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426. Abraham Tested

Genesis 22:1-19

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... , God commands Abraham to offer up his son Isaac as a whole burnt offering. How could the God who created life and blessed humans with fertility require his faithful servant to offer up his only, beloved, son as a sacrifice? How could God ask Abraham to give up the son of promise for whom he had waited so long? On the other hand, how could Abraham obey God’s command without energetically entreating for Isaac’s life as he had done for Sodom and Gomorrah (18:23–32)? These are hard questions, and the ...

427. Jesus Destroys the Power of Sin

Mark 2:1-12

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Richard Gribble

... cleansed skin and his clear voice. What does it mean for us to be a “remanation” of the divine emanation? What does it mean for us to be an echo, a reflection of Christ in this twenty-first century? Like the first century leper, it means giving up some control, letting the personal experience of a Christ-encounter take hold and take you away. Once you add leavening to a mixture of flour, water, and sugar, things are going to happen. You cannot tell the infused dough not to rise. Once we experience the ...

428. What It Takes To Be A Winner

Isaiah 40:1-31

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William L. Self

... They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary. Is your mood that of weariness? Goodness knows, we're entitled! This is what the Jewish people felt in their exile. They were ready to give up, and Isaiah was trying to tell them that power and strength were available to them in the renewable form of soul power. Hopeful waiting would put them well along the way to running a successful race. They needed to know the key ingredients to being able to ...

429. Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Luke 10:25-37

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Leonard Sweet

... felt compassion” or “pity.” His emotional response immediately results in action. First, he offers emergency medical care, giving the first-century version of disinfectant (oil and wine) and carefully dressing and binding up the injured man’s wounds. Second, he gives transport, giving up his own “seat on the bus” so that the poor “half-dead” man can be safely moved to a secure place. The fact that this Samaritan has an animal and such supplies at his disposal suggests that he is a well-off ...

430. Imitating Christ's Humility

Philippians 2:1-11

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... himself will be exalted” (Matt. 23:11, etc.). Because he descended to the lowest depth, God exalted him to the highest place. The Philippian Christians confessed Jesus as the exalted Lord. But how did he attain his present exaltation? By emptying himself, by giving up all that he had. It is not implied that eventual exaltation was the incentive for his humbling himself, or that it should be the incentive for them in following his example of humility. But, since he was the one whom they now confessed ...

431. Job's Reply to Eliphaz

Job 6:1–7:21

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... he ever expected the friends to, “Give something on my behalf,” or “pay a ransom . . . from your wealth.” While it seems clear that he does not envision an actual exchange of money, just what kind of “ransom” the friends may fear to give up is left vague. Comforting those struggling with deep pain and loss can be an exhausting process for the comforter. It may be that the friends fear the depletion of their emotional and psychological resources. The preceding verses, however, give us a clue that ...

432. The Perfect Gift

Luke 2:1-7

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Maxie Dunnam

... prince. Again, he could masquerade as a peasant and try to gain her interest. After he proposed, he could pull off the mask, but, but that masquerade would be phony and he wasn’t comfortable with that. Finally, a real solution came to his mind. He would give up his kingly robe and move into the neighborhood, and there he would take up work say as a carpenter, and during his work in the day and during his time off from work, he would get to know the townspeople. He would share their interest and concerns ...

433. No Holding Back

Mark 12:28-34

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David E. Leininger

... I gave my hat into the Lord's hand: After that I floated much higher for the hat had been wet through. Then the Lord said, "Give me your coat." "Look," I said, familiar in desperation, "I'm fond of my coat, it's a favorite possession, And, if I give up my coat I don't know if I can afford another - And, anyway, They don't make them so well nowadays." Then my head went under the second time, So I gave my coat into the Lord's hand: After that I floated much higher For the coat had been ...

