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551. Dinner With Jesus

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... would let me through to the front. And when they saw who it was who was trying to get past, they crowded in all the closer. I wish I had been taller. Finally, I got fed up. There was no way I could fight that mob, and if I had stayed where I was, I would have seen nothing. So I went down the road apiece and climbed a tree, a sycamore that stood right by the wayside. True, it had been years since I had climbed a tree. I'm probably lucky that I didn't fall and break my ...

552. Passing the Test

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... anything to be saved. Is grace conditional after all? It appears that what Paul gives us with one hand, he takes away with the other. "So, if you are standing, watch out that you do not fall!" In other words, we still have to do something. We still have to stay on our toes, pass those tests when they come and, as the Boy Scouts say, "Be Prepared" ... or else! We need to clamp down on those Faith Inkubator students who don't do their homework. We may say that they don't have to do anything to be saved, but ...

553. Are You Part of the Scandal?

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . Even “adult” children (an age that might be anywhere from 13 to 33) had to abide by the traditions of both a Torah-devoted and an agrarian-based life. In that patriarchal world the father was “large and in charge” — until his death. Sons stayed to work the land with their own families, daughters became part of their husband’s family world. In his book The Prodigal God (2011), Timothy Keller portrays the two brothers as symbolizing the two basic ways people try to make life work. The younger ...

554. On the Road with Jesus

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

David O. Bales

... ’s only intrigued them. If they were fish, we’d say they’re hooked but not landed. Yet, Jesus’ two disappointed, crestfallen ex-students demonstrate that they remember something of what the earthly Jesus taught them. They exercise hospitality and invite him to stay with them. The risen Jesus, no matter how his resurrected glory is hidden from their eyes, practices the same kind of ministry as the earthly Jesus: He goes in to eat with them. Before his resurrection he habitually ate with all kinds of ...

555. A Faith that Will Transform You

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... wants to address every one of us like he addressed Zacchaeus, but we must do as Zacchaeus did: seek to find a place where we can see Jesus; then Jesus will see us and call us by name. “Zacchaeus,” Jesus called to him, “come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” Jesus asked to be received with haste. He was set for Jerusalem and must not delay too long. There was no time to waste. Jesus wanted to spend some time with Zacchaeus; but Zacchaeus had to act then and there. Jesus had only a ...

556. Peace Be With You

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. It was a puzzling mystery. They knew something important had happened but they were not sure what. So they returned to the house where they were staying. Mary, however, stayed behind. And she had a somewhat mystical experience. Weeping, she bent over once more to look into the tomb and she saw what appeared to be two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at ...

557. The Life of Your Table?

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of God’s presence and the super-food of faith. It is a gift that still continues at every faithful meal we sit down to today. Cleopas and his companion (whom many scholars think may have been his wife Mary, one of the Mary’s who stayed with Jesus during his crucifixion) walk along the road to their home village of Emmaus. They are mulling over the dreadful events that had happened in Jerusalem: the crucifixion of their rabbi Jesus, the strange disappearance of his body from his tomb. Suddenly, they are ...

558. The Nano-Punch of Pentecost

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... little tanks with the fuel we need for the mission God has given us. From our studies of physics we all know that apples fall from the tree because of gravity. What we didn’t learn, however, is that the only reason we can catch an apple and it stays cupped in our hand is that both the matter, the molecules, that make up the apple and that make up our hand, are charged with the forces and fields that govern the worlds of atomic, nanospheric, relationships. If it were not for the forces and fields that keep ...

559. Envision: The Great Commitment

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

James Merritt

... to encourage others to serve. Some of you in this room have served at one time, but are not serving now. If serving Christ and others is as valuable as the Bible says it is, I want to challenge you to get back on the playing field. Don’t stay on the sideline. Maybe the place you were serving was not a good fit, or maybe you got frustrated by something. Whatever the reason, don’t look to others to make your serving meaningful. Look to Christ. Get off the sideline and get back in the game! Finally, some ...

