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51. Fixing The Fox!

Luke 13:31-35

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John R. Brokhoff

... any drug store. We need to resist the drug traffic which is destroying the minds and lives of our youth. Recently we were in a Mississippi town where the local newspaper reported that over fifty percent of the high school youth in the community were indulging in hard drugs. This is a frightening situation. It is time we took a stand against moral corruption among governmental leaders whether it is in the local court hquse, the state house, or the White House. The trouble today is that we Christians are not ...

52. Jesus’s Manifesto

Luke 4:14-30

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R.T. France

... Christ’s public teaching in this passage is a powerful opening manifesto setting the tone for his life’s work. Church History: Martin Luther. Martin Luther (1483–1546) posted the Ninety-Five Theses in 1517 in response to the abuse of indulgences in the Catholic Church.2His bold declarations set off a furor that instituted broad and historic changes and introduced the German Reformation, which became the hallmark of his career. Luther wrote the theses in Latin for an academic audience and pinned them ...

53. Sight And Insight

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

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John R. Brokhoff

... v. 2). By their question the disciples revealed that they believed that sin was the cause of sickness. In the case of the blind man, did he or his parents sin? How can an unborn child sin? Sometimes children suffer physical and mental deficiencies if parents indulge in alcohol and/or drugs. Jesus refuses to accept this view. He sees the blindness as an opportunity to glorify God through his power. Spittle (v. 6). Jesus uses his saliva to make mud by mixing saliva and dust. It was believed at that time that ...

54. Epiphany 6

Matthew 5:17-37, 1 Corinthians 2:6-16; 3:1-23, Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Psalm 119

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John R. Brokhoff

... it becomes the locus of sin - "lusts of the flesh." It stands for our lower, sinful, old-Adam self. 2. Ordinary (v. 3). The troublemakers of Corinth are called "ordinary" people. They are "ordinary," according to Paul, because they indulge in party spirit resulting in quarreling, dissension, and schism. Christians are extraordinary people. Jesus taught that his followers should exceed the goodness of scribes and Pharisees. He asked, "What do you more than others?" Christians are extraordinary because they ...

55. Because We Are Chosen

Ephesians 1:3-14

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King Duncan

... Mangone. Richard spent 18 years in prison for bank fraud. He had used his position as president of a Massachusetts credit union to obtain fraudulent loans, which he used to invest in real estate. His illegal scheme made him millions of dollars and let him indulge in a lavish lifestyle. But he felt empty on the inside. When he was finally arrested for his crimes, Richard skipped his trial, abandoned his wife and family, and went on the run. He ended up on the U.S. Marshals’ Most Wanted list. He spent ...

56. Epiphany 6

Jeremiah 17:5-10, Luke 6:17-26, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34

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John R. Brokhoff

... anchor persons, entertainers, and to athletes, but we pay only thousands to service professions: teachers, nurses, pastors. We put our money where are values are. Our materialistic values have caused the industrial nations to waste natural resources and to over-indulge in physical comforts. One-third of the world is affected by poverty, illiteracy, hunger, and over-population. A panel of economists, scientists, and philosophers declared after a two-year study how a nation could change from a consumer to a ...

57. Epiphany 6

Lk 6:17-26 · 1 Cor 15:12-20 · Jer 17:5-8

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John R. Brokhoff

... anchor persons, entertainers, and to athletes, but we pay only thousands to service professions: teachers, nurses, pastors. We put our money where our values are. Our materialistic values have caused the industrial nations to waste natural resources and to over-indulge in physical comforts. One-third of the world is affected by poverty, illiteracy, hunger, and over-population. A panel of economists, scientists, and philosophers declared after a two-year study how a nation could change from a consumer to a ...

58. Light to Serve

Isaiah 6:1-13

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Harry N. Huxhold

... was no way God would have anything to do with him, or that Isaiah could be of service to God. The Unworthiness Of Isaiah The reluctance of Isaiah to respond to the presence of the King was not a polite gesture on his part. Isaiah was not indulging in the kind of false modesty most of us resort to when we really want to be coaxed into something. Nor was Isaiah merely self-conscious about this radically new experience as he performed his usual stint in the holy of holies. Rather, Isaiah was deeply aware how ...

