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501. Jesus Is Tested in Gethsemane

Mark 14:32-42

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Grant R. Osborne

... strength to rise above their temptations. Paul takes this idea further in the spirit-versus-flesh dualism in Romans 8:1–17. Note also Romans 7:19: “For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.”6 Jesus is describing the weakness of the inner human being, defined by the tendency to sin. So instead of praying for and with Jesus, they fall asleep. 14:39–41 Returning the third time, he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough!” In ...

502. The Whole World Is under the Curses of the Covenant

Romans 3:9-20

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C. Marvin Pate

... law. In other words, both Jew and Gentile are under the curses of the covenant. Understanding the Text Romans 3:9–20 is the climax of Paul’s argument in 1:18–3:8, concluding that both Jew and Gentile are under sin (implied) because they try to keep the old-covenant stipulation of the law (Jews by way of the Torah, Gentiles by way of the overlapping of natural law / Noahic law with the Torah). Both Jew and Gentile, however, are guilty before God because they are enslaved to sin. In Romans 3:9–20 Paul ...

503. “I Love You, Lord, My Strength”

Psalm 18:1-50

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C. Hassell Bullock

... does not mean that we, by our own behavior, determine God’s attitude toward us, but rather God responds to our behavior in appropriate ways: “To the faithful you show yourself faithful,” and so on (18:25–29). That is, God rewards us in kind. In fact, keeping his commandments is our duty as God’s servants, and God does not owe us anything for doing our duty. The image behind verses 25–27 is that of servant and master, but it does not define the totality of divine grace. In fact, the “faithful ...

504. The Writing on the Wall

Daniel 5:1-31

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Ronald W. Pierce

... (1 Sam. 6:13–20), as well as a Levite named Uzzah (2 Sam. 6:1–7), are killed for mishandling the ark of the covenant. In the New Testament Jesus speaks against swearing an oath before God, going further to insist that it is better to simply keep one’s word as it is spoken (Matt. 5:33–37). Similarly, Paul warns against taking communion in an unworthy manner (1 Cor. 11:27–32). Although Scripture does not speak of “sacred objects” after the advent of Jesus, we still serve a holy God whose person ...

505. Can It Be Sin to Be Shy?

2 Timothy 1:1-14

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King Duncan

... us to break the 11th commandment. What is the 11th commandment? “A new commandment I give unto you, that you love one another.” (John 13:34). Fear, when it manifests itself as timidity or shyness, can be the most selfish emotion of all. It draws us into a shell and keeps us from showing others the love God has called us to show them. How can you love someone else if you are scared to even speak to them? Listen to me carefully: the person sitting next to you is a sinner saved by grace just as you are a ...

506. Ten Commandments and the People’s Response

Exodus 20:1-21

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Gary M. Burge

... do the same. There is nothing in all the ancient Near East that corresponds to this gift from God to his people. The Sabbath is determined not by the movement of celestial bodies but by a simple seven-day cycle. In Deuteronomy 5:15 keeping the Sabbath commemorates God’s rescue of Israel from Egypt. Because the exodus event foreshadows the redemption that Christians experience in the risen Christ, it is not surprising that Jesus infuses the Sabbath with even greater meaning when he says, “The sabbath was ...

507. The Parable of the Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... p. 43) naturally sees a correspondence between this section of Luke and Deuteronomy 5–6, where the Ten Commandments are repeated (5:6–21) and the summarizing commandment (called the “Shema” from the first word “hear”) is found (6:4). Evans notes that Israel was told to keep the law, “so that you may go in and take over the good land” (6:18) and “so that we might be kept alive” (6:24). The question of the legal expert (Luke 10:25) and Jesus’ allusion to Lev. 18:5 (in Luke 10:28) contain ...

508. Job’s Reply to Zophar

Job 12:1--14:22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... perceived that God’s intent was to remark every sinful misstep for punishment. Here, as Job dreams of an impossible future with God, God will count Job’s steps not to mete out punishment, but to forgive sin. Although watching over every step, God will not keep track of my sin. Instead Job’s offenses will be sealed up in a bag. Elsewhere the idea of “bagging” (Heb. tsrr) sins describes a means of storing them up for a later accounting. While that is a negative image fraught with anxiety over future ...

