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126. Eliphaz

Job 4:1–5:27

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Gary M. Burge

... as singular. However, when a friend refers to Job in the second person, each generally uses singular forms, as expected (an exception is Bildad in 18:2–4). 4. In the middle of Job’s reply to Bildad (Job 26), the narrator interjects, “And Job continued his discourse” (27:1), and does so again at Job 29:1, a point again where Job seemingly has been speaking all along. Up to now, the narrator has interjected only to change speakers and has used different wording, “Then x replied.” 5. Zophar has ...

127. The Resurrection Body

1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... mystery often or lightly (cf. 2:1 [in some translations and texts]; 2:7; 4:1; 13:2; 14:2); rather, he uses it to refer to the eternal will and work of God that is ultimately inscrutable to humanity. The explanation begun in v. 51b continues through v. 52 before returning to commentary on the mystery. There is a critical problem with the text of v. 51. The difficulty relates to the number and the placement of negatives in the statement. There are a striking variety of other possible readings, e.g., “We ...

128. Eliphaz's Second Speech to Job

Job 15:1-35

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... 12:1; 15:1; 16:1; 18:1; 19:1; 20:1; 21:1; 22:1; 23:1; 25:1; 26:1) have the sense of “enter/continue debate.” 15:2 The idiom of empty notions is different, but similar, to that of Ecclesiastes’ “chasing after the wind” (2:11, Heb. reʿut ruakh, ... security of the friends and the traditional sages. Do you listen in on God’s council? On the one hand, this phrase continues the general criticism of Job as one who sets up his own insights as the ultimate measure of true wisdom. Eliphaz accuses ...

129. Job's Second Reply to Bildad

Job 19:1-29

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... to claim that no justice comes in response to his call for help. God comes off in this verse like an armed robber who attacks with impunity and, when hauled into court, gets off free! 19:8–9 This image of armed robbery under cover of the dark continues in the following verses as the victim seeks to flee but is blocked from escaping. Cut off in a dead-end alley, he cannot pass (gdr, “to wall up; block by a wall”) his attacker and is trapped in darkness. Defenseless and defeated the victim is stripped ...

130. Eliphaz's Third Speech to Job

Job 22:1-30

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... unexplained trouble and pain. Eliphaz’s admonition implies that Job’s suffering is indeed an expression of the divine will and a word from God that Job ought to hear and accept. 22:23–24 If you return to the Almighty. Eliphaz’s admonition continues with two conditional phrases indicating a bright future in return for Job’s willingness to change his stance. To “return” is to reorient oneself on a new path directed toward God. Eliphaz assumes that Job needs such a change of direction to leave ...

131. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... God in his life through the Spirit. He was also conscious that the same power of the resurrected Christ would one day transform his mortal body. Because Paul is the dwelling-place of the power of Christ, he takes delight in his weaknesses (v. 10a). Rather than continue his prayer for relief from the thorn in the flesh (cf. v. 8), Paul has now come to accept his infirmity and even to delight in it for Christ’s sake. This sounds almost masochistic, as if Paul likes to be abused. Certainly it opens the door ...

132. Abraham Pleads for Sodom

Genesis 18:16-33

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... of the second major section of this chapter (vv. 16–33). Having accomplished their primary purpose in visiting Abraham and Sarah, the three messengers set out on their journey. The reference to their looking down toward Sodom introduces the subject of this section. Continuing to be hospitable, Abraham walked along with them for a while to see them on their way. Yahweh then spoke. Whether he spoke to himself or to the messengers is not clear. Yahweh wondered if he should inform Abraham about the nature of ...

133. Fever Pitch

Mark 1:29-39

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Lori Wagner

... vaccines in record time, hoping to slow the spread and put a stop to the pandemic. One of the hallmarks of the virus is a fever that persists, spiking off and on sometimes a month or more after the primary illness has passed. Like a ghost, it continues to haunt us, threatening to derail our lives. We are as an entire world locked in a kind of long-term “fight and flight” response, immersed in a perpetual level of stress that we in our generation have never before experienced. And it’s taking its toll ...

