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26. Epiphany 5

Psalm 112:1-10, Isaiah 58:1-14, 1 Corinthians 2:6-16, Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:17-20

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... the psalm is about. If we receive the blessing of God in worship and absorb God's light, then we cannot help reflecting that light in all of our activity. In other words, the one blessed becomes a blessing to others. Read in this way, the psalm is advocating the same point as found in Isaiah 58:1-12. NEW TESTAMENT TEXTS The texts have one thing in common this week: Each has two distinct parts that are related to each other but that, in fact, form distinguishable thought units. 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16 ...

27. Proper 22

Exodus 20:1-21, Matthew 21:33-46, Philippians 3:1-11, Psalm 19:1-14

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... we are called to preach Paul, we should expand the text. Therefore, the commentary that follows deals with 3:2-16. Structure. In 3:2-4a Paul turns his remarks to the Philippians in a new, even surprising direction—he warns against falling prey to those advocating Jewish practices. In order to show that he understands well the advice he is giving, in vv. 4b -6 Paul recites his own Jewish credentials. Then, in vv. 7-11 he explains why he himself turned away from such patterns of piety. Next, in vv. 12 ...

28. The Client

Zechariah 3:1-7

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James Merritt

... had been shut and locked. But when Joshua had received God's forgiveness, the heavens became highways, and God's door became a pathway into His presence. Now you may be, this morning, a guilty sinner, or you may be a backslidden saint. Either way, you have an Advocate in heaven, and this Advocate, if you will let Him, will take your case and there is no case He will not take, and no case He cannot win. So I can say to you with the authority of the Word of God, I don't care what you have done, whether you ...

29. Keeping His Word

John 14:23-29

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Donald Charles Lacy

... provides for us. If we trust and obey, we are going to be happy in Jesus! The certainty of the promise is emblazoned in the Word of the living God. We might want to pause for a few minutes and begin to inquire just what more can we need. Our Advocate is permanently with us. Every day (and night) is a good one, filled with opportunities to serve God and all of humankind that touches our lives. What more can you and I possibly ask? The thrilling closeness of the Lord is beyond price tag. None of us may be ...

30. A New Continuing

John 14:8-17, 25-27

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David R. Cartwright

... encouraging us? • Fear three: How are we ever to find a sense of peace and satisfaction in our work if we do not have him around to tell us that we're doing it right? All of these fears and concerns are answered with one word. Advocate, Helper, Comforter, Encourager, Defense Attorney, the Holy Spirit, whatever you decide to call it, or better still, him. Jesus promised his disciples that they would not have to do it all by themselves. They would find the truth they needed, the power they longed for, and ...

31. Every Day God Equips

John 14:15-27

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... mine, but is from the Father who sent me. [25] "I have said these things to you while I am still with you. [26] But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you ... iGo, God is my Stowaway. It doesn't make any difference if I can't think of what to say, Jesus said, the Holy Spirit, the Advocate, will remind us of the words of Christ. Paul even goes on to say that the Spirit will guide our words. When we trust in God ...

32. God’s Two Hands

John 16:5-16

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Leonard Sweet

... but you cannot bear them now,” the incarnated Jesus admits. The one who was the “moreh dereck,” the “teacher of the way,” needed to move on, to accomplish his mission and sacrifice, and so to open the way for the next great teacher — the Paraclete, the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, to be with all who would call themselves disciples. In other words, Tag, you’re it. Jesus and the Holy Spirit are a tag-team match. Or in a better and more ancient metaphor, the Son and the Spirit are God’s two hands ...

33. Veni, Spiritus Sanctus, Veni

John 14:8-17 (25-27)

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Arley K. Fadness

... fearful — when suddenly the tide of God rolled in! Jesus' promise in John's gospel was literally fulfilled on Pentecost Day. I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of truth ... but the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you. — John 14:16-17, 26 Jesus knew the disciples would forget "all I have said to you." Jesus, knowing the tendency to ...

