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551. Redeeming What is the Lord's

Leviticus 27:1-34

Understanding Series

W. H. Bellinger, Jr.

... ounces or 0.2 kilogram; ten would be four ounces or 110 grams. Five shekels would be two ounces or fifty-five grams; three would be 1.25 oz. or thirty-five grams. Fifteen shekels would be approximately six ounces or 170 grams. 27:16 A homer is usually estimated to be about six or six and one-half bushels (220 liters), or between twenty-nine and fifty-three gallons. 27:30 A tithe is a tenth part. The term is not very frequent in the OT. The principle occurs first in Gen. 14 and is important in Deuteronomy ...

552. Job's Reply to Bildad

Job 9:1–10:22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... the verb translated “spurn” (Heb. mʾs) in 9:21c to describe how he “despises” or “rejects” his own life. That he has himself reached such a point of personal rejection does not mean it is comforting to think that God has come to the same estimation. Job wants to know here whether all hope is lost. If indeed God has rejected him and takes pleasure in making him suffer, then death is preferable. In contrast to his rejection of the righteous Job, God smiles on the schemes of the wicked. The verb ...

553. Job's Second Reply to Zophar

Job 21:1-34

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... of the wicked (which is another way of criticizing the current lack of punishment being meted out) by pointing out how 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 ...

554. Job's Third Reply to Eliphaz

Job 23:1--24:25

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... they are gone, Job suggests, there will be no reason ever to call them to mind again. As we have seen, in a culture with no developed understanding of a life after death memory is the closest thing to eternal life one can hope to achieve. In Job’s estimation, the wicked have no such hope. Perhaps the image broken like a tree is of a once mighty tree shattered by lightning (Ps. 105:32–33) or broken down by a strong wind (Ps. 29; Job 19:10). The destruction of trees is often a metaphor for divine judgment ...

555. Job's Third Reply to Bildad

Job 26:1--31:40

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... no more righteous than I, receive similar justice for your own deeds.” Rather ironically, I think, Job continues to refer to himself as “the wicked” in these verses, implicitly placing quotation marks around the word to indicate that this is the friends’ estimation of Job and not his own. In this way he is able to speak of the traditional view of the retributive judgment on “the wicked” and “unjust” in ways that actually reflect his own experience of undeserved suffering. 27:8–10 For what ...

556. The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

Luke 18:9-14

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... his lofty self-esteem. Because he has remained legally and ritually pure, and because he has fasted regularly (a sign of religious seriousness) and has tithed faithfully (as required by the law of Moses), he assumes that he is acceptable before God. His estimation of his righteousness is greatly exaggerated. He thanks God that he is not like that tax collector standing nearby. Implicit in his offering of thanks is the delusion that he, and not the tax collector, is righteous. The Pharisee has no real sense ...

557. Anointing Oil

Exodus 30:22-33

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... varied in weight. The OT shekel may have been 11.4 g./.4 oz. The “sanctuary shekel” in v. 13 may have been closer to 10 g. The NT shekel was 14.5 g./.5 oz. They used the weight to produce the monetary shekel of silver weighing .5 oz. Estimates of the quantity of a hin vary from 4 to 6 quarts.

558. The Golden Calf

Deuteronomy 9:7-29

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... pointed. And it is reinforced in verse 14, where God actually threatened to do to the Israelites exactly what they were commanded to do to the Canaanites: to destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven (cf. 7:23f.). So, far from Israel’s estimation of the reason for their successes, the fact was that if anyone deserved to be destroyed it was the Israelites themselves, and long ago. Their very existence on the edge of the promised land, let alone their future possession of it, was proof of the ...

559. Broken Promises

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... owed. He fulfilled this promise even though it took him more than fifteen years to retire the debt. When Abraham Lincoln made a commitment, his word was good as gold. Lincoln was a promise keeper if there ever was one. No wonder he became, in the estimation of many, our greatest president. (6) Is it too much to expect of our public officials to exhibit that kind of integrity today? What about leaders in business or in education or any place of responsibility, including in the home? Oh, every once in a while ...

560. When You're Rejected

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... Bonanza (anyone remember those two vintage shows?). Nicholson asked for Littman’s help. Littman turned him down. He tried to discourage Nicholson by telling him that he thought directing was a sensible job, and that writing was an accomplishment, but acting [in his estimation] was a lifetime of rejection. Littman told Nicholson he wouldn’t be a party to such lunacy. Nicholson said, “If you don’t represent me, I am going to go with the Morris (Agency) . . .” And he did. And the rest, as they say ...

561. Extreme Humility

John 13:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... sociological research: they thought their writings would still be read after they died. (1) Of course these were sociologists. One could expect a little misplaced ego out of them. Just kidding, of course. But naturally you and I could never be guilty of such misguided estimations of our own abilities, could we? Did you know that national surveys show that most of us claim to feel nine years younger than we actually are, and we also claim that we look five years younger than other people our age? (2) Well, a ...

562. The Mighty Wind of God

Acts 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... or a hurricane will tell you how powerful wind can be. Here’s an interesting fact you may not know. In 1975, a research center in New York conducted a series of experiments using live chickens. Their goal was to find a way to help estimate wind velocities during a tornado. The idea was simple: the chickens would be placed in a wind tunnel and the researchers would see what wind speed was necessary to pluck the feathers off the chickens. Valuable information would then be known about any tornado that ...

563. Sheep Without a Shepherd

Mark 6:30-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... what he could steal from camps in the area. People in the area had never seen him, and they weren’t even sure he existed, that he was only a legend. They called him “The North Pond Hermit.” Now they know his name is Christopher Knight, and police estimated he committed more than 1000 burglaries. When he was arrested in April of 2013 after being caught on a surveillance camera, he spoke to a police officer, the first human being he had contact with since a brief hello to a hiker on a trail in the mid ...

