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1251. The Transforming Power of Grace

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... . The stench was as repulsive in Newton's life as it had been in the life of Zacchaeus. Eventually, God took it away. John Newton heard the call of Christ, "Come on down here, John Newton. I am going to your house today." He was touched by God's transforming grace. Newton renounced his slave trade past. He stopped investing in slavery and became a passionate abolitionist. The autobiographical tone of a hymn Newton wrote about the time he underwent this change is obvious. Amazing Grace! How sweet the sound ...

1252. The Good Samaritan (Revised Edition)

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... and large rocks made it a likely place for thieves and bandits. It has remained so even into the twenty-first century. In all likelihood, the priest and Levite were on their way to the temple for their religious duty. Their religious law stated that if they touched blood or a corpse, they would be religiously unclean for seven days. No doubt that religious rule was uppermost in their minds when they saw the victim in the ditch. The priest passed by on the other side. He wouldn't even come near. The Levite ...

1253. Eyes Fixed Upon the Goal

Philippians 3:8-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... third, the coach was waving him on. As he made his turn, he heard his third base coach say, “But hurry!” When he touched home, the team was ecstatic, slapping his back and shaking his hand. He had finally scored a home run. Meanwhile, no one noticed ... umpire yelled, “out.” When Bobby Bowden ran so joyfully around the bases, looking toward his first home run, he had failed to touch first. So his one home run was negated. Maybe that’s why he became a football coach. Anyway, you can probably imagine he ...

1254. Peter Addresses the Crowd

Acts 2:14-41

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... inventiveness (see Dodd, Preaching, pp. 7ff.). And when we further observe that “most of the forms of the kerygma in Acts show in their language a strong Aramaic coloring, we may recognize the high probability that in these passages we are in fairly direct touch with the primitive tradition of the Jesus of history” (Dodd, History, p. 73). There is no question, however, that Luke has left his own stamp on the speeches. This is only to be expected when we consider that they are merely indications of what ...

1255. The Council at Jerusalem

Acts 15:1-21

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... The authoritative tone in which he said this (the Greek uses the emphatic personal pronoun) leaves little doubt that James was in the chair, summing up and putting forward a practical resolution. As they stand (but see note on v. 20), the decrees touch on both the ethical and the ceremonial aspects of the law. The Gentile converts were asked, one, to abstain from food polluted by idols; two to keep themselves from sexual immorality—there may have been an intended connection between these two, for idolatry ...

1256. Paul and Silas In Prison

Acts 16:16-40

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... of humor Luke uses the same verb “to go out” of both the spirit and the assets. 16:19 When the girl’s owners saw (or later discovered) what had happened, they were quick to react (Paul had touched the highly sensitive “hip-pocket” nerve; cf. 19:23–41). They seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities. The more general word for authorities is used here; their correct title is found in the next verse. Timothy and Luke do not appear to ...

1257. Priscilla, Aquila, and Apollos

Acts 18:18-28

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... that in 20:3–21:26—the common elements being a journey from Corinth to Jerusalem via Ephesus and Paul’s taking a vow—it has been proposed that this section is simply a Lukan construction based on the other and intended to keep Paul in touch with Jerusalem and in receipt of that church’s blessing, with the further motive of attributing to Paul a larger share in the establishment of the church in Ephesus. But if these verses were really written with those objectives in mind, surely Luke would have ...

1258. Paul Before Agrippa

Acts 25:23--26:32

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... disc. on 24:2f.). 26:4–6 He spoke first of his early life. This could be summed up as “sincere but mistaken,” with verse 9 epitomizing his error. Paul assumed that his past was known to the Jews, but for the sake of his present audience, he touched briefly on its salient points. He had been brought up in his own country, literally, among his own “nation” (v. 4). This might have been a reference to Tarsus, but in view of 22:3, is more likely to have meant Judea, with in Jerusalem added by way of ...

1259. Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians' Faith

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... the Messiah. Thus, when Paul called Jesus by this title, he was using a term that would arouse significant associations in the minds of all those in touch with rabbinic teaching. He uses the title ten times in each of the Thessalonian letters (1 Thess. 1:1, 3; 2:6, 14; 3:2; 4:16 ... with words, but also with power. No preaching can be effective without the infusion of divine power (touching all concerned—the preacher and the hearer alike), while effective preaching—and this is Paul’s point—demonstrates ...

