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26. Jesus Inaugurates the Disciple Band and Conquers the Unclean Spirits

Mark 1:14-20, Mark 1:21-28

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Grant R. Osborne

... in 1:15). Interpretive Insights 1:16 walked beside the Sea of Galilee. This does not occur at the start of Jesus’s Galilean ministry; in fact, it may be several weeks into it. In John 1:19–51 Jesus meets Andrew and Simon, Philip and Nathaniel, who are disciples of the Baptist, and calls them to himself. At some later time he comes to them while they are fishing. The Sea of Galilee, or Lake Gennesaret (see Mark 6:53; Luke 5:1), is about thirteen miles long and seven miles wide at its widest point and ...

27. Many Disciples Desert Jesus

John 6:60-71

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... called and chosen (cf. Mark 3:13–19 and parallels). In John’s Gospel the call of at least four of them has been recorded (1:35–51), but their existence as a group is made explicit only here (cf., however, the twelve baskets gathered by Jesus’ disciples in v. 13). Simon Peter, whose role was a relatively minor one in the narrative of their call (1:42), now appears as the group’s spokesman. He acknowledges Jesus’ words as the words of eternal life and Jesus as God’s Holy One. The faith of ...

28. Converts Or Disciples?

Matthew 28:16-20

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William G. Carter

... cup of cold water to these little ones will not lose their reward. Humble yourself like a little child. Pick up your cross and follow me. Forgive one another seventy times seven. Just as you did it to the least of these, you did it to me. This is where disciples are made: by sitting at the feet of the teacher. He said to those who are baptized, “You have to learn everything I have commanded you. And then you have to live everything I have taught.” This is his commission, and it’s going to take us a ...

29. The Disciples' Tenebrae

Mark 12:13-17

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Jerry Eckert

... is dark, except for the candle at the pulpit, one at the lectern, and the Christ candle on the altar. (The candles will be taken care of by the Pastor.) Pastor: On our altar are a number of candles. The tall white one represents Jesus, who told his disciples, "I am the light of the world. He that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." "The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it." First Person: Andrew (1), a follower of John the Baptist, had come ...

30. The Master Has Come - And Calls Disciples

Mark 1:14-20

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... one I’ll come back." We all need a friend. Jesus chose the twelve to be his friends. Who were they? Nobody. What qualifications did they have? None. How much training, influence, expertise, did they possess? Zero. But, he said to them, "Follow me." He took them on to be disciples. And, later on, he said to them, "No longer do I call you servants. Now I call you my friends." He took a bow! of water and a towel and got down on his knees in front of them, and washed their feet. He said, "My body I give, and ...

31. Maundy Thursday: Seeing Ourselves in the Disciples

Matthew 26:17-30

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Brett Blair

... not always God’s means. We see with the vision of the immediate. God sees with the vision of eternity. God knows. We only think that we know. And then there is Simon Peter how impetuous he was. Always willing to look before he leaped. When Jesus told the disciples that they would all fall away, it was Simon Peter who shouted Lord, thou they all fall away, I will never leave your side. But Simon Peter did fall away. He denied Jesus not once but three times. He would remind us that to follow the master we ...

32. Opposition from Pharisees and Disciples

Mark 8:14-21, Mark 8:22-26

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Gary M. Burge

... be granted only by faith and trust. Jesus resolutely “left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side” (8:13). The lack of understanding that Jesus encountered in Dalmanutha now accompanies him in the boat (8:14–21). Jesus warns the disciples, who have only one loaf of bread with them on the voyage, to “watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod” (8:15). “Yeast” is a leaven that ferments in dough, causing it to rise. In Jesus’s warning, the “yeast” appears ...

33. A Complicated Disciple

John 18:15-27

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King Duncan

... have been me . . . and it could have been you . . . denying Christ. That’s why this story has been told millions of times over these two thousand years. It’s our story. That doesn’t keep it from stinging. After all, Peter was the chief of Jesus’ disciples. If he could fall, anybody could fall. And, of course, that is exactly the point. Anybody can fall. In one of his books, writer Philip Yancey tells about a friend of his who is a recovering alcoholic. Tom’s a Christian, but has had a difficult ...

