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551. Paul Reinterprets the Story of Israel

Romans 2:17-29

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C. Marvin Pate

... the heart; that is, they will inscribe the commandments on stone into their life (Deut. 10:16; 30:6; Jer. 4:4; 9:25–26; Ezek. 44:9; see also 1QpHab 11.13; 1QS 5.5; Jub. 1.23). Such a hope was connected with the arrival of the Holy Spirit and the attendant new covenant (Jer. 31:31–34; Ezek. 36:26–27). 3. There were two types of Gentiles in Paul’s day who embraced Israel’s God: the proselyte and the God-fearer. The first was a Gentile who became Jewish by being circumcised and baptized. By doing ...

552. The Focus of Christian Worship

1 Corinthians 14:26-40, 1 Corinthians 14:1-25

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Preben Vang

... to empower the church as Christ’s body (14:1). The key to safeguarding against self-indulgence is order, although order without passion fails to build up Christ’s body (1 Thess. 5:19–21; Eph. 4:30). In the words of Garland, “The Spirit of ardor is also the Spirit of order.”[8] Theological Insights Women, Worship, and Prophecy: As shown in chapter 11, a unique difficulty presented itself when the church met in a patron’s home. Was the home’s matriarch to behave as she would in her home (as a ...

553. Jacob's Well

John 4:1-26, John 4:27-38, John 4:39-42

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Lori Wagner

... Our heart is the place where God wants to dig a well, from whence we can draw on the living waters of God’s Holy Spirit and allow it to refresh and renew our lives. You can’t stop the flow of a natural spring, or it can’t feed the well ... rivers in the desert. For I will pour water upon him who is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground. I will pour My Spirit upon your offspring and My blessing upon your descendants. And they shall spring up among the grass like willows or poplars by the watercourses -- ...

554. Proper 12

Psalm 85:1-13, Colossians 2:6-23, Hosea 1:1-2:1, Luke 11:1-13

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William E. Keeney

... The psalmist directs a prayer for deliverance to the Lord. Proverbs 15:8 -- God delights in the prayer of the upright. Matthew 21:22 -- Jesus affirms that what we ask for in prayer with faith, we will receive. Ephesians 6:18 -- Paul admonishes to pray in the spirit at all times. James 5:16 -- The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. The significance of bread:Matthew 4:3-4; Luke 4:3-4 -- Jesus tempted to change stones to bread and his response. Matthew 7:9-10 -- On giving stone for bread and ...

555. So Much To Say, So Little Time

John 16:5-16

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Alexander H. Wales

... all that the Father has. Jesus and God are one. In that one instant of declaration, we have the Trinity -- Father, Son and Spirit, different and yet the same, speaking the word of God, being the Word of God and enabling the word of God to become ... of the very people he was intent on stopping. You see, when Jesus has more to say, he is going to find a way to say it. The Spirit is the venue, the media that carries the message right to the heart of the one he wants to speak to. We have to be fairly smug ...

556. God Deep In The Flesh

Matthew 28:16-20

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Marc Kolden

... Jesus. It is because Jesus came and proclaimed God's kingdom and spoke with divine authority and forgave sins and cast out evil spirits and healed the sick; it is because Jesus called into question the religion of his time and the rulers of his age and ... -- that we only speak of the true God when we speak of the relation of the Father and the Son and of the bond or spirit between them. Some people have worried recently about using male language such as Father and Son in speaking of God. Doesn't that seem to ...

557. Epiphany 5

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:17-20, Isaiah 58:1-14, 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

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Russell F. Anderson

... compassion to the needy and freeing those fettered by the cords of injustice. "Is not this the fast that I choose; to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke ..." (v. 6a). Such fasting dispels the pall of gloom with the light of God's Spirit. Lesson 1: Habakkuk 3:2-6, 17-19 (E) This Psalm which comes much later than the time of Habakkuk portrays God as showing his wrath against evil doers but saving his chosen people. Lesson 2: 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16) (C); 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 (RC ...

558. Lent 3

John 4:1-26, Exodus 17:1-7, Romans 5:1-11, John 4:27-38, John 4:39-42, Isaiah 42:18-25

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Russell F. Anderson

... ? We have access to God's grace (v. 2a). We rejoice in the prospect of sharing the glory of God (v. 2b). We rejoice in our suffering because it produces endurance, character and hope (vv. 3-4). Finally, God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit (v. 5). Gospel: John 4:5-42 (C, RC); John 4:5-26 (27-38) 39-42 (E) Jesus confronts the Samaritan woman by the well and in so doing tackles head-on some of the prejudices of the day. He confronts the tragedy of racial prejudice, since the Jews ...