59. Moses Blesses the Tribe

Deuteronomy 33:1-29

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... confidence, “We rest on thee, our Shield and our Defender; We go not forth alone against the foe.” Additional Notes 33:2–5 The Hb. text of these vv. is not easy, and its somewhat cryptic and archaic poetic form has led some to indulge in major emendation. However, apart from minor changes, it is probable that the text we have now should not be reconstructed in any major way; there is a remarkable degree of metrical equivalence with the balancing stanza of vv. 26–29. The similarities extend to sub ...

60. The Year of the Woman

Genesis 2:18-24

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King Duncan

... taken on a new connotation for some women. With Congress nearly equally unpopular with both Democrats and Republicans, many wonder if the situation cannot help but be improved by the addition of a few more women in both houses. I obviously have no desire today to indulge in a political debate regarding the role of women in politics. But today’s scripture lesson may be very helpful to us as we determine the roles of both men and women in our world today. We turn for our understanding to the first book of ...

61. Sex and the City

Exodus 20:14

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James Merritt

... and they evidentially had every type of sexual sinner know to man in that church. Listen to what he says to them in these words, "Don't you know that those who do wrong will have no share in the Kingdom of God? Don't fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, who are idol worshipers, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals …none of these will have a share in the Kingdom of God." (I Corinthians 6:9-10, NLT) The Bible makes it very plain. You can live all of your life as a sexual sinner or you can ...

62. “God Looks Down from Heaven . . . to See If There Are Any Who Understand”

Psalm 53:1-6

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C. Hassell Bullock

... (“There is no God,” 53:1), but the psalmist knows that denying God does not remove him from the equation—God still “looks down from heaven on all mankind” (53:2). The God deniers of this psalm celebrate their morally vacuous world by indulging in their corrupt and vile ways (53:1). A denial of God is a denial of good and an espousal of evil. Schimmel addresses the issue of making sin an exclusively religious matter: Because sin is associated with religion, secularists think that it is irrelevant ...

63. A Prophecy Against Jerusalem

Isaiah 22:1-25

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... (vv. 5–8a): the word “for” is there in the Hebrew (see NRSV, and note on 1:29–30). Tumult and trampling and terror nicely reproduces an assonance in the Hebrew, where the words also rhyme. This will be a different kind of tumult from the one the people indulged in after the city’s relief (v. 2). In verse 8a it becomes clear that in this poem the subject and the audience are one and the same. Not only Babylon is a victim of Elam, but also Jerusalem (cf. 21:2). Kir is another city somewhere to the ...

64. Woe to Nineveh

Nahum 3:1-19

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... this being a way they can make a living, and they do not usually have any sexual feelings for their clients. But the Hebrew words translated “lust” and “harlot” do not refer specifically to prostitutes but more generally to women who indulge in sexual activity that ignores the constraints accepted by their society; this would include prostitution but need not be confined to it. Thus words such as “promiscuity” or “immorality” are nearer English equivalents. It is still the case that the word ...

65. Lent 4

Psalm 32:1-11, Joshua 5:1-12, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Luke 15:1-7

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William E. Keeney

... grief akin to that of a father who finds his hopes for his children unfulfilled. People can ask themselves how they can better respond to a God who gave his special son that the people in the world might be saved. The parable addresses both the persons who indulge in the sins of the flesh and those whose sin is more in the realm of the spirit. Context of the Lectionary The First Lesson. (Joshua 5:9-12) The event described is just after the Hebrew men were circumcised as a sign of the covenant with God. The ...

66. The Spin Zone

2 Samuel 11:1-27

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James Merritt

... A drug or alcohol problem IV. What do I do? If you are at the beginning stage of the temptation—get an internet filter; enlist an accountability partner; end the inappropriate relationship; ask for financial safeguards; stay away from the bars and those who indulge in drugs or alcohol If you have already fallen into the "Spin Zone" confess your sin to God and then go to the people who have been directly affected and confess to them, trusting God with the consequences. It may be to your pastor, your ...