560. The Knot: Frayed (Part 2)

1 Peter 3:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... we are calling “The Knot.” When a man and a woman come together and tie the knot of marriage, God intends for that knot to stay tied. Yet we know that even the best knot can become untied and even the strongest rope can become frayed. Last week we told you ... Your fellowship with God depends upon your relationship with your wife. That is why in a way it is just unfair being a pastor. I can’t stay mad at my wife. I have to be right with my wife, because if I can’t pray, I can’t preach, and if I can’t ...

561. An Invitation to a Wedding

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... Bishop Wright, “that . . . God’s kingdom is a kingdom in which love and justice and truth and mercy and holiness reign unhindered. They are the clothes you need to wear for the wedding. And if you refuse to put them on, you are saying you don’t want to stay at the party . . . .” (5). You may think those are hard words, but they are very much a part of the Gospel. God loves us as we are, but God expects us to clothe ourselves with the character of Jesus Christ. That’s one reason we come to worship ...

562. Drowsy Disciples

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... or a committee; while trying to enjoy a movie, a concert, or a play; while driving at night, which is a particularly frightening experience. Or, perhaps we have even felt the struggle to stay awake while in the midst of a one-on-one conversation. Sometimes, sleep simply seems irresistible. And no matter how hard we try, we cannot manage to stay awake. What’s a person to do? Isaiah 64:1-9 The book of Isaiah is readily understood as a three-part book, and our passage comes from the third part. The first ...

563. What Are You Waiting On?

John 11:1-16

Sermon

James Merritt

... feel like looking up to heaven and saying, “What are you waiting on?” Know this, the one thing He’s waiting on for sure is that He is glorified. There’s a second thing that God is waiting on. So the next time God delays, God holds out, God stays silent, God does nothing, there’s a second thing that God is determined to see happen and that is: II. Faith is fortified. We just read where Jesus tells the disciples that Lazarus has died and He’s glad. Now let’s see why He was glad. “Then Jesus ...

564. The Messed Up

John 4:1-26

Sermon

James Merritt

... of that mess up, and you are still stung with the guilt of that mess up, and you wonder whether there is a way out of your mess up this is what I want you to learn today. Just because you have messed up, doesn’t mean you have to stay messed up. In fact, Jesus specializes in dealing with messed up people. We are in a series that I am so excited about called “On The Fringe.” One of the things that I love about Jesus so much is He gravitated to people that others ignored, ridiculed, hated, and rejected ...

565. Michael Corleone and the Widow

Mark 12:38-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... church is the only army that shoots its wounded. What is the response of Christian lay people who have been hurt by someone who is considered to be a representative of the church? Some drop out, to be sure. But, thankfully, some hang in there. They stay committed to their church. Somehow they are able to separate their hurt by someone in the church from their commitment to God and to the church. And they are greatly to be praised. Certainly this widow in the temple that day was faithful in her commitment ...

566. Discipleship: Backward or Forward to God

Luke 9:51-62

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... what has already been accomplished. If you look back, your furrows will be crooked and your future will be troubled. Jesus was fearful this young man believed he could go home again and that once he got there he would be content to rest on his laurels and stay there. Like a friend of mine who was a high school basketball star and always going back to the memories of his past glory rather than creating a new future. Jesus was afraid this young man would be enticed by the memories of the past rather than be ...

567. Aeneas and Dorcas

Acts 9:32-43

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... mean the same—a commitment of themselves to the Lord (cf. esp. 11:21). 9:43 Peter stayed on in Joppa, perhaps to instruct the new believers (cf. 2:42). It is noteworthy, however, that he stayed with a tanner named Simon. Leather workers were considered to be unclean (m. Ketuboth 7.10), and ... if Peter had had to overcome personal scruples to stay with Simon (the attention that Luke draws to his trade suggests that he did; see disc. on v. 41 and 10 ...

