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101. Proper 14

Ephesians 4:17--5:21, 2 Samuel 18:1-18, 2 Samuel 18:19--19:8, John 6:25-59

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John R. Brokhoff

... and displeased. What grieves the Spirit? It is when we act contrary to the work of the Holy Spirit. He sanctifies us makes us good. He produces the fruit of love, joy, peace, etc. He motivates and empowers us to live godly lives. He is grieved when we indulge in bitterness, anger and malice. 2. As (vv. 32, 1). It is a tiny word, but full of meaning. We are to be and to do what God does to and for us. You are forgiven by God; therefore, you forgive. Christ loves you; therefore, you love. In other ...

102. Doing Your Own Thing

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

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King Duncan

... 1960s, a group of hippies remember them? living in the Haight Ashbury District of San Francisco decided that personal hygiene taking baths and showers and washing your hair, etc. was a middle class hang up they could do without. So, they quit indulging in these bourgeois activities. Baths and showers, while not actually banned, were discouraged. In the words of author Tom Wolfe, these hippies “sought nothing less than to sweep aside all codes and restraints of the past and start out from zero.” Before ...

103. Peace Be With You

John 20:19-23

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King Duncan

... Cooperate with life, instead of trying to run away from it. The fourth is, “Force yourself to stay involved with the living world.” Resist the temptation to withdraw and become reclusive during periods of emotional stress. The fifth is, “Refuse to indulge in self-pity when life hands you a raw deal.” Accept the fact that nobody gets through life without some sorrow and misfortune. The sixth is, “Cultivate the old-fashioned virtues love, humor, compassion and loyalty.” Number seven is, “Do not ...

104. Pastor, Don't Talk About That!

Romans 6:1-14

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King Duncan

... , Japan. One day they set out on a walking tour of Japan. It is said that Japan is a walker’s paradise in cherry blossom time. But the culture was different than young Walter had ever experienced and the temptations to cast off all restraint and indulge in every sort of desire and impulse was great. But something nagged at him. He sat one evening in a hotel room struggling with his memories of his parents and his past, his heritage and his hometown heroes and he sat down and wrote words with which ...

105. Look Who Is Standing at the Door

James 4:1-12; 5:1-12

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James L. Killen

... has become a successful man. They all listen attentively and wait for their turn to tell their stories. They all speak just a little louder than they need to, as if in the hope of being overheard. It is a celebrative ritual they enjoy indulging in on special occasions. In fact, the people at the nearby tables do overhear. For the most part, they share in the admiration. These men are telling stories that the culture has taught everyone present to call success stories. There are, however, some who overhear ...

106. The Blood Shall Be a Token

Exodus 12:1-30

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Maxie Dunnam

... like the language, you’ll have to argue with God. It’s the language of the Bible, both the Old and the New Testaments. It is only when we are cleansed from what is repugnant to divine holiness that we can really be with Christ. As long as we continue indulging in known sin, there can be no communion with him, It is only as we “walk in the light as He is in the light” that the blood of Christ cleanses us from all sin, “we have fellowship with one another” (I John 1:7) Cleansed! The last word is ...

107. Lost, But Not the TV Show!

Luke 15:1-7

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King Duncan

... lost a sheep, a coin and a young man. The lost sheep may have been nibbling at the grass with its head down and wandered far from the flock and the shepherd. The lost young man rebelled against his father and went into a far country and indulged in destructive behavior that nearly destroyed him. It didn’t matter to Jesus how those who were lost came to be where they were. All Jesus cared about was bringing them home. I love how the chapter begins. “Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering ...

108. Grapes Of Wrath Or Grace?

1 Kings 21:1-29

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Barbara Brokhoff

... a never-ending chain of falsehoods, each larger than the last, and finally there is the terrible knowledge that no one believes you even when you do tell the truth. Or what of the one who for one short moment of sexual gratification promiscuously indulges in illicit sex and then pays the price of contracting the disease of herpes, gonorrhea, or worst of all, AIDS? How about the spouse who forsakes the marriage vows and commits adultery. Having thus sinned against the faithful husband or wife, against one's ...

