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26. Mission to Unbelievers

Luke 16:19-31

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Wallace H. Kirby

... we tell the poor, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without making effort to feed and clothe the poor, then there is a death-quality about our belief. "So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead." In my office I have a copy of the 1908 ... the unbelieving victims of our system than might mass crusades in outdoor stadiums. III Our final point of witness to unbelief will be the quality of our own lives. Perhaps this is the most crucial of all. How often we spoil the faith for someone else by the miserable ...

27. Don't Forget the Mustard

Luke 17:1-10

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Leonard Sweet

... of Alexandria, as quoted in Ancient Christian Commentary, II, Mark 4:30-34). In being like mustard, we through faith in Christ resist infection and adversity as well. Mustard enhances our own soul in addition to enhancing the life of the world. It's healing qualities, through the kingdom it represents, will help heal our illnesses as well as the world's. Jesus said we are to be salt and light to the world. And mustard. Don't forget the mustard. Jesus' parable about the mustard seed reminds us that we ...

28. 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

... . Although the original setting of the psalm is difficult to confirm, what is clear is that this prayer for the king is not about the distant future, but about Israel's present life. The emphasis in Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19—on righteousness and justice as qualities that must be mediated through the messianic king into the present life of the community of faith—provides a close parallel to Isaiah 11:1-10. Structure. Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 divides into two sections, which parallel the structure of Isaiah 11:1-10 ...

29. When Tragedy Strikes

Psalm 23:1-6

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James W. Moore

... knew how to keep up to date on all of his relationships. That's number one – a crucial lesson that sorrow teaches us – that it's important to keep up to date on our relationships. II. SECOND, IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE UP OUR LOVED ONES BEST QUALITIES AND KEEP THEM ALIVE. When someone we love dies, what do we do? What is the best tribute we can pay that loved one? What can we do? Many things… · Participate in the memorial service. · Give a memorial gift. · Send flowers. · Pray for the family. · Write ...

30. “Lord, Who May Dwell in Your Sacred Tent?”

Psalm 15:1-5

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C. Hassell Bullock

... that far in the ethical progress of Scripture, even though there are road signs here and there that we are on our way to the highest ethical plateau of loving and praying for our enemies (e.g., Lev. 19:18). The fourth set of qualities (15:5), expressed negatively, consists of two, giving us the sum total of eleven character traits. They, again, belong to the category of doing (“lends money . . . without interest” and “does not accept a bribe against the innocent”). Thus the portrait is complete, and ...

31. Proper 13

Colossians 3:1-17, Hosea 11:1-11, Luke 12:13-21

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John R. Brokhoff

... the right hand of God. Surely, the average church member has a long way to go to realize this goal set forth in this Lesson. The sermon is needed to encourage and prod members to increasingly add the transcendental dimension to their daily lives. Outline: With a transcendental quality of life a Christian a. Puts off the earthly ways of life vv. 5-8. b. Puts on the heavenly way of life a life in Christ vv. 9-10. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 107:1-9, 43 "Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast ...

32. PROPER 13

Lk 12:13-21 · Col 3:1-11 · Ecc 1:2; 2:18-26 · 2 Ki 13:14-20a

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John R. Brokhoff

... 3:1-11 1. Above (vv. 1, 2). Christians are people with an upward look. They look up because there is where Christ is. He is high and holy, and we are to be like him. We have a perpendicular dimension to life. The Christian has a transcendental quality of life. To look upward and to seek the things above means to have worthy goals, ideals, and beautiful dreams of what is excellent. Think noble thoughts. Seek the finest and the best. 2. Put (vv. 8-10). This three-letter word is often used in this pericope ...

33. Invitation to a New Life-Style

Matthew 11:25-30

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John R. Brokhoff

... living in a $25,000 rather than a $50,000 house. In our time we find that there is no money for schools, libraries, music, and the arts but we have no difficulty raising money in terms of millions for apartment complexes and perimeter malls. If we had the quality of life as a goal, we would be glad to have less of the material things of life for those things that truly enrich life. But just try to sell this to labor unions and big corporations who demand ever higher wages and profits! A New Mind Coming to ...