559. Come Holy Ghost, Our Hearts Inspire

Acts 10:23b-48

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E. Carver McGriff

... to change he'd decided he would too, and maybe she wasn't entirely wrong in blaming him. In other words, prayer had led each to quit blaming and begin to do some sincere soul searching. Immediately, she said their marriage had become much happier. Fourth, the Spirit helps us identify our purpose in life. Regrettably, many people today live day by day without a real sense of individual destiny in life. Yet the Bible strongly suggests that life does have a purpose and each of us is here to play a part in that ...

560. Lent 1

1 Peter 3:8-22, Genesis 9:1-17, Mark 1:9-13

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Russell F. Anderson

... can't live without repentance and faith. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 25:1-10; Psalm 25 "Make me to know your ways, O Lord" (v. 4); Psalm 24 Prayer Of The Day: O Merciful Lord, your Son strove with Satan and won. By the power of your Spirit, give us the vision to see our sins and the strength to turn our back on the same, that we might know the joy of your kingdom. In the powerful name of Jesus. Amen. An American fighter plane was shot down over Bosnia by hostile Serb forces. The pilot safely ...

561. The Greatest Wonder Of All!

John 14:5-14

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John M. Braaten

... to carry on.1 Wonderful and heart-warming as that story is, the disciples were commissioned to do more than lift up people’s spirits. Their mission was a message, a message which needed to be spoken and written in every tongue so that all people might hear the ... t need a lot of theology, we need to let those who share our home know we care about them for Jesus’ sake. A loving spirit can do more for the kingdom of God than barbed preaching. For those of you old enough to remember, think back with me to the ...

562. Proper 21

Lk 16:19-31 · 1 Tim 6:6-19 · Joel 2:23-30 · Am 6:1-7

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John R. Brokhoff

... POSSIBILITIES A Preaching Problem. Since Christian preachers are ordained to preach the gospel, where is the gospel in today's lections? In Lesson 1 we are told that the locust plague is over and God will again bless his people with plenty and will send the Spirit prior to the end of the world. Lesson 2 urges us to seek spiritual values rather than material riches. In the gospel, Lazarus goes to heaven because he is poor and Dives goes to hell for not sharing with the poor on earth. To prevent going ...

563. Born Again? When?

John 3:1-21

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Donald B. Strobe

... the Fourth gospel. Not only does he have people asking dumb questions so that Jesus can have occasion to give brilliant answers, he also likes to play with words. Here he is making a play on the fact that in both Greek and Hebrew, the word for “wind” and “spirit” are the same. Ruach in Hebrew, and Pneuma in Greek. The lesson to be learned here is not about the ways of the wind, but about the ways of God’s grace. The new birth, the “birth from above” is from God, it is not the result of human ...

564. Grace in the Midst of Exasperation

Romans 8:1-17

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Glenn McDonald

... the universe -- we are God's own children -- even though we have done nothing to earn that status. In our hearts we know that this simply can't be the whole picture. Who could possibly feel good about accepting a gold medal under such circumstances? That's why the Holy Spirit instructs us, "Keep the gold medal. It's really yours, and it will never be taken away. But now it's time for your reality to catch up with your status. Get in the pool and let's work on treading water." Our call, in other words, is to ...

565. Holy Living

John 6:51-65

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Donald Macleod

... strength that undergirded her life and character so that she was able, for sixty years, to give herself to the needs of the world? Just before her death in 1939, she wrote: "I find my one resource is to throw myself in unreservedly on the power of the Holy Spirit ... I make it a practice to stand in a certain place where I can look up at the mountains and say, 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.' " This is the same power that not only makes you and me do great things, but, basically, to ...

566. Acts 2:1-21

Acts 2:1-21

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Leonard Sweet

... experience, this does not mean it is described in wholly unfamiliar terms. The images the Lucan author uses would all have been quite recognizable to anyone with knowledge of the Hebrew scriptures. The "rush of a violent wind" evokes the image of God's Spirit moving over the waters in the first creation story (Genesis 1:2). When the "divided tongues, as of fire" fill the house, who can help but recall other fiery manifestations of God in the burning bush before Moses, the pillar of fire leading the fleeing ...

