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Deuteronomy 9:7-29

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... focus of 9:9–14, and continuing to verse 21, lies in the words of God to Moses in verses 12–14. The first of three striking features is the way God, speaking to Moses, refers to Israel as your people whom you brought out of Egypt. The double “you and yours” amounts to virtual repudiation of the people. It is not quite as explicit as “Not my people” (Hos. 1:9), but it implies as much. The Sinai covenant had been broken by the people; the smashing of the covenant tablets would demonstrate that. So ...

77. Moses Blesses the Tribe

Deuteronomy 33:1-29

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... bonds in circumstances where they stand in conflict. Jesus calls for no less from all who submit to the reign of God (Matt. 10:34–39; Luke 14:26). The covenant faithfulness of the tribe is thus seen as a factor in their being entrusted with the double priestly work of teaching and sacrificing. While the work of the priests in the sanctuary and at the altar is familiar (v. 10b), we should not overlook the fact that, after parents, the priests were meant to be the main teachers in Israel (v. 10a; cf. Lev ...

78. The Apothecary

Isaiah 40:1-31, Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of God’s Promise of Healing and Restoration Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level ...

79. A Stand-in for Royalty

John 18:33-37; Revelation 1:4b-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... work, it is our responsibility to see that this unfinished world becomes the kingdom over which he can reign forever. 1. "Queen Elizabeth II has very own 'body double' in bombshell 30-year Royal Family secret" by Grace Macrae Express.co.uk October 26, 2020, https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1352219/queen-elizabeth-II-body-double-melania-trump-royal-family-ella-slack-latest-updates-ont. 2. “They Missed Him!” Author Unknown @Spiritual Uplift. 3. http://www.mttaboretchison.org/sermons/2010-11-07.pdf. 4 ...

80. Priorities

Luke 9:51-56

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... PRESENTING HIMSELF TO JESUS) We are ready to follow you, Jesus. JESUS: Your flesh is willing but your mind is weak. MOE: What about the spirit? JESUS: Your spirit is even weaker. Take up your cross and follow me. CURLY: Oh, no. More things to carry. MOE: (DOUBLE SLAP) Never mind them, Jesus. Why not just take me? JESUS: Why not just take me? CURLY: I don't understand. JESUS: Trust me. CURLY: Just trust you? JESUS: You believe in God; believe in me, too. MOE: That sounds easy. LARRY: It sounds too easy. MOE ...

81. The Santals - Whatever a Man Sows, He Will Reap

Galatians 6:1-10

Illustration

John R. Steward

... carry the burden. However, he could not divide this burden in half. So the Santal found a rock that weighed as much as the luggage bag. He tied the rock to one end of the pole and the luggage bag to the other and carried home the "doubled burden." He found that the double burden was lighter than the single bag of luggage. When we live lives of selfishness we, too, will find it to be more difficult. When we become a giver instead of a taker we discover that life is easier and in fact lighter, for "whatever a ...

82. The Blind Guiding The Blind

Psalm 92:1-15, Luke 6:46-49, 1 Corinthians 15:35-58, Isaiah 55:1-13, Luke 6:37-42

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... They extend their influence much further than the limits of themselves. To see former students exceed the accomplishments of the teacher is one of the rich rewards of teaching. Leadership and teaching have double responsibilities: for themselves and for those whom they influence. They can also have double reward. 2. Confronted with Choice. Jesus clearly delineates a choice for his followers. He spells out the inevitable consequences of differing kinds of conduct. He calls his hearers to choose the opposing ...

83. God Made My Day

Psalm 118:1-29

Sermon

Carl B. Rife

... in the Orioles organization play so that some day we could say, "We've been there and saw that guy when he was down in Class A, Double A, Triple A." So we decided to go up to Frederick and we had some time before the game. We went to visit a fellow named ... day was that somehow, even somewhat by accident, we had helped to make somebody else's day. And what a difference it made; it at least doubled our joy of going to the game. You see that what I am saying is God made life so that when we help to make somebody ...

