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26. Bildad

Job 8:1-22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... , that canonically this has not meant that Job replaced the more traditional insights of Proverbs, but that both stand alongside each other in the final form of the OT. Weeds in the Garden As does Eliphaz in his first speech (4:7–11), Bildad supports his argument with aphoristic observations from traditional wisdom. Having just encouraged Job to accept the guidance of the ancestors and their words in verses 8–10, here he quotes a few of their sayings to make his point. The Hebrew is pretty rough going ...

27. The Shepherd And His Flock

John 10:1-21

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... of human life on this earth probably look to this psalm more frequently than any other. Pastors are asked to read this for persons seeking solace and comfort in such situations. For Christians, the image of Jesus as the shepherd would help them to personalize the care and support of God. Putting it all Together The sheep is a very vulnerable animal. It has no weapons to defend itself. It is also not a very bright animal. If it is separated from the flock and on its own, it can get lost. In the hilly country ...

28. The Law of the Temple

Ezekiel 43:13-27, Ezekiel 44:1-31, Ezekiel 45:1-12, Ezekiel 45:13--46:24

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... and measures probably came (like the length of the cubit in 40:5 and 43:13) from the Persian standard (see the Additional Note). The terumah-table in verses 13–15 may date from the first temple—or it may be an exilic proposal for the support of the liturgy in the rebuilt temple that the editor’s community preserved. It is in any case clear that verses 13–15 have a different history than verses 16–17 (with Gese, Der Verfassungsentwurf, pp. 111–12). The terumah-table addresses the people directly ...

29. So, You Want To Know About Love?

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... body bears scars because of his love. It is Jesus Christ. Love was the whole reason he came. It is the legacy he commanded us to share with the world. He gave us the perfect example of love himself. CHRIST-LIKE LOVE IS SECURE, IT IS SUPPORTIVE, IT IS SACRIFICIAL. Mother Teresa was in Russia ministering to the survivors of a terrible earthquake. A mother and her infant had been pulled alive from the rubble after eleven days. When Mother Teresa saw the badly crushed and nearly dead woman in the hospital, she ...

30. David Flees

2 Samuel 15:13-37

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... to his side. There was no reason for him to doubt that Hushai had also recognized his superior qualities and done the same. But Hushai remained David’s friend. 16:1–4 Ziba, the steward of Mephibosheth, comes back into the picture. Whether or not his support for David is genuine is unclear. As a Saulide, he, like Shimei (vv. 5–8), might have been expected to see this situation as a way of getting revenge on the one who deposed Saul’s family. Nevertheless, Ziba gambles on David’s success. He brings ...

31. David and Ziba

2 Samuel 16:1-4

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

32. Shimei Curses David

2 Samuel 16:5-14

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

33. The Fall of Man

Genesis 3:1-24

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... forbidden fruit; and God used the same terms for pain or labor in the respective penalties pronounced on the woman and the man for their disobedience. Some data, however, illustrate the qualities and abilities distinctive to each gender. The man has the task of producing food to support his family. God put the man in the garden to till and keep it (2:15), referred to working the soil (3:17–19), and sent the man from the garden with the task of tilling the ground (3:23). The woman complements the man by ...

34. Daniel Interprets the Dream

Daniel 2:24-49

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... before, except that the oppressive human kingdoms would be replaced with the just rule of God. The notion that God will rule from the holy mountain, which probably represents Mount Zion in Jerusalem (Dan. 2:35; Isa. 2:2–3 [cf. Mic. 4:1–2]), supports this understanding, for the stony mountain will fill “the whole earth” (Dan. 2:35; see above). The resurrection of the dead is not incompatible with this view, as the people could be raised to continue their previous lives in this world (Dan. 12:2). It ...

35. The Healing Of Simon Peter's Mother-In-Law

Mark 1:29-34

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... should. To be perfect is a goal for our relationships. It is not a command for the condition of the body, over which we have incomplete control. Asker: Jesus, what do you mean for this miracle to tell us about God? Jesus: Members of families can give support to each other. In addition, God cares for the seemingly least significant people. Our Sustainer is so aware of us and close to us that very little passes by God. Events of the world, events of nature, and life accidents may pound us down. God comes as ...

36. A Faith, A Farm And A Family

Ruth 1:1-22

Sermon

John P. Rossing

... of other people in our communities through our careers and our involvement in voluntary services. Maybe the significance of Ruth's being a foreigner in this story is that it forces us to enlarge our picture of who our family is, who it is that we support and are supported by. The third thing we see in the story of Ruth is faith. But it's an unusual faith. There are no hymns of praise in Ruth, no creeds or professions of belief. In fact, God is hardly mentioned in the story except in casual conversation ...

37. The Game Is For A Team

Colossians 4:7-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... what you can do for the other thirty-six minutes." There is more than one lesson here and it goes beyond basketball to the whole of life. What do you do when someone else has the ball? When someone else is in the limelight? When you are the supporting member, not star of the game? Paul's final greeting to the Colossians speaks to these questions. Here are some desperately needed lessons for the church, for you and me as Christians, and as a part of the Christian community. So this is a fitting way to close ...

38. All Keyed Up

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... That is a technical word. "Christendom" is where Christianity is official. Christendom is the home of Christian faith. So in Christendom, theoretically, the Church does not have anything to do, until it is called upon to help out in some way, unless, of course, it is to support the culture, and to bless it. If we don't do that, people get real angry. Because in Christendom, you see, the culture and the Church are thought to be one. For 200 years in this country, that was pretty much the way things were. The ...

