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76. Faith or Observance of the Law

Galatians 3:1-14, Galatians 3:15-25

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... is a sign that one has inherited the promise to Abraham (3:6–9). 3:25 Paul brings this part of his argument to a climax by repeating that faith has come (cf. 3:23). Since this is so, the law’s function of supervision is ended. Such a claim on Paul’s part was a powerful retort to the rival evangelists’ position that law observance was the appropriate completion to faith in Christ. Rather than law observance being the sign of fully becoming part of the people of God, Paul argues, it is a sign that one ...

77. I Am the Alpha and the Omega

Revelation 1:1-3

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... and last letters in the Greek alphabet. So we might translate that verse, I am the A and the Z. I am the A and the Z. So let’s look at this setting from which the scripture comes in order that we might get a clear understanding of this claim of Jesus. John is now an old man, he has been exiled to the Isle of Patmus, he’s lonely, he knows that the church is suffering, is under oppression, is being persecuted. And there on the Isle of Patmus perhaps exiled because he was unwilling to worship the emperor ...

78. We Are Weak, But He Is Strong...

Romans 8:26-39

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... hold Amy?" (2) And that's exactly what God does. Paul says: "We are more than conquerors through Christ who loved us.... Nothing will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." The Good News is that once we Called and Claimed we are Held no matter what the situation. B. And we are Strengthened to face any situation. At the funeral service in the hit movie "Four Weddings and a Funeral," the W. H. Auden poem "Funeral Blues" is read, some of whose lines include: He was my north, my ...

79. Freedom From Human Regulations Through Life With Christ

Colossians 2:6-23

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... 2:11) could be a correction to a certain element in the Gentile church that thought that the resurrection was completed in baptism (2 Tim. 2:18). In Colossians, Paul’s emphasis is upon the present reality of the resurrected life in Christ because the false teachers were claiming that the soul was still in the process of ascending to heaven (Schweizer, pp. 144–45). 2:14 A good description of some of these views is provided by W. Carr in his article, “Two Notes on Colossians (1. Col. 2:14; 2. Col. 2:18 ...

80. The Sin and Doom of Godless Men

Jude 1:1-16

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... the NT only in Acts 2:17, and there refers to prophetic dreams. The Septuagint employs the same verb to describe false prophets (Deut. 13:2, 5, 6; Isa. 56:10; Jer. 23:25; 34:9; 36:8). Jude is therefore referring to men who falsely claim to have visionary revelations to justify their teaching and actions. In verse 11 Jude implies that they even expect a fee for divulging their esoteric knowledge. Jude’s recognition that such men would be troubling the people of God is not a novelty. Another writer speaks ...

81. The Last Day of the Feast

John 7:45--8:11, John 8:12-30

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... somber added note that you will die in your sin (v. 21). His words should be taken not as an absolute pronouncement of doom but as a warning. The Jewish authorities (like everyone else) will die in their sins if they do not believe that I am the one I claim to be (v. 24). The reverse side of this warning is the promise of life in verse 51: “If anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.” Even in the nearer context, Jesus can speak more positively: When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will ...

82. Test the Spirits

1 John 4:1-6

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... vehicle for the presence of God, said no. They could not accept that the divine Christ, the Word, the Son, had taken on human form and become the man from Nazareth, Jesus (John 1:46; 7:42; cf. Phil. 2:6–8). But if a prophetic speaker, one who claims the influence of the Spirit of God, affirms and confesses the full humanity of Jesus Christ, a title which combines his human name with his saving function (cf. John 20:31; 11:27; 1 John 2:22), then that “spirit-speaker” is from God. In a situation, torn ...

83. The Glory Departs

Ezekiel 8:1-18, Ezekiel 9:1-11, Ezekiel 10:1-22, Ezekiel 11:1-15, Ezekiel 11:16-25

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... KJV rendering, “I have been a small sanctuary.” From now on, Ezekiel affirms, it will be among the exiles that the Lord’s presence is manifested at all, albeit in small measure. The exiles have not gone away from the Lord, as Jerusalem’s inhabitants claim. Instead, the Lord has gone away from Jerusalem. But what does it mean that the Lord has become a sanctuary in small measure for the exiles? How can the exiles understand the presence of the Lord if it is unmediated by the temple with its sacred ...

