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726. The Trinity

John 16:5-16

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... This does not mean that there are three Gods. It means that there is one God who has shown himself in three ways: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Let’s look at these this morning: I First, we affirm God the Father. The issue is not whether or not there is a God. Ninety- ... if we word it this way: God the Father who is for us, God the Son who is with us, and God the Holy Spirit who is within us. Someone once asked Mrs. Albert Einstein if she understood her husband’s theory of relativity. No, she said, but I ...

727. So, Explain It to Me

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Steven E. Albertin

... all to sleep." We feel obligated to confess the Trinity. We would feel very strange not talking about God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We don't want to discard it from our worship life. But few us know why it is important. Few of us would ever ... way Paul can talk about a God who loves the world like this is to talk about his experience of Christ in the power of his Spirit. Paul can't talk about the God who loves them like that without resorting to the language of the Trinity. For Paul, the Trinity is ...

728. Athanasian Creed

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Brett Blair

... (289-373) was a bishop in Alexandria, Egypt. The creed deals primarily with the Trinity and Jesus as the Son of God. At this time, the heresy of Arius was prominent. He taught that Jesus was not fully human or divine and that the Holy Spirit was not God but only a divine influence. The Athanasian Creed denounced these false teachings and upheld the doctrine of the Trinity. Luther's high regard for this creed was expressed: "I doubt, since the days of the Apostles, anything more important and more glorious ...

729. Soiled Faith and Watered-Down Churches

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

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Leonard Sweet

... all, are we so comfortable with our little pot, that the thought of a bigger one frightens us into pushing God’s hand of growth away? Do we have the courage to pray for our churches to be infused anew with the true power of the Holy Spirit, to be swept away into unfamiliar territory that defies our attempts at playing Fixit and acknowledges the true sovereignty of Christ in our lives? Do we have the gumption to pray for Christ to grow our churches, even if it means it will become something unfamiliar and ...

730. You Are God's Child

Romans 8:1-17

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King Duncan

... he is a total mess. But who is going to inherit my kingdom? Not my dog; my son is my heir. You are Jesus Christ’s heir because it is for you that he died.” (3) Nee, of course, was referring to our lesson for the day: “The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ . . .” Paul writes of our adoption by God. But it is not the kind of adoption we’re familiar with. Not only did adoption in Roman ...

731. Peter at Cornelius’ House

Acts 10:23b-48

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... long it would take him, he was ready and waiting for him with his relatives and close friends (v. 24). Presumably he had told them also “everything that had happened” (v. 8) and had invited them to be present to witness its outcome. Cornelius met Peter in the spirit of that other centurion (Luke 7:6) by humbly kneeling before him. With equal humility Peter would not accept a reverence that belonged only to God (cf. 14:14f.; Luke 4:8; 8:41; Rev. 19:10; 22:8f.). They seem to have talked for a while before ...

732. Body

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... (cf., e.g., 1 Cor. 3:16–17; 6:19–20; 15:50–55; 2 Cor. 6:16). According to Gal. 3:26–27, believers, who are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, have clothed themselves with Christ. In other words, they already participate by the indwelling Spirit in the sonship of the messianic Son of God (cf. Gal. 4:1–7). Believers already have within and around them the means by which they will be transformed in the future. 5:3 Pate argues that naked refers to Adam’s nakedness as a result of losing his ...

733. Sons of God

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... in the alphabet. To participate in a series is to follow a certain order or to be guided. The same word is found in verbal form in Gal. 6:16 for following (“follow this rule”) and at 5:25; “let us keep in step with the Spirit.” For a comprehensive discussion, see Burton, Galatians, pp. 510–18. When used as a noun in 4:3 and 4:9 stoicheia has the sense of elements, rudiments, or basic principles, the “smallest parts which stand in relation with others” (Delling, TDNT 7:678). The word came ...

734. Freedom From Human Regulations Through Life With Christ

Colossians 2:6-23

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Arthur G. Patzia

... nature even further. Anyone practicing this false religion, he claims, is still enslaved to the cosmic powers. They do not live out the fact that at the time of their baptism (2:11, 12) they died with Christ and were set free from the power of the ruling spirits of the universe. The tragedy is that the false teachers are not living in the victory and freedom that is theirs in Christ. Since you died to the powers of this world, why, asks Paul, as though you still belonged to it, do you submit to its rules ...