134. Advent 1

Luke 21:5-38, 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13, Jeremiah 33:1-26, Psalm 25:1-22

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William E. Keeney

... future by following those who assure them that they have correctly cracked the code of prophecy. They propose with certainty that they know when the great event will occur. People may be inclined to put their hope in waiting for Christ's return instead of continuing to labor to manifest the kingdom of heaven by their faithful activity. They need to be encouraged to hold the hope and vision of the kingdom, but at the same time to find their security in living out Christ's commands in facing and overcoming ...

135. Too Good To Be True

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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Thomas G. Rogers

... probably ever know. We believe that you are a good kid. We are going to forget about your previous speeding tickets. We are going to pay the fine on this new one and then we are going to forget about it too." She gave her husband a quick glance and continued. "What makes this a new agreement is that we believe that you will keep your promise this time. You messed up and we have forgiven you. We hope that, in the process, you have come to a better understanding of how much we love you. We expect that it will ...

136. Week Two Of Lent

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Richard Gribble

... asked the priest. "Because God will never forgive me for what I have done." "But what have you done that is so bad?" the priest continued. And the man went on to tell the story of how he had killed this whole family so that he could have their money, ... us learn a lesson from the humble life of an uneducated doorman; let us ready ourselves in some small way as our Lenten journey continues this day. Wednesday Week TwoJeremiah 18:18-20Matthew 20:17-28 Agape -- Service To All In the mid 1960s as I recall, Joan ...

137. Proper 19

Matthew 18:21-35, Romans 14:1--15:13, Exodus 13:17--14:31, Psalm 114:1-8

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William E. Keeney

... us. 5. Breaking the Cycle of Revenge · Gandhi said that if people practice an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, we will soon live in a society of the blind and toothless. The legendary feud of the Hatfields and the McCoys continued a cycle of revenge from generation to generation, threatening to wipe out both clans. The massacres in Bosnia and Rwanda demonstrate the human dis-asters that flow from accumulations of wrongs from generations past. The cycle of revenge is broken when persons realize God's ...

138. Prayers for Epiphany

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Rolland R. Reece

... We do have hope. If traveling on one road leads to a dead end, then we shall find another. If we don't or can't understand the character of our society, then we shall find that portion we do understand and will give ourselves to its growth and continuance. If the negative, the destructive, the nay-sayers would crush our dreams of health and wholeness, then we shall turn to you, the author and finisher of our faith. You are God. Therefore, we have hope. In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen. O God, our ...

139. A Cultural Breakthrough

Acts 16:6-10

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Rodney Thomas Smothe

... me because it illustrated several keys that can lead to breakthroughs for us. First, Pastor Dowdy had a desire to get into a place of safety, warmth, and hospitality. Isn't that a basic need of us all? Second, though faced with some barriers, he continued to search for ways to achieve the breakthrough he sought. Third, though he found himself locked in he didn't resign himself to failure but found a way to achieve his goal. The community of Christ desperately needs cultural breakthroughs that can model to ...

140. Strength In Meekness

Matthew 5:5

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... what if you wanted to bend the grass? Would that cause it to break?" The children tell me it would not. "What if I try to bend the stick?" "It will break," the children assure me. So, I bend the stick until it snaps. "Sure enough, the stick broke," I continue. "From our experience so far we can see that the grass and the stick have different kinds of strength. The stick can be pulled on without breaking; the grass can be bent without breaking -- and it's a little easier to fix the grass. We can tie it back ...

141. Bread of Unwavering Commitment (Bread of Life V)

John 6:25-59

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Charles R. Leary

... t make that much difference. For the Twelve the question was: shall we follow the crowds or stay with our Master? For Jesus it was, am I going to have to take the hard journey alone? A few decided to stay with him. As a Christian, I continuously wrestle over values and issues. Many religionists give the impression that they think they have solved all problems when they recite their absolutes and close the doors to discussion. In the world where I live, I wrestle day in and day out with the issues of drugs ...

142. Charlie Used To Do That

John 6:25-59

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Robert Salzgeber

... , would be to not let the people become separated from the reality and love of God. The bread of life would be to know that the bread of un-life, the bread of death, Satan himself, this illusion, can really have no lasting effect upon us. That is if we continue to eat the bread of life. In a sense, Jesus is saying here that if we partake of the bread of un-life, of death and illusion, we will become part of that very death and illusion. We will become partners with it and therefore co-inflictors of it. So ...