84. Job Hears the Whispers of God’s Works

Job 26:1--31:40

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... this, Job pronounces a series of strong oaths by which he swears that both his actions and his attitudes are right before God. Job continues to think within the framework of retribution theology, even though he has noted that it does not always apply in life, so he claims that he is innocent and he demands justice from God. At the end of this chapter, the stage is set for Yahweh to render his verdict, but before he does, the young man Elihu will burst on the scene and have his say in chapters 32–37. Only ...

85. Sexual Immorality

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... to and through those images of the ongoing nature of Christian life to give a glimpse of the creation and nature of Christian existence. God did something, humans did not. God paid a price, humans did not. God bought, and so God owns or has a claim on the lives of the believers. The language Paul uses is vivid and would have been familiar to the Corinthians, who were accustomed to the purchasing of slaves in the marketplaces. Today we are unfamiliar with this practice, but the idea is simple. Slaves were ...

86. Orderly Worship

1 Corinthians 14:26-40

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... sought by some Corinthians are evinced by the recognition that what Paul is saying is from the Lord. According to Paul’s declaration, to differ with Paul would be proof that one was not a prophet or spiritually gifted. Paul places potential opponents who might claim special spiritual powers in a double bind—to disagree would be to call one’s gifts into question, and to agree would be to take Paul’s position as inspired and correct. This assertion is a rhetorical trap, designed to win a full hearing ...

87. Zophar

Job 11:1-20

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... a glib talker. His speech is idle talk (Heb. bad, “empty/idle talk; chatter”) not worthy of a hearing. Even more negatively, Zophar accuses Job of mockery (Heb. lʿg, a sort of stammering ridicule of others; Job employed this verb himself in 9:23 when he claimed that God “mocks the despair of the innocent”). Zophar fears that, without a firm rebuke, Job’s many words will reduce men to silence, and it will seem like he has won. This is, in fact, exactly what happens at the end of the third cycle of ...

88. Job's Third Reply to Eliphaz

Job 23:1--24:25

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... land” (Hos. 4:1 NIV). The consequence of such lack of knowledge is destruction (Job 18:5–21; Hos. 4:6). Knowing God is the essence of relationship, and is more vital even than ritual observance (Hos. 6:6; Amos 3:2). But God judges Israel’s claims to know him as false unless they also demonstrate faithfulness, loyalty, compassion, and justice (Hos. 4:1–3; 5:4; 6:1–6; 8:1–8). The assumption of “judgment” in the preceding phrase means that NIV must render the second half of the verse compatibly ...

89. Having the Right Connection

John 15:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... have meaning and purpose for your life. Jesus is the vine. It is he that nourishes our hungry spirits. We seek in vain when we look for nourishment in other places. When we are disconnected from the Source of Life, the Creator God, the God Who claims us as His masterpiece, then we are tempted to find our identity in some poor and worthless substitutes. In the 1930s when the Great Depression devastated households across the nation, a young mother named Mary had a crisis of faith, a crisis of identity. Mary ...

90. Proper 8

Romans 6:1-14, Romans 6:15-23, Jeremiah 28:1-17, Genesis 22:1-19, Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... old regime, there was certainly order. People didn't have any freedom but they knew what to expect, the state would take care of their basic needs. With the abandoning of communism, great upheaval has occurred. Community, as it was known, has broken down. No one ought to claim that the advent of a free market economy will usher in the kingdom of God for the Russian people. Yet, like in Jesus' day, it is a time of crisis. People must decide if they are going to support the new Russia or strive to go back to ...

91. Joy Songs, Trumpet Blasts, And Hallelujah Shouts!

Joshua 5:13--6:27

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... like a blue canopy as brown, sculpted mountains of Judea peered down on the green, rolling valleys. It was a great day to claim a victory. The priests had already marched once around the city each of the six days and the people of Jericho were ... oases! Circle three. The hallelujah choruses of heavenly hosts, with their incantational refrain, hold a board meeting in the sky, while angels claim their clouds over the city as front row seats! Circle four. This one's for the Gippers: Moses, Abraham, Isaac and ...