34. Seventy-Seven

Matthew 18:21-35

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Leonard Sweet

... the offerings that had poured into their community in memory of their children. The evil of the act was never condoned. But the forgiveness poured out from a hurting community to a hurting family was absolute. Malala Yousafzai, the fourteen year-old Pakistani advocate for girls to receive an education, was targeted by the Taliban. She was shot in the head a by would-be assassin on her school bus on October 9, 2012. Miraculously Malala survived and has since continued her fearless, outspoken commitment for ...

35. The Trial Before Felix

Acts 24:1-27

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... be desired, as though he found it difficult to string one word after another. Luke has probably done this professional advocate less than justice in his report of the speech, either because of the contingencies of translation or compression or, as ... who should have been liable had the offense been committed. As a result of Paul’s attempted desecration, they had arrested him—the advocate made it sound as though this had been an official action, legally carried out, not the wild scene of mob violence that ...

36. The Weak and the Strong

Romans 14:1--15:13

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... s promise to Israel from the beginning! There should of course be nothing very surprising in this. The God who once defended the cause of an abandoned slave people in Egypt, and later defended the cause of the sojourner, widow, and orphan in its midst, now advocates the cause of the distant Gentiles (Eph. 2:11–13). And the same Lord who draws them into salvation builds bridges between them in the community which bears his name. The weak must not condemn the strong, but rather permit them their freedom of ...

37. We Are Not Alone

John 14:15-31

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Robert C. Cochran

... up to my bed and announced, “Your cat is dead.” My mouth dropped open, and after I gathered myself, I said, “Yes, Aubrey, that’s true.” “A car hit him and cracked his head open!” she proclaimed and shook her head once, decisively. God had sent an advocate to help me, but she wasn’t exactly the kind of angel I was expecting, nor did she come with the kind of message I was looking for. At that moment, I thought of myself as a tragic figure, but Aubrey turned the moment from high tragedy to ...

38. Framed by Love

John 14:15-21

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April Yamasaki

... ’s Spirit also helps us. When love seems too demanding, when we struggle to live out our true identity as beloved by God and loving others, we have an encourager and helper. When we lose our way and need to find it again, we have an advocate and mediator to comfort us and bring us home. When it comes to loving relationships today, many of us might think first of our biological families: mother and father, brother and sister, our spouse, our children. But Jesus himself remained single, and in his earthly ...

39. Transforming Love

Acts 9:1-19a

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Douglas J. Deuel

... : We drew a circle that took him in.1 One of the most amazing stories to come out of the Bible is the account of Saul's life. Through this story we see a leading opponent of the church being transformed into the church's greatest advocate. In today's passage of scripture, we encounter the conversion experience of Saul. It is a story that reveals in dramatic fashion the transforming nature of a personal encounter with Jesus Christ. It would be easy to focus on the dramatic nature of this encounter, but that ...

40. Rich Toward God

Luke 12:13-21

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John G. Lynn

... diminished and nobody wins. Jesus says he is like a man who spends his whole life tearing down barns instead of letting the river of his life overflow toward God. So often Christian preachers go haywire when it comes to abundance and overflow. The gospel clearly advocates both, so long as they are both in motion toward God. Human nature, so uncomfortable with abundance, loves to tear down barns. It's a different story when it comes to gathering in the grain. Notice how the man in the story never does gather ...

41. Learning to Live Without Jesus

John 16:5-16, John 15:18--16:4

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William G. Carter

... longer" (John 16:10). Can we go? "Where I am going, you cannot come" (John 13:33). Then who will stay with us? "When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf" ( ... answer, according to the Gospel of John, lies in the presence of the Holy Spirit. John calls him the Spirit of Truth, the Advocate, the Paraclete. In the absence of Jesus, his presence draws near to his followers. If he had not left us, the Spirit would ...

