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26. Imitation and Role Modeling

1 Corinthians 10:23--11:1, 1 Corinthians 10:14-22

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Preben Vang

... litmus test for being a Christian is not simply a matter of adherence to statements about salvation through Christ. Paul’s issue in Corinth is that some claim a truth about their freedom (no law requires them to abstain from certain foods) while disregarding their responsibility to Christ’s community. Paul’s corrective is a call to imitate Christ. In fact, Paul’s whole theological endeavor is to let Christ’s life evidence Christ’s teaching and to use that (rather than law) as the directive for ...

27. Disrespect Can Be Deadly

1 Sam 2:12-36

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... him as if he does not have authority over them. In a New Testament or modern context, disrespect for God’s royal authority may take many specific forms, depending on one’s circumstances. But at the most fundamental level, we disrespect God anytime we disregard his revealed moral will and by our attitudes and actions deny his authority over our lives. Now, as then, God will confront those who treat him with disrespect. In the case of Eli and his sons, they lose their lives and their priestly dynasty ...

28. The Knowledge of God

Malachi 2:1-9

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... on you; and I shall curse your blessings. Indeed I shall curse them.” In verse 3, the nature of the curse is brought out more clearly. Yahweh will not limit his curse to the priests but will extend it to their children. He will also disregard their festivals, which were the occasions when the priests received food from the people; so when there was an economic depression, the priests were the first to suffer. At this time, the sacrifices being presented are unacceptable to the Lord. He puts them in the ...

29. Questions about Worship, Gifts, and Order

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... it) in the expression of her gift. For both now participate in worship in a new order in Christ (1 Cor. 12:13; 2 Cor. 5:17; Gal. 3:28; Col. 3:11). This does not mean, however, that in the Lord woman is free to disregard man, nor is man free to disregard woman. The truth is that they are dependent on each other, and both are dependent on God. As before, the Corinthians are urged to form their own conclusions based on Paul’s presentation (11:13). But they are reminded as they do that nature reveals this ...

30. Unstoppable Love

Mark 1:40-45

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Charley Reeb

... taboo of leprosy. Lepers were unclean, condemned to live away from the community. They were even separated from their own families. They couldn’t worship with their faith community. They were completely ostracized. Yet Jesus disregarded the taboo and loved this leper. Jesus was always disregarding cultural boundaries and rules, especially when it came to relating to people. He reached out to hated tax collectors, oppressed women, and unclean lepers. He healed on the sabbath and didn’t care which laws ...

31. True North

Matthew 22:34-40

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Charley Reeb

... can hear the sarcasm, “Teacher, which commandment is the greatest?” He thought, “I got him. No matter what he says he’s going to be trapped. He can’t get this right! If he says one rule is more important, people are going to get mad that he is disregarding all the other laws.” The Pharisee was a lot like people today who see religion as a set of rules and laws and God as the punisher of those who break the rules. I know many folks who grew up thinking that religion was about following the rules ...

32. Job's Third Reply to Eliphaz

Job 23:1--24:25

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... kill the poor and needy (categories of oppressed persons seen above in v. 4, along with the orphan and widow in v. 3). In their eager exploitation of the poor and defenseless, the wicked—like murderers—bring their victims’ lives to an end with callous disregard. The first phrase of in the night . . . like a thief forms a sort of merismus, in which the whole of a matter is suggested by the listing of its parts, with the initial reference to “daylight” at the beginning of verse 14. The wicked get ...

33. To Be Spared from the Lord’s Judgment on the Wicked

Psalm 28:1-9

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... crime. The issue is not whether or not there will be a judgment but the degree of the judgment. Moreover, the reason given for their judgment in verse 5 is not their abuse of the speaker or even of God’s people in general but their disregard of the works of the Lord. This implies the context of the judgment is larger than the circumstances facing the speaker. Psalm 28 echoes the psalms of temple entry (see the Introduction). Verse 3’s description of the “doers of evil” (Hb. pōʿalê ʾāwen, NIV ...

