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526. Move Life from Duty to Destiny

Luke 21:5-38

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Leonard Sweet

... ade of gold plates gleamed against towering walls of white marble. The Jerusalem temple was not only the dazzling centerpiece for Jewish faith; it was also a political statement about the importance of Jerusalem in the Roman world. Yet as soon as The Twelve take note of this sacred structure Jesus announces its impending doom, a destruction so complete that “not one stone will be left on another, every one of them will be thrown down” (v.6). The alarmed disciples immediately pepper Jesus with questions ...

527. Losers Keepers

Mark 8:31--9:1

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Donald B. Strobe

... shifts to what it means for Jesus to be the Christ. Scholars refer to the “Messianic Secret.” They ask the question: “Why did Jesus so often tell His followers not to reveal who He really was?” In our Scripture this morning Jesus strictly commands the twelve to tell no one about Him. Why not? Because at this point in their growth as disciples they still had an inadequate understanding of what being the Messiah (the Christ) meant. For most people in Jesus’ day, Messiah was the one who would come ...

528. Broken Bread, Shared Cup

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Leonard H. Budd

The word is from the third chapter of Mark’s Gospel, the 16, 17, and 18th verses: "So he appointed the Twelve: to Simon he gave the name Peter; then came the sons of Zebedee, James and his brother John, to whom he gave the name Sons of Thunder; then Andrew and Philip and Bartholomew and Matthew and Thomas and James the son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus ..." Thaddaeus. That is my name. ...

529. Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired?

Matthew 9:35-10:8

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Stephen M. Crotts

... the disciples as he sends them out to do the works of compassion and the kingdom work that all believers need to do. Jesus reminds them there is always more work than there are people to do it, but that they should go out anyway. Then Jesus instructs the twelve. Listen to the things Jesus tells them to do: Preach the message that the kingdom of heaven is near Heal the sick Raise the dead Drive out demons Freely you have received, freely give That's quite a list! We could spend a long time dealing with each ...

530. Priorities

Luke 12:35-48, Luke 12:22-34

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R.T. France

... others. 12:32 to give you the kingdom. The essentially active sense of the word basileia (“kingship, rule”) suggests that this phrase means “to make you kings,” an idea that will be developed more clearly in 22:28–30 specifically with reference to the Twelve. The “little flock” of those who seek God’s kingship will also be privileged to share in it, as agents through whom his rule is to be exercised. 12:33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Compare the practice of the early ...

531. Feeding the 5000

Mark 6:30-44

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Richard A. Jensen

... a stay in the Decapolis, 7:31. Throughout this section, that is, Jesus is in the land of the Gentiles. There have also been efforts to interpret the differing numbers of leftover loaves as signs of a Jewish and a Gentile feeding. The twelve baskets of leftovers (6:43) would symbolize Israel. There are seven baskets of leftovers in the second feeding (8:8). Some believe that seven is the number that symbolizes the Gentiles. It is a number of wholeness and universality. Other interpreters, however, discount ...

532. Family Reunion

Mark 3:31-35

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Donald B. Strobe

... into the family. “Whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother.” (Mark 3:31) Jesus asks “Who is my brother?” Then, by way of answering his own question, he stretches forth his hand toward his disciples - the Twelve - and says, “These are my mother - and my brothers - and my sisters.” In asking the question of brotherhood, Jesus was asking after and inviting us toward a universal relationship, a category that transcends gender or class or nation. “For anyone who obeys ...

533. From the Tomb

John 20:1-18

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John E. Harnish

... their own means: Mary, Joanna, Susanna. They were the unsung women of faith and courage whose lives had been radically changed by the love of Christ. They worked along with the disciples, and Luke says they actually funded the mission of Jesus and the twelve out of their own resources. (Luke 8:2-3) Luke, the physician, also records that Jesus had healed her, casting out seven demons. We don't know just what that meant, but whatever the mix of physical aliments, emotional struggles and spiritual depression ...

