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Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... mother-in-law’s relative, Boaz. Soon, she and Boaz become betrothed, and Ruth is sent with grain upon her back symbolizing that important betrothal. But it is not only a betrothal to Boaz. It is also a betrothal to God. As her marriage to Boaz is consummated, Ruth becomes a part of the Jewish community, and in doing so, becomes a key link in the covenant lineage of the future messiah. She has proven her loyalty while gleaning the grains of God’s fields –an act of worship and humility. Her marriage at ...

27. Epiphany 8

Hosea 2:2-23, Mark 2:18-22, 2 Corinthians 3:1-6

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Russell F. Anderson

... refers to himself as the bridegroom (Mark 2:19). The church then becomes the bride and is referred to as such in the book of Revelation. It might be more accurate to refer to the relationship of God and his people as an engagement, with the consummation of the relationship and the marriage feast taking place in the kingdom of heaven. The mission of the church is to announce the marriage of Christ and his church. Outline: 1. Hosea announces a renewal of the (marriage) covenant of God with Israel. God will ...

28. Easter 5

John 13:31-38, Revelation 21:1-27, Revelation 19:1-10, Acts 14:8-20, Leviticus 19:1-37, Acts 14:21-28, Psalm 145:1-21

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George Bass

... and the risen Lord, he sees the Lamb of God, Jesus and his Bride, the church, which is ready for the marriage. It is a vision of the church's response to the goodness of God that, over the years and centuries, prepares it for the final consummation when there will no longer be a church triumphant and a church militant. An angel of the Lord dictated to John: "Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb," adding, "These are true words of God." The message to the church ...

29. And Then The End

Matthew 24:1-35

Sermon

... stand out in bold relief. What is that promise? "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, as a testimony to all nations; and then the end will come." The end will come. Not as threat. Not as damnation. But as promise and as consummation. Imagine if you will, imagine if you can, the utter absurdity of standing in a line that stretches around an entire city block only to find that the end of the line is the beginning of the line. The line moves, and you move in the line, but ...

30. On Being Lifted Beyond Ourselves

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... Christ as something above mere humanistic manipulation, as well intentioned as that might be. It reveals the coming kingdom of Christ as the business of the Holy Spirit, who will build his kingdom, generation by generation, using willing and sensitive and committed human beings as his agents in the actual consummation of the coming kingdom. Christians are called to be, in their time, links in the coming of that kingdom - his kingdom. Thus Paul’s dream will be joyfully realized: "All history will find its ...

31. Chapter VII

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... long term payments. In many people it produces feelings of guilt and of personal worthlessness. Some of the frequent problems many counselors and pastors deal with spin off of sexual experiences outside of marriage. People often are made sexually frigid after a marriage is consummated because of sexual license that occurred before it. Or, they begin to feel like things because they have been used by those who thought of them as no more than a shoe to be tried on and then flipped into a corner. People can ...

32. Family Feud

Genesis 29:15-30

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... AAAUURRGGH" - a blood-curdling scream coming from within the marriage chamber. Jacob comes rushing out, looking right and left, then standing center stage, he yells again: "AAAUURRGGH." The audience knows what he is screaming about. Last night, the marriage that he consummated was not with his beloved Rachel, but rather her older sister, Leah. Hers was not the face that launched a thousand ships but instead the face that would stop a clock. Jacob is understandably displeased. He has been hoodwinked (or veil ...

33. No Longer Orphans

John 14:15-31

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Donald B. Strobe

... and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (Phil. 2:10-11) That is the final consummation of His coming, to be sure. But until then, our task is not to sit around gazing at the heavens, or to set dates, but ... the Messiah has come. But nevertheless orthodox Christianity proclaims that the Messiah has come. What we await is the full and final consummation of His coming. What shall we do until then? Here is where some startling words of our Lord seem to apply. In ...