34. The Penitential Psalm

Psalm 51:1-19

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... , a plant, was used in cleansing rituals (Lev. 14:4, 49; Num. 19:18). The image of sins becoming whiter than snow is also found in Isa. 1:18. The image of Yahweh’s hiding his face is normally used in laments with a negative sense of disregarding the speaker of the psalm, but here my sins are the object. 51:8 The bones you have crushed: While this phrase clearly refers to some kind of previous punishment that Yahweh himself has caused, it need not necessarily be physical. For example, the Hb. behind “my ...

35. Walking On Our Hands

John 8:31-41

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J. Will Ormond

... also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God" (Hebrews 12:1-2). Is that not an invitation to a wild and exhilarating freedom? "If the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8:36). "

36. God's Most Unmistakable Message

John 20:1-9

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Don M. Aycock

... that those who sincerely try to order their lives by God's will usually work out a system of obligations, to which they hold themselves and seek to hold others. That is what happened in Jesus' day. Jesus had scandalized these good folk by disregarding some of the practices which 55they considered God's law. He broke the Sabbath knowingly and refused to follow dietary laws. For him, God was the ultimate authority, and not the religious leaders' understandings of God. But the guardians of the faith were not ...

37. Thankful Living

Joel 2:18-27

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John A. Stroman

... that is "very good." Third, let us affirm our thanksgiving by affirming our love for the God of creation. Could you take any thing that is precious and meaningful to someone you love and who loves you and destroy it? If we love God how can we have disregard for God's creation? Because God has created the earth, it has a worth all of it own. This is my Father's world ... His hand the wonders wrought. Creation is precious because of the one who has given it to us. The quality of our thanksgiving, compassion ...

38. Miracle Three: Healing A Leper

Mark 1:40-45

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Harold H. Lentz

... so doing break down the false barriers of color, religion, and sex. Forgivable Disobedience · Civil disobedience was the rage a few years ago. It taught that if a law was thought to be unjust, it was permissible for a person to disregard it. Right, or justice, was given priority over legislative bungling. Moral righteousness was placed ahead of flawed justice. In this miracle, the leper disobeyed the command to keep his distance from other people. He brushed aside this law and approached Christ reverently ...

39. Miracle Ten: Healing A Blind Beggar

Mark 10:46-52

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Harold H. Lentz

... and the stories of his miracles had become widespread. So when he learned of the presence of Christ, a great hope surged up in the heart of the beggar. So he cried out, hoping Christ would hear him. When he was told to be quiet he disregarded the admonition and continued all the louder. His cries caught the ear of Christ, who must have sensed a need of healing. So Jesus stopped and ordered that Bartimaeus be brought to him. When they were together, though he knew what Bartimaeus wanted, Christ asked the ...

40. The Heart Of The Matter

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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Robert P. Hines

... day, and so on. The problem was not that the people of Israel did not understand what God wanted. The heart of the matter was that they really wanted something else. They wanted to decide for themselves what was right and wrong, and so they disregarded the law of God at best, and they willfully disobeyed it at worst. This was the heart of the conflict between the kings and the various prophets in Israel's history. Elijah opposed King Ahab because Ahab permitted and encouraged the worship of other gods ...

41. Awake, Christ Is Coming

Romans 13:8-14

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Richard Hasler

... of Baghdad and they are going to be on it." Erma's scintillating wit reminds us that there is a right time for action in all walks of life. Farmers know a right time exists for planting and harvesting, and they know what will happen if they disregard the opportune moment. Investors in stocks know that there is a right time and not a few of them are turning their eyes right now to the so-called Pacific Rim countries and their booming economic markets. Athletes are conscious of the right time. A football game ...

42. Let's Live

Isaiah 1:1-31

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Richard L. Sheffield

... too easy for us to reply: "Boy, God really had it in for them, didn't he? I wonder what they did, or didn't do?" But as Henry Sloane Coffin, writing in The Interpreter's Bible, notes: "...the word of God has a most perturbing way of disregarding dates and of making truth contemporary."1 It's always important in reading the scriptures to be sure you know what it said to those who heard it said for the first time. We need to understand the historical context, the situation of the people involved, the meaning ...

