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551. The Test for an Unfaithful Wife

Numbers 5:11-31

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 ...

552. Driven to Complete

Mark 9:30-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... the boasting for the day. (3) If I’d been Jesus, I would have laughed and laughed. Maybe I would have asked the disciples to explain their criteria for greatness. But Jesus didn’t waste time with that. Our Bible passage reads, “Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, ‘Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.’ He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, ‘Whoever welcomes one of these little children in ...

553. How Long Will You Limp? (Because God Is Tired Of The Bull)

1 Kings 18:16-46

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... had done in the history of the Israelites. He knew God had brought them out of Egypt, brought them through the wilderness, took them over the Jordan into the promised land, helped them fight and vanquish their enemies, enabled them to form the new nation state from the twelve tribes, and gave them the strength and wisdom to build the temple for God's glory. God is a God of action who would manifest God's power, presence, and majesty within human history. This was not a god of inertia and apathy, a god of ...

554. Out Into The Deep Water

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... God, through Christ, can and does take the least likely of people and uses them for the Glory of God's Kingdom. God took a convicted murderer and made Moses the leader of the Israelites. God took a trickster and liar, Jacob, and made him the father of the twelve tribes of Israel. Jesus took a tax collector and a bunch of smelly fisherman and made them the leaders of the earliest Church. You may have no more talent than that little donkey. You might be a Moses, a Jacob, a Matthew or a fisherman but God can ...

555. Surprise in a Graveyard

John 20:10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles . . .” Did you catch that? Paul was telling ...

556. Restitution for Wrongs

Numbers 5:5-10

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

557. The Word Above All Earthly Powers

John 8:31-36

Sermon

Albert G. Butzer III

... . He said, “In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places… I go to prepare a place for you.” A moment later he added, “And you know the place where I am going.” “Lord, we do not know where you are going,” said Thomas, one of the twelve, “how can we know the way?” “I am the way, the truth, and the life,” said Jesus, “no one comes to the Father except through me.” Contained within that brief phrase is a summary of John’s theology about Jesus. “I am the life,” said Jesus ...

558. Moving At The Speed Of Light: Unknown Apostles

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... ; Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector, and James, son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus, Simon the Canaanean and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him. In Acts Peter is the dominant leader of the church in the early chapters and while undoubtedly "the twelve" were active and faithful, only three of them are mentioned as leaders in the entire book. Unknown disciples, unknown apostles? Or what about Jesus' siblings? How many brothers did Jesus have? How many of them had the same name as one of ...

559. When the Guest Becomes the Host

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

George Bass

... ? Mark tells us only two things about the supper. First, that Jesus startled the disciples by telling them, "... one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me." Mark, you will notice, does not identify Judas, but simply has Jesus say, "It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping bread into the dish with me." That involves you and me, doesn’t it? Through our selfishness and sin we sell out to the world, and betray Christ in the process. More often than we would care to admit we have been unfaithful ...

560. Zerubbabel the Lord’s Signet Ring

Haggai 2:20-23

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... begin on the day after this, on the 25th day of the ninth month (December), perhaps implying that the cleansing of the temple and the restoration of Judean independence on that occasion constituted a fulfillment of these promises (cf. Sweeney, The Twelve Prophets, Volume 2, p. 550). Yahweh here raises two issues that are superficially quite different from what has preceded in that neither relates directly to the building project, and they are quite different from each other—though both actually do relate ...

561. A Taste Of Life

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

William G. Carter

... the writer of Mark tells the story, the day we call Maundy Thursday was the last occasion that Jesus spent an evening with his disciples. The events surrounding that night became the acid test of true discipleship. Jesus ate a Passover meal with the twelve disciples, announcing that someone within that inner circle would betray him. After singing a hymn, the whole group went to the Mount of Olives, where Jesus warned that all of them would desert him. As he prayed in Gethsemane, his closest companions fell ...

562. Rally or Rail?

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... it before this book. The other disciples objected with the words “Not I, Lord” but Judas, only Judas, pushed back with these words: “Not I, Rabbi.” There is a world of difference between “Not I, Lord” and “Not I, Teacher.” For Eleven of the Twelve, Jesus had become Lord. For one, Judas, he had never made that heart transplant from teacher to Lord. Have you? Do you rally? Or rail? __________________________ COMMENTARY If it weren’t for the fact that he is re-telling a tragic life-or-death ...

563. How to Get the Job Done

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... recruit men to help him spread the word about the new kingdom of God. If Moses and the seventy elders were developing the Old Israel, Jesus and the seventy were about to develop the New Israel. In Jesus' case, the seventy signify something more. If the twelve apostles were originally sent to the lost sheep of the tribes of Israel, the seventy have a broader mission. They are to announce the coming kingdom not only to the Jews, but to Samaritans and Gentiles as well. In Jesus' day, it was popularly believed ...

564. Winner And Still Champion

Mark 9:30-37

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... lesson about status. Rank and priority were crucial questions in the Roman Empire. People were very protective about their status. They remembered every slight and they never forgot, no matter how high a person rose, where they began. Mark wrote: “He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all (9:35). Although Mark rarely pictured Jesus as sitting to teach, that was the standard way for a teacher to teach. The disciples would also ...

