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501. The Ashes of Our Lives

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Cynthia Cowen

... that came to reality. The Bay de Noc Lure Company would be well known for its quality and success throughout the nation. From the ashes of disappointment rose hope. We also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us. - Romans 5:3-5a Ed understood the certainty of that promise. A man had spent a fruitless day fishing. He didn't want to go home empty handed. He decided to stop at a local ...

502. God's Picture

John 1:10-18

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... us something more than just the nature of the world; it tells us of the true nature of the God who created it. You see, the awful thing about studying the world and noting all the things that are wrong with it is that it finally arouses thoughts about the character of God. As Archibald MacLeish wrote in J.B., "If God is GOOD, He is not God; if God is GOD, He is not good."[1] We can draw some terrible inferences by what we see. Our faith answers that. Our faith says that this Jesus, the one whom all ...

503. The Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... caregiver. As attractive and winsome is the behavior of this man, as much of a helper/hero as he obviously was, that would be the temptation. But no good Jew could do that. He would not want to be like the priest or Levite either, so the only character left with which to identify would be the man in the ditch ... that is interesting. Now Jesus concludes, "Go and do likewise." What? Be the guy in the ditch? Perhaps that is not so far-fetched as we might think. We never hear if this poor victim recovers ...

504. Someone Bigger than Phil

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... (3) What a testimony of faith by this devoted pastor! Why do we come to the throne of grace? Usually, it is “so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” That is what Christ teaches us about God’s nature and character: God is approachable; God understands and cares about us in our time of need. But there is one thing more to remember: We have access to that throne of grace only because of what Christ did for us on the cross. We did not receive God’s grace because of ...

505. Not Another Rerun!

Jeremiah 31:27-34

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

... not consist in a radical discontinuity with the content and structure of the old covenants. The covenant at Sinai in particular also emphasized the initiative of God and an intimate relationship between God and his people (Exodus 19:1-6). The point is that God's character remains constant and trustworthy; what changes is humanity and its desire to keep the law and the covenant. That change is represented in the words, "I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their ...

506. Good Hearts

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... say stubbornness, living a life of faithfulness every day, no matter what pressures the world piles on. Such suffering also produces what Paul calls “character” (“dokime”) — a uniquely Pauline term. For Paul “character” is what is left in the crucible after one has been tested, after one has endured suffering. In this case the “character” developed by remaining faithful in the face of suffering is “hope” — the realized hope of participation in God’s glory. Paul is confident that ...

507. The ME and the WE

Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , the “lost coin,” and the “prodigal son,” are unique to Luke’s text. Luke’s masterful compilation of these parables puts them into an increasing order of calamitous loss and joyous recovery. Luke also alternates a male-friendly story with a female as the main character. In the parable of the lost sheep the loss is one sheep out of one hundred. While the loss of even one sheep in a flock is significant, the shepherd still had ninety-nine percent of his animals. The woman in the lost coin parable ...

508. The Story of Christmas

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... Would they strive for the stars or would they be content to grovel in the mud from which they were created? Norman Vincent Peale, in one of his books, told about a play that Nathaniel Hawthorne outlined but never wrote. It was to be a play in which the principal character never appears. Dr. Peale goes on to note: “It is tragic to think of a man on the stage of life playing only minor parts. He is the bigot, the coward, the defeated person, the liar, or the cheat. But for a man never to play the principal ...

509. Can You Hear the Music?

Luke 18:9-14

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Leonard Sweet

... of God’s kingdom, he offers yet another Jesus parable found only in the third gospel. The working “title” of this story the “parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector” — is actually somewhat misleading. Although the two main characters are indeed a Pharisee and a tax or toll collector, the parable itself is addressed to “some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt” (v.1). These individuals are never specifically addressed as “Pharisees ...

