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1001. A Personal History

John 18:1—19:42

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... Hebrews explains it. And you and I get to preach it today. Isaiah 52:13—53:12 On the eve of his death, Jesus invoked this passage of scripture. At the conclusion of the Last Supper, just before departing for the Mount of Olives with his disciples, Jesus said to them, “For I tell you, this scripture must be fulfilled in me, ‘And he was counted among the lawless’; and indeed what is written about me is being fulfilled” (Luke 22:37). Perhaps that brief reference to this suffering servant passage was ...

1002. Personal History

John 18:1-11

Sermon

David J. Kalas

1003. Like a Butterfly

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... the answer is found in the last verse of Mark’s account: “As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.” It could very well be that, if the other disciples had been there, they wouldn’t have been able to keep the secret. The impact of this event was so enormous that surely one of them would have gone home and said to his wife, “Honey, this was the greatest day of my life. I’m not supposed to tell ...

1004. She Looked Great, But...

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

... . “Just want to let you know I’ll be home late tonight.” (6) If we could look beyond the outer appearances and see every stranger as someone’s son, someone’s daughter, what a difference it would make. The Pharisees were concerned about whether the disciples washed their hands before eating. They weren’t concerned with the blind persons who could now see, the lame people who could now walk, the lepers who were now clean, Jairus’ daughter who was back from the dead. How could they be so blind to ...

1005. She Looked Great, But...

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

1006. Right Answer - Wrong Conclusion

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... . “Who do you say I am?” It was Simon Peter, of course, who answered. Simon was always quick to shoot from the lip. “You are the Messiah,” he said. This time Simon got it right. He was probably putting into words what the rest of the disciples were already thinking: “This is he whom our nation has long awaited. This is he who has been promised. This is he who will deliver Israel.” “You are the Messiah,” he said. Then, as he often did, Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him. Jesus ...

1007. Paul in Ephesus

Acts 19:1-22

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... —was regarded as one of the wonders of the world. 19:1b–2 Soon after his arrival in Ephesus, or so it seems, Paul came across a number of men (“about twelve,” v. 7) whom Luke appears to have regarded as (in some sense) Christians, for he calls them disciples (v. 1) and they are said to have believed (v. 2), yet they only knew “the baptism of John” (v. 3). In these early days of the church there were probably any number of cases like this, where a clear distinction could not be drawn between the ...

1008. Don't Just Stand There!

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not--to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him . . .” (1:26-29) The disciples were somewhat like you and me. I mean, what could we do to change the world? The truth is we can do much more than we imagine--just by being kind, decent caring people. There was a story that made the news about a decade ago about a man named ...

1009. Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

John 9:1-12

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... a limited time in which to complete it. What he is about to do, therefore, is done under a divine necessity. By including the disciples in that necessity (we must do the work, v. 4), Jesus is not so much asking their help with this particular miracle as ... ). 9:5 I am the light of the world. Cf. 8:12. In Matt. 5:14, Jesus uses “light of the world” to describe his disciples. But here, despite the “we” of the preceding verse, the focus is on Jesus in his uniqueness. The light is in the world as long ...

1010. The Unbelief of the Jews

John 10:22-42

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... to Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where he has spent time with John the Baptist and begun to gather a group of disciples (vv. 40–42; cf. 1:19–51; 3:26). The earlier narrative implied that Jesus had a place to stay in Bethany (1:38–39 ... went around in Galilee (7:1). Jesus went back across the Jordan (10:40–42). His brothers … urged him to go to Judea (7:3). His disciples (11:7–8) urged him not to go (11:8). Jesus waited, because his time had not yet come (7:6–9). Jesus waited for two ...

1011. Walking in the Light

1 John 1:5--2:14, 1 John 2:15-17

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... corporeal humanity, given their denial of his incarnation (4:2; 2 John 7). In the Gospel of John, references to the blood of Jesus occur in John 6:53–56, a passage which recalls the elements of the Lord’s Supper, and in John 19:34, where the beloved disciple sees blood and water flow from the wounded side of the crucified Jesus. In the letters of John, the term appears three times in 1 John 5:6–7, a passage in which the author strongly affirms that Jesus “did not come by water only, but by water and ...

1012. Sermon on the Mount: Allegiance and Trust

Matthew 6:19-24, Matthew 6:25-34

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. Pagan (ethnos/ethnikos; i.e., non-Jewish) views have been referenced already in the sermon as counterpoints to right theology leading to right praxis (5:45–47; 6:7–8). Jesus calls his disciples to live as “children of [their] Father in heaven” (5:45). Like God, they ought to love even enemies. Unlike God and God’s children, pagans or Gentiles who do not know or follow God only love and welcome their own people. A right view ...

1013. Jesus’ Compassion and Authority to Feed and Heal

Matthew 15:21-28, Matthew 15:29-39

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... postresurrection expansion (e.g., 1:3–6; 2:1–2; 4:15–16; 12:18–21; 21:43; 24:14). One interesting feature of this part of the dialogue is that Jesus makes this statement not directly to the woman but rather in response to the disciples’ request that Jesus send her away from them. This may indicate that Jesus is unwilling to send the woman away, while also affirming that her request sits outside the scope of his God-given mission at present. As such, his comment invites further conversation. 15:26 ...