43. Sermons

Sermon

John R. Bodo

... individuality, is not for sale at all. This is the person Jesus wants the most: the scholar or scientist who will pursue truth wherever it may lead; the citizen of the world who accepts all human beings as sisters and brothers in utter disregard of national, racial, or class labels; the true "humanist" whose curiosity and compassion encompass everything human, but who also hungers and thirsts for meaning beyond this brittle life.... Have you lost a twin -- someone in whose death half of you seems dead? Are ...

44. Words, Words, Word

John 1:1-18

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Alex Gondola

... spoken my 25,000 and my wife [who was apparently the "house spouse"], hasn't started her 30,000." We sometimes may feel not just that we're swimming in words but that we're drowning in a sea of words. "Talk is cheap." We may disregard or depreciate words. Word depreciation is bad news for preachers. Doctors have pills. Dentists have drills. Accountants have bills. Preachers have words. Words are our tools. So, I get nervous when someone like Edgar Guest says; "I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day ...

45. Prayers for the Sundays After Easter

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... is protected and your children cared for. Forgive us for misusing time and place. When we shorten our days by a wanton spending of health, when we use time for the advancement of our selfish goals, when we exhaust the harvest of the environment, when we disregard the gentle balance of nature, forgive us. We need to kneel before you with broken and contrite hearts. Grant us a vision that will respect and care for the time and the place you have given us. When we look about the world we see how graciously ...

46. Prayers for Memorial Day, Election, Thanksgiving

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... it. Forgive our blindness. But what are the chances of each of us being nice to each other next Tuesday? What are the chances for the establishment of peace? Our doubts assail us. The immensity of the conflict intimidates us. So we begin by praying from our need. We disregard the discordant voices within us, that we might speak to you from our hearts. This is a matter of faith. Grant us courage to meet the test. We come to you, we admit, because there is no other place to go. We have arrived at the end of ...

47. God Knows!

2 Samuel 11:1-27

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Robert R. Kopp

... , Discovering an unplayable lie, we kick the ball toward the fairway ... Or on the sly we take an extra "mulligan." Or we refuse to count the additional stroke for a lost ball because the rough, in our opinion, is not cut sufficiently. Or we disregard the out-of-bounds marker on account of our philosophical objection to unnatural hazards. Gradually, and probably imperceptibly, we grant ourselves a selective exemption from the rules of golf ... The one thing we improve in the process isn't our game, but the ...

48. Safely Through The Waters

Isaiah 43:1-13

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Robert A. Hausman

... to the top of the heap. Having led such a shallow existence based on such poor values, we have nothing to fall back on when the real tragedies of life occur. Then, like Israel, we weep and complain: "My way is hidden from the Lord, and my right is disregarded by my God" (Isaiah 40:27). Then, we stretch out our hands in despair, but there is no one to comfort us (cf. Lamentations 1:17). We need to look honestly at our situation. We need to acknowledge our sinfulness. We need to stand under the bright light ...

49. The Lenten Season

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John R. Brokhoff

... not deal with the passion and cross. A compromise may be made under the circumstances to hold the Lenten services on Sunday evenings. c. Sunday mornings. If it is possible to hold services during Lent only on Sunday mornings, the preacher may feel impelled to disregard the lectionary during Lent and preach on Lenten themes. This would be most regrettable, but it may be better than failing to deal with the passion and cross, the heart of our faith. Surely, the cross is to some extent in every sermon, but ...

50. Lent 1

Mt 4:1-11 · Rom 5:12-21 · Gen 2:7 - 3:7 · Ps 32

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Russell F. Anderson

... a question which raises doubts concerning the content of God's commands. "Did God say...?" The New International Version precedes the word "say" with the adverb "really." That addition "really" captures the intent of this question. Through the centuries people have justified their blatant disregard for God's clear command by rationalizing: It seems that God is saying thus and so but it isn't really what he is saying. Of course, God didn't really say what Satan suggested, that Adam and Eve could eat of any ...

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