92. Time and Stewardship

Sermon

Larry Powell

... . He did not fail Stephen or Paul who were so obsessed with his gospel that they laid down their lives for it, although neither of them knew him in the flesh. He did not fail the Church which gathered in the afterglow of Pentecost and continues yet to claim him Lord of life. Men have failed to acknowledge him, and we ourselves have failed to proclaim him, but he has notfailed. His name is love, and love "never faileth." (1 Corinthians 13:8) Some years ago, I was working on some property we used to own up ...

93. The Real Jesus is Channeling Grace

John 17:20-26

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Carl Jech

... AIDS, because of my willingness to tell the truth about my life and who I am, the more I can be available to love." Jesus is an appealing and unifying figure because he is vulnerable and "full of grace," not because he makes arrogant claims. Some observers have said that the recent mess in the "evangelism business" has hurt the overall Christian witness. Others have noted that as media ministries parade their failings and weaknesses before the public, more people will be drawn to the less glamorous but more ...

94. Emancipation Proclamation

John 8:31-41

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... truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Juries weigh the evidence, deliberate, and then announce the verdict. Did they find the truth? Recently my spouse and I sat through the trial of a young man who had been accused of murder. Though he continues to claim innocence, he was convicted by a jury vote of 12 to 0, and recommended for the penalty of death by a vote of 8 to 4. Beyond all reasonable doubt? The defendant was the only black man in the courtroom with an all white jury, prosecutor, public ...

95. Proper 22

Mt 21:33-46 · Php 3:4b-14 · Ex 20:1-20

Bulletin Aid

... the things that demand our allegiance, we may devote ourselves only and completely to you. In the name of the Christ we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of Israel Old and New, we confess that we often allow ourselves to submit ourselves to the god-like claims and demands of modern life, and to allow them to compete with you as objects for our faith and devotion. Forgive us this idolatry, we pray, and remind us that the first of your commandments is that we have no other gods before us. Teach us to make ...

96. His Name Shall Be Called Emmanuel

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

James W. Moore

... used it to convey the message. The word was “Emmanuel.” That’s what Jesus is about… “His name shall be called Emmanuel… which means “God is with us.” The impact of that promise is incredible. When you believe that, when you accept that, when you claim that promise… it will absolutely change your life. Let me show you what I mean by bringing this closer to home. Let me underscore three ideas relating to this great promise of God’s presence with us. I’m sure you will think of others, but ...

97. By Faith Living

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16

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Leonard Sweet

... continued presence faith itself is the victory. When we live by faith, there can be nothing less than a victorious ending. Where was the victory for Abraham? When he took that first step on his journey to Canaan and claimed God's promise. The rest was commentary. Where was the victory for David? When he took that first step forward, bent to pick up a rock and claimed God's promise. The rest was commentary. Where was the victory for Noah? When he took that first step and drove the first nail into the ark and ...

98. The Climb

Joshua 14:6-15

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James Merritt

... new-born baby, and as pastor of a small country church barely making it on a small salary. I faced a mountain that I had to claim. I faced a mountain I had to climb, and I faced a mountain that I had to conquer. Looking back over my life, I have learned ... , he wasn't saying, "I want to move to Florida, play golf, kick up my heels and die." He was saying, "I want a mountain to claim. I want a mountain to climb. I want a mountain to conquer." That is what life is all about. Even the Son of God understood that ...

99. Show Me Your Credentials

2 Corinthians 6:3-13

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Steven E. Albertin

... these ashes are in the shape of a cross. This is not just any cross. They are the cross of Jesus, the Christ. His cross makes all the difference in the world. Because of his cross, because of what he did for us, we are able to make the outrageous claims that we do about ourselves. Oh, I know. When the world hears us talk like this, they think we are just a bunch of hypocrites. We are deluding ourselves if we think that trusting in Christ and his promises can make such a difference in our lives. These are ...

100. Body / Ambassador

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... him with contempt. For God sees not as a man looks: Man looks at the face, but God looks at the heart” (cf. Ps.-Philo 59:2; b. Sanh. 106b; Gal. 2:6). As we have discussed, Paul is open to the charge of being a fraud, because his glorious claims (cf. 4:6) cannot be verified by any physical change in his body like the one that Moses experienced in his face (cf. 3:7–18; p. 102). Indeed, the process of heavenly ascent itself could have been expected to transform Paul’s face (cf. Ascen. Isa. 7:25: “the ...

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