510. The Insanity of Profanity

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... sin. The Bible says a man’s mouth reveals a man’s mind. Jesus said, “Out of the abundance of the heart a man speaks.” Or, as the old country farmer put it, “What’s down in the well comes up in the bucket.” Profanity reveals a rotten character. If a man’s mouth is dirty, his heart is dirty. Sam Jones, the old Methodist evangelist said, “When I hear a man curse and swear, I lay hold of my pocketbook. For any man who will swear, may also steal.” It also reveals a weak pathetic mind. When ...

511. We Are Not The Light

Sermon

Craig MacCreary

... to be scouring for an open hardware store on Christmas Eve to replace an exotic numbered fuse for the string of lights that is embedded near the top of the tree. It comes down to... find the fuse or find the strength of character to redo the tree ... or the courage to leave town. Sociologists and other scholars remind us that there have always been ways of looking for and celebrating divine light. Humankind could not get along without such celebrations. The darkness of the winter night is too great ...

512. Building a New Team

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... a strange team to make its mark by playing a different game. Walter Wangerin Jr.’s, great allegory, The Book of the Dun Cow (as well as its wonderful sequel, The Book of Sorrows), captures both the scope of the divine mission as well as the underrated character of the team. It is well worth a read in preparation for today’s message. If the focus remains on the team apart from the mission, the point is lost. God is reclaiming God’s creation, but does so through human agency. The game is fierce and ...

513. Sheep + Me = Righteousness

Illustration

Michael P. Green

The Chinese character for “righteousness” is most interesting. It is composed of two separate characters—one standing for a lamb, the other for me. When “sheep” is placed directly above “me,” a new character—“righteousness” is formed. This is a helpful picture of the grace of God. Between me, the sinner, and God, the Holy One, there is interposed by faith the Lamb of God. By virtue of his sacrifice, he has received me on the ground of faith, and I have become righteous in his sight.

514. Life by the Spirit

Galatians 5:16-26

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... s life but from the God of peace (Rom. 15:33; 16:20; Phil. 4:9). Patience has the sense of forbearance and is a characteristic of God (Rom. 2:4; 9:22) in which believers share (cf. 2 Cor. 6:6). Kindness is another feature of God’s character (Rom. 2:4; 11:22) that should characterize the people of God (2 Cor. 6:6). Goodness has the sense of “generosity” or “uprightness.” Paul uses it as a high compliment (Rom. 15:14) and recognizes that only through God’s power can believers exhibit such a virtue ...

515. Paul’s Request for Onesimus

Philemon 1:8-25

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... willingly. Compulsion, constraint, coercion, necessity, and so forth are not the attitudes out of which a person is to serve Christ. God loves one who gives gladly, “not reluctantly or under compulsion” (2 Cor. 9:7). Philemon will best reveal his true Christian character when he acts voluntarily. 15 Up to this point one could interpret the case of Onesimus as a tragedy. Here is a person who has wronged his master, who may have taken something that did not rightfully belong to him, and who capped that ...

516. What Must Be Taught to Various Groups

Titus 2:1-15

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... be selected. Hence it is not surprising that the qualities urged on them correspond to what is said of the overseers and deacons in 1 Timothy 3:2, 8. They are to be temperate (cf. 1 Tim. 3:2), worthy of respect (cf. 1 Tim. 3:8, “have a good character”), and self-controlled (cf. 1:8; 1 Tim. 3:2). This last word, sōphronas, which is a favorite in the PE, is repeated below of the younger women (v. 5) and younger men (v. 6). It has especially to do with being “sensible” or “sound-minded” (see disc ...

517. Doing What is Good

Titus 3:1-11

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... the failure to say “works of Law” or “by faith” is seen to be the giveaway (cf. Barrett, p. 141). But if one were to presuppose that Paul did not write 1 Corinthians, the same arguments could be used to demonstrate the non-Pauline character of 6:11 or 8:5–6! This passage, as Barrett et al. acknowledge, “conveys accurately enough Pauline doctrine.” The matter of language in such a passage reflects the difference in historical setting, not authorship. For a thorough discussion of the first two ...