434. Building On A Firm Foundation

1 Peter 2:4-12

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King Duncan

... OF HIS READERS. He calls them "living stones" in God's spiritual house and "a holy priesthood." They are being persecuted, but he is exhorting them that their lives are important. He is a cheerleader, a coach and a motivational speaker wrapped all into one. Don't give up! He is saying. You are making a difference! You came to this hour for the purpose of glorifying God. Don't let up now. In February 1980, the sports world watched with amazement as the U.S. Olympic hockey team won a gold medal at Lake Placid ...

435. Heads Down, Thumbs Up

Philippians 2:5-11

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Leonard Sweet

... suffering and cross-bearing, and yet a procession that promises triumph over the negative forces of life. "A procession that involves the need for courage and spirit, and yet a procession that promises strength for its participants. "A procession that involves even giving up those things we hold dear, and yet a procession that promises all we need. "A procession that may seem confusing and puzzling, and yet a procession that makes everything clear. "A procession that looks like it is marching toward a dead ...

436. Open Grave, Open Hearts

Acts 4:32-37

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Paul W. Kummer

... goods to the local pantry, and our muscle to build Habitat for Humanity homes, but also our very lives so that others may know the Crucified and Risen Christ. Some people will never come to know Jesus until they see us getting down and dirty for them, giving up some of our comforts (as the Lord calls us). Then they will finally see Jesus-with-skin-on. Not even our homes and property are to be more important than the opportunities to show the resurrected Jesus to a dying world. "However, I consider my life ...

437. Behold The Man Who Takes Away Sin

John 1:29-34

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... forgiving God. He came to help us know how God is: that God loves his children and is even willing to give up his own Son for them to help them understand. Everything Jesus said and did points to this truth. We see it in his words, his attitudes, his deeds ... , and his actions. We see it being demonstrated ultimately in the cross as he gives up his own life for the sin of the world. It is in this that we learn that God forgives, not because of any sacrifice ...

438. Come From Anywhere

Matthew 15:21-28

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... soul and an heroic venturing forth to touch a power beyond. Her faith was great also in its power to move her to action; it stood her up and got her going; it brought her to Jesus; and against all odds, it caused her to persist, not to give up. Her faith was great in yet a third way: in its consequences, its results, the benefits it brought, the fruits it produced. There were two of these. First: because of her faith, the noble object of her quest was achieved: her daughter was made well. Second: because of ...

439. God's Push

Matthew 15:21-28

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... their best to get rid of her. "What a nuisance she is," they were thinking. And Jesus? Even he seems cold as he responds, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." That's like saying, "Helping you is not my job." She doesn't give up, however, but keeps pushing him for help. Coldness appears to become rudeness as Jesus says, "It's not fair to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." Why, that is as if Jesus was saying that what he had to offer was for others, family, to ...

440. Life - The Womb of the Eternal

Romans 8:18-27

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Robert G. Tuttle

... the birth process, the God-birth process. If society has a nervous breakdown at the human level, we cannot hope for "political, financial or technological fulfillment." God makes great demands of us and offers amazing new dimensions of life. But we have to give up the old cocoon if we are going to fly. Russell Bowie beautifully describes those who are being born into the God-relationship dimensions of life. Life is discovered and developed, by faith, in the day by day living relationships: There are those ...

441. A Fishing Trip To Remember

John 21:1-14

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King Duncan

... his troops into battle. Like an explorer leading his party into the unknown. He takes the first step, and those who would be his followers come after. That is what gives Christian living its radiance and its joy. Don Hawkins in his book, Never Give Up, tells about a most unusual man with a somewhat unusual name - Hilary. Hilary is the president of a successful company and the author of several best-selling books. During one phase of his life, though, Hilary was broke. He was despondent and without direction ...

442. Freed From Fear

Romans 8:1-17

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King Duncan

... real danger, but they they thought there was, and they experienced a gut-wrenching fear. Someone has turned the word fear into an acronym. Fear, they say, is False Evidence Appearing Real. When we fear, we have a false view of reality. Fear makes us give up before we even begin. It causes us to take an alternate route rather than the road that leads to our destination. It makes us see obstacles rather than opportunities. Some of you may remember the hysteria that swept our country about half a century ago ...

