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26. A Glory Revealed by Abiding

John 8:31-41

Sermon

... keep them instead grasping the strong, sure hand of our Good Shepherd? By abiding. Simply abiding. Three times in John’s Gospel we are urged by our Lord to abide. In our text we are exhorted to abide in, live in, sink our roots deeply into Jesus’ Word, and thereby remain united to Christ himself. In John 15 we also read, "I am the Vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me and I in him, he it is who bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing." And later in the same chapter: "As the ...

27. God’s Love and Ours

1 John 4:7-21, 1 John 5:1-12

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... 5:4b The link concepts in other passages are: “Son of God” and “life” in 5:12–13, “love” in 4:18–19, “living” in 4:12–13, “from God” in 4:6–7, “spirit” in 3:24–4:1, “truth” in 3:18–19, “love” in 3:10–11, “remain … continue” in 2:27–28, and the end of the age in 2:17–18. New sections clearly begin at 1:5, 2:3, and 2:12 without the use of linking ideas or phrases. 5:6 A full discussion of the various alternative interpretations of this verse may be ...

28. Job’s Reply to Zophar

Job 12:1--14:22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... Sheol is the place of no return, where all go upon death, regardless of their character in this life. Job takes this dreaded end of human life—an end without hope of restoration—and turns it into a place of refuge from the anger of God! The remaining wishes he expresses in this verse are equally impossible. His desire that God could set . . . a time (Heb. khoq, i.e., provide a limit to Job’s stay in Sheol) falters with the realization that Sheol is the place from which none return. So too, then, this ...

29. The Lord Speaks

Job 38:1--41:34

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... able to earn reward through our righteous behavior? Rather than a closed system of retribution, however, we face a world in which the wicked may prosper unpunished while the righteous suffer. In such a world, the Satan’s question is of utmost importance: Can, or will, humans remain righteous for no profit? We are sometimes tempted to think we could do a better job than God in ruling the universe. We would know how and when to humble and crush the wicked where they stand. We could bury them all in the dust ...

30. The Glory of the New Covenant

2 Corinthians 3:7-17; 4:1-6

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... Israel has been blinded and unresponsive (cf. Ezra 9:7; Dan. 9:4–19; Bar. 1:19–20; Rom. 11:8). Just as Israel was hardened to the law in Moses’ day (Deut. 29:3–4) and in the days of the prophets (Isa. 6:9–10), Israel continues to remain so under the old covenant in Paul’s day as well (cf. Rom. 11:25; also Acts 28:26–27). As I have tried to show elsewhere, Deuteronomic tradition is crucial to understanding the apostle’s view of Israel in relationship to the law. Paul’s exilic perspective is ...

31. Faith in the Son of God

1 John 5:1-12, 1 John 4:7-21

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

32. Concluding Exhortations

Hebrews 13:1-25

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... aiōnas, lit., “unto the ages”) occurs frequently in Hebrews (cf. 5:6; 6:20; 7:17, 21, 24, 28). The present verse presupposes the eternal character of Jesus as God’s Son, which has already come to expression in the quotation from Ps. 102 in 1:12: “But you remain the same, and your years will never end” (cf. Rev. 1:17f.). 13:9 The concern about the dangers of false teaching is most prominent in the Pastoral Epistles in the NT (cf. 1 Tim. 4:16; 6:3f.; Titus 1:9). On grace (charis), see note to 4:16 ...

33. Prayers for the Sundays After Easter

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... needed to shape our lives and the lives of those dependent upon us. The only times we prayed were on those occasions when we were in grave trouble, but when the crisis passed we returned to our old ways. Now we have come to the day when we have no remaining resource. All our ideas and plans are spent and in poverty of spirit we come to you. Our need is great and your love beckons. Even so, how can you love us when we have fallen out of favor with ourselves? How can our relationship exist simply on the basis ...

34. First Sunday In Christmastide

John 15:1-17

Bulletin Aid

David M. Oliver

... Let us go forth to be ever-green for God. May we continue to abide in Christ that your life and mine will be fruitful and faithful. May Christ's joy be in you and may your joy be full. Amen. BLESSING ONE ANOTHER and POSTLUDE John 15:1-11: Remaining Ever-Green Please take out the evergreen branch that I asked you to bring with you to church. If you do not have a branch, then look at the one nearest you. Notice the needles. How do they look? They are probably healthy-looking and shiny if you just pruned ...

35. The Vine And The Branches

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... habit, ego, love of money, prestige, power or any of the many vines that want us for a branch. Over and over we are asked to “… remain united to me (v. 4).” Paul often talks about this same idea in a mystical way. We are to be in Christ and Christ in ... after us and return us to where we ought to be. That is, in him, the real and true source of our lives. It is when we remain united to him that we are then capable of producing good fruit in our lives. As long as we are far from him all the other ...

36. Walking in the Light

1 John 1:5--2:14, 1 John 2:15-17

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... of the new age which has dawned with his coming. It is a command which belongs, not to the old era of the law of Moses, but to the new day of grace and truth in Jesus Christ (John 1:17). Stott points out that the new command was and remains new in emphasis (the whole Torah hangs on it; Matt. 22:40), in quality, as measured by Christ’s love for them (John 13:34), in extent, including enemies (Matt. 5:44), and by our continued, fresh, daily application of it to new circumstances (Stott, Letters, p. 98). It ...

37. Children of God

1 John 2:28--3:10

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... to be revealed” (Rom. 8:19), and that “no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him” (1 Cor. 2:9). While there is much about our existence in God’s future of which we are and will remain ignorant until the right time comes, we can know something about it, namely, that we will continue on our present trajectory of becoming like Christ (cf. Rom. 8:29; 1 Cor. 15:49; Phil. 3:21): we shall be like him. Still children of God, we shall become more ...