518. Warning Against Falling Away

Hebrews 5:11-6:12

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... Maturity Before continuing his argument concerning Melchizedek, the author pauses for an exhortation to maturity which is followed by remarks on the seriousness of apostasy. This digression is important particularly because of the information it provides concerning the character and situation of the addressees. 5:11–12 The author apparently regards the argument concerning Jesus as high priest according to the order of Melchizedek as too difficult for his readers in their present condition. It must be ...

519. The Blood of Christ

Hebrews 9:11-28

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... by the sacrifice of himself. It is precisely here that the contrast between Christ’s high priestly work and that of the levitical high priest is most startling and revealing. It is important to note the close connection that exists between the once-and-for-all character of Christ’s sacrifice and the fact that Christ’s sacrificial work depends upon his own blood (cf. 7:27; 9:12). Where sin has been definitively canceled, as it has in Christ, the aeons have reached a turning point (cf. 1:2; 1 Cor. 10 ...

520. God Disciplines His Sons

Hebrews 12:1-13, Hebrews 12:14-29

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... of human fathers compared to that of God our Father. The advantage of the Father’s disciplining is our participation in his holiness (hagiotēs), an unusual Greek word that is found elsewhere in the NT only in 2 Cor. 1:12. 12:11 The ultimately beneficial character of suffering, despite its present pains, is a familiar motif in the Bible (cf. Ps. 119:67, 71, for benefits in the present life; 2 Thess. 1:5–8 and Matt. 5:10–12, for benefits in the life of the future). With the word trained (gymnaz ...

521. Warning Against Refusing God

Hebrews 12:14-29, Hebrews 12:1-13

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

522. Favoritism Forbidden

James 2:1-13, James 2:14-26

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... of gospel obedience (2:14–26). 2:1 My brothers recognizes the readers’ status as church members. Don’t show favoritism: Despite the fact that God shows no partiality (Deut. 10:17; Gal. 2:6), human beings who serve under his authority and supposedly copy his character must be continually warned against being partial (e.g., Deut. 1:17; Lev. 19:15; Ps. 82:2; Prov. 6:35; 18:5). A glance at who is elected to office in the church and who sits on denominational committees would quickly indicate that despite ...

523. False Teachers and Their Destruction

2 Peter 2:1-22

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... 19:33). He has so settled down into the life of Sodom that force has to be used to drag him to safety (Gen. 19:16). Nevertheless, God rescued Lot, which only serves to underline the sheer unmerited grace of God’s merciful action. Lot’s character-sketch in Genesis is hardly to his credit. It might be thought that Peter calls him righteous in contrast to the depraved inhabitants of Sodom. But it is to be noted that in his intercession for any “righteous” in Sodom, Abraham obviously had his nephew very ...

524. Jephthah

Jud 10:6–11:40

Understanding Series

Cheryl A. Brown

... but were capable of committing all kinds of gross immoral acts. David, who violated almost every one of the Ten Commandments in his sin against Bathsheba and Uriah (2 Sam. 11), is a case in point. It will not do to distort the Bible’s presentation of a character in a way the text does not, just to make it conform to our ideas of moral propriety. We must hear what the text says on its own terms, even if it presents theological difficulties or moral dilemmas that would easily be resolved if we made a few ...

525. Esther Made Queen

Esther 2:1-18

Understanding Series

Timothy S. Laniak

... introduction emphasizes his ethnic identity, literally: “A Jewish man was in Susa . . .” This identity lies at the heart of the story’s plot. The vision has shifted (literally, “after these things,” in 2:1) from the “frilly burlesque” (Fox, Character, p. 28) of the Persian king, his court, and his recent empire-wide edict to a rather terse identification of two displaced (exiled) Jews and their genealogies. As Levenson (Esther, pp. 55–56) describes it, The contrast between the situation of ...

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