568. Peter at Cornelius’ House

Acts 10:23b-48

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... of partisanship that Paul sought to avoid by not himself baptizing his converts, at least as a general rule (cf. 1 Cor. 1:14–17). No mention is made of circumcision (cf. 11:3) or of anything additional to their baptism. Peter was invited to stay with Cornelius, and from 11:3 it is clear that he did (the Greek has “certain days,” not necessarily the few days of NIV). His acceptance of Gentile hospitality gave practical expression to the theological truth he had preached (vv. 34ff.). Additional Notes 10 ...

569. In Iconium

Acts 14:1-7

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... 4 Luke characterizes their ministry as speaking boldly for the Lord (v. 3; see disc. on 4:13). The Greek preposition in this phrase (epi) implies two things: that the lordship of Jesus was their theme and that he (as the Lord) was their strength and stay. Hence their boldness and his confirmation of what they said by enabling them to do miraculous signs and wonders (v. 3, lit. “by granting signs and wonders to happen through their hands”; see notes on 2:22 and 5:12). This notice provides a context for ...

570. In Corinth

Acts 18:1-17

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... ; see disc. on 15:14), though the people in question here were Gentiles and still pagan. But the Lord knew those whom he had “appointed for eternal life” (13:48; cf. John 10:16). 18:11 With this encouragement, Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God. Paul stayed is literally “he took his seat,” and though the verb itself is common enough in the New Testament, nowhere else is it used in this sense (though regularly so in the LXX). Luke may have chosen it, therefore, to draw ...

571. John the Baptist's Testimony about Jesus

John 3:22-36

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... recognizing Jesus as his unique messenger. In that sense, John is the first Christian. Jesus’ words are to him the words of God because God has given Jesus the Spirit “without limit” (v. 34). At Jesus’ baptism the Holy Spirit came down on him to “stay” (1:32, 33), and John testified and continues to testify, that this was the case. The last two verses of the chapter are a brief meditation on Jesus’ baptism. The statement that the Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands (v ...

572. Jesus Heals the Official’s Son

John 4:43-54

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... the Lord” (11:8) and is probably based on Jesus’ own practice. Certainly Jesus’ ministry was an itinerant one (cf. Matt. 8:20/Luke 9:58), and the point of verse 44 is that he must not wear out his welcome by remaining too long at Sychar. To stay in a place more than two days is to make it his patris and to have no honor there. His patris in this sense turns out finally to be Jerusalem, the place where prophets traditionally are dishonored and killed (cf. Luke 13:33!), but this application is outside ...

573. Walking in the Light

1 John 1:5--2:14, 1 John 2:15-17

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... is translated as “it” instead of him (see NIV footnote), the meaning then would be that there is no cause for stumbling in it, i.e., in the light. Loving others is living in the light, a condition in which there is no cause for offense as long as one stays there. You can see where you are going morally and spiritually and, as a result, don’t fall yourself or cause others to do so (Smalley, 1, 2, 3 John, pp. 61–62). 2:11 Verse 11 directly contrasts to v. 10 and returns to the negative side of the ...

574. Let Us Love One Another

2 John 1:1-13

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... the Father” or “the Son.” Would he say that if they forsake the truth, they never really knew it? That is what he says of the secessionists in 1 John 2:19: they were never really part of the true community; if they had been, they would have stayed. Or, does he think that “losing God” is a genuine possibility? See I. H. Marshall, Kept by the Power of God, pp. 186–90. 9 Brown argues in favor of the subjective genitive on the grounds that “Christ’s own teaching is the Johannine way of thinking ...

575. Egypt

Ezekiel 29:1-21, Ezekiel 30:1-26, Ezekiel 31:1-18, Ezekiel 32:1-32

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... a different text of this verse in front of them than we do. Rather, they seem to be cleaning up Ezekiel’s style by eliminating all the repetitions in this verse. Of course, the nations’ time will indeed be a time of doom, but it is best to stay with the Heb. here. 30:5 Lydia and Libya. The Heb. lud is usually understood to refer to the wealthy kingdom of Lydia in Asia Minor (see the Additional Note on 27:10). However, as Dennis Bratcher observes, the Lydians “were not Semitic people and have little ...

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