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76. Job Feels Both Confidence and Terror

Job 23:1--24:25

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... . On the other hand, as the Sovereign God, Yahweh is free to do as he pleases. Job, therefore, cannot manipulate what Yahweh does, and he finds this disconcerting and even intimidating. We can be confident that the Lord will always be true to his unchanging holy character, but we also must remember that his ways are higher than our ways (Isa. 55:9). Friends can often be a useful mirror to us, because they can see aspects of our lives that we are prone to overlook. In particular, they can alert us to flaws ...

77. Deceived Deceivers, and the Feasting Followers of the Lord

Psalm 36:1-12

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... ?” in Psalm 15, so the description of the wicked in Psalm 36 informs God’s people who may not feast on the abundance of God’s house (v. 8). Several verbal parallels also connect Psalm 36 with the temple entry liturgies of Psalms 15 and 24. The character profiles found in Psalms 15 and 36 illustrate with the same three bodily parts: the heart (reading “his heart,” 36:1; 15:2), the eyes (36:1, 2; 15:4, lit., “despised in his eyes is a rejected one”), and the mouth (36:3) or “tongue” (15 ...

78. 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

... stands for evil, sin, and impurity. It implies deceit, falseness, and inauthenticity. Light and darkness are ultimately incompatible, and, while in all human character and behavior there is gray, in God there is nothing unworthy, undependable, or morally ambiguous. God is light. 1:6 If we ... Acts 3:14; 7:52; and 1 Pet. 3:18; as God is righteous in 1:9), not only in view of his sinless character (John 8:46) but because he saves and advocates for sinners. He is our paraklētos, translated in the NIV as one who ...

79. The Sign of Jonah

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... . If you’ve read the image exegesis of the Story of Jonah from Giving Blood (the textbook on preaching by Len Sweet [Zondervan 2014]), you know that Jonah the prophet, the son of Amitai (which means truth) also had an extremely tenacious yet stubborn and fearful character. He is a solid Jewish man, who strongly believes that God’s grace should not include the gentile Ninevites who have turned away and have not been as loyal as he. He loves God but stubbornly tries to go his own way, rather than God’s ...

80. Resurrecticity

John 20:1-18 · Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... a pile of envelopes or files, or shoot it mischievously at our little sister, it’s not of much use, is it? It has that quality of stretching. In our language that suffix or word ending is attached to an adjective, turning it into a noun focusing on the character, essence or substance of the noun. It occurs to me that you may be thinking that you didn’t come here on this Easter Sunday to get an English grammar lesson, but bear with me as we go back to Erma and her parrot. Unfortunately, Erma did not have ...

81. The Christian Mother

John 15:9-17

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King Duncan

... it was some kind of test!'" Lt. Blanchard passed the test. Would you? My guess is that John and Hollis lived happily ever after. It still happens. Love takes work. It takes sensitivity and selfless concern. But two people of character can make it, and families where character is important, character based on a commitment to Jesus Christ, can make it. That has always been true and it is true today. So again, thank you to mothers and to fathers whose children can look into their eyes all the way into their ...

82. Christmas Letters

Drama

Karren Boehr

... keeps. Your peace is the best Christmas present anyone could receive. Your friend forever, James. (Takes Bible from under stool and opens it on his lap. Reads quietly) FATHER: Well, Lord, I sit here, pen in hand, wondering why I am the most fortunate of all the characters sitting up here. I eavesdropped on wise Simeon and shared his hope. (Pauses) You allowed me to slip into the tender heart of a young child. (Pauses) You walked me back to share the glory of that first night with Mary, your oh so young and ...

83. Let's Have A Fruitful Christmas Season

Drama

May Dembowski

... ); four coffee mugs, spoons, creamer and sugar bowl or reasonable facsimile. A tray of "goodies" may be on a smaller table nearby to serve during optional breaks. Costumes Everyday casual clothes in season. JANE might wear an apron if it seems in character. Choice of dress may help create an atmosphere (hectic Christmas season) if women look somewhat harried -- hair done up in rollers, sweatshirts with rolled-up sleeves and jeans, and so forth. Special Options If the occasion for putting on the skit is ...

84. Where Have All The Heroes Gone?

Hebrews 11:1-40

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King Duncan

... limitations and making all that we have available to God." (5) That is how God's heroes are born. We have the potential for greatness in us because we have a great God. We can all be heroes by faith in Christ. He will give us the courage and the character we need in the time of testing. Earl Cowden tells the story about a young woman, name Linda, who was in a terrible car accident. When the paramedics came upon the scene they found her in shock due to a loss of blood from a severed right leg. She was ...

85. The Third Commandment: God's Last Name Is Not...?

Exodus 20:1-21

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Eric Ritz

... Our mind, which is to engage our mouth in living praise to God, becomes a stinking cesspool when we misuse God’s name. It means that something is wrong in our heart. We can't clean up our mouth until we allow God to cleanse our heart. If my inner character is reflected in my speech, then I want my speech and language to be the best. A gentleman by the name of Alex Dunlap has facetiously written a pamphlet titled "Ten Reasons Why I Swear." 1. It pleases my mother so much. 2. It is a fine mark of manliness ...

86. Martyrs, Monsters, and Miracles

Acts 9:19b-31

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King Duncan

... Jeremiah were right, Saul would have forever remained a monster. But he didn't. He became one of the most positive, one of the most loving people who ever lived. How did it happen? Even more important, how is it possible for you and me to change our character or to help people we love change theirs? First of all, we need people who believe in us. For Paul, it was, first of all, Ananias. Later, in today's lesson, it was Barnabas. Barnabas' real name was Joseph. He was a Levite from Cyprus. However, because ...

87. Meeting And Mastering Temptation

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Luther claimed that his temptations were his 'Masters of Divinity' which taught him more about prayer than all his formal training as a priest." (Hughes, Ibid., pp. 122-123). Rehearse what I have said in response to the question, "Why does God allow temptation?" One, to develop character; two, to bring us to a single-minded allegiance to God; and three, to develop our prayer life. Michael Allen, in his book This Time/This Place, shared a story out of his own life. He said: "I know that the 15 years or so I ...

88. Will The Real God Please Stand?

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

89. Comfortable Christianity Is a Big, Fat Lie

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... the meaning of your life and how it ends. There is a reason you are where you are, and if we trace the path together, perhaps we can find a new way made up of new thoughts and new actions, leading to a new groove of better habits and deeper character and, in the end, a different destiny. Get off the road of destruction and learn the path that leads of life. Take Jesus Christ as the center of your world. Learn him, because without him there is literally no hope. And since I am seeking to walk this path with ...

90. Advent 3

Psalm 146:1-10, Isaiah 35:1-10, James 5:7-12, Matthew 11:1-19

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