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101. Do Children Like You?

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

Richard Patt

... qualities we ought to have as a loving and caring person. The presupposition, of course, is that if children like us and are drawn to us, we are probably quite close to the Kingdom of God in the sense of living out our Christian call to care and concern for others. In these sermon minutes, let’s look more closely at Jesus as the divine Son of God who had a heart for children and as that beautiful Savior to whom children felt drawn. I As we look at both parts of this story, the wonderful truth emerges ...

102. Blessing, Testing, Response

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... person has died from starvation. Now I am usually unaware of blinking my eyes. It's just an automatic reflex. I don't have to be concerned over it, or even think about it it just happens 13 times every minute big deal. That's the same attitude many of us have about ... They were still enjoying the "Good life" why should they care???? Why? Because God demanded it. He demanded them to act concerned whether they genuinely felt it or not. God expected them to share from their abundance to help those who were less ...

103. It Happens In The Best Of Families

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... together and it was not unusual to be unable to find a boy of twelve. There was no reason for them to miss Jesus. They found him in the temple where he was amazing the scholars with his questions. Mary scolded Him. She had been concerned, as any mother would have been concerned. She asked her son, "Why did you worry us like this? We've been looking for you anxiously." Jesus answered, "Did you not know that I must be about my Father's business?" Luke tells us that Mary and Joseph didn't really understand ...

104. Proper 28

Judges 4:1-24, Matthew 25:14-30, 1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11, Psalm 123:1-4

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

... to live our lives for others. We do not simply "rest assured"; rather, we "act assuredly" by providing others with the kind of encouragement that ensures the mutual growth of the members of the body of believers. Once again eschatology motivates ethics. The Christians' concern with the future is not stargazing; it is the substance of a forward-looking active life. Matthew 25:14-20 - "Entering the Joy of the Master or Landing in Outer Darkness" Setting. The lesson is Matthew's version of a parable that he ...

105. Anxiety Alert – The Fear of the Future

Matthew 6:34

Sermon

James Merritt

... the future. Yesterday is gone, you can't change it. Tomorrow is not here, you can't touch it. All you can do is live in the present. The best thing about the future is it only comes one day at a time. The only day you need to be concerned about is today. I want to close by sharing a couple of thoughts with you. First of all, worry is an optional misery. You don't have to worry, nobody forces it on you. Every time you worried, you chose to worry. Every time you fear the future, you choose ...

106. Trust

John 4:43-54

Sermon

James Merritt

... the miracle. Forget about the sign. Let me tell you about the Savior that gave the sign.” They probably said to him, “Well, aren’t you glad your son is cured?” He said to them, “Oh, I’m glad that my son is cured, but I’m more concerned that my son is saved.” That father led that entire household to Christ. Can I just make a practical observation about many of us here today? So often when we ask for prayer requests, the vast majority are for people we know and love who are sick and ill ...

107. Unity in the Body of Christ

Ephesians 4:1-16

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... features of this passage are worth noting: First, the author moves from the church (“body”) to the Godhead. One may have expected him to proceed from the unity of God to the unity of the church, but his order appears to be determined by his concern for unity within the body. Verse 4 flows quite naturally from his exhortation in verse 3 calling for the church to preserve the unity that the Spirit gives; thus, “there is one body and one Spirit.” Second, there is an obvious emphasis on all the members ...

108. A Workman Approved by God

2 Timothy 2:14-26

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Gordon D. Fee

... in verses 11–13, bring Paul—and Timothy—back to the hard realities of the situation on Ephesus, with the presence of the false teachers (cf. 1 Timothy). Apparently they continue to plague the church, as Onesiphorus had probably informed him, although clearly not all have capitulated. This concern dominates the appeal from here to 4:5. In 2:14–3:9 the focus is almost entirely on the false teachers and what Timothy is to do in light of them. Thus it has much in common with 1 Timothy 1, 4, and 6. In 3 ...

109. Paul's Charge to Timothy

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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Gordon D. Fee

... again in 3:10 after the interlude on the false teachers in 2:14–3:9; but it now takes the form of a solemn charge (v. 1) followed by nine imperatives (five in v. 2 and four in v. 5). The first set of imperatives (v. 2) repeats the concerns about Timothy’s own ministry and flows directly out of the preceding appeal. This is followed (vv. 3–4) by one more statement of the reason for it, the errors of the false teachers—although in this case it is the people themselves who are in view. The final set ...

