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4726. Jesus Is God’s Faithful Son in Gethsemane and at His Arrest and Trial

Matthew 26:31-35, Matthew 26:36-46, Matthew 26:47-56, Matthew 26:57-68, Matthew 26:69-75

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Jeannine K. Brown

... help those we minister to and with to know of Jesus’ struggle to follow an easier path and of his own desire to avoid the cross (to do what he wills [26:39]). To overcome temptation as Jesus did is not about some superhuman ability to avoid feeling deep ambivalence toward the sacrifice involved in following God’s path for our lives; rather, it is about placing ourselves in the hands of the covenant God, who cares deeply for us as we say yes to our God-given mission. 2. Matthew portrays the commitment to ...

4727. More Parables of the Kingdom

Mark 4:30-34, Mark 4:26-29, Mark 4:21-25

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Grant R. Osborne

... the kingdom is under God’s control. One of the problems of modern ministry (and a sign of the secularization of the church) is the feeling that the church almost belongs to the senior pastor. People often speak of “Pastor So-and-So’s church,” and both the responsibility and ... surrender fully to God and to his Word, and who are willing to allow him to work through them. If you do not feel qualified to be used by God, be encouraged. He is the only one who can use you to produce eternal results in the ...

4728. Possessions and Choice in the New Kingdom Community

Mark 10:17-31

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Grant R. Osborne

... responds with “love” for his sincerity (v. 21). The man is claiming not to be sinless but rather to be faithful; he feels that he comes to Jesus with a clear conscience. Still, Jesus unmasks his failure to look deeply enough into his heart, revealing ... countenance (at times it can refer to anger), the second, deep sorrow and grief. But he has no idea that the human sadness he feels is nothing compared to what he will face when he dies and stands before God without any hope for “eternal life.” 10:23 ...

4729. Lessons on Devotion and Prayer

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

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R.T. France

... their testimonies of how their service to the Lord became more than just keeping busy or working hard. Have them tell about how they came to a “Mary moment” in which Jesus transformed their heart and freed them from keeping score, comparing to others, and feeling used when serving in church. The key here is to find a volunteer or staff member who is known for excellence and a great attitude. You want a testimony that shows how love absorbed while sitting at Jesus’s feet frees them to scrub dishes ...

4730. Lessons in Discipleship

Luke 17:11-19, Luke 17:1-10

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R.T. France

... to “adventurous” praying? Are there limitations that should be observed? How should we seek to encourage those who feel they do not have the faith to “expect great things from God”? Does 17:7–10 mean we can never relax in our service for God ... ? Is there a danger of discouragement through feeling that we can never do enough? Why may Jesus have felt it necessary to make this point about always being “useless slaves”? ...

4731. Witnesses of the New Covenant

Romans 12:1-8

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C. Marvin Pate

... of people who understand that selfishness is a joyless way to live. Eustace becomes a dragon—a lonely creature that feeds off other dragons, animals, and human beings—as he insists on “greedy, dragonish thoughts in his heart.” In time, he feels the horror of his monstrous self and begins to weep. Eustace, wearing dragon scales instead of clothes, begins to scratch himself, only to find more dragon skins underneath. Desperately he claws at himself, only to find still another layer. Aslan then offers ...

4732. Wisdom and Foolishness

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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Preben Vang

... , the time required to teach children godly wisdom may be neglected (cf. 2 Tim. 1:5). As a consequence, instead of a sense of rootedness and identity, Christian children often feel rootless and in search of meaning and identity. Similarly, when Christian businesspeople confuse godly and human wisdom, they feel able to make a distinction between their “business behavior” and their “ordinary behavior.” To Paul, all such examples are the result of human wisdom. God’s wisdom, as expressed in ...

4733. Leadership and Servanthood

1 Corinthians 4:1-21, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23

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Preben Vang

... leadership is to lead the church to accomplish God’s purposes. Teaching the Text The inherent danger of all leadership is to forget the importance of accountability. This is true especially when someone who holds a top leadership position begins to feel a sense of special ownership. Even among Christian leaders such a sense of entitlement and prominence can turn “servant” language into mere nomenclature. Sentences like “I’m just here to serve” can sound rather hollow in some situations, and self ...