567. Galatians 5:1, 13-25

Galatians 5:1, 13-25

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Leonard Sweet

... love your neighbor as yourself" must have been convicting. The law convicts all the backbiting factions of denying the very law they are seeking to follow. Verses 16-21 and 22-26 divide human behavior into that of the "flesh" (sarx) and that of the "spirit" (pneuma). From the particular example of certain members of the Galatian community held up in verse 15, Paul now generalizes upon the kind of actions and attitudes present in the lives of those under the influence of the flesh versus those steeped in the ...

568. Acts 19:1-7

Acts 19:1-22

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Leonard Sweet

... baptized by one of John’s own disciples, not John himself. Something had obviously gotten lost in the transition and translation. John’s whole message was one of “preparing” for the One who was to come and baptize with the Holy Spirit and with fire. Paul, ever looking for the “teachable moment,” quickly takes the education of these “disciples” in hand. First, he defines the limiting parameters of the baptism John had offered: it was “a baptism of repentance.” Even more importantly, John ...

569. Acts 2:1-21

Acts 2:1-21

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Leonard Sweet

... himself steps forward to interpret all that is happening in their midst that day. The words Peter chooses are from Joel thereby linking once again the Jewish tradition closely with the life of faith now enjoyed by those who have experienced the Spirit. The subtle changes in the Joel text as rendered by Peter feature characteristic Lukan ideas. Instead of beginning the Joel reference with "then afterward" (Joel 2:28), Luke makes the time reference "in the last days" (Acts 2:17) emphasizing his own belief ...

570. Trinity Sunday

Psalm 29:1-11, Isaiah 6:1-13, John 3:1-17, Romans 8:1-17

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B. David Hostetter

... and encouragement to live out that change both inside the bars and outside when they are released. Hear our prayers for all who are bereaved and adjusting to life without one dear to them. Remember, O God, any whom we have forgotten. Your own Spirit bears witness with our spirit, 'Abba! Father!' that we are your children and joint heirs with Christ—if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. We rejoice that you have already taken to glory many of this generation and past ...

571. Shaped By The Fire

Acts 2:1-21

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... smoky mist. [20] The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord's great and glorious day. [21] Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.' The wind and the fire of God's Holy Spirit swept into the lives of the disciples and believers in the early church and changed their lives and our lives forever. The wind blew through with an awakening. The fire shaped their lives and gave them direction. When I was in Ireland, we took a tour of the Waterford ...

572. Positive Living

Galatians 5:1-15

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King Duncan

... happy today.” Here is something we need to understand: None of these characteristics that Paul lists as fruit of the Spirit depends on external circumstance. No matter what happens to you from the outside, you can still possess love, joy, peace, ... hit a bump in the road is what you are full of. That’s somewhat crude, but it is still true. If you are filled with the Spirit of God, that is what manifests itself when you come to a difficult time in your life. If you are full of something else, that is what ...

573. The Wild Goose

Acts 2:1-13; 2 Tim. 1:6-7; Gal. 3:28; Luke 4:18

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Mickey Anders

... Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28). It was this wild Goose that Jesus referred to when he preached his first sermon and quoted Isaiah, saying, "For the Spirit of the Lord is upon me for he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of God's favor" (Luke 4:18 ...

574. Holy, Holy, Holy

John 16:12-15

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Arley K. Fadness

... Matthew 28:19). The apostle Paul underscores the reality of the Trinity in 2 Corinthians 13:13, with a blessing to the Corinthian church, "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you." In our gospel today, John writes, "The Spirit, sent by the Father, reveals God's truth by giving glory to the Son ... making the Son known." The term "trinity" was first used by Theophilus of Antioch around 80 AD. Then the doctrine itself was hammered out at ...

575. Acts 2: 1-21

Acts 2:1-13

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Leonard Sweet

... the heat of fire, and white “is like a handful of fluffy cotton balls.” That need to compare the new and unknown to the old and familiar is also found in today’s text from Acts, which endeavors to describe the coming of the Holy Spirit and the Spirit’s empowerment of all it touches. In the Acts 2 text Luke describes the sound and appearance of this promised, new gift from the ascended Jesus as “like the rush of violent wind” and as “divided tongues, as of fire.” This comparison process also ...

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