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576. Jesus’s Ministry and Popularity Continue to Grow

Mark 1:40-45, Mark 1:35-39, Mark 1:29-34

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... normal life. In Mark 6:11 (shaking the dust off one’s feet) and 13:9 (answering charges from hostile officials) there was a negative cast to this “witness,” but here it is not confrontational but rather positive, obeying the regulations of Torah. 1:45 stayed outside in lonely places. This does not mean that Jesus had a “lonely” life. This once more was the “wilderness” area (cf. 1:3–4, 12–13, 35), the place not just of testing but also of divine solace and here of a wilderness ministry ...

577. The Beast from the Earth (The False Prophet)

Revelation 13:11-18

Teach the Text

J. Scott Duvall

... speak. The use of magic and sorcery to animate idols was common in the ancient world, and the result here is that the demonic idol demands worship on penalty of death (cf. 16:14; 19:20).4Christians may either give allegiance to false gods and “live” or stay faithful to Christ with the real possibility of physical death. 13:16–17a It also forced all people . . . to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark. The second beast ...

578. Proclamations of Judgment and Reward

Revelation 14:6-13

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J. Scott Duvall

... to endure (cf. 12:17; 13:10). The term “endurance” (hypomon?), perhaps “the key ethical term in the Apocalypse,”4 appears seven times in Revelation (1:9; 2:2, 3, 19; 3:10; 13:10; 14:12), and is defined here as obeying God’s commands and staying faithful to Jesus (i.e., trust and obey). 14:13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow ...

579. “His Anger Lasts Only a Moment, but His Favor Lasts a Lifetime”

Psalm 30:1-12

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... joy (30:1 and 11; for the vocabulary, see the comments on these verses, above): At the beginning (30:1): “For you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat [lit., “rejoice”] over me.” At the middle (30:5): “Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.” At the end (30:11): “You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.” The natural instrument of joy is music, and David twice calls for a celebration of life’s ...

580. The Power of Persistence

Luke 11:1-13, Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... if there wasn’t a great deal of smoke in the engine room. He replied that there was. “Didn’t you realize that it was dangerous for you to stay there?” he asked. “I don’t know, sir,” he replied. “I was not the judge of that.” “But you stayed, didn’t you?” He answered, “Yes, I did.” And then when he was pressed to say whether he stayed out of a sense of duty or simply because he didn’t know what else to do, he replied with quiet dignity, “I saw that someone was needed there ...

581. Proverbs of Solomon

Proberbs 10:1--22:16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... to God’s role in assessment (20:10 and 12 end with “them both”): he endows humans with the sensory organs that make this possible (20:12). Verse 13 concludes the unit, linking to verse 12 by the phrase “open your eyes” (NIV “stay awake”), also countering verse 4. Perhaps it should be taken metaphorically: open your eyes and perceive accurately where laziness will take you! The next verses (20:14–17) move into the realm of commerce, where hyperbole and haggling prevail (20:14), knowledge-rich ...

582. Live Spelled Backward

Matthew 26:14-27:66

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... Attorney for the Bronx. She replied, "Because for the first time in my life I saw evil first hand and I felt that if I stayed that close to it, it just might rub off on me."[1] Come think with me about an age-old human affliction that has impacted the ... s table land, A higher plane than I have found; Lord, plant my feet on higher ground. My heart has no desire to stay; Where doubts arise and fears dismay; Though some may dwell where these abound; My prayer, My aim, is higher ground. -- Johnson Oatman Jr ...

583. Getting Under Someone's Skin

Matthew 5:7

Illustration

Bill Bouknight

... ? During the lunch break, a woman approached the speaker and said, "Sir, let me apologize for my husband's drowsiness. He is undergoing chemotherapy. The doctors have given him a medication to control the side-effects, but it makes him very sleepy. I tried to persuade him to stay home today, but he said, "I must go as long as I'm able. I never know when I will no longer be able to gather with God's people." Suddenly that speaker's attitude toward the drowsy man was transformed. Why? The wife had enabled him ...

584. A Happy Ending

Joshua 5:9-12

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... where we want to live and raise a family, and we join a church we enjoy. Then life happens. And then the worst happens. We sit back, let down our guard, get comfortable, and proudly say, “I have arrived. I am as clever as ever. I am going to stay here forever and ever.” It is at these listless moments that we become the most vulnerable to temptation, sin, and failure. The exploits of King David are a testimony of this. When he was young and longing to please God, he was driven by God’s dream for him ...

585. The Cost of Discipleship

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... . Then children come and they are definitely needed, and the real sacrifice of parenthood is required. They get up in the middle of the night with a crying baby. They lose sleep. Their children develop minds of their own, talk back, and rebel. Their children stay out all night and worry mom and dad sick. Shallow illusions die and real love is born. All the important things in life cost us. We should not be surprised to find that when the most important person who ever lived spoke about the most important ...

586. Jesus Sends Out the Twelve

Matthew 10:1-42

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... interests is to lose out on what life is all about, whereas to devote oneself to Christ brings deep and lasting satisfaction. 10:40–42 At the end of the discourse Matthew once again emphasizes the mission setting. Jesus instructed the Twelve to stay in homes and towns where they were welcomed in verses 11–14. Now he adds that those who extend hospitality to the itinerant evangelists actually entertain both Jesus and the Father. Later in a parable dealing with final judgment, Jesus will teach that ...