4734. Christian Success and Christlikeness

1 Corinthians 4:1-21

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Preben Vang

... from Christlikeness. but to warn you as my dear children. In Paul’s mind, the church members are his spiritual children; he writes to them with the love of a father, who is responsible to admonish, warn, and instruct. As their only father, he feels obligated to counsel them on what to avoid and how to properly respond to various temptations in life. Like any worthy and loving father, God is truly concerned with their path to maturity, not their immediate pleasure or desire for public recognition. Paul’s ...

4735. Personal Rights and Christian Testimony

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

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Preben Vang

... as a simple contrast between Jews and Gentiles. On the surface it seems Paul argues in favor of a somewhat duplicitous approach to evangelism. When among Jews (“those under the law”), he keeps the law; when among Gentiles (“those not having the law”), he feels free to break the law. Part of the difficulty is Paul’s wordplay in verse 21, which proves rather difficult to express in an English translation. He uses anomos four times, referring to those outside Jewish law, and ennomos (“under the law ...

4736. Worship and Proper Attire

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

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Preben Vang

... and invite people to consider their reactions. Is it harder for them to listen to you when you dress differently? How does it affect their perception of you? Why? What might outsiders not familiar with church think of the new clothes—would they feel more or less welcomed if you dressed that way all the time? Point out that in the early church era (and still today), many preachers are bivocational. Even Paul probably preached dressed as a tentmaker, a prisoner, and a castaway. If the outward appearance ...

4737. Many Parts, One Body

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

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Preben Vang

... Contrary to a surface reading of this text, and what certainly would be attractive in a (post)modern setting, Paul does not argue that the differences between the various body parts mean that church members who have received diverse gifts should be free to do whatever they feel their gifting enables or “allows” them to do.[2] The purpose of each body part is to function in accord with the others. If or when the parts do not, they cease to be one body. A limb must fulfill its assigned purpose in the body ...

4738. The Woman, the Son, and the Dragon

Revelation 12:1--13:1a

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J. Scott Duvall

... sword, keeping things together. Pray for the Lord to keep your heart, mind, desires, and thoughts bound to the truth. • Breastplate of righteousness: Pray for the Lord to guard your heart, making it holy and righteous before the Lord, protecting it from attitudes or feelings that would lead you into compromise. With that protection in place, pray for courage in battle. • Shoes for the readiness given by the gospel of peace: Pray that the Lord will let you run to share the gospel even as you abide in the ...

4739. Diagnosing “Leprosy”

Lev 13:1-59

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... I shall be whiter than snow” (Ps. 51:7 NASB). This language draws on the ritual of the cleansing of the leper in the next chapter (Lev. 14:5–8). In other words, David feels like a leper morally and spiritually. Just as leprosy separates a person from God and his presence in his sanctuary, so sin makes David feel estranged from God and in need of cleansing and reconciliation. Leprosy serves as a symbol of the uncleanness of sin. Why other diseases are not similarly symbolic in the Bible I cannot explain ...

4740. Living by God’s Sexual Standards

Leviticus 18:1-30

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... the things he loves most.” So instead of a painful, life-altering treatment, the doctor prescribes a bottle of placebos. “Take these, and in six months that pain in your leg will be gone.” As believers, we must be ready to speak words that might hurt feelings but are the only medicine that can begin healing. God’s good gift of sex is dangerous when enjoyed illicitly. Metaphor: One of the best parts of autumn is the fun of gathering around a bonfire. There is nothing like watching the wood ignite and ...

4741. Failure to Enter the Land

Num 13:1–14:9

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... foes. Hebron, the first city that Israel will face, is occupied by the descendants of Anak (13:28). The Anakites are an intimidating, tall race (Deut. 2:10, 21) that the scouts associate with the powerful Nephilim of Genesis 6:1–4. In comparison with them, the scouts feel puny and impotent (Num. 13:31, 33). Fear is a common emotion to which we are all too prone. That is why the Bible must reassure us so often. One of the most frequent exhortations in the Bible is “Do not be afraid.” We are by nature ...

4742. David Brings a Plague upon Israel

2 Samuel 24:1-25

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... 14). David appeals to God’s tender love when he confesses his great sin, emphasizing his innate sinfulness and need for spiritual transformation (Ps. 51:1–10). This divine emotion is comparable to the love between blood brothers (Gen. 43:30) or to the love that a parent feels for a child (1 Kings 3:26; cf. Ps. 103:13). Yet God’s compassion for his people surpasses that of a mother for her child (Isa. 49:15). Even so, in this case the Lord’s mercy does not eliminate all consequences of sin: it simply ...

