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426. Caring for the Needy and Commissioning Apostles

Mark 3:7-12, Mark 3:13-19

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Grant R. Osborne

... of messiah, a conquering king. In a sense, Jesus wanted to travel incognito,3to make sure that his messianic nature emerged from his deeds, especially from his suffering and the cross. 3:13 called to him those he wanted, and they came. Jesus taking his disciples up “the” mountain (the Greek definite article is present) likely recalls God summoning Moses up Sinai at the giving of the law (Exod. 19; 24; 34) and stresses the sovereignty of Christ in choosing the Twelve (also 6:45–46; 9:2).4This is a ...

427. Gentiles Exemplify True Discipleship

Mark 7:31-37, Mark 7:24-30

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Grant R. Osborne

... among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.” The procession of the nations to Zion is a frequent emphasis in the prophets (Isa. 2:2–5; 11:10; 14:1; 26:2; 49:23; Jer. 3:17; Zech. 8:20–22). Although Jesus restricted his and the disciples’ mission to Israel (Matt. 10:5–6; 15:24), the Gentiles were definitely to be included in the mission (Mark 7:27–29; 13:9–10; 14:9). In fact, the focus will shift from unbelieving Israel to “others” who believe (12:9). This in fact is a primary ...

428. Jesus Interprets the Passover Seder of Himself

Mark 14:12-26

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Grant R. Osborne

... pilgrims they had to procure a place and prepare for the meal. Families removed all leaven/yeast from their homes, and the women prepared the herbs, wine, and unleavened bread for the Passover meal that evening (15 Nisan began at dusk). This task would fall to the disciples. The lamb had to be eaten within the walls of Jerusalem (Deut. 16:5–6), so they had to find a room inside the city. 14:13 a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him. The directions are similar to those at the triumphal ...

429. Jesus Is Tested in Gethsemane

Mark 14:32-42

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Grant R. Osborne

... to the point of death,” emphasizing the great intensity of the despair. The pain is so great as to be just like dying. Stay here and keep watch. The demand for spiritual vigilance echoes the theme in the Olivet Discourse (13:34–35, 37). He wants the disciples to pray with him, perhaps with an echo of Exodus 12:42: “Because the Lord kept vigil that night to bring them out of Egypt, on this night all the Israelites are to keep vigil to honor the Lord.” Jesus wants them to be “vigilant” and support ...

430. Lessons on Devotion and Prayer

Luke 11:1-13, Luke 10:38-42

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R.T. France

... Insights 10:38 a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. According to John 11:1, the village was Bethany, just outside Jerusalem, and Jesus was already a friend of the family, known to them as “the Teacher” (John 11:28). Jesus and his disciples regularly depended on the hospitality of friends and well-wishers as they traveled (see Luke 8:1–3). Luke does not name the village. If he knows it was Bethany (near the end point of the journey that began in 9:51 and ends in chap. 19), he ...

431. The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

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Gary M. Burge

... his authority by participating in his presence with them. This promise of presence, echoing across Matthew’s Gospel (at its beginning, middle, and end: 1:23; 18:20; 28:20), is the hope and power for the spread of Jesus’s mission. Disciples may be those who waver between worship and doubt, but Jesus—the crucified, resurrected, and vindicated Messiah—will be with them until “the very end of the age.” Matthew concludes his narrative with a vision for Christian discipleship and mission grounded on ...

432. Warnings and Encouragements

Luke 12:1-12

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... proclaimed openly (from the roofs), and through it will come the exposure of false religion and hypocritical motives. 12:4–7 Jesus’ concern now shifts away from the subject of Pharisaic hypocrisy to words of warning (vv. 4–5) and reassurance (vv. 6–7) for the disciples. He tells his friends (see note below) not to fear those who kill the body, for they cannot do any further harm (Matt. 10:28: “but cannot kill the soul”). God is the one whom all should fear, because he has power to throw people ...

433. Sin, Faith, Duty

Luke 17:1-10

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Craig A. Evans

... face of opposition but is a faith that will expect great things from God (such examples can be seen in the Book of Acts). It may be that in light of the saying’s context, Luke understands this faith as the kind of faith that will not cause other disciples to falter (vv. 1–2), but it is a faith that will readily forgive those who sin and then repent (vv. 3b–4). What is curious is that Jesus does not actually grant (or at least obviously) the request of the apostles. They have asked for an increase in ...

