Gen. 28:15; Matt. 28:20). The installation ceremony has a personal touch. Jeremiah’s primary vocation is speaking, though he will engage in sign acts (chaps. 13, 19, 32). The gift of words recalls Moses (Deut. 18:18). Jeremiah’s ministry is to extend beyond Judah/Israel to other nations. He is called to demolish false securities ...

4117. Jeremiah's Complaint

Jeremiah 12:1-4, Jeremiah 12:5-17

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

The second of Jeremiah’s seven personal laments touches on God, the wicked, the prophet himself, and the land (12:1–4). Jeremiah uses court language and asks for justice, or right dealing. “Righteous” is a term of relationship describing integrity and uprightness. On what grounds can God prosper evil persons? It is an old question. The wicked discount ...

4118. Trouble from Within

Jeremiah 40:1-6, Jeremiah 40:7--41:15

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

40:1–45:5 Review · After the Catastrophe: The capture of Jerusalem touches off a sordid set of events. The assassination of Gedaliah leads to strife, insecurity, and fear of Nebuchadnezzar’s reprisal. Consequently some trek off to Egypt, against Jeremiah’s advice. There the familiar godless lifestyle persists; more judgment speeches follow. 40:1–41:18 · A fresh beginning quickly turns sour ...

4119. The Execution of the Idolaters

Ezekiel 9:1-11

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... the prophet’s question as to why God would kill both the righteous and the wicked. In God’s response the phrase “the people of Israel and Judah” (9:9) is all-inclusive. This is why God’s judgment is so far-reaching—because sin is so far-reaching. It touches not just Judah or Israel but both of them.

4120. A Foundling Turned Harlot

Ezekiel 16:1-63

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... she is more depraved than her sisters Sodom (to the south) and Samaria (to the north). Samaria is the “older” sister because Samaria is much larger than Jerusalem; Sodom is the “younger” sister because she is smaller than Jerusalem. Both of these analogies would touch a raw nerve, but the one referring to “sister Sodom” would be particularly upsetting. Not only is Jerusalem the worst of the three sisters, but she has done things that make Samaria and Sodom blush! How tragic and ironic it is when ...

4121. The River of Life

Ezekiel 47:1-12, Ezekiel 47:13-23

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... might explain the greater depth. What makes this river so interesting is not only its increasing depth but the positive effects of its waters. The river desalts the Dead Sea, so the sea becomes a fisherman’s paradise. Wherever the river flows and whatever it touches, the result is life. Not only is the Dead Sea desalinized; the desert is fructified. Fruit trees of all kinds grow on both sides of this river. The fruit from these trees provides food and healing. What is of interest here is that the vision ...

4122. Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream and Daniel’s Interpretation: Part Two

Daniel 4:1-18, Daniel 4:19-27

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... addresses Daniel with respect: “Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no mystery is too difficult for you” (4:9). The king’s dream is of a tree: it is enormous and strong, its top touching the sky; it is visible to the ends of the earth, with beautiful leaves and abundant fruit, providing sustenance and shelter for man and beast. Suddenly an angel decrees that this magnificent tree be cut down and its stump and roots “bound with iron and bronze ...

4123. Vision of the Kingdoms

Daniel 8:1-14, Daniel 8:15-27

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... . The ram pushes westward, northward, and southward, gaining greater control and augmenting its absolute power. However, the ram’s power is suddenly broken by a he-goat with a prominent horn between his eyes. The goat comes from the west, moves rapidly as if not touching the ground, and charges into the two-horned ram. The two-horned ram is powerless and easily overcome by the goat. The sovereignty of this kingdom is ended when its large horn is broken off, and in its place four prominent horns grow up ...

4124. Message of Encouragement

Daniel 10:1--11:1

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... God’s peace to Daniel and encourages him with a message pertaining to the end of Persia and the beginning of the rule of Greece. The kingdom of God is not established by flesh and blood but by spiritual powers. The vision completely overwhelms Daniel. The angel touches him three times to wake him up. His face turns pale, he feels helpless, he is speechless, he is filled with anxiety, and he is ready to die. The angel strengthens him physically and assures him that the Lord loves him and wants to reveal to ...

4125. No One Can Escape from God’s Hand

Amos 9:1-10

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... judgment, Amos reminds his audience of the greatness of God’s power by quoting from one of their hymns (9:5–6). God is able to bring about everything he has predicted because he is the commander in chief of the armies of heaven, the Lord of Hosts. When he touches the earth, his power has the ability to melt it, to make it move up and down (the earthquake), and to cause people to mourn. He is the glorious God who lives in the upper reaches of the heavens; he is the God who created the earth and who has ...

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