34. Advent 2

Matthew 3:1-12, Romans 14:1--15:13, Isaiah 11:1-16, Psalm 72:1-20

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

... bequest to humanity. But it is well to remember that the sweet baby Jesus is the one who died a brutal death on Calvary's tree. ADVENT 2: THE CELEBRATION On the First Sunday of Advent our concentration was on the Church's eschatological hope, the consummation of all things under the rule of Christ. We were as "far out" in time as it is possible to get. All of the lessons today remind Christians that "spiritually we are all Semites." The Old Testament lesson beautifully expresses the ideal of messianic rule ...

35. It Was the Birthday of a King

Matthew 1:18-25

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James Merritt

... considered legally married even though the marriage ceremony would not occur for a year. Now we know that this marriage had not been consummated, for we are told that Mary had become pregnant "before they came together." (v.18) Joseph, who was "a just man" (v.19 ... cradle. It is determined by that doctrine. But there is one other thing to be said about this birth. III. It Was a Birth That Was Consummated the Son of God In v.1 of this chapter we are told that Jesus was the Son of David, and the Son of Abraham. ...

36. Settle for an F

Hebrews 13:1-8

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Leonard Sweet

... or not, whether it makes sense or not on any given day. It means fidelity and intimate involvement, commitment to another, sometimes at great personal cost (think of Hosea). Both leaving and cleaving are covenantal, but the true covenant has to lead to consummation. Thus the third "I Do" of a covenantal relationship is "to become one flesh." The faithfulness of a covenant is expressed in sexual fidelity. The Hebrew basar, flesh, has an element of frailty associated with it. We are all creatures of infirmity ...

37. Ephesians 1:3-14

Ephesians 1:3-14

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Leonard Sweet

... s redemption plan includes the entire creation. Paul abandoned everything to serve a no hope/without God people like the Gentiles. He did everything he could to let the love flow. But until the consummation of the age to come, there will be hostile powers. But because of what God has done in Christ, we can begin to experience that consummation now. The new age is a present reality. We no longer have to live according to the old order, thanks to "the richness of his grace," which God "lavished on us with all ...

38. Easter Day

Isaiah 25:1-12, Mark 16:1-20, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, John 20:1-9

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John R. Brokhoff

... God's concern and salvation. God desires all people to live forever with him. God wishes all people to repent and come to him. He does not desire the loss of one soul. 2. Feast (v. 6). In the Old Testament a feast is symbolic of the consummation of God's salvation. He has conquered all evil powers, including death. Now comes the victory dinner. A television beer commercial uses this idea. After a difficult and dangerous task, workers meet for a glass of beer to celebrate. It is God who prepares and provides ...

39. Here Comes the Bridegroom

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

James Merritt

... bride's home to claim his bride. Together the bride and groom and their attendants would then parade through the streets proclaiming that the wedding feast was about to begin. They would go back to the groom's house for the wedding feast and the physical consummation of the marriage. The procession was usually at night and lamps or torches were used by the wedding party to light their way there and to attract attention to bystanders that a wedding feast was taking place. Now it was this third phase of the ...

40. The Knot: Bound

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... begins to wait for the one he believes God brings to him who would be someone who loves God like he does. Then the two of them get married, leave the home of their parents, seek God to build their new home, and then allow God sexually, as they consummate their marriage bind them together. They then become one. What I just described to you is exactly the opposite of our culture, which is hook up, shack up and break up. The word for “one” there is actually used of God himself when it says, “The Lord our ...

41. Gift

2 Corinthians 8:16--9:5, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... formula to mark the citation as such, it is possible to tell from the distinctive style of the statement that Paul is citing Isaiah 55:10 (cf. D.-A. Koch). Isaiah 55:1–13 is a hymn of joy and triumph that celebrates the approaching consummation of Israel’s restoration. God’s promise about Israel’s restoration will be fulfilled as surely as the rain from heaven that falls upon the earth causes germination and ultimately provides seed to the sower and bread to the eater (vv. 10–11). More than ...

42. The Blood of Christ

Hebrews 9:11-28

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... those who are waiting for him (cf. Phil. 3:20; 2 Tim. 4:8). Thus, in keeping with the finality of Christ’s sacrifice, the purpose of the second appearance of Christ does not have to do with the problem of sin but with the consummation of the eschatological age begun in his first advent. The possibility of eschatological salvation depends squarely upon the reality of Christ’s atonement for sin. Thus Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people. This last clause probably constitutes a ...