1260. Paul's Ministry in Thessalonica

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... on their ministry in Thessalonica, but he now speaks of that ministry more directly, defending his own and his colleagues’ conduct against Jewish slanders. The matters touched on include: (1) the circumstances of their coming to Thessalonica and their motives in being there (2:1–6); (2) their conduct towards the Thessalonians (2:7–12); and (3) the response of the Thessalonians to their message and the ensuing hardship caused by that response (2:13–16). Because ...

1261. Paul’s Longing to See the Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 2:17--3:5

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... 1). It is the gospel of which Christ is the content (see disc. on 1:5). By no other “gospel” can we—God working with us—open hearts. Paul’s purpose (see disc. on 2:12) in sending Timothy, apart from expressing his own longing to be in touch with them, is to strengthen and encourage them (cf. 4:1 for the emphasis given by doubling up verbs). Timothy could do so in his own right, but as Paul’s emissary, he assures the Thessalonians of Paul’s continuing concern. Sterizō means “to fix,” “to ...

1262. Request for Prayer

2 Thessalonians 3:1-5

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... God’s people. Verse 5 takes the form of a wish-prayer (see disc. on 1 Thess. 3:6–13). 3:1–2 Finally (to loipon, see disc. on 1 Thess. 4:1) signals the nearness of the end of the letter, although this does not prevent Paul from touching on other matters. It means only that he has dealt with what he regards as the most important matter of the letter (see disc. on 1 Thess. 5:25 for both the tense of the verb, proseuchomai, “to pray,” and the address, brothers). He requests prayer first that the ...

1263. The Blood of Christ

Hebrews 9:11-28

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... author of the title “high priest,” see note on 2:17. The adjective “man-made” (cheiropoiētos) occurs only once again in Hebrews, in this same chapter (v. 24), where it is used in exactly the same sense. Several other occurrences of this word in the NT touch upon an anti-temple motif, a viewpoint that was probably also shared by our author (Mark 14:58; Acts 7:48; 17:24). Some have regarded the reference to a greater and more perfect tabernacle as a reference to the incarnation (cf. note on 8:2). But ...

1264. Concluding Exhortations

Hebrews 13:1-25

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... he desires to mention before concluding. chapter 13, therefore, is like an appendix. This is not to say, however, that the material in this chapter is unrelated to the main part of the epistle. Indeed, some of the author’s main concerns are again touched upon here, but in a somewhat different way, fleetingly, in order to bring out the practical significance of what has already been argued. At the same time, much material is similar to the general ethical exhortation found in the final sections of other ...

1265. The Ark

Exodus 25:10-22

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... :1; 103:19; 123:1; see also Pss. 89:14; 93:2). The Lord was present, but always mobile. Psalm 11:4 and Isaiah 6:1 suggest that the throne’s footstool was on earth, specifically in the temple, symbolized by the ark. The “feet of the Lord” touched the earth first with the ark and later, also accompanied by angels, with the incarnation. Verse 21 gives us the key to understanding the function of the ark of the covenant. “Place the cover on top of the ark and put in the ark the Testimony.” The “cover ...

1266. I Am a Rose of Sharon

Song of Songs 2:1-17

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Huwiler

... come, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me forms an inclusio with verse 10. The physical senses are intertwined in this section, with the woman both seeing and hearing her lover. The references to figs and vine blossoms hint of taste and smell. Only the sense of touch is lacking, as is natural if the lovers are parted. 2:14 In this verse we hear the voice of the central man himself. Although the woman had described herself as being in a house, he refers to her being in the clefts of the rock, / in the ...

1267. The Call of Jeremiah

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Understanding Series

Tremper Longman III

... be afraid of not acting. 1:9–10 At this point, God acts to give Jeremiah the confidence that he needs to begin his ministry among the people. He reaches with his hand and touches Jeremiah’s mouth. With this act, we see a connection with the call to Isaiah (Isa. 6:7). In Isaiah’s case it was an angel, specifically a seraph, who touched his lips with a burning coal, but the acts are similar enough to associate them with one another. In part, then, this act shows that Jeremiah is a prophet in the line of ...