587. An Uppity Woman

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Kristin Borsgard Wee

... one more person with needs, and Jesus draws the line. Enough is enough. He's tired and cranky, so he rudely dismisses her. But she will not stay on her side of the line. Doesn't she get it? Can't she hear? The man said "no." But she doesn't budge, even when Jesus ... learns that God's plan for him is bigger than he had imagined. She was bright and uppity and faithful, and she refused to stay behind the line. Dorothy Day was like that too. It was her vocation to love the poor and care for people who slept in ...

588. Christ the Wisdom and Power of God

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... Cor. 7:15; Eph. 6:5; Phil. 2:12. Fee (Epistle, pp. 92–93) argues for translating egenomēn as “was with” by pointing to the occurrence of the same verb in 16:10 (there, NIV = “is with”) as a clear reference to Timothy’s stay with the Corinthians. 2:4–5 The textual evidence regarding the phrase with wise and persuasive words is problematic. The NIV reflects the current critical Gk. texts, which themselves include words in brackets to suggest that they were probably not originally a part of Paul ...

589. The Silver Trumpets

Numbers 10:1-10

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... style of the rest of this chapter shifts to include dialogue (vv. 29–32) and poetry (vv. 35–36). It is widely agreed that the material in this section derives from an earlier time but is included here with the theme of leadership for the journey. Moses asks Hobab to stay with the people as a guide, reminding Hobab of God’s promise of the land and pledging well-being for the Midianite. Hobab initially declines the request and says that he will return home, but Moses pleads with Hobab to ...

590. The Advice of Hushai and Ahithophel

2 Sam 16:15–17:29

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... to move with as much haste as he could muster. 17:17 It is not clear why, if Zadok and Abiathar were able to stay safely in the city without suspicion, Jonathan and Ahimaaz were not. It may be that if they had entered the city they would have had no choice ... but to join with Absalom’s forces and then could not deliver a message to David. So they stayed in hiding at En Rogel, which was a short distance from Jerusalem where the Kidron and the Hinnom valleys meet. Their presence in ...

591. Personal Requests

1 Corinthians 16:5-18

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... to later in 2 Corinthians 1–2. That visit apparently came between the writing of 1 Corinthians and the writing of 2 Corinthians, and before Paul arrived in Corinth immediately prior to going to Jerusalem to deliver the collection. 16:8–9 Paul refers to his stay in Ephesus, indicating success and opposition; yet, he sees that the end of that sojourn is at hand. In speaking of his work in Ephesus, Paul writes, a great [or wide] door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me ...

592. The Israelites Leave Sinai

Numbers 10:11-36

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

593. Walking in the Light and the Problem of Sin

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

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 ...

594. The Twofold Embrace

Luke 1:39-45

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... green. It rarely changes. That's why we use them for Christmas trees. After other trees have turned brown or lost their leaves for the winter, the evergreen tree will still be green and full. Just like we can always count on an evergreen to stay green and full, we can always count on God to be there for us when we need Him. His love for us is an evergreen kind of love; it never fades or changes. No matter what happens in life, God will always be there for us. And God proved His ...

595. Faces of Failure: Peter

Matthew 26 (selections)

Sermon

Don Tuttle

... . Actually, he doesn’t even use Jesus’s name. He just calls him “the man,” as if Jesus were a stranger to him. You might think that, by this point, Peter would slip into the darkness and disappear. But you have to give him credit for staying. He has promised to be faithful, and although he has been less than forthright about his relationship with Jesus he still refuses to abandon him completely. Instead, he hangs around the shadows as near to Jesus as he can get without being noticed. But he doesn ...

596. Some Greeks

John 12:20-33

Sermon

John Jamison

... always been more impressed with miracles and magic than with teaching, so anytime he was around they wanted to be there to see what he might do next. For this visit, Jesus was staying with his friends in Bethany, the little town just on the other side of the Mount of Olives from Jerusalem. It was a risky place to stay if Jesus was trying to stay off the radar with the crowds and the leaders in Jerusalem. Bethany was the home of Lazarus, and it had been just a short time since Lazarus had died and Jesus had ...

597. No, We're Not There Yet

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... . He did not come at the many other times throughout history that his arrival has been predicted. Not in 2011 or 2012, and not yet today. So some may wonder, will he ever come? Will the world just keep on keeping on as it has for centuries? Why stay alert when nothing seems to be happening? On the night of his arrest, Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, and asked Peter, James, and John to keep him company. "I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and keep awake," he said to them (Mark 14 ...

598. The Trajectory of God’s Grace

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Robert C. Cochran

... hoping they’d stop us, but instead, they just said, “Well, as long as you’re along, Bob, I’m sure you boys’ll stay out of trouble.” Ouch. On this night, the activity of choice was throwing snowballs at passing cars. It seemed really stupid (and dangerous) ... ’ response, I ran up to bed saying that I was too sick to eat supper. I wasn’t making that part up: all night I stayed in my room panic-stricken and nauseated. I was sorry for what I’d done but also angry with my folks. To a guilt-ridden ...

599. The New Moses

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... just the opposite of what it was in the first scene. Remember, in the first scene the angel said, “Do not be afraid.” This time, the angel’s message is “Be afraid.” Get up, take the child and his mother and get out of here. Go to Egypt and stay there until I tell you. And here the story gets very grim, indeed. And very familiar too. When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or ...

600. Clearing the Eyes

John 9:1-12, John 9:13-34, John 9:35-41

Sermon

David & Marian Plant

... much we appreciate them being there for us day and night to meet our immediate need, or ask them what their hopes and dreams are...or do we just walk on by? Second, are we willing to challenge our own conventions and rules. After all, how can I possibly stay for fellowship when my family is coming at one and I have to prepare dinner? Code phrase: Church people, you are not my family, you aren’t worthy of my time. Or our own conventions with the eight most heard words in church life, “we have never done ...

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