565. The Church Reaches Out!

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... is not afraid of being used. Consequently, Philip doesn’t make the outsider come to him. Willingly, graciously he accepts the invitation and begins to share the "good news about Jesus." I am struck by the fact that this Philip, who was not one of the twelve, but one of the seven - a deacon appointed to serve with his hands - is not afraid to serve with his mouth! We are told, "Then Philip began to speak ..." Another translation makes it very clear, "Then Philip opened his mouth and starting with this ...

566. Singing at the Table

Joel 2:21-29

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel. It took up a full scroll to record them. But these little guys played shortstop. They were the quick-read, the USA Today version—short enough for all of them to be recorded on one scroll. So they came to be known as "The Twelve" or the Minor Prophets. In Joel's day, it seems the worst had come to pass. It was a day of utter desolation; a day of destruction, a day of dismay and death, the day of the locust. Unexpected, unpredictable and totally uncontrollable, swarms of locusts ...

567. The Healing Fountain of Tears

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... on praise, the gift of salvation, and the eternal presence of divine compassion. Instead of some specific headcount, John’s vision now expands to include “a great multitude that no one could ever count.” Instead of the careful listing of the Twelve Tribes, the assembly John observes is “from every nation, from all tribes and peoples.” This exponentially expanded crowd is united in one act — worshiping at the throne of God and “the Lamb,” raising their voices in unceasing praise. That this ...

568. When Thomas Doubted

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... Thomas never lacked courage, but Thomas was a natural pessimist. What Thomas had expected to happen had happened. When it came, Thomas was broken-hearted. So brokenhearted was he that he wanted to be alone with his grief. John picks up the story: “One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (called the twin), was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord!’ Thomas said to them, ‘Unless I see the scars of the nails in his hands and put my finger on those scars ...

569. Fearful, But Not Afraid

Matthew 14:22-33

Sermon

William G. Carter

... that our church was supporting. It was a challenging trip, and our volunteers were stretched emotionally and physically. At the end, they purchased a wood carving as a gift for the leader who had inspired the trip. It portrayed Jesus with his arms around the twelve disciples, all of them portrayed by the artist in various stages of anxiety and disbelief. His arms and shoulders formed the rim of what became a fishing vessel. The artist declared, “It is a perfect image for the church: we are the people who ...

570. The Temptation of Christ

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon Aid

Richard A. Jensen

... is the Son of God. In the wilderness is revealed to us a major task of the Son of God. He will overthrow the rule of Satan and bring in the fulfilled time of salvation. Defeat of the evil powers is a central objective of Jesus' ministry. When Jesus appointed the twelve to be with him he sent them out to preach the good news of the kingdom (the positive side of the message) and to cast out demons (the negative side of the message) (Mark 3:13-15). John is arrested in 1:14. Mark strikes his first ominous note ...

571. What Makes People Great?

2 Samuel 23:1-7

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... useful to the public will fail. III Thirdly, a person is made great by being hopeful. When David became the king of God’s people, he had great hopes which guided him like stars guide travelers in a strange land. For instance, David hoped to organize the twelve scattered tribes of Israel into a unity. That was his hope and he accomplished it. Again, he hoped to unite the north and the south into one strong political reality. That was his hope and he realized it by choosing a neutral city, midway between ...

572. Putting the Puzzle Together

John 6:60-71

Sermon

King Duncan

... when the crowds are starting to fade away. Jesus' teachings were too hard. They challenged too many preconceived notions about faith and meaning. His ministry, which had once seemed so promising, was in trouble. Jesus understood what was happening. He turned to the twelve who had been with him from the beginning. "You do not want to leave too, do you?" Jesus asked them. And it was that irrepressible disciple Simon Peter who answered with one of the most beautiful statements in the scriptures, "Lord, to ...

573. Are We Able?

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... the time when the new president-elect begins to divvy up the various cabinet positions and political plums and reward those who helped him get to that exalted position. I.SOMETHING LIKE THAT FORMS THE BACKGROUND FOR TODAY’S SCRIPTURE LESSON. Jesus had just told the twelve that the road they are traveling will ultimately end in his trial, torture, and death. He told them that he is going to have to drink the cup of suffering. “They will mock him, and scourge him, and spit upon him,” He said. (Mark 10 ...

574. Strength through Diversity

James 2:1-17

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... in me, and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you sent me" (John 17:20-21). Saint James, in direct and challenging words, takes the message of Jesus and applies it to his audience, "the twelve tribes in the dispersion." Apparently partiality and favoritism have been practiced for James immediately equates such behavior with a lack of belief in Jesus. Thus, consistent with his basic message of an action-oriented Christianity, namely to be doers of the word and not merely ...

575. Jesus Drives Out an Evil Spirit

Mark 1:21-28

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... the scene for the ensuing accounts of Jesus’ further ministry. Additional Notes 1:21 Capernaum: A fishing town on the west shore of Lake Galilee. The name is Hebrew, meaning “village of Nahum.” It was the home of Peter and other members of the twelve disciples (1:29). Jesus apparently made the town his headquarters and home during his ministry (Matt. 4:13). Matthew 11:23–24 and Luke 10:15 record Jesus’ condemnation of Capernaum along with other Galilean towns for its poor response to his message ...

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