4743. Jonathan’s Faith Ignites a Victory

1 Sam 13:16–14:23

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... on 13:5 above.) 14:18 Bring the ark of God. Saul’s hesitant inactivity contrasts with Jonathan’s aggressive attack. His preoccupation with what he perceives to be proper prebattle ritual causes an unnecessary delay. Saul’s behavior is true to form. Apparently he feels the need to consult the Lord before attacking, even though it is obvious that the Lord is already at work (v. 16). As noted above (see 13:1–15, under “The Text in Context”), this account is literarily linked to 10:7–8. Saul is ...

4744. Yahweh Speaks as the Master Teacher

Job 38:1--41:34

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Daniel J. Estes

... than as right or wrong. He does not reiterate his earlier claim of innocence, but neither does he retract what he has said before. He says that he will not add to what he said previously, but he does not take it back either. Job is starting to feel the cumulative effect of Yahweh’s questions, which he cannot answer, and this is moving him toward humility. Job is beginning to realize that there are many aspects of Yahweh’s world that he does not understand, and it is likely dawning on him that his own ...

4745. Job Comes to a Good End

Job 42:7-17, Job 42:1-6

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Daniel J. Estes

... this means, Yahweh clarifies that Job is indeed the righteous man whom he commended in the prologue. The all-knowing Yahweh knows the pure heart of Job. As we struggle with adversity, we, like Job, may ask questions that seem dangerous, and we may even express feelings that are raw, but we can be sure that the Lord searches our hearts and knows our thoughts (Ps. 139:23–24) and that he will lead us in his good way. Illustrating the Text Having seen God’s omnipotence, Job yields to God in great humility ...

4746. “Lord, Our Lord, How Majestic Is Your Name in All the Earth!”

Psalm 9:1-20

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C. Hassell Bullock

... he had obviously seen it on television. Lewis reflected on the ceremony: The pressing of that huge, heavy crown on that small, young head becomes a sort of symbol of the situation of humanity itself: humanity called by God to be His vice-regent and high priest on earth, yet feeling so inadequate. As if He said “In my inexorable love I shall lay upon the dust that you are glories and dangers and responsibilities beyond your understanding.” Do you see what I mean? One has missed the whole point unless one ...

4747. “The King Rejoices in Your Strength, Lord”

Psalm 21:1-13

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C. Hassell Bullock

... , draw attention to the way David paints a vacuous picture of his God-forsaken world: no answer (22:2); no one to help (22:11); no water (22:14–15); and no strength (22:15). He further expands on that picture in the description of his inferiority feelings (22:6–7), the “bullying” he has endured (22:12), and his sense of impending death (22:15). At this point, there can be no doubt why he started off with his question about divine desertion. The second phase of our preparation is to recognize that ...

4748. “Show Me Your Ways, Lord”

Psalm 25:1-22

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C. Hassell Bullock

... prefer to be lost rather than ask for directions. His list of eight explanations boils down to insecurity and pride. For example, his first two points are “to ask for directions is to admit I am lost” and “to admit I am lost is to feel both anxious and incompetent.”16Many of us deal with issues of pride and insecurity that keep us from admitting our inadequacies and human need. What a contrast to Psalm 25, where David openly acknowledges his need for direction and confesses his sin (25:11). Shame ...

4749. “Lord, I Love the House Where You Live”

Psalm 26:1-12

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C. Hassell Bullock

... prayer that God not “take away” his soul with sinners (26:9), implies a consciousness of divine judgment. In fact, despite his innocence, he obviously is a close associate with the ways and schemes of evildoers—otherwise he could not have rejected them—and he feels himself on the cusp of experiencing God’s judgment (26:9–10). His plea for redemption and divine mercy (26:11b) is probably an appeal that he not, by mere proximity, be the object of God’s displeasure with wicked people. There is no ...

4750. “Blessed Is the One Whose Transgressions Are Forgiven”

Psalm 32:1-11

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C. Hassell Bullock

... first movement of the psalm (32:3–5) concludes with a resolution of the crisis—the forgiveness of sin is an accomplished fact: “You forgave the guilt of my sin” (32:5b). But as is often the case with those who are forgiven, the psalmist feels the urgency to rehearse the crisis (32:3–5a). The prayer proper is contained in verses 4–7, as he implores the Lord, based on his own experience of God’s forgiveness (32:6, “therefore”; lit., “for this”), to replicate that transaction in the lives ...

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