735. The Impending Departure I

John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14, John 14:15-31

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J. Ramsey Michaels

... ) separation has taken place. But for the believer, the separation is not real. Even though Jesus goes away in the sense of departing from human view, the disciple continues to see him (v. 19; cf. vv. 7b, 9) by sharing his life and by knowing the other Counselor, the Spirit of truth who takes his place. Jesus departs from the world only to be closer to his disciples than ever before. Because he goes to the Father, he says, his disciples will one day know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am ...

736. Love One Another

1 John 3:11-24

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... by the Elder as a reason for knowing that we have already received eternal life and have overcome death. It is a sign that we belong to God’s eternal kingdom and that we have been literally “born from above” (John 3:3, 7) or “born of the Spirit” (John 3:5). The opposite is also true: Anyone who does not love remains in death. Active love for one another is the key to life. Without it, one’s claim to be a Christian is in jeopardy; it does not ring true. Without practical caring for other brothers ...

737. Unity of Life and Faith

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

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Preben Vang

... behavior. The body belongs to the Lord, not to the individual. The relationship between Christ and the believer finds expression in this world. Moreover, the eschatological hope for the Christian is a bodily hope (15:35–49). The body is not a mere shell for the spirit to be destroyed at the end of bodily life. The human being is one unit, all of which will face judgment and redemption. 6:14 By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also. Christ’s bodily resurrection forms ...

738. Ingratitude and Judgment

Num 11:1-35

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... so again. The seventy have prophesied to validate their selection by God, but they have no mission to prophesy thereafter. 11:26 Eldad and Medad. Although, for some unknown reason, these two have not come to the tent, they too receive an endowment of God’s Spirit and prophesy. 11:27 young man. This could mean “servant” (na‘ar [cf. Gen. 22:3]). 11:28 Joshua son of Nun. Joshua is Moses’s right-hand man. 11:29 Are you jealous for my sake? Joshua is jealous for Moses’s prerogatives and ...

739. The “Nine Lives” of David

1 Samuel 19:1-24

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... caused him to prophesy, prompting observers to ask: “Is Saul also among the prophets?” (10:10–13). The prophesying was a sign to Saul that he had been chosen by God to be king (cf. 10:1–8). The Lord energized Saul with his Spirit so that he might attack Israel’s enemy, the Philistines (see the comment on 10:7). But now Saul’s prophesying has a different purpose: it thwarts his murderous plan and incapacitates him, preventing him from attacking David, so that God’s new chosen one can escape ...

740. Love

Romans 12:9-21

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... hospice of heaven in this life, but it is more often, and more importantly, a training camp for the life to come. The Spirit does not exempt Christians from hardship, but he promises to support them in it. The NT lays great emphasis on the virtue of ... peace keepers (i.e., maintain peace, so Mark 9:50), but peace makers (promote peace, so Matt. 5:9). Like love, peace is a fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22; see also 2 Cor. 13:11; 1 Thess. 5:13). If it is possible (v. 18) implies that peace is not a compromise of ...

741. Trust in Me

Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:1-7

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Lori Wagner

... that we expect them to, or are comfortable with. That’s where the trust comes in. The litmus test of whether it is the Spirit prompting you is this: Is this prompt leading me in the way of love? Joseph’s upbringing would have told him to break it off ... and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to ...

742. Vendetta

2 Kings 1:1-18

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Lori Wagner

... message: Saul curses himself in trying to kill the one whom God has chosen. The Pharisees curse themselves in denying the Holy Spirit and trying to deny the one whom God has chosen. Ahaziah does the same. He curses himself when he calls upon ... Psalms 11, 96, and 97: The Lord’s Righteousness The Root of Jesse and the Coming Restoration (Isaiah 42) The Lord’s Servant in Whom God’s Spirit Dwells (Isaiah 42) Jesus is Accused of being Beelzebul (Matthew 9:27-9:38 and 12:15-12:50; Mark 3:20-3:35; Luke 11:14 ...