110. Doing What is Good

Titus 3:1-11

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... as the beginning of a new compound sentence, joined by an “and”: “This is a trustworthy saying, and I want you to give special emphasis to these matters” (i.e., the content of vv. 1–7, but esp. of 4–7), which will bring the whole argument back to the concern that they do good works for the sake of outsiders. Thus Paul wants (not as strong a verb as “urge”; used also at 1 Tim. 2:8 and 5:14) Titus to stress (a verb used of the confident assertions of the false teachers in 1 Tim. 1:7) these ...

111. The Remaining Promise of Rest

Hebrews 4:1-13

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... verb form occurs in 3:18 and 11:31. See O. Becker, NIDNTT, vol. 1, pp. 588–93. 4:7 Set (horizō, present tense) alludes to a sovereign decree of God (cf. Acts 10:42; Rom. 1:4). The point of the reference to David is not a concern with authorship, since elsewhere, as we have seen, the author is oblivious to the human authorship of Scripture, regarding it simply as the word of God. David is referred to here in order to stress the chronological distance between the time of the wilderness wandering and the ...

112. Warning Against Falling Away

Hebrews 5:11-6:12

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... for the mature is common and is found elsewhere in the NT in 1 Corinthians 3:2 and partially in 1 Peter 2:2. Solid food is what the author is presenting in this epistle, and in this particular context it is the argument about Melchizedek. His concern that they may not be ready for it suggests a degree of apprehensiveness about how it will be received. The teaching about righteousness (lit., “the word of righteousness”) may refer in a general way to the content of the gospel and is thus parallel to the ...

113. God Disciplines His Sons

Hebrews 12:1-13, Hebrews 12:14-29

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Donald A. Hagner

... two successive beatitudes Jesus refers to “the pure in heart” who will “see God” and the peacemakers who will be called “sons of God” (Matt. 5:8–9). 12:15 The exhortation in this verse is directed to what is apparently the main concern of the author. Again and again we have seen this concern emerge (e.g., 2:1ff.; 3:12ff.; 4:1ff.; 6:4ff.; 10:23, 26ff., 35). Here he appeals to the responsibility of the community for each of its members. Thus they are to see to it that no one misses the grace of ...

114. Warning Against Refusing God

Hebrews 12:14-29, Hebrews 12:1-13

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

115. The Ten Commandments

Exodus 20:1-21

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... it meant that no one except her husband was to have sexual relations with a married woman. Whatever the primary social structure in Israel at a given time, (polygamy or monogamy), the bond of marriage was limiting. The Sinai law corroborates the Lord’s concern for a strong community and healthy sexuality with numerous specific prohibitions regarding other forms of sexual behavior (Lev. 18:1–30; 20:10–23; Deut. 22:23–29). A woman was expected to be a virgin when she married (Deut. 22:13–21). This ...

116. Let Us Love One Another

2 John 1:1-13

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... Son of the Father” (the Father’s Son; Brown, Epistles, p. 659). Walking in the Father’s Commands We were introduced to the dual themes of truth and love in the salutation (vv. 1–3); now the Elder expands on them in vv. 4–6. The common concern which unites these verses is walking in obedience to the Father’s commands. Verse 4, which reveals the occasion of the epistle, i.e., the immediate circumstance or event that caused him to write the letter, centers on the command to walk in the truth, while ...

117. Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia

Ezekiel 25:1-7, Ezekiel 25:8-11, Ezekiel 25:12-14, Ezekiel 25:15-17

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... could be included after three generations (Deut. 23:8). Further, Edom was regarded as a place of ancient wisdom (Job 1:1; 2:11; Jer. 49:7; Obad. 8). Still, relations between the two peoples were stormy (see Gen. 25:23; 27:39–40). Much of the conflict concerned access to the port city of Ezion-geber on the Gulf of Aqaba, and thereby to the rich trade with the African kingdoms. Hegemony over Edom, and so access to Ezion-geber, is a major sign of the waxing and waning power of Judah. So, while Israel had ...