38. Walking in the Light and the Problem of Sin

1 John 2:15-17, 1 John 1:5--2:14

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

39. Life's Third Dimension

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

... . So much of her is there. And all the rest of her, what she was, what she still is, it too is not here in this room, but yonder in our Lord's heaven where he has prepared abundantly for all who love him. Do I wish to see the remains? I do see them - all around me in this world, and, by faith, yonder in that world beyond. This good woman lived in depth, and one who is alive in depth never dies.

40. What Are You Tied To?

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... is tough. You are connected to me. I am the vine; you are the branches." Now, what is the purpose of being tied to Christ? It is to live a productive life. Jesus says, "Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. If a person remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." In other words, the purpose of our being connected to Christ is that we live productive ...

41. Cracking the Code

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... . On Good Friday and Easter, God defeated all that would separate us from his love. All this suffering, hurt, pain, confusion, and persecution are just the "mopping up" actions of a war that has already been won. The code is cracked. So now we can see things that remain invisible to the world. It is only so much random noise or meaningless chatter to our captors who don't have a clue. Water is poured at the font "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." Bread is broken. Wine ...

42. Love One Another

1 John 3:11-24

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... for assurance is foremost in vv. 19–24. The Johannine community has been split (1 John 2:19) by a group of secessionists with high-sounding spiritual claims (e.g., 1:6, 8, 10; 2:4, 6, 9; see the Introduction for discussion of them). They continue to press the remaining followers of the Elder to join them (2:26; 3:7; 2 John 10–11), and their version of the truth has caused confusion and insecurity among the Elder’s readers (2:21; 4:6; 2 John 1–4; 3 John 1–4, 8). Thus the need for assurance. It ...

43. Nabuchadnezzar’s Dream and Daniel's Interpretation

Daniel 2:1-23, Daniel 2:24-49

Teach the Text

Ronald W. Pierce

... from these sources continue to meet dead-end streets, absent a reliable word from the one true God. Remind your congregation or study group that Yahweh still helps his people (Exod. 2:23–25; 1 Sam. 7:12), lives among us (Exod. 25:8), and remains accessible to us through Scripture (Jer. 29:13). Encourage believers to look to the one true God for guidance in daily living, as well as for expectations regarding the future of their world. 3. Opportunities for believers in a dark world without knowledge of God ...

44. Job's Second Reply to Zophar

Job 21:1-34

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... their callous self-concern renders any deflection of punishment onto their descendants an ineffective form of judgment. In Job’s estimation, the hard-hearted wicked have no concern for what happens even to their own children, as long as their own lives remain trouble (and judgment) free! They will be unmoved by anything less than direct, personal pain and punishment. Additional Notes 21:17 In two passages in Jeremiah, the word calamity appears in the context of destructive winds and scattering, as in the ...

45. The Impossibility of Neutrality

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Robert Allen

... not live in some third world country. These people were right here in the state of Oklahoma. These people were right here in our own community. I believe that we are confronted with a personal decision about the value and importance of each life. We cannot remain neutral. We cannot ignore the question. We must decide -- for or against -- that every life is sacred and valuable. III. It Is Impossible To Be Neutral When It Comes To Jesus' Ideas About God. Every person has his or her God. You may give your life ...

46. The One Thing God Can Not Do

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

King Duncan

... we lack faith, or belief, in what Christ is doing in the world. But here is the Good News: “If we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.” God is faithful. That’s the only hope we have. God is faithful. The writer of 1 John 1 ... love. Ray’s mother was faithful even when Ray was faithless. That is the nature of God. “If we are faithless, he will remain faithful . . .” There is a story of a young mother, wise beyond her years, who takes her little son to his first day ...

47. John 15:9-17

John 15:9-17

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... of this unit (the verses read today), Jesus elaborates on what the precise application of that parable means for disciples. Immediately preceding today's verses, in verse 7, a positive tone is set. Jesus' words today deal with what disciples may expect if they do remain/abide in Jesus. The ultimate fulfillment of what is asked in verse 7 is described in verse 8 the glorification of the Father. It is at this point that the theme of love is introduced, a theme which will be developed throughout verses 9-17 ...

48. Israel Rebels Against Rehoboam

2 Chronicles 10:1--11:4

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... preposition also differing in Hebrew). Since the Septuagint and Vulgate translations of 1 Kgs. 12:2 also have the equivalent of “he returned from,” this is probably the more original reading. However, the change in vocalization and preposition to read “he remained in” is understandable in light of the beginning of 2 Chron. 10:3, which states that they sent for Jeroboam. This may, however, also mean that, while he settled somewhere else after his return from Egypt, he was summoned to accompany the ...

49. The Son Superior to Angels

Hebrews 1:1-14

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... spirits who serve God, as our author will put it in verse 14. There is also an implied contrast between the changeability and transitoriness of wind and fire (and hence of the angels) and the unchanging character and permanence of the Son in verse 12, “you remain the same, and your years will never end” (see also 13:8). The angels are indeed God’s agents, but they are distinctly subordinate agents, not of central significance, not to be likened to God or the Son. 1:8–9 In a fifth quotation, Psalm ...

50. The Lord Commands Joshua

Joshua 1:1-18

Understanding Series

J. Gordon Harris

... a warrior to give the tribes promised rest? Unresolved tension continues throughout the book, as from the first chapter to the final verses the questions are answered yes or no or sometimes. The death of Joshua raises a new question: Can the people conquer the remaining areas without Joshua and his generation of leaders? Doubt returns and continues through the time of Judges. 1:1 The narrator sets the context of the events in the first verse. Joshua 1:1 states that a new era is beginning after the death of ...

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