39. Where Is Your Trust?

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

George Reed

... thought was secure can be taken away. Assets can be lost or quickly used up. Family and friends may not be as helpful and supportive as we had hoped. Jobs are lost. The stock market falls. These may be helpful things but they are not to be trusted as ... we are truly to base our lives on our faith and trust in God then we are going to have to develop a relationship that will support that trust. Otherwise, when things begin to get tough our doubts and fears will rob us of our faith and we will be left with ...

40. Warnings Against Idleness

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... instruction by word (see disc. on 3:10) and then by letter, with regard to conduct no less than to doctrine, and the idle brother was blatantly disregarding that teaching (see further the note on this verse). 3:7 This appeal to what had been taught is supported by a reminder of the missionaries’ own conduct among them. You yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. This is not the first time that Paul cites the example of himself and his colleagues (see disc. on 1 Thess. 1:5), but he does it ...

41. The Agreement of the People

Neh 9:38–10:39

Understanding Series

Leslie C. Allen

... with a general statement of intent concerning commitment to the temple, summing up the drift of the last three stipulations. The temple stood at the center of the community’s life and was the focus of many of the Torah’s rulings. The obligation to support it corresponds to Nehemiah’s exasperated question in 13:11, “Why is the house of God neglected?” It was a good note to end on, as God’s people turned their faces toward Jerusalem. Additional Notes 10:1–27 The text of the introductory clause ...

42. Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and a Goat

Daniel 8:1-14

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... than the other but grew up later (8:3). That indicates an awareness that the Persian kingdom came after the Median and absorbed it, because it was more powerful, which is in harmony with the rest of the book. Therefore, the ram must actually represent Persia. This is supported by subsequent verses that record the defeat of the ram (Persia) by the goat (Greece). Media and Persia are paired elsewhere in Daniel and in the OT (Dan. 5:28; 6:8, 12, 15; 8:20; Esth. 1:14, 19; 10:2). Daniel observes the ram charging ...

43. Shared Promises

Luke 1:39-45

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... your sisters and brothers in faith? To whom can you run when you don’t know where to turn? Look around you at your faith community? Are you a safe place for any one of you to be when you run into trouble?Can you be a place of support and comfort to those who don’t know where to turn or what to do? Are you a place without judgment, a place of Christian love and acceptance? Will you journey together, in all of your diverse personalities, with all of your differences and directions, because your faith in ...

44. Proper 20

Psalm 79:1-13, 1 Timothy 2:1-15, Jeremiah 8:4--9:26, Luke 16:1-15

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... you can't take it with you, you can use it to make friends for your eternal home. Christians should be good stewards in giving direction for their wealth and property after their death. It is appropriate to consider the needs of those who are dependent for support on a person. It is of some question as to how much wealth and property should accumulate from one generation to the next beyond normal needs. A wise Christian will use a will or a living trust to carry on the purposes of the kingdom. That does ...

45. God And The State

Matthew 22:15-22

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... the beauty of this plan. It can't fail to trap Him. DULLER: Okay, so He says He is for reducing taxes, big deal. This is some trap! BRIGHT: Don't you get it? He says He's for reducing taxes and we'll say, "Oh, you are not a supporter of the Roman government, eh?" LAWYER: And if He says He is in favor of high taxes ... well, we will charge Him with blasphemy. It's perfect. DULLER: Wait. Blasphemy? How? BRIGHT: Whose head is on the Roman coin? (PRODUCING COIN) DULLER: I refuse to say it. BRIGHT: Of course ...

46. Victory Over Evil

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

Harold G. Skinner

... early in the morning. We witnessed a beautiful sunrise through the window, dawn in the East. It reminded me of the words of Isaiah 58:8. "Then shall your light break forth like the dawn." It was like the rainbow after the flood. The Lord Almighty continues to be supportive. I can't answer all your questions or mine. When you leave this service you will still have some emotions of which you are not sure. But of some things we can be certain. God loves us. He wants the best for us. In the midst of sadness let ...

47. The Ten Commandments #5: Honoring Parents

Exodus 20:12

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... you are away, when you lie down and when you rise... "HONOR your father and your mother..." Take them seriously. LISTEN to them. They and their generation are the ones who teach you what is ultimately important. As we noted, a certain part of "honor" is support. I cannot imagine the ancient world allowing mom and dad to just die when no longer commercially useful, but they did. I cannot imagine a child knowingly allowing a parent to do without the necessities of life, but they do. I have seen it. Even in ...

48. Hey! I Want To Believe!

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... morning service that somehow God uses in a very special way to touch hearts. But they weren't there, and it is very difficult to describe to them the wonder of it all. I appreciate so much those of you who take seriously your commitment to support the church with your attendancenot only for those events that are appealing to you but every time the doors are open. People who attend infrequently miss so much! Thomas was fortunate. He got a second chance. Some things only happen once, however, in the life of ...

49. A Love For All Seasons (ii) (communion Meditation)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... 's where the notion of tough love comes in. These words are used interchangeably to mean a philosophy of family interaction -- as well as a local chapter of supportive people for parents in crises. I've shared in "Tough Love" support groups, and I know people who attend such gatherings weekly. These are people who are undergoing similar stress and need the support of others, need to have that empathetic ear that will hear them out, need to learn from other people's successes and failures. In that kind of ...

50. Mark 12:38-44

Mark 12:38-44

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... you" in verse 43 sounds to them as more of a lament than a call to take notice. Here is a "widow's house" being devoured before their very eyes. Unless he calls attention to it, his disciples will not even see it. As further contextual evidence to support this interpretation, scholars look to the verses immediately following today's assigned text. The flow of Mark's text from 12:44 to 13:1-2 suggests that readers are to view these events as consecutive. In 13:1-2, Jesus declares an ominous ending for the ...

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