34. Men of Distinction

Acts 11:19-30

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Allan J. Weenink

... elegant setting of impeccable decor, dressed stylishly, and bearing all the distinguishing marks of affluent, successful men of the world. There was a thoroughbred kind of casualness in the demeanor and an aura of "we have arrived." The ads had a compelling quality. The subliminal message fairly screamed that if one used the product promoted by a particular distillery, this ultimately led to success. Or, if one had arrived, he could do no less than take part in the sacred ritual so reverently depicted. All ...

35. Good Reasons For Not Cheating

Matthew 5:17-20

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King Duncan

... hurt the company," his pastor assured him, "you hurt everybody in this city." (1) And that's true. We hurt the entire society when integrity is not maintained. WE ALSO HURT PEOPLE WE LOVE. In a 1987 U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT/CNN poll, Americans said that the quality which they thought was most important in a friend was honesty. It was considered to be more than twice as important as sharing common interests or having a sense of humor. Think how terrible it is to have a friend, or a child, or a parent, or a ...

36. What Happens When I Die?

John 14:1-4

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Donald B. Strobe

... themselves something which is immortal, imperishable, something that never dies, called the soul. The soul, of course, came from God, and at death it returns to God just as the raindrop returns to the ocean. The doctrine of immortality emphasizes the idea that there is a quality in all of us which is so powerful that it simply cannot die. We might even say that the idea of immortality dispenses with God. We do not need God, for we are immortal all by ourselves. The Bible, on the other hand, insists that ...

37. Pre-Game Analysis

I Corinthians 9:19-27

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Mark Trotter

... , whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on these things." Those are Greek qualities. The qualities of truth, honor, justice, purity, and graciousness, those are not biblical qualities, those are Greek qualities. They are the qualities that characterize the hero, the values the hero lived by. Paul is saying that is what it means to be a Christian. It is like being a hero, exemplifying in your ...

38. Love: The Happiness of a Godly Family

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

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James Merritt

... clever, My girl is dumb but good; But would I trade my girl for Paul's? You bet your life I would! Obviously, these qualities of love sound outstanding. But I want to say this about love and tell you why I believe it must be spiritually driven. I ... ." (NIV) John says apart from Jesus Christ and his cross, you will never know what true love is. You may experience some degree in quality of love, but the only act of pure love, unsullied by any taint of ulterior motive that has ever been performed in the history ...

39. Learning the Recipe for Love

Colossians 3:1-17

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Richard Gribble

... . Past hurts are like a ball and chain shackled to our leg. Unless we cut the chain we will always be hindered in our ability to move forward. Saint Paul says at the climax of the reading that we must envelop all of these virtues and qualities of his message in love, “which binds everything together in perfect harmony” (v. 14). Love is much more than eros, romantic love. It is also fileo, the love of brothers and sisters, and the greatest form of love, at least from the perspective of the Greeks, agape ...

40. Learning the Recipe for Love

Colossians 3:12-17

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Richard Gribble

... down. Past hurts are like a ball and chain shackled to our leg. Unless we cut the chain we will always be hindered in our ability to move forward. Saint Paul says at the climax of the reading that we must envelop all of these virtues and qualities of his message in love, "which binds everything together in perfect harmony" (v. 14). Love is much more than eros, romantic love. It is also fileo, the love of brothers and sisters, and the greatest form of love, at least from the perspective of the Greeks, agape ...

41. Unity in the Body of Christ

Ephesians 4:1-16

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Arthur G. Patzia

... with one another (1 Cor. 13:4; Gal. 5:22; 2 Tim. 4:2). Such mutual tolerance within the body will go a long way in maintaining a spirit of unity. The fifth virtue is love. Though it could be argued that love is not a separate quality from patience but “an amplification of what patience means” (Mitton, p. 138), love could be taken as the crowning virtue that embraces all the rest. Love is emphasized a number of times throughout the epistle (1:4; 3:17; 4:15, 16). And although love may include being ...

42. Imitating Christ's Humility

Philippians 2:1-11

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... an incentive to our way of life” (R. P. Martin, ad loc.). Self-centered preoccupation with “one’s own things” (ta heautōn) might be a mark of a “perfectionist” tendency. If indeed Paul is encouraging his friends to pay attention to the good qualities of others, this would be an appropriate preparation for his setting before them the supreme example of Christ. But equally Christ might be set before them as an example of one who placed the interests of others before his own. In the original text ...