564. Hope for People Who Are Angry

Ephesians 4:30-5:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... percent of all American couples experience some form of domestic violence; two million couples use lethal weapons on each other each year; 20% of all police officers who are killed in the line of duty are killed in answering calls regarding family fights; it is estimated that 6 to 15 million women are battered in the U.S. each year--probably the highest unreported crime in the country. (7) Even in a much less violent level, relationships are damaged when we let our emotions get out of control. Author and ...

565. At the Intersection of Heaven and Earth

Luke 3:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... in stores today is gift cards. Research shows that 39.2 percent of shoppers will purchase a department store gift card for friends and family, followed by 33.4 percent of shoppers opting for a restaurant gift card. But according to estimates reported in the Journal of State Taxation, the typical American home has an average of $300 in “unredeemed” gift cards lying around unused. These cards are often misplaced, accidentally thrown out, or only partially redeemed. According to this report, between 2005 ...

566. In Awe of Christ

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... continues, “the Hubble Space Telescope and various land‑based telescopes and radio antennas have [discovered] approximately 100 billion stars in our own Milky Way Galaxy alone!” Can you get your mind around that number--100 billion stars? “If you think that’s huge, astronomers now estimate that there may be 100 billion galaxies in our universe! That’s 100,000,000,000 x 100,000,000,000 stars!” (1) That is an amazing number. We stand in awe of the wonders of creation. There is a story of a man ...

567. An Emperor's Rules of Life

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Editor James S. Hewett

Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor and philosopher, identified the following traits of a successful person: Consciousness of an honest purpose in life. A just estimate of himself and everyone else. Frequent self-examinations. Steady obedience to what he knows to be right. Indifference to what others may think or say.

568. How About Your Lasting Impact

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Editor James S. Hewett

... : "Dear Sir! I notice that ministers seem to set a great deal of importance on their sermons and spend a great deal of time in preparing them. I have been attending services quite regularly for the past thirty years and during that time, if I estimate correctly, I have listened to no less than three thousand sermons. But, to my consternation, I discover I cannot remember a single one of them. I wonder if a minister's time might be more profitably spent on something else? Sincerely..." The letter kicked up ...

569. Jesus' Guide to Wise Investing

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... get?” After a very long silence in the classroom, one little fellow raised his hand. With complete sincerity in his voice, he answered, “A lawyer.” He’s probably right. Most of us are quite serious when it comes to money. It is estimated that 40% of the marriages that fail are the result of conflict over finances. Colleges report that students today are forsaking the study of Liberal Arts for courses in accounting, engineering, and business. Newspapers are devoting entire sections to the subject of ...

570. No One Over 12 Inches Wide Need Apply

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... thousands of young couples each year stand at the altars of churches like this one and pledge their love to one another, but half that number of marriages will end in divorce. Many will stay together for convenience or appearance or for the children. Only an estimated 10% will find true fulfillment in their marriages. The door to a rich and fulfilling life is a narrow one. Life is a continual challenge. Why then should we be surprised that Jesus, when asked, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved ...

571. When Mickey Mouse Recognizes You...

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... of desires. We all want to be somebody. Bernie Madoff certainly did. You’re familiar with that name. A few years ago Bernie Madoff operated the largest Ponzi scheme in world history. Through this scheme he committed the largest financial fraud in U.S. history. Prosecutors estimated the size of the fraud to be nearly $65 billion. Yes, that’s “billion” with a “b.” That’s based on the amounts in the accounts of Madoff’s 4,800 clients as of November 30, 2008. But when he was exposed, it all came ...

572. Should We Wash One Another's Feet?

John 13:31-38, John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... called “the longest table in the world.” Officials closed a 37-mile section of the A40 Autobahn in the Ruhr region of Germany so people could walk and bicycle down that roadway or sit at one of 20,000 banquet tables set up on it. An estimated 2 million people came to enjoy an event the director hoped would connect people from many cultures, generations, and nations. (3) That’s a grand undertaking by the inhabitants of that region, but there is a spiritual sense in which you and I are truly sitting at ...

573. Do you need a Pharisectomy?

Matthew 9:27-34, Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 12:15-21, Matthew 12:22-37, Matthew 12:38-45, Matthew 12:46-50

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... sometimes slow, sometimes fast. It has pauses, pit stops, both harmony and dissonance. Beethoven was one of the greatest composers in history. Other composers, like Schubert, wanted to hear Beethoven on their deathbeds. Beethoven’s funeral procession in Vienna in 1827 was estimated variously at 10-20000 people. Sometimes one suspects that the reason why Beethoven was such a great composer was precisely because he was deaf and didn’t have to listen to all the bad music of his day. When Beethoven composed ...

574. Even in Our Hiding

Matthew 2:19-23, Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... . Although the space behind the wall was dark and cramped, every one of those people bears witness to the kindness and courageousness of the ten Boom family, who saved their lives from those who sought them. In those few years of the war, the ten Boom family is estimated to have saved the lives of at least 800 Jews and many others during a time when Hitler sought to capture and kill any he could find. On February 28, 1944, the family was betrayed. Someone posing as a person in need came into the watch shop ...

575. Let It Loose!

Mark 7:31-37, Exodus 4:1-17, Exodus 4:18-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... children of God. This is the most liberating thing we could possibly learn about ourselves. Most of live in a state of non-discovery about ourselves. We live day to day seeing ourselves not as God sees us, but as faulty, guilty, shameful. We under-estimate our beauty, our worth, and definitely our ability and strength. In every “loosing” story, we are loosed in order to proclaim and point to the glory of God. Likewise, in every healing story of Jesus, the healing functions as a sign to point to the ...

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