534. Is There More Than One Way to Heaven?

John 4:19-26

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J. Howard Olds

... conversation is that Jesus the Christ, the Just and the Merciful One, has the final answer. In the meantime, do not draw the road too narrow. Every image I read of heaven is the image of one that is wide and open. I love the story in Revelation about the twelve gates on every side. All are open. You do not have to have a code to get in. What is John the Revelator trying to say? The great Holy City is an open, welcoming place. The missionary, John R. Stott said, “I cherish the hope that the majority of ...

535. Jesus and the High Priest

John 18:15-18, John 18:25-27, John 18:19-24

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... have it indefinite, as NIV suggests. It was probably this verse that gave rise to later traditions that John the Gospel writer was himself a priest (Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 2.31.3). The disciple mentioned here was probably not a Galilean, and not necessarily one of the Twelve, but a resident of Jerusalem who had come to believe in Jesus (cf., e.g., 11:45; 12:11). He is the “narrator” at this point to the extent that some of what happens is seen through his eyes and based on his testimony, but ...

536. Jesus, Isaiah’s Servant of the Lord, Heals Many

Matthew 8:14-17, Matthew 8:5-13, Matthew 8:1-4

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Jeannine K. Brown

... motif in Matthew 8 is that the “many” joining the messianic feast will include Gentiles. The reference to the exclusion of the “subjects of the kingdom” is not meant to be exhaustive; Jews most certainly will be included in the kingdom (e.g., the twelve disciples and the many seekers who put their faith in him [e.g., Matt. 8:1–4; 9:1–8]). The effect of the hyperbole for Matthew’s audience, however, is to provide a warning against Jewish presumption of inclusion based simply on heritage ...

537. The Rejection of Jesus in His Own Hometown

Mark 6:1-6

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Grant R. Osborne

... ), and like many transition passages, it functions two ways: (1) it parallels 3:1–6 and ends the second cycle (1:16–3:6; 3:7–6:6) with a conflict story; (2) there is also an A-B-A pattern in 6:1–29 in which the mission of the Twelve (6:7–13) is set between two rejection stories, first the opposition of Jesus’s hometown (6:1–6) and second the arrest and death of John the Baptist (6:14–29). After the triumphs of his succession of miracles and the wonder that this caused among the people, we ...

538. The Census

Numbers 1:1-54

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... 5–16 These verses list by tribe those who are to assist Moses and Aaron in the census. The list begins with Reuben, the oldest son of Jacob, followed by Simeon, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Ephraim, Manasseh, Benjamin, Dan, Asher, Gad, Naphtali. This listing of the twelve tribes is the first of several such listings in Numbers. Israel was a diverse community, and alluding to the people of the tribes in terms of the sons of Jacob connects and unites the people. The list also makes clear that the census should ...

539. The High Priest Questions Jesus

John 18:19-24, John 18:15-18, John 18:25-27

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

540. Would a Loving God Really Let Anyone Go to Hell?

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... turned into a rubbish heap where fire burned continuously. Everything there had been consigned for destruction. Thus, the "city dump" came to be identified in the Jewish mind as the perfect symbol of God's final rejection of wickedness. This was Jesus' description. Of the twelve times in the New Testament that we run across the word Gehenna, eleven of them are on the lips of Jesus. The Lord was right vivid in his descriptions of the afterlife for the unrepentant. In Matthew 8, Jesus calls it "outer darkness ...

541. What Fragrance Are You Leaving?

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... , it is the head of Jesus which was anointed. In the Bible three types of persons were anointed--Priests, Prophets and Kings. Mary realizes all three of these offices are found in Jesus Christ. Mary, a woman, realizes the identity of Jesus Christ before the twelve men who walked with him daily. She anoints him as King. She realizes that His kingdom alone is worthy of her best. Extravagance is not an empty gesture when the person or object is worthy of such commitment. She crowns Jesus with this anointing ...