34. Jesus Is Anointed and Celebrates the Passover with His Disciples

Matthew 26:1-5, Matthew 26:6-13, Matthew 26:14-16, Matthew 26:17-30

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Jeannine K. Brown

... alabaster jar of very expensive perfume. Perfumes were used in preparing a body for burial. If the woman intended her actions to prepare for Jesus’ burial (26:12), then it is ironic that she, although not privy to Jesus’ passion predictions, understands his mission, while his disciples, who have heard of his coming death four times now, do not (16:21; 17:22–23; 20:17–19; 26:1–2). 26:11 The poor you will always have with you. Jesus justifies the unnamed woman’s act of anointing him for burial ...

35. Making Disciples

2 Corinthians 3:1-6

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Donald Charles Lacy

... Spirit in our day and time is almost more than we can handle. It is like another Day of Pentecost has come upon us. We have witnessed some glorious proof in the pudding! Saint Paul and his co-workers knew first hand that the Spirit gives life. Disciples are made as this wonder of wonders works in the daily lives of precious people. It is indispensable in our ministries to convert others that we be permeated or at least profoundly influenced by this Spirit. As we get more and more acquainted with this force ...

36. Make Disciples—Intentionally

Matthew 28:16-20

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J. Howard Olds

... How come no girls at the school love me at all?" Checking out the scene, searching around the edges, trying to find out what a disciple might really be. Sam Shoemaker some years ago jotted down this creed for his life entitled “I Stand by the Door." The first three or ... far out, The door is the most important door in the world. It is the door through which men walk when they find God. A disciple is one who searches and checks out the scene. What they need most at that moment of life is not a sermon from a ...

37. The Calling of the First Disciples

Luke 5:1-11

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... s editorial activity heightens the pathos of this scene, leaving the reader with a sense of empathy for the fallen Peter. Following Jesus’ resurrection, Mark only mentions the angel (or “young man”) at the tomb, who commands the frightened women to tell Peter and the disciples that Jesus will appear to them in Galilee (16:7), but no actual appearance is recorded (Mark 16:9–20 had not yet been attached to the ending of Mark’s Gospel when Luke made use of this document). Luke, however, reports in 24 ...

38. The Cost of Being a Disciple

Luke 14:25-35

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... to allow. Now Jesus addresses those people who may enter the kingdom. Entry is not easy, however; it has a price. Jesus cites two stipulations (vv. 26–27) and two examples (vv. 28–32) of the costs involved in following him. First, whoever would be a disciple of Jesus must love Jesus more than his or her own family; indeed, more than his own father and mother, the very persons one is commanded to honor (Exod. 20:12). This is a radical requirement and only underscores the place of preeminence that Jesus ...

39. Faces of Failure: The Disciples

Mark 4:35-41

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Don Tuttle

... will be. The wind and waves batter us all sooner or later. And in that time you might be tempted to fear. You might be tempted to doubt Jesus’ love. You might be tempted to ask, “Do you not care that I am perishing?” When that time comes, remember the disciples that day on the Sea of Galilee. Remember how they moved from fear of the storm to fear of the Lord. Remember how they moved from alarm at the power of the wind and the waves to awe at the power of Jesus. Remember how they moved from the failure ...

40. Counsel for Discouraged Disciples

Habakkuk 1:1-4

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... Do not be impatient. There is a way out, and it will be made plain in time. Remember that faith is essential for a person who lives for what is right." The selection read from Luke’s record emphasizes the same theme. Jesus had been talking to his disciples about some of the trying experiences he was sure they soon would be encountering. Then he told them a parable which, according to Luke, was to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. The parable was about a widow who tried to get ...

41. The Cost Of Being A Disciple

Luke 14:25-35

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... obey his commands and demonstrate his Spirit of love and forgiveness in all that we say and do. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, you know us better than we know ourselves. You are aware that we have often failed to be your faithful disciples. Forgive us, we pray, and fill us with your Holy Spirit that we may willingly give up all that we have in order to follow you faithfully. Amen. Offertory Prayer Lord, Jesus Christ, with these gifts we commit ourselves anew to being your faithful ...

42. The Difference Disciples Make

Matthew 5:13-16

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J. Howard Olds

... t walk down the streets of Old Jerusalem even today without a leg of lamb slapping you in the face, or a salted fish looking you in the eye. Salt kept meat from spoiling. Without it all of life became rotten and rancid. The first disciples had no problem getting the point. You, my disciples, are the salt of the earth, the preservers of society. There are some questions, it seems to me, that salty people ought to be asking in our day. Sometimes we get used to things that I’m not so sure are good things to ...