443. Waiting and Witnessing

Luke 2:21-40

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Paul E. Flesner

... fulfilled. I can picture other people coming up to Simeon and saying to him, "Give it up, old man. You're never going to see any messiah in your lifetime. You are a hopeless fool. Forget your dream." There probably were times when Simeon did feel like giving up on his hopes -- when he felt that God's promise was nothing but the whistling of wind in the trees. However, Simeon clung to that hope. And therein he teaches us something about the nature of faith. At those times when he felt like throwing in the ...

444. You Are Free to Fail

Mark 6:1-6

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David G. Rogne

... to his son as "good for nothing." Joe believed his dad. He believed that his attempts at other types of work were an admission of failure, but he just couldn't stand the smell of the fishing business. One thing that Joe could do was to play baseball. Giving up a field where he could not succeed, Joe DiMaggio moved to another field and became one of the great successes of baseball. Sometimes the best thing we can do is to learn from our failures and try a different approach from the one we've been following ...

445. Grace in the Midst of Hopelessness

Romans 8:18-27

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Glenn McDonald

... : "... an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you." Our destination is a guarantee. What might happen between here and there is not. Being a Christ-follower is not easy. Many times we will be powerfully tempted to give up. Peter is transparently honest about this, beginning in verse 6: "... even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith -- being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by ...

446. Will the Real Christian Please Stand Up?

Acts 11:26

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James Merritt

... your sword it became a token of complete submission. In fact, if an officer was found to disgrace the army, they would take his sword away from him and break the blade, because the sword is the mark of being an officer and a gentleman. But giving up your sword was the ultimate act of total surrender. That is why this story carries on added meaning. Lord Nelson, the British Admiral, after a notable victory over the French, had the French Admiral to come to surrender. Well, the French Admiral came up to him ...

447. The Bridge at Sychar

John 4:1-26

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David O. Bales

... whole bunch were. Jesus arrives across the bridge from heaven to meet the Samaritan woman at the well. He expresses to her God’s unconditional regard, God’s ultimate concern for her. Sure, she first feels the sting of her sin, but that passes when Jesus won’t give up on her. The woman, as do we all, needs to know about God and about herself. It’s as though Jesus says, “You’re so important that God sent me to you.” Not all of her problems are solved that moment, but a whole bunch are. She heads ...

448. Dying To Live

Isaiah 43:16-21

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Charley Reeb

... within us. Just as Christ died to redeem the world, so we must die to our sins in Christ in order to become a new creation. It is difficult to swallow such bitter-tasting truth. We live in a world that likes to be inclusive. We don’t like to give up what we want in order to have what we need. After all, who says you cannot have your cake and eat it too? But bondage cannot co-exist with freedom, especially the freedom which God desires to initiate in our lives. The gifted writer Urban T. Holmes III makes ...

449. The Real Thing

Matthew 5:21-48

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James L. Killen

... about it the quality of the values of God, the values of what really is substantial and lasting and worth having, values that are eternal. It is life that is the real thing. Jesus tells us the life he is offering us is something so precious that it is worth giving up everything else to have it. He says the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys the field (Matthew 13:44). Jesus has come to offer us a ...

450. We've Got a Friend in High Places

1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28, Ephesians 1:15-23

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King Duncan

... boy Jesus, perhaps eight or nine years old, and with no effort he is holding the world in one hand. In Larson’s mind his point was illustrated graphically. “We have a choice,” he would say. “We can carry the world on our shoulders, or we can say, ‘I give up, Lord; here’s my life. I give you my world, the whole world.’” (7) What a simple but beautiful reminder of a choice we make everyday--to carry the weight of the world on our shoulders or to yield that burden to our friend who sits at the ...

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