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101. Paul in Ephesus

Acts 19:1-22

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... who lived in the province of Asia” witness God’s power (19:10). The appearance of the last of the three similarly worded summary statements, in verse 20, is noteworthy. As the previous statements provided a conclusion to the stage of the mission of the apostles in Jerusalem (6:7) and Judea and Samaria (12:24), this statement provides a concluding note to the Gentile mission of Paul at the end of his third missionary journey. Not only is the statement concerning the growth of the word noted, but the ...

102. Personal Greetings

Romans 16:1-27

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... to missionaries (Acts 18:24–28). No other persons listed receive credits equal to those of Phoebe and Prisc(ill)a. Nor is this the sum of the matter. Four of the first seven names in the list belong to women, one of whom lays good claim to being an apostle. Of the 29 names in the total list, fully one-third are women’s. Suffice it to say that Paul is not the despiser of women, nor the advocate of a male-dominated ministry, that he is often portrayed as being. 16:5–16 There now follows a rapid-fire ...

103. Forgiveness for the Sinner

2 Corinthians 2:5-11

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... another of the many names for the “devil.” Paul has been slandered by the malefactor, who is perhaps conceived as an agent of the “Slanderer” (cf. 12:7). Furthermore, if Paul has sought the forgiveness of the man “in the presence of Christ” in heaven (2:10), perhaps the apostle’s familiarity with Satan and his ways (cf., e.g., Rom. 16:20; 1 Cor. 5:5; 7:5; 2 Cor. 11:14; 12:7; 1 Thess. 2:18; also 2 Thess. 2:9; 1 Tim. 1:20; 5:15) stems not merely from his acquaintance with the Jewish tradition ...

104. Against the Grain

Mark 3:13-19, Isaiah 28:1-29

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Lori Wagner

... without thinking. Pain and suffering seem to go on and on no matter anyone’s good intentions. Only those with a solid and stable identity in Jesus know that where they go, they make a difference. Where they’ve been, seed has been planted, and more gathered. Jesus’ apostles were to His time just as we are to ours. We too live in a volatile time. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the chaff from the wheat. Sometimes it’s hard not to succumb to the trends of those around us, who say Jesus doesn’t matter ...

105. Proper 11

Ephesians 2:11-22, 2 Samuel 7:1-17, Mark 6:45-56, Mark 6:30-44

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... to build God a house and God replies that he will build a house of David. In this lesson, Paul claims that God is building a house of those who believe. Here is how the house is constructed. Outline: 1. God builds his house on the foundation of the apostles and prophets (v. 20). 2. Christ is the cornerstone (giving the house shape and form) (v. 20). 3. Christians are all building blocks (v. 22). 4. Christ is the mortar (v. 21). Gospel: Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 1. Sermon Title: The Hiding Place. Sermon Angle: The ...

106. Paul: The Man and His Message

Romans 9:1-29

Sermon Aid

T. A. Kantonen

... time. Does not Paul conclude, "So then, I of myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin"? Bultmann, agreeing with Luther, finds Paul’s true interpretation of his experience in Philippians 3, where the apostle rejects all his former values as rubbish in order to be found in Christ. In Bultmann’s words, "This is what his conversion meant. In it he surrendered his previous understanding of himself, that is, he surrendered what had till then been the norm and meaning ...

107. The More Excellent Way

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

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Robert Allen

... says are essential if we are to strive for excellence in living the Christian life. Let’s look at these enduring values which Paul describes as the more excellent way. I. The more excellent way to live includes faith. Faith means different things to different people. But the Apostle Paul is very clear that faith means a commitment to Jesus Christ. It is not enough to believe that he was a good man - though he was. It is not enough to believe that he was a man with high ideals - though he was. It is not ...

108. A Faith that Works with a Victorious Attitude

Philippians 2:12-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... but these writings reflect the evidence that the Holy Spirit continued to work in him for a long time. Well, the Apostle Paul is declaring that the same principle happens in our Christian walk and journey from the moment of our salvation ... since God has given me a cheerful heart, it will be pardoned me that I serve Him with a cheerful spirit." ANOTHER PRINCIPLE THAT THE APOSTLE PAUL TEACHES US IN THIS TEXT IS THAT THE REALITY OF JOY DEPENDS ON YOUR ORIENTATION TO LIFE. In the 1990 May issue of Reader'' ...

