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826. What Did Jesus Do?

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... , after supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.’” This is such a beautiful story. On the last evening before his death, notice what our Lord did. In the presence of his disciples he took bread and he gave thanks. In other words, he held the bread in his hands and said grace. We don’t know the exact words of Jesus’ prayer, but a traditional Jewish prayer over a meal goes like this: [“Ba-ruch a-tah A-do-nai E ...

827. Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas

Acts 1:12-26

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... a warning to us all. 1:26 They then set about discovering the Lord’s answer to their prayer by the time-honored means of “the lot” (cf. 1 Sam. 14:41). We should be clear that they did not conduct an election. It was not a case of each disciple casting his vote, but of the choice (humanly speaking) being made at random. The precise method used is not known for certain, but it seems to have been the shaking of two stones together in a container, on each of which was written one name (cf. Lev. 16:8 ...

828. Jesus Clears the Temple

John 2:12-25

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... Eph. 1:20–23), there is no evidence that the Gospel writer has more in mind here than the raising of one man from the dead after three days. It is the resurrection of Jesus, and of him alone, that gives him authority over the temple and his disciples a sure foundation for their faith. The account of Jesus’ first Passover continues. Even though the temple cleansing itself took place at the end of his ministry, there is no reason to doubt that he did pay an early visit to Jerusalem and to the temple. Such ...

829. Jesus Heals the Official’s Son

John 4:43-54

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... ) come to believe Jesus’ words (e.g., 6:68–69; 15:3, 7; 17:8, 14), and what Jesus says to them is obviously intended for the readers of the Gospel as well. The point is not that the official’s faith is “superior” to that of the first disciples but only that his story defines in a more compressed manner than theirs what faith entails: a total, unqualified trust in Jesus and in all that he promises. To believe is to take him at his word, regardless of how much or how little of his “glory” (2:11 ...

830. The Pharisees Investigate the Healing

John 9:13-34

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... 8:14). His last words to them begin on the same note of sarcasm he had used a moment before (v. 30; cf. v. 27) but quickly take a serious turn (vv. 31–33) as he begins to pour out his true convictions. The Pharisees were right: He is Jesus’ disciple. He is not neutral about whether Jesus is a sinner (contrast v. 25). Jesus cannot be a sinner, he concludes, for God does not listen to sinners but to the godly man who does his will (v. 31). The former blind man attributes his healing to God, with Jesus in ...

831. Let Us Love One Another

2 John 1:1-13

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... God’s essential nature (1 John 4:8, 16), and it is defined by God’s love for humanity, especially in the sending of the Son for human redemption (John 3:16; 1 John 4:9–10). That same self-giving love is to characterize the relationship among Jesus’ disciples: “since God so [in this way] loved us, we also ought to love one another” (1 John 4:11). 2 Verse 2 gives a reason for the love which the Elder and “all who know the truth” have for “the chosen lady and her children.” It is because of ...

832. Sermon on the Mount: Praying, Not Judging

Matthew 7:7-12, Matthew 7:1-6

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... to the “Law and the Prophets,” Matthew has formed an inclusio with Jesus’ words in 5:17 at the front of the body of the sermon: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets.” Teaching the Text 1. Jesus warns his disciples against presumptuous and harsh judgment of others. Many moments of the Sermon on the Mount have made it into popular parlance (e.g., “This person is the salt of the earth”). Probably no one-liner is as famous as “Judge not lest ye be judged” (in the ...

833. Jesus, Not Jewish Leaders, Interprets the Torah Rightly

Matthew 15:1-20

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... The term used here for “offended” is skandalizo, which can refer to taking offense or falling away. Matthew uses both senses in the course of his story, the former to describe Jesus’ hometown and the Pharisees (13:57; 15:12) and the latter to describe Jesus’ disciples (26:31; see also 13:21). 15:13 Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up. This saying is reminiscent of the parable of the wheat and weeds (13:24–30) as well as the theme of revelation introduced at 11 ...