43. Christian Maturity

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

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Preben Vang

... God’s field. No one has higher status than anyone else; God alone is the patron who employs everyone with different gifts for the same task. Second, the individual cannot hide as if only the group as a whole will be tested. God will test the quality of each member’s work (3:13). Each one is responsible for utilizing his or her gift(s) to build God’s building on the foundation of Jesus Christ (12:7). Illustrating the Text Christians whose decisions and behavior seem unchanged by God’s Spirit remain ...

44. Unity and Community (Part 1)

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

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Preben Vang

... knowledge of God by revealing how the character of Christ impacted their specific situations. In line with Old Testament understanding of wisdom and knowledge, Paul’s litmus test for whether messages of wisdom and knowledge originate from the Holy Spirit is their quality as guides for believers to know God’s will as true followers of Christ. In this way, the gifts of wisdom and knowledge connect with the gift of prophecy. Like prophecy, these can derive from a spirit foreign to God’s Spirit. When ...

45. Daniel in the Den of Lions

Daniel 6:1-28

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Ronald W. Pierce

... s person and purposes—here in his law—is meant to govern the daily conduct of believers, even in opposition to human laws. Teaching the Text 1. God’s extraordinary Spirit in Daniel. It is important to remind your listeners that the “exceptional qualities” by which Daniel distinguishes himself are the work of God’s Spirit in his life (see the comments on 6:3, above). Ask your congregation (perhaps allowing brief times of silence for personal reflection) to consider times in their lives when they ...

46. Seat of Power

Mark 10:35-45, Matthew 20:20-28

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Lori Wagner

... , to give orders, to direct, to punish. And if humans were put in charge, that’s exactly what we’d do. But it’s not the way Jesus’ kingdom works. Not the way God’s kingdom works. Ambition…. is a very human quality. Grace, humility, service…. those are very Jesus qualities. In the scripture story for today, we have James and John (and in Matthew’s story, their mother is also to blame) telling Jesus exactly this: “Lord, we want you to do for us whatever we ask.” Wow! we say. What arrogance ...

47. Proper 18

Psalm 139:1-24, Philemon 1:8-25, Philemon 1:1-7, Jeremiah 18:1--19:15, Luke 14:25-35

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William E. Keeney

... figuring the costs of the buildings. He got down to figuring how many nails it would take to put up the buildings. He talked to all the people he could contact about how best to construct the needed facilities both to save costs and to have quality buildings. He looked at what all it would take to feed the chickens, take care of possible diseases, and maximize the possibility for profit from his investment. Only then did he commit himself to go into the business. Should Christians do less in considering the ...

48. The Man From Galilee II: The Transformation Of His Call

Matthew 4:18-22

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... could help Him do this, for He saw their true talent. He looked beyond what was obvious to all, that they were fishers of fish, and deeper than what was seen on the surface, rough men weathered by the sun and the wind. Jesus looked at those inner qualities, the real nature of those men, and He knew what stalwart, courageous, daring men they could become. Of course, you see quickly now the implications of this kind of thinking. You know where I am headed with this, and you know what I am about to say. If ...

49. Proper 13

Luke 12:13-21, Psalm 49:1-20, Ecclesiastes 2:17-26, 2 Kings 13:10-25, Colossians 3:1-17

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George Bass

... find respite from his despair, because he has discovered that the person who believes that his/her work/career and possessions - one's quality of life, if you will - come from God as a gift; lives in "wisdom and knowledge and joy." The reading is mostly bad ... a loving Father, this God of ours! Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11 (RC); 3:1-11 (L, C); 3:(5-11), 12-17 (E) - "A Quality Life." 1. Christians should live on a higher level than people who do not believe in Christ and have not been baptized. Their baptism has ...

50. Where You Go — I Will Go.

Ruth 1:1-22

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Robert A. Kramer

... words of Kahil Gibran, (The Treasure of Kahil Gibran) “Love is the only freedom in the world because it so elevates the spirit that the laws of humanity do not alter its course,” also confront them. ____ and ____ have found this freeing quality in each other’s presence. Some insight to the self occurs when we are valued, treasured, loved. Some new encounter with untouched feelings, ideas, abilities re-creates us. The partnership becomes more than the sum of two persons uniting. It is the budding of ...

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