1268. A Linen Belt

Jeremiah 13:1-11

Understanding Series

Tremper Longman III

... anyway (see Additional Notes). What is clear is that this garment is worn around the waist tightly and touches the skin. This position illustrates the original relationship that the people enjoyed with God (v. 11). Jeremiah is to buy the linen belt, put it on, but then ... not let water touch it.The latter probably signifies washing; in other words, Jeremiah is to put on the linen belt and then not wash it. This ...

1269. A Man With a Measuring Line

Zechariah 2:1-13

Understanding Series

Pamela J. Scalise

... , and he removed the wealth of the city. Although Israel and Judah had suffered the just consequences of covenant violation when they had been plundered and scattered, they will be saved because of God’s love for and commitment to them. Verse 8 declares, whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye (see additional note on vv. 8–13, below). A blow that falls on Israel is like a poke in the eye of God. The fulfillment of these promises will validate Zechariah’s ministry as a true prophet (Zech. 2:9b ...

1270. A Woman Burdened with Guilt

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... if they did that. And then to indulge in this public display of emotion and affection--it was a disgrace. “If this man were a prophet,” Simon the Pharisee said to himself caustically, “he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.” We are continuing our series of messages “When Good People Have Bad Times.” Today we are dealing with a woman who was obviously burdened with guilt and regret. You may protest that we shouldn’t be including her in a ...

1271. Jesus Talks with a Samaritan Woman

John 4:1-26, John 4:27-38, John 4:39-42

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... surprise from his disciples that he would talk with her (v. 27). Though not a prostitute, she is sexually immoral (v. 18). By race and religion she is from the Jewish standpoint an outsider, a hated Samaritan. Jews and Samaritans, the writer explains, will not even touch the same utensils (v. 9). In reaching out to her, Jesus in this narrative is recognizably the Jesus of the Synoptics (cf., e.g., Mark 7:24–30; Luke 7:36–50; 10:25–37), the one who came to show mercy to tax collectors, prostitutes ...

1272. Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

John 9:1-12

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... (Mark 8:22–26). In these stories, Jesus does not hesitate to use whatever secondary means are available to bring about healing. In one case he puts two fingers in a man’s ears, then spits on his fingers and touches the man’s tongue (Mark 7:33); he spits in another man’s eyes, puts his hands on him, and afterward touches his eyes again (Mark 8:22, 25). Here he spits on the ground to make a ball of mud that he smears on the man’s eyes; then he sends him to the pool of Siloam to wash the ...

1273. The Raising of Lazarus

John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... again. After the miracle, he would resume the same kind of life he had known before. Jesus, on the other hand, would be raised into a new existence in the presence of the Father and into a new relationship with his disciples. Never again would death touch him. Yet despite the contrast, the narrator uses the resuscitation of Lazarus as a “sign” (cf. 12:18) of the resurrection to new life, whether of Jesus or of those who belong to him. In itself, the raising of Lazarus is not qualitatively different from ...

1274. The Empty Tomb and the First Appearance

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... she is already doing, or to stop trying to do something she is attempting to do (some ancient manuscripts add, at the end of the preceding verse, the actual words “and she ran toward him to touch him”). The point of the words Do not hold on to me is not that Jesus’ body is intangible (in contrast to later, when he invites Thomas to touch his hands and side, v. 27) but simply that because he is on his way to the Father, he cannot stay and talk with Mary. There is time only to give her the message she ...

1275. The Word of Life

1 John 1:1-4

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... from the beginning (2:13–14). Four verbs in the perfect and aorist tenses and two nouns referring to parts of the body emphasize as concretely as possible the physicality of the Word of life: heard, … seen with our eyes, … looked at, … our hands have touched. The polemical context of these assertions is the denial of the incarnation made by the Elder’s opponents (4:3; 2 John 7). The NIV, in order to make the rough Greek sentence more clear to the modern reader, introduces the main verb from v. 3 ...

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