834. Community Discourse: Care for Others in the Kingdom

Matthew 18:1-9, Matthew 18:10-14, Matthew 18:15-20

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... 19:13–15), or Jesus might be referencing those like children (18:3), who will be referred to as “little ones” in 18:6–14. Jesus has already taught about welcoming a prophet, a righteous person, and “one of these little ones who is my disciple” at the conclusion of the Mission Discourse (10:40–42). 18:6 little ones. In this section of the Community Discourse (18:6–14) the focus of Jesus’ teaching moves from a child (teknon) to “little ones” (mikros; with adelphos used in 18:15–35 ...

835. Jesus as Lord and as Archcriminal

Mark 2:23-3:6, Mark 2:18-22

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Grant R. Osborne

... will become even more evident in the miracle stories in 4:54–5:43, where Jesus is presented as Lord over nature, the demonic realm, sickness, and death. Mark’s Gospel has often been characterized as having a “low Christology,” but that is because the disciples never confess Jesus as more than the Messiah. In reality, Mark implicitly affirms John’s emphasis on Jesus as God. He is the Son of God, and as the Son of Man he fulfills the universal dominion set out in Daniel 7:13–14. Worship demands ...

836. The Gentiles Are Included in God’s Provision

Mark 8:1-13

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Grant R. Osborne

... This is part of the longer section 6:31–8:21 described earlier (see “The Text in Context” on 6:31–44), dealing with “failure-faith-failure.” Here, as in 6:31–7:23, a feeding miracle (6:31–44 = 8:1–10) leads into the failure of the disciples (6:45–52 = 8:14–21) as linked with that of the Pharisees (7:1–23 = 8:11–13). Mark now reverses the order of 6:44–7:23, with Jesus using the analogy of the bread to warn against the “yeast,” or spreading evil, of the Pharisees. Interpretive ...

837. Possessions and Choice in the New Kingdom Community

Mark 10:17-31

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Grant R. Osborne

... vv. 21–22). However, there is a self-congratulatory air about it, as if he is saying, “Look at us!” 10:29 left home . . . for me and the gospel. Jesus left his family (3:34–35) and had “no place to lay his head” (Luke 9:58). His disciples had left occupation (1:18) and family (1:19–20). Many others would have their own families turn against them (13:12) and would lose everything (in this world). 10:30 in this present age . . . and in the age to come. Matthew 19:28–29 centers on the ...

838. “Love Your Enemies”

Luke 6:27-38

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R.T. France

... attitude of loving, doing good, blessing, and praying for them (the four verbs of 6:27–28 provide a wholesome contrast to the four verbs of hatred and rejection in 6:22). The fact that the “enemy” is depicted as actively cursing and mistreating the disciple makes this the more remarkable. Compare Jesus’s own prayer for his executioners in 23:34 and also his example as Peter remembered it: “When they hurled insults at him he did not retaliate; when he suffered he made no threats” (1 Pet. 2:23 ...

839. The Revolutionary Values of the Kingdom of God

Luke 18:31-34, Luke 18:18-30, Luke 18:15-17

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... does for them what they cannot do for themselves. 18:28 We have left all we had to follow you! Like so many of Peter’s interventions in the Gospels, this one partly misses the point even though it relates to what has just been said. The disciples have done what the rich man refused to do. So does this mean that they have “earned” a place in the kingdom of God? Has the impossible become possible for them? 18:29–30 Truly I tell you. Jesus remarkably overlooks the self-congratulation in Peter’s ...

840. “When Will These Things Happen?”

Luke 21:5-38

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... (Matt. 24:36; Mark 13:32), and Matthew then goes on to speak at length about the parousia (using that Greek word) of the Son of Man. There is no such clear change of subject here in Luke, and these verses can be read as still warning the disciples to be ready for the destruction of Jerusalem; the continuing direct second-person address suggests this. But the idea here of a sudden event that catches people unprepared also recalls 12:39–40; 17:26–35, and it may be that the thought in Luke, as in Mark ...

841. Jesus’s Fourth Discourse—The Community Discourse

Matthew 18:1-9

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... inauguration of God’s reign will set up a new set of status criteria. They are hopeful that they will rank higher in God’s status system than in that of the Greco-Roman world (cf. 20:20–21). Jesus’s response indicates that the disciples’ assumptions about God’s kingdom are mistaken. He brings a child to them to signal their need for change regarding status concerns (18:2–3). Instead of being preoccupied with their status in the kingdom, they need to become like children to enter the kingdom ...