143. Pentecost Sunday

Acts 2:1-13, Psalm 104:1-35, Joel 2:28-32, Genesis 11:1-9, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, John 16:5-16, John 20:19-23, John 15:18--16:4

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George Bass

... reversal of "Babel," so that all people - recognizing it, or not, are and will be one in Jesus Christ, the Lord of all. When the wind blew on the day of Pentecost, the Tower of Babel was blown away by the Spirit of unity and harmony and the Holy Spirit continues to create a community in Christ that lives in harmony and concord with God and other human beings. "Blow mighty wind of the Spirit, until every Babel-sort of tower topples to the earth !" 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 (RC); 12:4-13 (E) - "There Is A ...

144. Proper 19

Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7, Psalm 51:1-19, Exodus 32:1-33:6, Hosea 4:1-19, Hosea 6:1--7:16, 1 Timothy 1:12-20

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George Bass

... forgive the people of Israel.) And God did as Moses asked; he forgave the people who had made the golden calf and allowed them to continue their 40-year journey to the land he had promised to them through their fathers. Hosea 4:1-3; 5:15--6:6 (C) The ... least - seem to be running away from Christ? 3. A cross replaces the crook of the shepherd as the sign of God's love and his continuing effort to seek and bring the lost "sheep" to himself. That cross always reminds us of the depth of God's love for the world, ...

145. Proper 27

Psalm 17:1-15, Psalm 9:1-20, 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17, Zechariah 7:1-14, 1 Chronicles 29:10-20, Job 19:1-29, Luke 20:27-40

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George Bass

... earth, everyone and everything, all of creation - to join in a song of praise and thanksgiving to God for all that he has done and is doing for his people. But the psalm makes it abundantly clear that the people of Israel have constant and continuing reason to praise him for his goodness and grace; they should lead the whole of creation in praising and thanking God for his blessings. Psalm Prayer (148 - LBW) - "God most high, by your Word you created a wondrous universe, and through your Spirit you breathed ...

146. Is It Too Late?

Matthew 25:14-30

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George Johnson

... bombs, guns and missiles, to protect us from military threats. We spent in that same time 14 billion dollars to protect us from environmental degradation. That's a 22-to-1 ratio. We need to ask what good all our finest weapons will do for us if we continue to destroy the environment. A coalition of nations recently spent over 50 billion dollars, some say 100 billion, on a six-week war in the Middle East. A small country emerged as a threat to the source of oil and national autonomy. I wonder if we would be ...

147. Charlie Used To Do That

John 6:25-59

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Robert Salzgeber

148. Time and Stewardship

Sermon

Larry Powell

... naming Jesus' name. He did not fail Stephen or Paul who were so obsessed with his gospel that they laid down their lives for it, although neither of them knew him in the flesh. He did not fail the Church which gathered in the afterglow of Pentecost and continues yet to claim him Lord of life. Men have failed to acknowledge him, and we ourselves have failed to proclaim him, but he has notfailed. His name is love, and love "never faileth." (1 Corinthians 13:8) Some years ago, I was working on some property we ...

149. Welcoming The New Millennium

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James Angell

... in many colors. All previous revolutions had, as their goal, the attainment of some new state of equilibrium. What we are seeing in our time is a new order of revolution, whose goal is not a new equilibrium but social disorder itself. It is the first social recognition that continuous change itself is a form of equilibrium, and that it is only in disorder that we find order. You can't have fun surfing on a slow wave, and you can't surf at all on a frozen one. Yet in the midst of this uproar we still find ...

150. Jacob’s Dream - A Dream Come True W. Dexter Moser

Genesis 27:1-40

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... your thoughts." (Isaiah 55:8-9) We certainly hope that God works through us! That we this day would learn his ways and live in and by those ways! However, Jacob’s hands folded under his head as the sun’s rays faded. His recall of his deeds that day continued. The words of his mother, Rebekah, flashed again: "I heard your fat her speak to your brother, Esau. Bring me game and prepare for me savory food, that I may eat it, and bless you before the Lord before I die. Now, my son, obey my word as I command ...

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