118. Prologue to the Law of the Temple: The Lord Comes Home

Ezekiel 40:1--43:12

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... of the holy—through walls and gates and clearly demarcated, concentric spheres of sanctity. But on the other hand this is a vision about access to the holy. The fortified gates whose description occupies so much of these chapters stand as a fitting symbol of that dual concern. 43:1–9 Of course, at this point in the vision report it is a bit early to be talking about holiness. Ezekiel’s temple is beautiful in its simplicity and perfect in its symmetry, but it is also empty. The arrival of the Lord’s ...

119. Orderly Worship

1 Corinthians 14:26-40

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... the one who receives the revelation demands the attention of the others, who should honor God’s work and make way for it. For Paul, one’s getting a revelation is not as important as God’s giving the revelation. 14:31 The degree of concern in the early church with prophecy and with discerning authentic and inauthentic revelation is seen in the Didache, a second-century church handbook that claims to be a collection of teachings by the twelve apostles on issues of relevance to the ancient church. In chs ...

120. The Rider on the White Horse

Revelation 19:11-21

Understanding Series

Robert W. Wall

... , John finds a white horse and its rider coming out from the heavenly throne room toward earth. The color, white, is an eschatological symbol; and the white horse is a symbol of victory (cf. 6:2). Thus, John recognizes that the vision he is about to see concerns the coming triumph of God’s salvation on earth, which has now been completed through the one who rides on the white horse. Because God is faithful and true (cf. Isa. 66:16), and because God makes judgments with justice (cf. Rev. 19:2; 16:5), these ...

121. Rules for Priests

Leviticus 21:1--22:16

Understanding Series

W. H. Bellinger, Jr.

... with the notion that death causes uncleanness. In the Nazirite vow, the promise is also made to avoid dead things. Presumably death is understood to be an enemy of God, and so the priests are to avoid contact with what is dead, which brings uncleanness. This concern is related to all priests and not just the high priest. In this section Yahweh addresses Moses who is to pass the content on to the priests, the sons of Aaron. The initial instruction limits the contact a priest is to have with a corpse, even ...

122. Daniel’s Vision of a Man

Daniel 10:1--11:1

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... referring generally to the future (Gen. 49:1; Num. 24:14; Deut. 4:30; and 31:29). However, it is often eschatological in the prophets (Isa. 2:2 [cf. Mic. 4:1]; Hos. 3:5; Ezek. 38:16) and in Dan. 2:28. In Hebrew, for the vision concerns a time yet to come is literally “for there is yet a vision for the days.” Since “days” (hayyamim) is definite (“the days”), it refers to particular days, presumably “the latter days” mentioned earlier in the verse; cf. 8:17 (“the time of the end”; cf. Dan ...

123. Signs of the End of the Age

Luke 21:5-38

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... know two things: When the temple will be destroyed, and when the end will come. (In Matt. 24:3 it is even more explicit: when will the temple be destroyed, and what is the sign of Jesus’ return and the end of the age?) In Luke, however, the question concerns only the destruction of the temple: when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place? Although the questions are put in the plural, there is only one event that is in mind, and that event is the destruction of ...

124. Visit

2 Corinthians 13:1-10, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... Christ in the presence of God” (2:17; 12:19), the apostle provides a key indication of the fundamental, structural unity of the letter. It cannot be coincidental that this unity is supported by a repeated statement that expresses the cornerstone of Paul’s apostolic claim and hence a major concern of the whole letter, that is, his encounter(s) with the merkabah. 12:20 For other vice catalogues, cf., e.g., Rom. 1:29–31; 13:13; 1 Cor. 5:10–11; 6:9–10; Gal. 5:19–21; Eph. 4:31; 5:3–5; Col. 3:5–8 ...

125. A Prophecy Against Assyria

Isaiah 14:24-27

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... to the far northeast of Judah and the nearer northwest. Why does a Judean prophet speak of the fate of other peoples? Isaiah does not tell us, but other OT material may help us to see why. In Numbers 22–24, when Balaam uttered his words concerning Israel (which was a foreign people for him, though he spoke Yahweh’s word), he and his paymaster knew that declaring Yahweh’s words of blessing or trouble would be effective. The declaration put Yahweh’s will into effect. The likes of Amaziah and Jeroboam ...

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