1014. The Authority of Jesus over Nature and the Cosmic Powers

Mark 5:1-20, Mark 4:35-41

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... things be destroyed as well. 5:19 tell them how much the Lord has done for you. Jesus acquiesces to the plea that he leave, but as he is getting in the boat to return to Galilee, the man begs to be allowed to become one of Jesus’s disciples (Gk. met’ autou, “be with him,” the first step of discipleship in 3:14). Instead, Jesus makes him a missionary, in fact, the first “apostle [sent one] to the Gentiles.” Jesus reverses his command to silence in 1:44; 3:12 (and 5:43) and orders this man to ...

1015. The Coming of the King

Luke 19:45-48, Luke 19:28-44

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... while still on the way, at 13:34–35. Now the crisis is closer, and the prophecy more detailed. 19:42 If you, even you, had only known. A better translation in context is “If you too had known”—if the city had been able to share the disciples’ understanding of the climactic importance of the Messiah’s coming, as they have expressed it in 19:38. The “peace” offered to Jerusalem (note the repetition of the same word as in 19:38), but about to be rejected, is that of the king of peace (Zech ...

1016. Jesus Sends Out the Twelve

Matthew 10:1-42

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... words in 10:23 intentionally echo Daniel 7, in which “one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven” into God’s presence, is vindicated and given power over all people and nations (Dan. 7:13–14). If so, Matthew indicates that the disciples’ mission to Israel will still be ongoing at the time of his vindication and enthronement. (For Matthew, Jesus’s vindication occurs at his resurrection [Matt. 28:18–20] and at the temple’s destruction in AD 70 [see commentary on 24:1–51].) In 10 ...

1017. The Healing of a Boy with a Demon

Matthew 17:14-23

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... ’ little faith here corresponds to their inability to cast out a demon. They do not adequately trust in the authority Jesus has already given them (cf. 10:1). With faith as small as a mustard seed, the disciples could do miraculous things. Yet their little faith falls short of the small amount of faith necessary for doing the impossible (17:20). (The NIV omits 17:21, placing it in a footnote, since it is most likely a copyist’s addition in light of its parallel in Mark 9: ...

1018. The Transfiguration

Mark 9:2-13

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... to erect three “shelters” (9:5) is not as foolish as is often supposed, for the Greek word skēnē,“tabernacle,” recalls the tabernacle in the wilderness erected to the glory of God (Exod. 40:34–36; Tobit 13:11). The cloud that envelops the disciples, momentarily revealing the glory of Jesus as God incarnate (9:7), expressly recalls the presence and glory of God that enveloped the tabernacle (Exod. 24:15–16; 40:34–36). “This is my Son, whom I love” (9:7) recalls the divine words at the ...

1019. “On the Way” to Jerusalem

Mark 9:33-37, Mark 9:38-41

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... delivered” (9:31) is in the passive voice, which was a common way for Jews to avoid using the name of God (for fear of defiling it). This implies that Jesus’s impending suffering in Jerusalem is a fulfillment of the divine will. The disciples, however, “did not understand what [Jesus] meant and were afraid to ask” (9:32). Ironically, when the word of God is decisively spoken, the human response—and here from those with the greatest opportunity to understand—remains one of ignorance and fear. The ...

1020. The Passover Meal

John 13:1-17

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... in verses 21–30. Third, foot washing is a symbol of mutual service (13:12–17). In this sense Jesus has modeled behavior he wishes his followers to emulate. If service on this order is possible for him, then it cannot be beneath us (13:16). Here disciples are pressed beyond a mere knowledge of Jesus’s will. Blessing follows faith expressed in deeds (13:17; cf. Matt. 7:24–27). But as in John 13:10–11, when Jesus’s thoughts are interrupted by the imminent betrayal of Judas, so here service on this ...

1021. No Greater Love

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... . These slaves show what it means to be the church -- standing as one and identifying with our Lord even though it could mean our own end. Jesus who loved us all the way to calvary's cross did not say to us, "Here is the mark of being my disciple, gather around you a crowd of thousands of people and preach until you see hundreds of them profess their salvation." Instead he said, "If I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet" (v. 14). Then he said, "I give ...

1022. The Cost of Discipleship

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

James L. Killen

... that must have been revealed to Peter by God, and he said that Peter and his afﬁrmation was the rock upon which Jesus would build his church. Evidently Peter had the right answer, but he had the wrong understanding of what that answer meant. Jesus began to tell the disciples that he must go to Jerusalem, where he would suffer and be killed and rise from the dead. That wasn't at all what Peter had been thinking. He must have had a notion that he was in for some really good times as a friend of the new king ...

1023. Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

Mark 6:30-44

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... his readers to understand them. (This will be work enough for us!) We must begin our examination by noting that there are strong indications that the feeding accounts are very important events for Mark. For one thing, in the next episode (6:45–52) the disciples are said to have failed to perceive something crucial in the feeding of the five thousand, and for this reason they react wrongly during the sea miracle (cf. Matt. 14:22–33). Even more emphatically, 8:14–21, with all its mystery, at least ...

1024. The Healing of a Boy With a Demon

Matthew 17:14-23

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... are dealing with is a case of epilepsy that, in this instance, was the result of demon control. Under the influence of an evil spirit, the boy would often “throw himself into the fire” (Knox) or into the water. The father had brought his son to the disciples, but they were unable to heal him (exorcize the demon, Mark 9:18; Luke 9:40). 17:17–21 Jesus responds, O unbelieving and perverse generation. This phrase comes from the Song of Moses (Deut. 32:5) and is used by Paul in Philippians 2:15. It refers ...

1025. 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

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