434. From Fear to Overflowing Joy

John 20:19-31

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King Duncan

... ) There is the best antidote I know to the fear that so easily besets us. It is to experience the presence of the Risen Christ--to see the marks of his love for us in his hands and side--to hear him say, as he said to those early disciples, “Peace be with you.” 1. Wayne Dyer, Wisdom of the Ages (New York: Quill, 1998), p. 151. 2. Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo, The Hollywood Walk of Shame (Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1993), p. 29. 3. Kingsport-Times News (TN), 10-21-94, p. 12D, “Rumors and Innuendo ...

435. Speaking Truth to Power and Hope to the Powerless

Mark 9:30-37

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Rick McCracken-Bennett

... her in their midst and took her in his arms and told them that whoever welcomes one such child in his name welcomes him, and whoever welcomes him actually is welcoming the Father who sent him. Now it may look like Jesus had given up trying to teach the disciples and changed the subject, but I don't believe he had. Think about who in the ancient world, and probably in our world as well, have the least amount of power. Children in those days got little respect, for the most part they didn't count, they had no ...

436. She Waits

Acts 1:1-11, Luke 24:50-53, Luke 24:36-49

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Lori Wagner

... make her new home with finesse, love, honor, and joy. Our time in the season of the coming of the Holy Spirit will be a time of preparation. In that time, we will learn the stories of scripture, learn about Jesus and what it takes to be the kind of disciples Jesus needs us to be. We will accumulate wisdom, grow in our understanding of what it means to be united in Christ as the Church, and we will build the household of God. And when the time comes, we will open our hearts and enter in to God’s final ...

437. Seeing Through the Eyes of Jesus

Matthew 14:13-21

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King Duncan

... cousin’s death. But the needy crowds followed him to the lonely place he went to grieve. They were desperate to hear his teaching or receive a healing touch. At this point, I would probably have gotten angry, annoyed at the very least. I would have asked the disciples to send these people away. I would need some me-time. But when Jesus looked at this crowd of thousands, he didn’t see a crowd. I heard a quote years ago that said, “There is one thing that God cannot do. God cannot see a crowd.” And ...

438. Shuttered

John 20:19-31

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Lori Wagner

... . He breathed Holy Spirit power into them. And yet still, they did not go. The scriptures tell us that a week later, the disciples were still in the house, but this time Thomas was with them. We don’t know why Thomas was missing from the earlier ... now the covid pandemic has stifled the “normal” way we have done things and has challenged us to change. In a sense, we like our disciples are hiding in a locked room. We don’t know how to proceed with safety and yet with enthusiasm. We don’t know what we ...

439. The Trust of Simon Cephas

John 1:29-42

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Lori Wagner

... prompted him to bestow upon him this entrustment or endowment in his “building project”? He saw faith, rock solid faith without hesitance, the same way he saw truth in Nathaniel, the same way he saw industry and obedience in James and John. Jesus’ chose his disciples carefully, because he knew they would each have a special role to play in the kingdom initiative he was planning. The meaning of Kepha or Cephas is stone (a hunk of stone to be hewn into a rock or brick used for building). It may need ...

440. With Burning Hearts

Luke 24:13-35

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April Yamasaki

... had to tell the others. The good news of Jesus’ resurrection and living presence was not just a personal, inner belief. It was meant to be lived out. It was meant to be shared. And so they hurried to Jerusalem. When they arrived, they found the other disciples just as excited about the good news - while the two of them had been on the road between Emmaus and Jerusalem, the risen Lord had also appeared to Simon. This very strange story wasn’t fake news. It was confirmed in the testimony of the women who ...

441. The Power of Good

Matthew 28:16-20

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Lori Wagner

... s gift of resurrection life for all who believe in him. Jesus has bestowed them with power and authority. The Holy Spirit has touched down upon them. Now, it’s their turn to heal, to bless, to baptize, to preach, to teach, and so form communities of disciples committed to being and doing “good.” The power of good comes from teaching others about what it means to live the “good” life. He reminds them also that they will never be alone in this commission, but he will be with them to the end of the ...