109. I Will Not Leave You Comfortless

John 14:15-31

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King Duncan

... advice . . . If I were to give advice, I would tell them to find somebody else who is in trouble. Go to hospitals, go to a person in need, and do something for them. Leave all your troubles. Try to get a smile on their faces." DeLuise even indulges in a little theology. He says, "What happens is, God says, "˜Because you cared about others, I will give you a good feeling.' And that good feeling is genuine. It doesn't come from a candy bar, It doesn't come from cocaine. It comes from helping other people ...

110. Be Reconciled With God

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

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King Duncan

... to ashes . . .” For forty days leading up to Easter we assess our lives 40 days because that’s how long Jesus was tempted in the wilderness. During this time we ask ourselves what is really important in our lives. Religious people are often accused of indulging in escapism. Nothing could be further from the truth. We are the only people who deal with the really important things in life. That is what Lent is all about. And it begins with Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday reminds us of our mortality. In the ...

111. Moab Seduces Israel

Numbers 25:1-18

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... hold a position with divine sanction. Psalm 106:28–31 reflects a similar perspective. The narrative has additional import in the context of the plot of the book of Numbers. 25:1–5 Verse 1 immediately reveals the apostasy: the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women. These women invited them to the sacrifices to their gods. The people went to the sacrificial meals and bowed down before these gods. This idolatry at Peor ignites the divine anger and brings death. First comes the ...

112. See What Love . . .

1 John 3:1-7

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we'll see him—and in seeing him, become like him. [3] All of us who look forward to his Coming stay ready, with the glistening purity of Jesus' life as a model for our own. [4] All who indulge in a sinful life are dangerously lawless, for sin is a major disruption of God's order. [5] Surely you know that Christ showed up in order to get rid of sin. There is no sin in him, and sin is not part of his program. [6] No one who lives ...

113. The Baby or the Window?

Matthew 13:44-46

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King Duncan

... . Seek first His kingdom. Studies show that religious people are healthier than non-religious people and have longer life spans. One reason is because most of us do live more disciplined lives than our less religious neighbors. We’re less prone to indulge in such destructive behavior as drug abuse or excessive drinking, etc. It’s all a package. Seek God’s Kingdom first and you’ll be a better spouse, parent, member of the community. Your health will be better, your attitude about the future will ...

114. True Excellence

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

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King Duncan

... have not love, I gain nothing." Now, let me make sure I understand this. St. Paul seems to be saying that I can be an eloquent preacher of the gospel, with my worship services broadcast by satellite around the world, but if I have a heart full of hatred and indulge in character assassination, I am a bunch of noise. I can have my Ph.D. in nuclear physics, be a Nobel prize winner with several books to my credit, but if I'm not able to relate to my family, I've accomplished nothing. I can be a world class ...

115. Have You Seen God's Heart?

Revelation 1:4-8

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King Duncan

... a movement by its individual followers. One of the unfortunate byproducts of the actions of fanatics in the Arab world is that they have cast a shadow over the entire faith of Islam. It is so important to the peace of the world that we not indulge in shallow stereotypes because of the actions of a few. The world desperately needs the religious peoples of this world to learn to live together in peace. Besides, think how dismal the result would be if people always judged Christ by the actions of his followers ...

116. Inexpressible Joy

1 Peter 1:1-12

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King Duncan

... they would have to deal with him. Whenever Angelica was tempted to quit, Jesus was there to encourage her. Today, Angelica is continuing to excel in her studies at UCLA. (2) How does it happen--that one person can overcome so much? Of course, we can't help in indulging in a little play on words with Angelica's story. She had a big brother named Jesus to help her along the way. And so do we. Our lesson from the Epistle is from I Peter. Though we cannot be totally sure, there is good evidence to suggest that ...