43. The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh

Nahum 1:1-15

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... Red Sea, and the Jordan. Nahum sees it as achieved again when Yahweh acts in history. There is no suggestion that Nahum is referring to “eschatological” events, events associated with the ultimate consummation of Yahweh’s purpose in history in the future, at the End. Or if Nahum is referring to that ultimate consummation, he is doing so in order to encourage his hearers to see the historical events he is about to describe as constituting a particular embodiment of that ultimate purpose. History does ...

44. Justice and Mercy, Not Fasting

Zechariah 7:1-14

Understanding Series

Pamela J. Scalise

... this end soon after Darius’s fourth year. The Lord was at work fulfilling promises and blessing the people, but the end had not arrived. God’s plans have not reached their final fulfillment, but God’s work has not ceased. Fulfillment is going on, but consummation is awaited. The other aspect of God’s work—calling out a holy people who live justly, rightly, and compassionately—remains constant (1:3–4; 7:9–10; 8:16–17). 7:1 A final date formula marks the beginning of the third section of the ...

45. Judgment on Israel's Enemies

Zechariah 9:1-8

Understanding Series

Pamela J. Scalise

... extended the time of waiting for the realization of God’s reign into the uncalculated future. We should now read the rest of the book, Zechariah 9–14, as prophecy about this time of waiting between the fourth year of Darius and the consummation that God will accomplish. In Zechariah 9 the pax Persiana is over. God reappears as the divine warrior who saves the people. This “oracle” begins with an announcement of judgment against Israel’s neighbors to the north and west, naming seven places familiar ...

46. Thanksgiving and Prayer

Philippians 1:1-11

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... sign of the work of grace that had begun to be accomplished in their lives when they first believed the saving message. Paul voices his conviction that he who began a good work in them, will carry it on (cf. 2:13) until it reaches its consummation at the advent of Christ. Similarly in 1 Thessalonians 5:24, after praying that the readers may be preserved “blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,” Paul and his companions affirm, “The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.” Salvation ...

47. Sermonon the Mount: The Beatitudes

Matthew 5:1-12, Matthew 5:13-16

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... of heaven.” So we can preach the kingdom arriving in Jesus. And the rest of the beatitudes are cast in the future tense: “they will be comforted” (etc.). So we should communicate that there is still a day to come when God will bring the consummation of the kingdom. Balancing both realities is important for the church to live well in the time of the “already and not yet.” 2. Jesus’ followers find their identity and mission in covenantal relationship with God. It is important to notice that 5:13 ...

48. Sabbath Controversies with the Pharisees

Matthew 12:1-14

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... preach about the greatness of Jesus (i.e., law = bad; Jesus = good), we might follow Matthew’s lead. We might help people understand how Jesus, as a good Jew, kept the Torah. And we might help them understand how, as the Jewish Messiah, he was the consummate teacher and embodiment of the Torah, even though he will call his followers to obedience to his commands after his resurrection (28:20 [see comments there]). In the end, Jesus rightly places mercy at the center of his teaching on God’s law. And so ...

49. The Revelation of Jesus Christ

Revelation 1:1-3

Teach the Text

J. Scott Duvall

... of urgency and abandonment to the purposes of God (i.e., as though it were our last day). From another vantage point, the “end” is always imminent in the sense that we could die at any time. One caution is in order here. The “nearness” of the final consummation should not be misinterpreted as permission to engage in speculation or date setting about end-time events. Jesus explicitly said that it was our job not to know times and dates set by the Father but to do what we’ve been told to do as his ...

50. All Night Long

Song of Songs 3:1-11

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... 7:9) 3:6–5:8 Review · The king’s first proposal:The two-character approach to the Song identifies this unit as a segment of what was probably a longer royal nuptial song honoring the marriage of Solomon and the maiden and celebrating the consummation of their love (cf. Psalm 45). However, this understanding of the poem cannot adequately account for the maiden’s second night search for her lover, nor her charge to the harem women concerning the absent lover and their response (5:8–9). The refrain in ...

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