43. Tough Talk for Tentative Disciples

John 6:56-69

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... mere emotion. It is, rather, action. I invite you to choose to see it as an acronym, F-A-I-T-H. F-A-I-T-H stands for Forsaking-All-I-Trust-Him. Jesus says, "Any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple" (Luke 14:33). When we receive Christ by faith, we then receive the second great possession of those who come to Christ completely. It is the possession of Christian experience. It is evidenced over time in new desires, new goals, new direction for your life, a full heart, and in ...

44. What If the Disciples Had Email and One of the Disciples Was a Woman?

Luke 13:10-17

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... six days in the week when healing the sick was lawful, and what earthly reason did he have for doing this on the sabbath? Technically he was right, Jesus did break sabbath laws, and I couldn't imagine how he was going to respond because the rest of his disciples and I knew in our hearts that he had done the right thing. Jesus turned it right back on them and called them hypocrites. He said that there was not a single one of us who would not water our livestock on the sabbath and technically speaking that ...

45. Just-Say-The-Word Disciples

Luke 7:1-10

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Leonard Sweet

... and Israel’s early salvation history. Luke’s text turns from Jesus’ preaching and teaching to prophetic power and miracles in today’s reading. The focus of Luke’s narrative narrows down to Jesus for the first half of this encounter. The disciples and other followers drop from view. As Jesus enter Capernaeum his reputation precedes him, since he is known to a certain “centurion” — that is, a Roman soldier in charge of one hundred men. Remarkably this centurion sends members of the local ...

46. Jesus’ First Disciples

John 1:35-42

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... must know whom they follow. In 1:35–42 John the Baptist sees Jesus and repeats the identification given at Jesus’s baptism (1:36, repeating 1:29). He then ushers his disciples into Jesus’s company. The language here is important. The first question of the disciples, “Where are you staying?” (1:38), employs a vital word for John. “Staying” or “abiding” (Greek menō) appears throughout the Gospel (forty times) and describes the union of the believer with Christ (see, e.g., 8:31, 35; 14 ...

47. Jesus Prays for His Disciples

John 17:6-19

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Wayne H. Keller

... an invitation of self-giving. Pastor: It requires hard work in the face of disappointment. People: We know that it means going on when it seems that everyone else has given up. Pastor: We can know that, no matter what, Jesus who prayed for his disciples continues to pray for us through the pleasure and the pain. Therefore, we need to support and encourage each other. People: Because of Jesus' prayer, we offer this support and encouragement as we celebrate the life of faith together. So be it! Hymn of Praise ...

48. What Makes Those Disciples So Darn Happy?

Luke 24:36-49

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Mark Ellingsen

... us. He cannot really be himself without us. You see, however, none of this would have happened if Jesus had just remained right here on earth. "Oh," but you say, "it would be so nice to have Jesus here now with us; it would make it easier to believe. The disciples had it easy; they had him among them." Well, people, let me tell you; we have Jesus among us right here - plain as day. If Jesus had not ascended into heaven, God would not be with us in all of the good things of life that we experience. At least ...

49. Recognizing His Disciples

John 13:31-35

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Donald Charles Lacy

... Lord's love practiced in the churches always has a way of moving beyond the walls, so the world can experience our trademark. When we begin to grow old, we sense the Lord is still pleading for us to love one another, so the world will know we are his disciples, and it seems to become more preciously piercing. It is his way of letting us know he has not given up on his children. The message is the same. We cannot alter it and he refuses to grant an abridgement. The Christ of the ages keeps right on insisting ...

50. The Calling of the First Disciples

Matthew 4:18-22

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... of Matthew’s five great discourses sit within Matthew 4:17–16:20, each focused on announcing God’s kingdom. In the first (chaps. 5–7), Jesus proclaims his manifesto of the kingdom. In the second (chap. 10), Jesus empowers and instructs his disciples for kingdom ministry. In the third (chap. 13), Jesus reveals more about God’s kingdom, including its manifestation in two stages, so that its present expression has a hidden quality. This goes a long way to explain the growing rejection of Jesus’s ...

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