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76. Poem: Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard

Eulogy

Thomas Gray

... shame, Or heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse’s flame. Far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learned to stray; Along the cool sequestered vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. Yet even these bones from insult to protect, Some frail memorial still erected nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture decked, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by the unlettered muse, The place of ...

77. Never Less Than Your Best

Illustration

Michael P. Green

A true musician always does his best before every audience, be it of knowledgeable music lovers or unschooled listeners. A committee once asked Enrico Caruso, the great tenor, to sing at a concert that would benefit a charity. The chairman said, “Of course, Mr. Caruso, as this is a charity affair we would not expect much from you. Your name alone will draw a crowd and you can merely sing some song requiring little effort or skill.” Caruso ...

78. That is A

Illustration

Michael P. Green

... across the room, picked up a hammer, and struck a tuning fork. As the note sounded out through the room, he said, “That is A. It is today; it was five thousand years ago, and it will be ten thousand years from now. The soprano upstairs sings off-key, the tenor across the hall flats on his high notes, and the piano downstairs is out of tune.” He struck the note again and said, “That is A, my friend, and that’s the good news for today.”

79. Final Instructions

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... it would not be read at all (cf. the milder request of Col. 4:16, “see that it is … read”). But nothing in the letter thus far indicates that the situation in Thessalonica is nearly as serious as this suggests. On the contrary, such is the general tenor of the letter (cf. e.g., 1:2f.; 2:19f.; 3:7–9) that this church seems to have been free from any serious problems of division. It would be unwise, therefore, to build too much on the strength of the language. Rather, it probably reflects his love ...

80. A Call to Persevere

Jude 1:17-25

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... , pp. 13–14, 18). They said (elegon) is imperfect, “they used to say,” and could indicate that Jude’s readers heard first hand at least some members of the apostolic band in days gone by. Be that as it may, they were well aware of the tenor of the warning which the apostles were in the habit of giving. The NT writers were convinced that they were living in the last times, an expression they frequently used to describe the days that would usher in the messianic kingdom and the return of Christ in ...

81. Wisdom's Call

Proverbs 8:1-36

Understanding Series

Roland E. Murphy

... of Wisdom reaches new heights in this chapter that is entitled “Wisdom’s Call” in the NIV—an understatement, if one truly considers the claims Wisdom makes about herself. There is a superficial similarity between the opening verses and 1:20–21, but the tenor of Wisdom’s proclamation in this chapter is unique. She appeals to all, including the simple and the fools. They are to listen to her because of her claims to truth and righteousness, which are far more valuable than material riches. Who is ...

82. Job Hears the Whispers of God’s Works

Job 26:1--31:40

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... his circumstances to God, “‘Well, now, everybody, here we all are, all together, safe and sound. Let’s be thankful for that. Now to keep our spirits up, let’s sing a song. All together now, loud and clear. Ready?’ And with him carrying the lead in his quavering nasal tenor, they sang: ‘Jesus loves me, this I know, For the Bible tells me so.’”1

83. The Power of Persistence

Luke 11:1-13, Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... by a cord and struck it with a mallet. “There is the good news for today,” he said. “That, my friend, is A. It was A all day yesterday. It will be A all day tomorrow, next week, and for a thousand years. The soprano upstairs warbles off-key, the tenor next door flats his high ones, and the piano across the hall is out of tune. Noise all around me, noise; but that, my friend, is A.” [1] Jesus is telling us something like that in these to parables. You and I are not always good, but God is. II ...

84. First Perplexity

Habakkuk 1:1-4

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... that plagued the reign of Ashurbanipal of Assyria in the mid-seventh century BC. Although 2 Chronicles 33:12–16 reports Manasseh’s repentance and subsequent restoration of true worship, it came too late to have any permanent effect on the spiritual tenor of the people of Judah. Indeed, when his son, Amon, succeeded Manasseh, he not only reintroduced all of his father’s wickedness but “increased his guilt” (2 Chron. 33:23). Because Zephaniah and Jeremiah appear to have used Habakkuk’s prophecy ...

85. Are You Sorry Enough to Wash Your Face?

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... about Job's dust and ashes repentance in his amazing acknowledgment to God: "I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes" (Job 42:5-6). Job, changing the tenor of his previous calls, recognized that his earlier cries for explanation now paled in significance to his personal encounter with the almighty. This was something greater than he had before imagined. Once he was focused on what he lost but now he found God. His losses ...

86. The Gate to Grace, Goodness, and Glory

John 10:1-10

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... v. 7), they understand what that means. Now, the imagery shifts. Our Gate Is a Person Jesus starts by saying that the shepherd enters by the gate. "The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice" (v. 3). Now in verse 7, the whole tenor of this figure changes dramatically. Jesus calls himself the gate. This is an image that is as meaningful today as it was when Jesus spoke these words. The Greek word for "I am" is the equivalent to the Hebrew name that God gave himself when he spoke to ...

87. Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-two

Luke 10:1-24

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... the parallel sayings are scattered in diverse contexts in Matthew (see comments on 10:1–12 below). 10:21–24 Luke obviously intends this paragraph as Jesus’ response to the joy of the disciples who have returned. It may be inferred from the general tenor of vv. 17–24 that the disciples’ experience was a positive one, one that has enabled them to grasp the truth of Jesus and the kingdom more clearly. Jesus rejoices (see note below) and thanks God the Father for having revealed … to little children ...

88. The Kohathites

Numbers 4:1-20

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... the supervisor. 4:34–49 The results of the census are 2,750 Kohathites, 2,630 Gershonites, and 3,200 Merarites, for a total of 8,580 Levites. Each Levite was then given an assignment. The chapter closes in a way commensurate with its tenor, emphasizing obedience to God’s command. Notice the significant style with which the tasks for taking care of the tabernacle are described. Again there is a progression of holiness from the Kohathites, who deal with the most holy things central to the tabernacle, and ...

89. Job's Third Reply to Bildad

Job 26:1--31:40

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... it as part of Israelite worship (81:3). In Isaiah, the kinnor forms part of pagan worship (5:12), but playing the instrument is also one of the skills associated with prostitutes (23:16) and those who participate in joyous revels (24:8). In keeping with the tenor of the rest of chapter 30, Job seems here to be stressing his experience that is contrary to expectation. Rather than joy, his harp is tuned to mourning and his flute to the sound of wailing. Additional Notes 30:27 The Heb. for churning inside me ...

90. Elihu

Job 32:1--37:24

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... It seems improbable that this assessment would now change, especially following so closely on the conclusion of Job’s speeches with the superscript that also implies his words were “blameless.” The statement does, however, set up an expectation for the general tenor of Elihu’s comments. 32:2–3 Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. The fullest patronymic of any character in the book introduces this new character. The name “Barakel” means “God has blessed,” and it occurs ...

91. The Gershonites

Numbers 4:21-28

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

92. The Merarites

Numbers 4:29-33

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

93. The Numbering of the Levite Clans

Numbers 4:34-49

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

94. Promise of Restoration

Jeremiah 33:1-26

Understanding Series

Tremper Longman III

... ) and he was their only hope of rescue (see Ezek. 9–11 for a graphic picture of God abandoning his holy place). The oracle does not stop with judgment but goes on to talk about the restoration to follow it. Thus, this oracle is in keeping with the tenor of the Book of Consolation as a whole. Verse 6 uses the metaphor of a wound and its healing (health and healing) to talk about the judgment and restoration, and indeed the analogy is apt (see the study of this type of metaphor in Jeremiah in M. L. Brown ...

95. Apples, Onions, and Cheese

Mark 7:1-23, Mark 7:24-30

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Spirit. We heard a beautiful choral piece this morning. [Again…use your own examples.] All of those voices singing in harmony to God’s One Voice. Some were singing a different line, depending on if they are an alto, or a soprano, or a tenor, or a baritone. Some were singing different kinds of notes in different voices and in different ways. Occasionally, maybe even there was an extra note put in, or a little stray from the line. But every voice is important, because together, they create the beautiful ...

96. Song of Joy

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... have heard the choir director say the same thing, over and over again: “Listen to each other.” Or these words: “Pay attention to me, look at the music, but listen to each other.” You stand and fall together. Maybe the altos are over here, or the tenors over there, the sopranos to the right, and the basses to the left, all singing a different words and notes and beats of the song, but you’d tune with your ear, so that everyone became part of a beautiful harmony. You affirm each other, you support ...

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.

Andre Maurois

... not conclude merely upon a man's haranguing upon liberty, and using the charming sound, that he is fit to be trusted with the liberties of his country. It is not unfrequent to hear men declaim loudly upon liberty, who, if we may judge by the whole tenor of their actions, mean nothing else by it but their own liberty, – to oppress without control or the restraint of laws all who are poorer or weaker than themselves. It is not, I say, unfrequent to see such instances, though at the same time I esteem it ...

Samuel Adams

99. Teddy in Heaven

Humor

Teddy Roosevelt was such an outgoing person with a bombastic personality that on Teddy Roosevelt's first day in heaven he said to St. Peter, "Your choir is weak, inexcusably weak! You need to reorganize it at once." St. Peter assigned Roosevelt the task of reorganization. Roosevelt immediately responded, "I need ten thousand sopranos, ten thousand altos, and ten thousand tenors." St. Peter inquired, "But what about the basses?" "Oh," said Teddy, "I'll sing bass!"

100. Returning

Isaiah 40:1-11

Sermon

Will Willimon

Messiah opens on a somber chord, then the orchestra moves upward toward a clear, tenor voice: "Comfort ye, comfort ye my people...the voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God." Last Sunday Isaiah spoke for a people in the wilderness, in Babylonian exile, a people so lost, ...

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