109. Unworthy or Not?

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!" That was Isaiah’s initial response to this magnificent vision: "Woe is me! I am lost . . ." Isaiah was humbled in the presence of God. Then we turn to I Corinthians 15 where the Apostle Paul is writing about Christ’s resurrection. Here is what he says, "For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was ...

110. Proper 25

Deuteronomy 34:1-12, Matthew 22:34-40, Matthew 22:41-46, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16, Psalm 90:1-17

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... prompted the remarks. As we noticed in the material for last Sunday's lesson, some of the Thessalonian's "compatriots" (2:14) are persecuting the believers. One of the ploys used by the believers' opponents is to criticize the apostles who fled town by the cover of night. Since the apostles deny certain practices in the verses of our lesson, we may deduce that they are being accused of deceit, impure motives, trickery, and attempting to please humans with a pretext of greed in order to be praised by humans ...

111. Letting Go and New Beginnings

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... lives before their call from Jesus, would have to be changed. Christ was now a new person and so, too, they must become new men. By dropping the baggage they could become transfigured, not in body, but in spirit. As the climber grew taller, so the apostles by dropping the past and taking a new direction would become enlightened. Christ was inviting them to walk a new road. The road was uncertain, but they were asked to have sufficient faith to let go of the past and move forward. The scriptures are filled ...

112. Final Instructions

Acts 1:1-11

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Ron Lavin

... either." Chances are, the god that people say they don't believe in is not the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. People have all sorts of illusions about God. They need to be freed from those illusions. "To the ends of the earth" for the apostles meant taking the gospel to strangers. That was the hardest thing of all. For them it meant even taking the good news of Christ to the Gentiles and offering them the way of repentance through Jesus Christ. As the Gospel of Luke puts it, "Repentance of sins is ...

113. What Are You Looking At?

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... the prophet Daniel - "I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him" (Daniel 7:13 KJV). This is the same Jesus who will return, the apostles are assured. So it is promised in Revelation: "Look! He is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail. So it is to be. Amen" (Revelation 1:7). What would we ...

114. The Day of the Lord

2 Peter 3:1-18

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... Paul mentions Peter in two of his letters (1 Cor. 1:12; 3:22; 9:5; 15:5; Gal. 1:18; 2:7–9; cf. Acts 15:7, 12). Paul also wrote you. Copies of Pauline letters were sent early on to other churches, quite apart from occasions when the apostle himself gave instructions to that end (Col. 4:16). Peter could be referring to our letter to the Romans (2:4), 1 Thessalonians (chs. 4 and 5), 2 Thessalonians (ch. 2), Ephesians (1:14; 2:7; 3:9–11), Colossians (1:20), or possibly to some other correspondence that has ...

115. Final Instructions

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... strange (Matt. 5:45, 48; Luke 6:35–36). Paul, like Jesus, counsels the church to do good to the one who has caused the offense (see 1 Thess. 3:12; Gal. 6:10). 5:16–18 · Communion with God:In this group of three exhortations, the apostles move on to the characteristic traits of believers, joy (5:16), prayer (5:17), and thanksgiving (5:18), which should mark their lives at all times and in every situation. This is God’s will. Though the Thessalonians already have joy in suffering (1 Thess. 1:6 ...

116. Paul the Minister to the Gentiles

Romans 15:14-22

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... Rome, has he been presumptuous in giving advice to the strong and weak in 14:1–15:13? Might his self-understanding as apostle to the Gentiles be viewed by the Romans as pretentious and ambitious? His upcoming trip to Rome—how should he explain it? If, ... testimony to the priesthood of all believers and to the goodness and knowledge on which that priesthood depends. 15:15–16 The apostle concedes that he has written … quite boldly on some points, by which he means his advice to the strong and weak in ...