84. Is Christ In The Manger?

Drama

Karren Boehr

... on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. "Instead of their shame my people will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace they will rejoice in their inheritance; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs." [Portions taken from Isaiah 61, NIV] (Spotlight off) Act II Scene I Setting: Same as Act I, Scene I (Woman's eyes are downcast, stares blankly ...

85. Bread for the Party (Bread of Life I)

John 6:1-15

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... communicate with the people and encourage faith in them, he obviously started with the basics of daily bread. He didn’t want to hinder the possibility of faith. This event carries special charm for me because of the sharing. And sharing is part of the double meaning. We start with ordinary bread, in small amounts. We end feeding a very large crowd and still have baskets of leftovers. What does it mean? One view says the five loaves and two fish were multiplied into substantial amounts of food so all could ...

86. Life As An Investment

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... equivalent of stuffing money in a mattress at home. This servant therefore did not even make the easy money that could be made by simply giving the money to the bankers. When the master comes home, he of course expresses his happiness with the servants who had doubled his money. He said to them those words that we would all want to hear from our superiors, "Well done, good and trustworthy slave. You have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your ...

87. His Suffering Servant

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... destruction is the consequence of that sin. That He said first. But, unpleasant to me as all that is, that is not enough to explain all of the suffering. There is lots left over. They have received double for all (their) sins, the prophet says at one point (Isaiah 40:2). Why the double? In that extra suffering, there is redemption, a purging, a healing. Not merely for those or the individual undergoing the suffering, a healing for countless others as well, a healing perhaps even for all of creation. And ...

88. Proper 10

Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14, 2 Kings 2:1-18, Deuteronomy 30:11-20, Psalm 69:1-36, Psalm 25:1-22, Luke 10:25-37

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... Lord. If I were to preach on this text for the Eighth Sunday in Pentecost, I would develop the sermon from Elisha's response to Elijah's offer: "Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you." Elisha replied, "I pray you, let me inherit a double share of your spirit." Colossians 1:1-14 (E, L, C); 1:14-20 (RC) - "A Model Church." 1. The "model" church/congregation is built upon the foundation of faith in Jesus Christ; it is faithful to the Lord in its worship and liturgy, knowing that he alone is ...

89. Into The Whirlwind

2 Kings 2:1-18

Sermon

Robert Allen

... share of your spirit.” This was not the request of a disciple who hoped to outstrip his master. It was an appeal to the Deuteronomic law that gave the eldest son a double portion of his father’s goods. Elisha was requesting that he be acknowledged as Elijah’s heir -- inheriting the power and influence of the prophetic office. And, when Elijah was taken up into the whirlwind, he left behind his mantle or his influence for Elisha. While the idea of Elijah ...

90. Get With The Program

Drama

Timothy W. Ayers

... is so great. This program can help us get our lives organized. It will do our budget, our schedule, our ... Penny: Can it make dinner? Paul: (Playfully) Can you? Penny: That's exactly where I'm heading right now. Paul: Let me just show you a few things. OK, I double click on the icon. Penny: Who's the guy in the icon? Kinda cute, white beard, knowing eyes. I feel like I once looked into that face many years ago. Somehow I've forgotten who it is. Paul: It's somebody. (Frust rated at her tangent) I don't know ...

91. Birthright Blues

Genesis 25:19-34

Sermon

Justin Tull

... the talents, don’t you? The master called his servants together and to one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one. When he returned to receive back the money he had entrusted to them, the ones with two and five talents had used them wisely and doubled their worth, but the one who had only one talent had buried it in the ground. If you ask me, he had a bad case of the “birthright blues.” He was ashamed of what had been given to him. He treated it as if it had little value at all ...

92. Have You Talked to Jesus Lately?

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... is deeper than she could possibly imagine, because this story is recorded in the Gospel of John, where words have double meanings, deeper meanings, and the character of Jesus is portrayed as ultimate mystery, confusing, larger than life. Now, on the ... the Messiah." I wonder: did she go back to the village and say to her live-in lover, "Guess who I just talked to?" All the double-talk in this story – words we think we know, then we don’t know; people we think we have all figured out, then discover we didn ...