442. Good News/Bad News

Matthew 16:21-28

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King Duncan & Angela Akers

... scars, but her son and her unborn child were both unscathed. (6) It's a sacrifice any parent would have made. She has scars on her knees, but she protected her son and her unborn child. It was her time of decision. It was a time of decision for Jesus’ disciples. But it was also a time of decision for Jesus himself. “Not my will but thine be done.” And he gave his life for us. Pastor David Moore tells about a man who was walking through an art gallery when he came upon a picture of the Lord Jesus dying ...

443. Beloved

Mark 7:24-37

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Lori Wagner

... , rites, and rituals. Their beliefs do not align with the Jewish faith. When a Greek woman comes to Jesus and begs him to heal her daughter, Jesus first tests her faith in him. But at the same time, he is also testing the “bias” of his own disciples, by saying exactly what they expect him to say. Well….not quite. Jesus says, “The children have to be fed. It isn’t right to take the children’s bread and toss it to their pets.” She replies, “Lord, even the puppies under the Master’s table ...

444. Sent From The Mountain

Matthew 28:16-20

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William G. Carter

... doctrine, but also to live and die in the right way. He commended Peter for believing that he is "the Messiah, the Son of the living God" (Matthew 16:16). Yet he also rebuked Peter for denying the way of self-denial and the cross (Matthew 16:21-26). Disciples are formed, not merely informed. Jesus commissions us to teach the gospel, and to do so in a way that creates the kind of people who understand the gospel's claims and live as if those claims are true. The place to begin is on the mountain, the same ...

445. Through The Eye Of The Needle

Mark 10:17-31

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Steven E. Albertin

... in their group, were amazed. Shocked would be a better way to put it. If this man couldn't qualify to be a disciple, then who could? This demand that Jesus made of this man was ridiculous. It is impossible to keep. Just think of it: what ... trusting us. God sends Jesus into this world to forgive and embrace chronic idolaters like you and me and the rich young ruler and the astonished disciples. In Jesus Christ we at last meet a God we can totally trust. When we come to his table to eat and to drink, there are ...

446. Ascension

Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:15-23, Luke 24:36-49, Luke 24:50-53, Matthew 28:16-20

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Russell F. Anderson

... 1:1-11 In introducing his book, Luke notes to Theophilus that he is taking up where he left off with his gospel. The gospel ends with the witness to the resurrected Christ and Acts begins by bringing to a close this 40-day string of appearances. The disciples are still anticipating a kind of earthly reign (v. 6), but Jesus tells them not to be concerned with God's chronology but to wait for the baptism of the Holy Spirit, which would empower them for witness to the world. Having said this, he rose out of ...

447. Jesus Transfigured

Mark 9:2-13

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Harry N. Huxhold

... had overshadowed them was the same as the shekinah, the cloud that had traversed with the children of Israel as a sign of God's presence. It was also as the cloud that enveloped Mount Sinai when Moses went up to be the mediator for the people. The disciples behaved no differently than the children of Israel who had been frightened by the scene at Sinai. It was as though Peter had been carried back to that scene in time so that he should suggest that they make three booths, one for Jesus, one for Moses, and ...

448. Our Own Mountaintop Walk

Matthew 28:16-20

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Leonard H. Budd

... them - a mountaintop retreat. Jesus is with them. They understand his authority over them, over all the life that God has given. His word is both a direction and a redeeming promise: "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:18-20 ...

449. Breakfast on the Beach

John 21:1-14

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Steven Burt

... courtyard and on the beach here. Try to feel, if you will, the immense weight of guilt and shame that Peter is carrying. He is, after all, Peter -- the rock, the first one to make the confession, “You are the Christ,” the faithful, well-meaning, loud-mouthed disciple who blurted out, “Lord, even if all the others fall away, I would give my life for you,” He is Peter, the one who three times denied even knowing Jesus on the night of his betrayal. If anyone would ever be ashamed and afraid to show his ...

450. The Boy Who Ran Away

Mark 14:43-52

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Erskine White

... sat down on the floor in a corner of the room, hoping my mother would let me stay. I remember that this particular Passover meal was even more solemn than usual, and Jesus seemed especially troubled that night. He spoke softly, but I could hear every word. He told the disciples that He was going to leave them and go to His Father's house in heaven. He said that the world would hate them because of Him. He washed their feet and told them to be servants to others as He was a servant to them (cf. John 13-17 ...

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