743. Living a Jesus Powered Life

Genesis 9:1-17, Genesis 6:1-8:22, Matthew 28:16-20

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Lori Wagner

... accept God’s peace, you accept God’s bid to proclaim rest to the restless, and rest to the rest that are still lost out there in that stormy place outside of Jesus’ loving arms. We are called to proclaim the ruach…that leads to the nuach. The Holy Spirit’s coming, and the promise that comes with it! Rest. Not the rest of death. But the promise of Life….teeming with promise. To live in a new way, to plant God’s garden image in every place and space. Come to the waters…..the still waters of ...

744. Suffering Leads to Victory

1 Peter 3:18-21

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Richard Gribble

... special blanket.” And so it went throughout the village; everyone had an excuse to keep what he or she valued most. Among the few children who had not died from hunger was a little girl named She-Who-Sits-Alone. In her tepee she said to herself. “O Great Spirit, it is my warrior doll that you want. It is the only possession I have left of my parents. The doll had a belt made of bone and beaded leggings. On its head were blue feathers matching the sky. She knew what she had to do. Later that night when ...

745. The Power of One Passion and One Prayer

Acts 1:6-14

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King Duncan & Angela Akers

... After witnessing his resurrection, they were sure he was the promised Messiah, and nothing was impossible for him. But Jesus said, “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently ...

746. The Flow

John 7:37-39 · 1 Corinthians 12:3-13 · Acts 2:1-21

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Lori Wagner

... that causes us to become refreshed, confident, and ready to take on the world in a new and exciting way. Think of all of the times that Jesus touched people and healed them. They not only felt it in that moment, but it changed their lives completely. When the Spirit flows within us, we live a life free of the stressors that bombard us and instead glow with an internal kind of light that fires us up and propels us forward. We feel both energy and peace. Joy and purpose. On the day of Pentecost, a sound like ...

747. Proper 7

1 Ki 19:1-18 · Lk 8:26-39 · Gal 3:23-29

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John R. Brokhoff

... ). What happens, if anything, when a person is baptized? Is it a dedication, a giving of self or a child to God? It depends on the baptism. Is it a baptism into Christ? If so, baptism is putting on Christ. Christ is accepted as Lord and Savior. Christ by the Spirit comes into the heart. To have Christ is to be accepted and adopted as a child of God, for Christ's atoning death reconciled us to God. When then did Christ first come into your heart? It was at the time of your baptism. 3. One (v. 28). By baptism ...

748. Ascension

Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:15-23, Luke 24:36-49, Luke 24:50-53, Matthew 28:16-20

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Russell F. Anderson

... is considered the seat of the physical, intellectual, emotional, moral and spiritual life in man. So, the prayer of Paul is that God may open the eyes of the new believers in their vital center. You might say, he's talking about seeing reality through the eyes of God's Spirit in us. God's power. This passage speaks eloquently of God's power. We must be clear about the nature of this power. God's power is not a type of force by which God seeks merely to dominate us. No, God could do that any time he chose ...

749. Epiphany 4

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Micah 6:1-8, Matthew 5:1-12

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Russell F. Anderson

... they desire happiness. Jesus tells us that it is better to be blessed than to be merely happy. Outline: 1. Would you rather be happy or blessed? (Discuss the difference.) 2. Who are the truly blessed ones? Those who have discovered how to be humble (poor in spirit) meek (strength under God's control) hungry for the things of God merciful pure in heart (pick two or three of the above) 3. To be any of these, you must be in Christ The chief characteristic of those whom Jesus describes as The Blessed Ones is ...

750. The Meaning of Pentecost

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... the disciples of Jesus burn with love and white hot zeal to proclaim the gospel. Three thousand were added to the Church on the first Pentecost, after the preaching of Peter. The remainder of the Pentecost Season is symbolized with the color green, because the Holy Spirit serves as our Counselor, Teacher and Guide, as taught by the Gospel of John, through whom we grow in faith and love. Green is the color of life and growth. The dove is also represented in this season, harking back to the baptism of Jesus ...

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