842. Signs of the End of the Age

Mark 13:1-31

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... sparing with signs and wonders in order not to coerce allegiance, but the last days will see many false prophets and messiahs perform many wonders and attract many followers (13:21–22). “Be on your guard” (13:23), warns Jesus, for the true disciple knows these deceptions in advance and is not distracted from faithful obedience to the Lord. In “those days” (13:24)—the end of time—earthly calamities will be mirrored by celestial portents—the darkening of sun and moon and shaking of stars and ...

843. Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish

John 21:1-14

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... together John’s teachings—including chapter 21—and gave the Gospel its final form. This may even be the origin of other editorial “seams,” the testimonials such as that in 19:35, and the special title for John the son of Zebedee, “the beloved disciple.” 21:1–14 · The miracle of 153 fish:Both Mark and Matthew record a resurrection appearance to the apostles after Easter, and Matthew specifically identifies Galilee as the place (Matt. 28:16–20; Mark 16:12–20; 14:26–28). This is also the ...

844. Here's Mud In Your Eye

John 9:1-41

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... see." They said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?" He answered them, "I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?" Then they reviled him, saying, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from." The man answered, "Here is an astonishing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my ...

845. Afraid of Hope

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him" (John 14:6-7). Thomas, more than any of the other disciples, had an enquiring mind. When the others went to Thomas and said, "We have seen the Lord!" (v. 25), Thomas, ever the doubter, could only mutter, "That may be good enough for you but I will not be drawn into your emotion-laden fantasy. Dead people do not rise!" His ...

846. The Great Omission

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... is that as Christians we are called to bear witness to the hope that is within us — to tell people about Jesus — to make disciples. This may scare some of you to death. But take heart. By the grace of God, you are able to preach. You don’t do ... the prayer, her friend said that the prayer helped. How was she able to be so bold with her friend? Jesus said, “Go and make disciples and I will be with you always.” One time I preached at a youth camp. The chapel service went really late. I didn’t get ...

847. Clean and Unclean

Mark 7:1-23

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... (vv. 9–13). It is only in 7:14–23 that the original question of “clean/unclean,” which lies at the base of the hand-washing practice, is taken up by Jesus. But Jesus’ words in 7:6–13 really are relevant to the Pharisees’ criticism of the disciples (7:1–5), because he attacks the basis of their view. Indeed, 7:1–13 (and 7:14–23) is a good example of the nature of the conflict between Jesus and the Pharisees, a conflict we have already discussed in connection with 2:13–28 (see comments ...

848. The Lord's Supper

Mark 14:12-26

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... covenant, which is poured out for many: To speak of poured out blood in ancient Palestine meant to refer to violent death (see refs. in comments), and it is the event, not the substance of blood, that is referred to here. That is, Jesus was again teaching his disciples that he would face such a death shortly, and that his death would be on behalf of others. The many are those who will become part of the covenant that his death will create (on many see the note on 10:45). For information on the various Lord ...

849. Jesus Prays for All Believers

John 17:20-26

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... of the world. This is clearly seen in the prayer’s conclusion (vv. 24–26). In verse 24, petition gives way to a straightforward declaration of intent: I want those you have given me to be with me where I am (cf. 12:26; 14:3). Jesus desires for his disciples a vision of his own glory, the glory you have given me … before the creation of the world (cf. v. 5). The glory that Jesus and his loved ones share is rooted in the Father’s love for Jesus; it antedates the world and will outlast the world (v. 24 ...

850. Faces of Failure: Judas Iscariot

Matthew 26-27 (selections)

Sermon

Don Tuttle

... wanted to be a part of it, a general in the Lord’s army, so to speak. If that was his motive, why did he run to the chief priests and elders with his regret? It would have made more sense to pick up the fallen flag and rally the disciples and crowd to rise in defense of Jesus. But he didn’t do that. Now there is something to be said for all these possible explanations for Judas’s betrayal, yet our text hints at a fourth. One I believe is far deeper. It suggests Judas betrayed Jesus because he ...

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