67. Captive Free!

Romans 7:15-25a

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Steven E. Albertin

... life. Our modern, enlightened world doesn't like to talk about sin. It would rather explain it away. Sin is a mistake, an error in judgment, or a bad choice. It is little more than trying to "sneak one on the side." It is nothing more than indulging in a forbidden pleasure or engaging in some naughty indiscretion. As long as you don't get caught, it isn't a sin. Sin is being the victim of an unhealthy social environment created by poverty, poor education, or neglectful parenting. Sin is the result of low ...

68. Miracle Three: Healing A Leper

Mark 1:40-45

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Harold H. Lentz

... committed suicide. At her funeral the pastor, who knew the true story, strongly rebuked his parishioners. In his funeral prayer he prayed: "Lord, you have sent me to minister to your sheep. But these are not sheep, Lord, they are ravenous wolves." We must take care that we do not indulge in the leprosy of rumormongering. We can be either angels of mercy or angels of death. The many forms of leprosy of the soul must be resisted until we are healed by the grace of God. "

69. Sandbox First, Soapbox Second

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

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Leonard Sweet

... of these poles are self-directed. They must both be Spirit-directed. The whole life of Jesus was the swing between socialness and solitude. Like a bear, Jesus was either hibernating or hiking. But Jesus did not retreat from the crowds in order to indulge in “me time.” Jesus sought the oneness and one-on-oneness with the desert, mountains and water in order to find one anotherness with the Father. One of our worst mistakes is to confuse solitude with solitariness, especially since, as John Wesley put it ...

70. Trust versus Self-Reliance

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

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Preben Vang

... point in Paul’s four-point list of evil cravings. The reference to the “strong” Corinthians is unmistakable. Participation in a banquet where idol meat was served brought with it the temptation to participate in other elements of the banquet. got up to indulge in revelry. By quoting Exodus 32:6, Paul gives content to the temptations he has in mind. The most pronounced act of idolatry in the exodus wandering was the golden calf event at Sinai—an event where idolatry led to uninhibited drinking and ...

71. In diem natalem

Titus 2:1-15

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Ron Love

... Sol Invictus, who was worshiped as “The Invincible Sun.” Sol Invictus was the sun God of the Romans. The celebration of Sol Invictus went far beyond mere merriment to actually debauchery. The lack of social restraints that allowed someone to indulge in all sorts of mischievous behavior attracted some Christians to the festivities. The attractiveness of the celebration’s activities certainly made it easy for the flesh to rule over the spirit. The church leaders knew they needed to draw Christians away ...

72. A Time For Silence

Luke 9:28-36

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King Duncan

... Hewitt. It seems that Mother Theresa has introduced television, secular videos, recorded music, bright lights, and (horror of horrors) daily "sweets" into the convent. The sweets consist of a tin of candy which is passed around each day and each nun is supposed to indulge. In the words of one of the protesting nuns (who are among the younger nuns in the order, by the way) the new prioress is turning monastic life into "one big party." In order to express their revulsion of these ungodly changes the four ...

73. Who Are God’s People?

Exodus 19:1-25

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John R. Brokhoff

... God will forever be their God. They will have "no other gods beside me." Sorry to report, but it was not long after Moses that the Israelites turned to the gods of their neighbors in Canaan. They began to worship and serve Baal and Ashteroth. They indulged in sacred prostitution and offered their babies as sacrifices. What is our record in having God as the one, true God? A god is that which comes first in our lives, our greatest value, the summum bonum, our ultimate concern in life. Though we say that God ...

74. One Commandment is Enough!

Exodus 20:1-21

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... violated. To bear false witness is to give false testimony in court. The Bible abhors character assassination, whether in or out of court. Christians who would never think of committing murder, or adultery, or stealing, will engage in breaking this commandment by indulging in the common curse of our time, gossip! Someone said, "I never repeat gossip, so you'd better listen real close the first time!" A Christian will speak only that which is good about another, no bad word about anyone will ever fall from ...

75. Victim or Visionary

John 19:28-37

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Robert Bachelder

... , the slavery to decay, and the groans and agonies. He catalogues our afflictions: tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril, sword, death and principalities. Let’s admit it, he says. Life is like this. But while Paul acknowledges this, he does not sit down and indulge in the cheap luxury of self-pity, nor does he wallow in the slough of despair. He does not try to gloss over the grim elements of life, but he does know something that many modern minds do not. He knows that these unhappy ...

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