509. Job's Third Reply to Bildad

Job 26:1--31:40

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... refer to it as part of Israelite worship (81:3). In Isaiah, the kinnor forms part of pagan worship (5:12), but playing the instrument is also one of the skills associated with prostitutes (23:16) and those who participate in joyous revels (24:8). In keeping with the tenor of the rest of chapter 30, Job seems here to be stressing his experience that is contrary to expectation. Rather than joy, his harp is tuned to mourning and his flute to the sound of wailing. Additional Notes 30:27 The Heb. for churning ...

510. Ask, Seek, Knock

Matthew 7:7-12

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... in the sermon (6:5–15) Matthew brought together a portion of Jesus’ teaching on the subject of prayer. Now he expands it by stressing how important it is for believers to be persistent in prayer. The present imperatives, “keep on asking,” “keep on seeking,” and “keep on knocking” (Williams) indicate that prayer is not a semi-passive ritual in which we occasionally share our concerns with God. In Luke, the narrative is immediately preceded by the story of the man awakened from sleep at ...

511. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... to be conceited because of his merkabah experience can be compared to that of the Teacher of Righteousness in the Qumran community, who boasted of his ascent to heaven (cf. 4Q427 f7.1.8–17; 4Q471 f6.4; 4Q491 f 11.1.14, 18). To keep Paul from becoming conceited because of his revelatory experience, a thorn in my flesh was given to him (i.e., by God). In other words, the formal cause of Paul’s weakness, which the opponents so vehemently decry, is none other than his extraordinary apostolic revelations ...

512. Ready for the Big Date?

Matthew 25:1-13

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King Duncan

... And [then] the door was shut.” Later the five foolish young women also came to the door. “Lord, Lord,” they said, “open the door for us!” But he replied, “Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.” Jesus follows this parable with this admonition: “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.” The question for the morning is this: Are you prepared? Do you have oil for your lamp? Who knows what tomorrow may bring for any of us? Who knows what kind of severe test we might ...

513. Faces of Failure: Peter

Matthew 26 (selections)

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Don Tuttle

... in it is our promise to be faithful. It is our way of saying, “In gratitude for your love and grace, I will never fall away.” Every Christian makes that promise, a promise every bit as bold as Peter’s. Yet making such a promise is easier than keeping it. A short while after Peter makes his promise, the mob sent to seize Jesus arrives. When it does, the prophecy of which Jesus spoke is fulfilled: “All the disciples left him and fled.” Peter flees as well, but he doesn’t go far. He stays close ...

514. The Bethsaida Boys

Mark 8:31-38

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John Jamison

... dream that one day his two boys, James and John, would grow up and take over from him and build on his dream; that they would keep the family tradition going for their sons, and their sons, and so on. What was going through his mind as he sat there in the ... statement had to have had Jesus shaking his head as well. It’s not that the disciples were ignorant, selfish, or bad guys. But keep in mind who they really were. We know that at least four of them were former business leaders. Another of them was a tax ...

515. Could the Pharisees Have Been Irish?

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

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King Duncan

... Buy What Your Grandmother Threw Away.” Antiques like traditions help us hold onto the past. And some of us can be hypocritical in our condemnation of tradition-keepers. There is a story about a so-called assimilated Jewish woman--that is, one who no longer keeps the traditions of her faith--from the Midwest who was visiting Philadelphia. She boarded a bus. A few stops later, a man with a wide‑brimmed black hat, white shirt, long black coat, black pants, black shoes, and a long curly black beard gets on ...

516. Things a Child Can Teach Us

Mark 9:30-37

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King Duncan

... ear. Billy was delighted. In a flash, he snatched it from his father’s hand, swallowed it, and demanded, “Do it again!” Yes, they keep us on our toes. But, the truth is, if you pay attention to them, there is much you can learn from children. You may ... a map on it, no, sir. He’ll whisper something, and at first you may not even hear, but if you trust in him and you keep turning to him, it will be all right.” (9) That’s pretty good advice at any age. Listen to your children. God gave them to you ...