542. Jesus Turns to His New Family

Mark 3:31-35, Mark 3:20-30

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Grant R. Osborne

... be under the control of Satan because he has already bound Satan, and his true family consists of those who have joined him in the household of God. Understanding the Text Jesus’s ministry to sinners and his call to several outcasts to be among the Twelve will now get him in trouble with the authorities. This is the first intercalation, or “sandwiching” episode, in Mark, in which one story is placed within another so that the two interpret each other. In this case the Beelzebul charge (3:22–30) is ...

543. Bad Timing

Matthew 20:20-28

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Thomas Long

... to Jesus with her power request just as he had warned a would-be follower, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head" (Matthew 8:20). Or what about the occasion when Jesus was sending out the twelve with no money and no luggage to do kingdom work -- to cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers and cast out demons? (Matthew 10:8-10). The point, of course, is that there simply is no suitable time in the gospel for self-serving ambition. She is not ...

544. A Glimpse of God

Exodus 33:19-23

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Maxie Dunnam

... look across the horizon and see the destination, but he knows that he’s not going to be with them. His day is coming to an end. Joshua has already taken his place. In Mark Connolly’s play on stage, Moses sits disconsolate on a rock as the twelve tribes pass by to receive his final blessing. They march off toward the land of Canaan. As they go, the old campaigner’s shoulders sag and his head bows low. With every sound of those retreating footsteps, the light grows dimmer and dimmer. The stage is almost ...

545. When You Drop the Ball, What Next?

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... dusted them off and sent them out, empowered with his authority, to bang on new doors and banish evil. And despite the defeat in Nazareth, the disciples go out and do exactly that. As the saying goes, they “fail forward.” The “Mission of the Twelve” is a huge success. Jesus goes on and continues his mission, preaching the message of the kingdom, healing the sick, casting out demons, and miraculously feeding the crowds that follow him. Jesus’ human life, like each of our lives, was marked by great ...

546. God's Call for All

Acts 9:35-43

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... assistance on the part of the believers. We see this reciprocity expressed first in the lives of those who cared for Jesus. The picture emerges during his ministry of a large body of believers who moved from place to place. In addition to Jesus and the twelve apostles, there are references to a sizable number of disciples, male and female. The fact is that all of these people needed to eat and drink, and a place to sleep. Mary of Magdala, after careful Bible study, emerges as a woman of means, possibly ...

547. Finding Calm In The Storm

Mark 4:35-41

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King Duncan

... and they were afraid. Is there anyone in this room who has never been afraid? The artist Rembrandt once painted a canvas titled "Storm on the Sea of Galilee." Examining the painting carefully you will note that there are fourteen men in the boat. There are the twelve disciples plus Jesus. That makes thirteen. Who is the fourteenth passenger? It is Rembrandt himself. We all know what it is to be afraid. Maybe we all know what it means to be on the verge of panic. Mickey Brown knew that feeling. Mickey was ...

548. The Purity of the Camp

Numbers 5:1-4

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

Priests, Purity, and the Camp: Chapter 5 returns to the twelve tribes in the camp. The common thread throughout the chapter is a concern with purity. 5:1–4 These verses report divine instruction to ensure that the camp is clear of those who have contracted contagious impurity. The impurity could spread and threaten the divine presence. These verses are a ...

549. Three In One

John 16:12-15

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Dave Zuchelli

... understanding: “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” In our passage for today, John recorded the words of Jesus as he was preparing to die. He had one final meeting with the twelve. At one point in the conversation, Jesus seemed to wrap it up and said, “Come now; let us leave” (John 14:31). They didn’t leave, however, and he went on to speak and pray for what we now identify as three more chapters. I can remember times ...

550. Warning To The Clueless Enthusiasts

Luke 14:25-35

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R. Robert Cueni

... highly motivated enemies, not enthusiastic friends. Those enemies will plot his arrest, trial, and death by crucifixion. Jesus has so informed his closest followers, the apostles, but they have yet to grasp the significance. The entourage of camp followers accompanying Jesus and the twelve are totally clueless. They think this trip to Jerusalem is a circus parade. When, it fact, it is the front end of the Master's funeral procession. Imagine the scene. A couple hundred people stir a cloud of dust as they ...

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