117. Abijah King of Judah

1 Kings 15:1-8

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

Abijam and Asa: We remain for the moment in Judah, with Rehoboam’s immediate successors. Abijam is the characteristically bad Judean king, indulging in the idolatry of Solomon’s later years and of Rehoboam. Asa is the characteristically good Judean king, behaving relatively faithfully like David and the younger Solomon. These two between them set the pattern for all subsequent Judean kings, who are measured in terms of whether they have been “like David” ...

118. Asa King of Judah

1 Kings 15:9-24

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

119. The Lost and Found Celebration

Luke 15:15-24

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James W. Moore

... called (of all things) the “new morality.” We call it the “new morality” and dupe ourselves because it is the oldest idolatry in the world. (5) Take the matter of gossip. It is so dangerous, so cruel, so hurtful, so devastating, so sinful, and yet we indulge in it so frequently and excuse it so lightly. I once heard a man excuse his gossip by saying, “I won’t tell anything about another person unless it is good, and… boy is this good!” (6) Then, there is temper. Have you ever heard someone ...

120. The Healing Fountain of Tears

Revelation 7:9-17

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Leonard Sweet

... masses turn quickly into critical messes. You know what else? We know we stink. We know we are unclean. We know we’re messed up. That is the most short-circuiting and the most spiritual part of our existence. It is “short circuiting” because when we indulge in all our sins, our lives go off the track and careen out of control to places we would never choose to go. It is “spiritual because we recognize, in the depth of our souls, that we have done wrong, and that we have done this to ourselves ...

121. Your Body Is a Temple

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

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Ronald Love

... was served at dinner. The club was a famous gathering place for the gentry, where prostitutes and fornication were common. The Corinth Christians were living in this culture. Surrounded by lust, one of the seven deadly sins, their temptation to indulge in the cultural practices of the Greeks must have been great. There was also a Christian movement that Paul strongly opposed, that was called gnosticism. Gnostics believed that man’s body, like all material things, was the creation of an inferior deity ...

122. Unusual, To Say The Least!

Amos 7:1-9, Amos 7:10-17

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Barbara Brokhoff

... go smoothly and well. Amos saw that both Judah and Israel were enjoying great prosperity. They had reached the heights in political power and military might. But both kingdoms were corrupt to the core. Idolatry was rampant, there was extravagant indulgence in luxurious living, immorality, corruption, and terrible oppression of the poor. Amos came on the scene sounding out God's displeasure at the utterly rotten social state of the nation, and then he issued a clarion call to repent and practice ...

123. A Brass Cross and a Barometer

Luke 6:1-11

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Bill Bouknight

... to feed his hungry soldiers. Jesus made it tough on the Pharisees to argue against their hero, King David. My parents had few disagreements that I can remember, but one of them concerned the Sabbath. Papa was strict about Sundays---go to church, rest, and indulge in no activity that causes other people to work. Therefore, he was against going to restaurants on Sundays. But Mama said, "Look, I get up early every Sunday and fix breakfast. I make sure that these four children are ready to go to Sunday School ...

124. A New Point of View

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

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Steven E. Albertin

In 2000, Mel Gibson appeared in the comedy, What Women Want. The film was fairly successful at the box office because it built on a fantasy that I think all of us have indulged in at one time or another. He plays an executive who works at an advertising agency in Chicago. His life dramatically changes when he is jolted by electricity and develops the ability to read women's minds. It leads to some absolutely hilarious and humorous situations. Sure enough, it transforms him ...

125. In Search of Heroes

Matthew 16:21-28

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King Duncan

... book titled, The Danger Habit. It seems that risk-taking can not only be thrilling, but also addictive. He talks about how self-involved his addiction to risk-taking had made him and how much pain he had brought to his wife and kids while indulging in his addiction due to his neglect of their needs. He says that often happens when people are addicted to any pursuit. He tells two stories that came from climbers seeking to conquer Mt. Everest. The first story concerns a fifty‑year‑old climber, Lincoln ...

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