517. Crisis Management

Luke 21:25-36

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Susan R. Andrews

... let God be God — intuitively trusting that everything depends on God — a God who tosses stars of life and death into our lap. Letting God be God also means to claim the God inside each of our souls. We must keep on working, keep on dreaming, keep on hoping, and keep on loving — just keep on keeping on — living as if everything depends on us. This is the paradox and the power and the promise of Advent. We are to watch as if everything depends on God. And then as we live between the beginning and the ...

518. Scandal

Matthew 16:21-28, Matthew 17:14-23, Matthew 20:17-19, Matthew 26:1-5

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Lori Wagner

... to let him in, he got out his gun and chased the man from his property. From then on, he decided, he needed something more to keep people away. So, he built a secret trap right in front of his doorway. He dug a huge hole into the ground, and underneath, he ... grain; but if it dies, it yields a rich harvest. Anyone who loves his life loses it; anyone who hates his life in this world will keep it for the eternal life. If a man serves me, he must follow me, wherever I am, my servant will be there too. If anyone ...

519. Vetted

Luke 3:21-38, Luke 4:1-13

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Lori Wagner

... agrees to protect, love, and cherish God’s people. God’s people agree to honor, obey, and be loyal only to God and no other, keeping God’s commandments and behaving in ways that live out God’s wishes for us. When we don’t do that, it’s a breach ... took with me to Iraq as an inspiration to do something selfless, to protect innocent people from those who would do terrible things, and to keep those terrible people from coming over here. If I had to give up Tank in order to do it, I am glad to have ...

520. The Bramble King

John 15:1-17, John 15:18--16:4, John 16:5-16

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Lori Wagner

... much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you ... —and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. This is my command: Love each other. “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not ...

521. The Sound of Joy

Genesis 17:1-27, Genesis 18:1-15, Genesis 18:16-33, Matthew 28:16-20

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Lori Wagner

... said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.” Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous that I will go down ...

522. A Robot in the Pulpit

John 14:15-31

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King Duncan

... and act just like everybody else. So how do you tell the difference? Jesus said the difference is found in this: “If you love me, keep my commands.” That’s easy enough. If we love Jesus, we keep his commands. So if we don’t keep his commands, no amount of Christian t-shirts and Christian podcasts and soul-searching small group discussions will help. If we love him, we will keep his commands. So what are Jesus’ commands? We could look at the very first command Jesus made in the book of John 1: 43 ...

523. The Secret Man

Mark 8:27-38

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Frank Ramirez

... out of his control. In the gospel of Mark it was Jesus who sought to be “The Secret Man.” Jesus told people to keep his actions and his words secret — although it didn’t do much good. In the first half of the gospel of Mark, Jesus didn ... will be given to this generation (8:12).” Once again Jesus fed the multitudes. Afterward, he healed a man who was blind, and Jesus tried to keep this action secret, for as it says in Mark 8:26, “Then he sent him away to his home, saying, ‘Do not even go into the ...

524. Stay Awake

Matthew 24:36-44

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King Duncan

... part of their training to fly up higher in a fog. They were supposed to rise high enough to see over the fog. As he said, “They keep going up until they CAN see.” Larson says that this is the point of prayer too. The Bible tells us that our thoughts are not God’ ... read “Wanna talk?” or “Need to talk?” and he looks for people who need a listening ear. He says that he generally keeps his mouth shut but will pray for anyone of any faith who asks him for it. Beyond that, he just listens. Graham, who ...

525. What We Learn from Love

Matthew 1:18-25

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King Duncan

... the lead singer of U2, tells of a Christmas Eve service that changed his life. His band had just come home after a long tour. He went to St. Patrick’s Cathedral for the Christmas Eve service. But he was feeling sleepy and started to nod off. To keep himself awake, he began reading the Bible story himself. And as he read about the birth of Jesus, he began to cry. As he said, “. . . love needs to find form, intimacy needs to be whispered. To me, it makes sense. It’s actually logical . . . Essence has to ...

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