117. Titus Sent to Corinth

2 Corinthians 8:16--9:5

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... gar), which links 9:1 to 8:24. As in 1 Thessalonians 4:9 and 5:1, Paul tells his addressees that they do not really need his exhortations on a particular topic and then he goes on to remind, reinforce, and clarify what they already know. The apostle has already mentioned the service to the saints (8:4). 9:2 The reason that Paul does not need to write to the Corinthians about the collection is given in verse 2. Paul does not need to exhort the Corinthians about the collection because he already knows their ...

118. The Advocate and the Street Where You Live

John 15:26-27, 16:4-15

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... It cost Jesus his life. The sin, righteousness, and judgment theme of the Bible encourages and enforces the possibility of new life in Christ for people today. Luther put it directly in The Small Catechism. He tells us in the Explanation of the Second Article of the Apostles' Creed that we are called to salvation in the name of Jesus Christ, true God, true man, and our Lord. Then he says, "I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength come to the Lord Jesus Christ or believe in him, but through Holy ...

119. Giving Up Control

John 6:1-21

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... wind. They were more afraid when they saw a shadowy figure coming toward them, walking on top of the water. They were terrified. Jesus saw what was happening. Jesus had just fed 5,000 men. When they were so impressed that they wanted to make him king, he sent his apostles off in a boat on the Sea of Galilee and started up the hill to be alone with God in prayer. From that perch on the hill, Jesus saw what was happening on the sea below him. The boat was in trouble. His friends were in trouble. It doesn't ...

120. The Raising of Paul

Acts 14:8-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... to the glory of God! We need to become a “Church on Tap” with the Holy Spirit! Do you believe in miracles? How many of you have experienced one of God’s miracles in your life? [Give people time to share if you wish.] The power of prayer! The apostles knew it! The early Church knew it! And through the centuries, the Church has been a powerhouse of healing and grace when its primary focus has been to be a house of prayer. Where two or more are gathered. As I’m looking around today in this sermon ...

121. The Day The Spirit Came

Acts 2:1-13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... try doing that right now. (Have everyone say his/her full name over and over at the same time.) Wow, that really sounded mixed-up, didn't it, boys and girls? (Let them respond.) Some of the people who came to see what was going on thought that the Apostles were drunk! They weren't drunk, were they, boys and girls? They were filled with the Holy Spirit! Today, on this day of Pentecost, let's all pray that the Holy Spirit will come to us and make us brave like the Christians were on the first Pentecost. Will ...

122. Easter 4

1 Peter 2:13-25, Acts 7:54--8:1a, Acts 6:1-7, John 10:1-21

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... , our door to eternal life, also shuts out those whose aim is to lay waste to God's sheep. We too are doors by which others enter into the fold of faith. How widely is it open? Outline: 1. Stephen was a window to God's forgiving grace (What the Apostle Paul witnessed may have led to his conversion) 2. We are windows to the eternal. How much light shines through? 3. Christ is the door to the family of God. Have we entered by faith? 4. We are Christ's door for others. Are we open? During the 1960s civil ...

123. St. Jim, Your Halo Is Tipped

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... halo tipped on the side because he had bumped it on the way to making his entrance." Then she paused for a moment and said, "When I saw it, I thought to myself, 'that's how God sees all of us.' " Today, we celebrate St. James, the Elder, Apostle Sunday. This minor festival of the church year affords us an opportunity to focus on the nature of sainthood as it applies to the present. We tend to think of saints as sanctified souls who have been separated from the world; people who are so utterly different from ...

124. A New Kind Of Faith

John 20:19-31

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King Duncan

... door that we believe God is there, that he is in charge of the world, and therefore in some way responsible for what goes on here." (2) People have always struggled with their doubts. The early Christians had just as much trouble believing as we do. The apostles did not believe until they saw the risen Lord Jesus with their own eyes. They told Thomas but he didn't believe the news either. He had to see for himself. SOMETIMES THESE PERIODS OF DOUBT AND QUESTIONING LEAD US TO A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF FAITH ...

125. God's Prescription for a Healthy Christian

Jude 1:17-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction." (2 Pet. 2:1) Let's remember the words of the Apostle John who said, "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world." (1 John 4:1) You see, apostates never take God by surprise, and they should never take ...

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