42. The Men

Drama

William Grimbol

... BILL: Who needs to hear a message that is illegal ... religiously or politically? JOHN: I sure don't. ARNOLD: Nor I. REED: Do you mean that because you don't agree with him, you don't want to hear him? BILL: No, because he is a liar. He advocates revolution. He is nothing but a power-seeking rebel in sheep's clothing. REED: His message ... to me ... is one this people needs to hear ... we are out of touch with God ... we do idolize money, clothes, jewels, beauty, pleasure ... we have lost our sense of love ...

43. If You Are A Disciple of Jesus Christ

Luke 6:17-26, Luke 6:12-16

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Bill Bouknight

... living Christ-Spirit manages to pray over his millions of disciples but he is not limited by time and space as we are. How do I know that he prays for us? The Bible says so, in I John 2:01. "We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." Advocate is another term for defense attorney. It's wonderful if you have two hundred people praying for you; but it's even more important that Jesus, who knows everything about you, is pleading your case before the Father. Ruth Bell Graham, wife of Billy ...

44. Loving Unconditionally

John 13:31-38

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Robert Bachelder

... world which groans in travail. We will do this not because beliefs are unimportant, but we will do this because the first claim God makes on us is to love each other, not to get our theologies right. Please do not misunderstand me here. I am not advocating the kind of attitude Chesterton had in mind when he wrote that tolerance is the virtue of a people who do not believe in anything. That is a passive kind of tolerance and is grounded in uncaring ignorance. It is reflected, for example, in the often heard ...

45. Strong Faith For Tough Times

Mark 5:1-20

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James W. Moore

... the point that they have to come to the peace table. Well, we all heard the pros and cons of this sanctions’ approach in Congress in recent years. Now, what do you think? Where do you stand? Are you a crusader, a pacifist, a just war advocate, or someone who believes we can wage war with international sanctions? By the way, this very day, I have Christian friends who strongly subscribe to each one of these different positions… and they all base their view on their Christian faith and they all document ...

46. The Healing of the Gerasene Demoniac

Mark 5:1-20

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James W. Moore

47. Through The Storm, Through The Night

Luke 18:1-8

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Frank Lyman

... : Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home." Thomas Dorsey is the widow in Jesus' parable. He wants assurance, the assurance that he has an Advocate who listens and intercedes. Jesus is our Advocate. Before he ascended to heaven he said he would send his Holy Spirit. Our answered prayers, prayed in persistence, are testimony that the Holy Spirit, our Advocate, never deserts us. I close with the words of H. Jackson Brown who wrote, "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always ...

48. God Is Pro-Life

Exodus 20:13

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James Merritt

... ] and other Americans want, and deserve, is an Abortion-Rights Movement publicly willing to mourn the evil necessary evil though it may be that is abortion. The abortion debate has tended to focus on the question of "personhood" of the fetus. Many pro-choice advocates developed a language to assert that the fetus isn't a person, and this, over the years, has developed into a lexicon of dehumanization. Too often our rhetoric leads us to tell untruths. What McCorvey wants, it seems, is for abortion-rights ...

49. The Truth about Trouble

2 Timothy 4:16-18

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James Merritt

... , today it would be called an attorney. Well, evidently the judge had called for someone to stand in Paul's defense, but no one would stand. Not one advocate would take the case. Paul goes on to say, "but all forsook me." In a Roman law the defendant could not only employ an advocate, he could also call witnesses. In all of Rome not one person was willing to stand up or speak up for the Apostle Paul. Nobody was singing, "Stand by your man" in this trial. Paul's former friends had deserted him like rats ...

50. Acts 2:1-21

Acts 2:1-21

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Leonard Sweet

... surrounding the disciples: "Everyone who calls upon the Lord shall be saved." The invitation has been made, even in their native languages; the response is now up to them. Relating the Texts The gospel text from John relays Jesus' promises about the Holy Spirit - the "Advocate" or "Counselor" - in greater detail. The John text read this week is part of a larger section (15:26-16:33) believed to be an insertion made by a later editor of the original work. This portion of John, then, repeats but also expands ...

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