93. Six Nails of the Cross III: The Nail of Envy

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... they came to a fork in the road that he wanted to give them a gift before leaving them. He told both that he would grant one wish between the two of them and that whoever asked first would have his wish granted completely and the other would receive a double portion of the same. The greedy man knew what he wanted, but could not stand the thought of the other man receiving twice as much as he received. The man of envy also knew what he wanted, but he could not stand the other man getting what he wanted all ...

94. The Sower

Matthew 13:1-23

Drama

Robert A. Lehmann

Theme: A parable of unfruitfulness. Characters: Narrator Five solo voices (Solo 3 doubles as Isaiah and Solo 5 doubles as Jesus). Narrator: Jesus left the house and sat by the lakeside. Solo 1: To enjoy the peace of the waves, Solo 2: Away from the city, Solo 3: Away from the crowds, Solo 4: Peace, by the waters. Narrator: But such crowds gathered around him that he got into ...

95. Parable of the Rich Man's Wife

Matthew 6:19-24

Illustration

Staff

Two couples stood at the altar in a double wedding ceremony. Capable, hopeful, ambitious young people they entered the ways of wedded bliss with faith and confidence. As time wrote its story the one young man was exceedingly successful in business and year by year ... program and progress of our lives, we may enrich or impoverish our souls. We cannot neglect the feeding of the mind and soul with heavenly riches without severely penalizing our lives. In the ease of the double wedding, which husband was rich?

96. Proper 10

Lk 10:25-37 · Col 1:1-20 · 2 Ki 2:1, 6-14 · Deut 30:9-14

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... . If we are given something we did not ask for, there is a possibility it will not be used or appreciated. What one asks for is at the same time a revelation of the person who asks. Elisha showed that he was a spiritual man when he asked for a double portion of Elijah's spirit. 3. Mantle (v. 13). Elijah's mantle was a symbol of his spirit which gave him his authority and power as a prophet. When Elijah left the earth in a blaze of glory, a fiery chariot, to heaven, he dropped his mantle. Elisha picked it ...

97. A Taste of God's Tomorrow

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Glenn L. Borreson

... George's seven-year-old brother, who was also his closest friend and playmate. Little George was so distraught at the gravesite that he had tried to jump into the grave himself. Now at home, he had buried himself and his grief under the bottom of the double-decker bed in their room. He wouldn't come out. He just said, "I'm here and I'm never coming out." His mother tried. Schmidt tried, talking until he was blue in the face. Nothing worked. Arguments. Bribes. Nothing. Finally, Schmidt said the Lord got his ...

98. Elijah’s If

Mark 9:2-13, 2 Kings 2:1-18

Drama

Richard F. Bansemer

... , and the curious students are left behind. Elisha is invited to make a request of Elijah, and he asks to inherit a double share of his spirit. On the surface, it sounds like he’s asking to be twice as great, twice as spiritual, but that is only ... because we don’t readily understand the inheritance laws of the Hebrews. A double share is the portion of the heir, the first born. Elisha was simply asking to be his successor. We finally get to the meat ...

99. A Risky Lifestyle

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... a master who gave various amounts of money to his servants before he went away on a trip. One was given five talents, a second two talents, and a third one talent. When the master returned, the five-talent man had doubled the master's investment. Now he had ten talents. The two-talent man also had doubled his amount. But that poor one-talent man had just dug a hole and hid the master's money there. So, when the master returned, that servant brought the same one talent and presented it to him. The master was ...

100. The Voices Of Christmas

Drama

Jerry Nordstrom

... she might. - You see it’s a family emergency, and, ah - well, I’m, I’m, I’m sorry I called your daughter, a, ah, ah, that name, but she - ah, yeah, but you see, she, ah, she ... HOMEMAKER: Tomorrow I think I’ll make a double batch of gingerbread men. MERCHANT: I just signed this television contract. From now until Christmas, a commercial for Santa Land Discount Toy and Candy Store will interrupt every Saturday morning cartoon at least twelve times. PATIENT: I remember when I had my own home how we ...

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