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126. DOCTOR OF THE LAW

Luke 5:17; Acts 5:34

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Stephen Stewart

... role of the lawyer in Jewish life, but here we are speaking of persons whom we might consider as being advanced beyond that specified role; men who specialized in the sacred statutes. These men concerned themselves with teaching rather than with the giving of written opinions. This is a strictly New Testament term, and the men themselves were of a type unique in history. These men belonged to God, but not in a priestly way. They had nothing to do with worship; their dress was the same as that of the other ...

127. Paul - Persecutor, but Participant

1 Corinthians 10:14-22

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Carl E. Zahrte

... between you and the Lord. But please remember, Holy Communion also binds you together with each other. As you share in the service, as you work together, are you a persecutor or a participant? You are just as human as Peter and I were. We had our differences of opinion, and the fact that we were both called by Christ to be his apostles did not mean that either of us was perfect, or that we always saw eye to eye on every issue. But we did share his forgiveness, and we learned to forgive and accept each other ...

128. Is Your Religion Second-Hand?

Job 42:1-6

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Edward Chinn

... as you yourself have wondered at the religious dimension of my life? That is what Christ’s question implies. Over a year before that day when Christ faced Pilate, he put the same question to his disciples. First, Christ asked them about the second-hand opinions of the public: "Who are people saying that I am?" (Mark 8:27, Barclay). After listening to their answers, Christ put the question to them directly: " ‘And you,’ he asked them, ‘who do you say I am?’ " (Mark 8:29, Barclay). By that question ...

129. Who Does He Think He Is?

Mark 2:1-12

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Daniel G. Mueller

... and he is mad!" But his defenders countered, "These are not the sayings of one who has a demon; can a demon open the eyes of the blind?" (John 10:19). With each passing day, every new miracle, every godly lesson, and every loving act of mercy, opinions about the Lord became more and more definite. Lines were drawn. Many, like the disciples, stricken by all the evidence, came to confess about him, "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God." Many others, unwilling to admit that he was right because of ...

130. Anger

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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Robert F. Crowley

... ? RENA: He learned it from you. You wanted a son just like you. Well, you got him. SAM: That's cute. That's real cute. RENA: You've always got some kind of smart comeback for everything I say. SAM: Ya think so, huh? Well, that's your opinion and it's the wrong opinion. RENA: (UNCOVERING THE PAINT CAN AND BRUSH) Here, I brought you the paint so you can start on the bathroom. SAM: Will you stop it? RENA: No, I mean it. You've avoided painting that bathroom long enough. Now get to it. SAM: I'm tired. I ...

131. Carrying Worshipers out on Stretchers

Acts 2:1-21

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King Duncan

... ’t love like they did. How those Christians loved one another! No one was in need, because they shared all things in common. No one was excluded. No one was forgotten. There were differences of opinion, of course. That is obvious in Paul’s letters. Anytime you have a group of people, you have differences of opinion. Youth pastor Les Christie says he learned a few hard lessons about how a church works in the early years of his ministry with youth. He decided that the youth group needed to paint the youth ...

132. Who Says A Good Man Is Hard To Find?

Luke 7:1-10

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King Duncan

... the Israelites wouldn't have wandered the desert for 40 years if Mrs. Moses had been in charge. (3) I am thankful that there is a new generation of men who are not angry. There are many men today who are supportive of their wives, men who respect the opinions of others, men who listen and care. I believe such men make better fathers, as well as better husbands and better neighbors. This centurion was that kind of man. He was a man who respected others. But here's a third thing we learn about him: HE WAS A ...

133. Cut Your Losses!

Mark 9:42-50

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King Duncan

... you to achieve, don't "pussyfoot around" as the Southern politician used to say, get into action. By the way, someone has invented a new word: CATMATIC. It is the opposite of DOGMATIC. Dogmatic people are those who have opinions about everything and are always expressing those opinions. Catmatic persons are those who pussyfoot around! They never make firm decisions. They never get into action. A farmer in need of a farmhand posted a notice in the village. Three promising youths responded, and the farmer met ...

134. Walk Together

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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King Duncan

... pulled him around the house by the hair. No wonder he spent most of his life traveling, preaching the Gospel on horseback. His marriage did not meet his needs but God used his dissatisfaction in a marvelous way. St. Paul was single and expressed the opinion that celibacy was really the best style of life. Most of us would disagree, but people who choose to remain single certainly need not apologize on Scriptural grounds. Most of us yearn for a happy marriage, though. That is the wonderful way in which God ...

135. How God Gets His Kicks

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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King Duncan

... , but God gets His kicks from taking something that isn't worth much and using it in amazing ways." That's good news. SOME OF US DON'T THINK WE ARE WORTH MUCH. In fact surveys show that two out of three of us have a low opinion of ourselves. Psychologists call that low self-esteem. They have known for years that low selfesteem is often the root of many of our psychological and social ills. People with high selfesteem are healthier than those with low self-esteem. They live longer and have fewer accidents ...

136. A Time For Silence

Luke 9:28-36

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King Duncan

... too great for our understanding. Silence is appropriate in the presence of something or someone greater than we ourselves. One thing more. SILENCE IS THE BEST RESPONSE IF WE WOULD HEAR THE VOICE OF GOD. As a young man, Benjamin Franklin was somewhat arrogant in his opinions and wanted to do most of the talking in his conversations with his friends. He was so quick to tell people where they were wrong that they began crossing to the other side of the street to avoid speaking to him. A Quaker friend kindly ...

137. Who Are You Trying To Impress?

Galatians 1:1-10

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King Duncan

... He was discussing his coach John Jenkins: "He treats us like men," says Polk. "He lets us wear earrings." Every generation has its fads ” its styles. It's important to us when we are young to "fit in." The opinion of our friends is important. We adults sometimes need to be reminded that we value the opinions of our friends, too. EVERYBODY HAS SOMEBODY THEY WANT TO IMPRESS. If we are teachers, it may be our principal. But certainly it will be our students. If we do not impress them, we will not be able to ...

138. The Terrible Burden Of Judging Others

Romans 14:1--15:13

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King Duncan

... the play being discussed by three British army officers who were standing stiffly to one side: "Ghastly," said one. "Beastly," agreed the second. The third was tight-lipped. He didn't say a word. One of the vocal ones turned to him. "And what was your opinion, Colonel?" he asked. The Colonel explained that he had come on a pass. "Hardly cricket to speak out under the circumstances," he added. "But if you gentlemen will excuse me . . ." and with that he strode to the box office a few feet away and bought a ...

139. A Reason For Living

Philippians 1:12-30

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King Duncan

... has no meaning. Allan Bloom wrote a best-selling book, The Closing of the American Mind. In it, he observed that many American college students today are reluctant to hold any opinions. After all, people who thought that they were right in the past did terrible things as a result. Therefore, this line of thinking concludes it is best to have no opinions at all. (1) Do you realize this is where some of our best young minds are? The result of such thinking is, of course, a moral vacuum, where nothing is right ...

140. Building A Church

Acts 1:12-26

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King Duncan

... his friend visited the cathedral of Amiens. As they stood in admiration before the church, the friend said, "Tell me, Heinrich, why can't people build like this anymore?" The poet replied, "Friend, in those days people had convictions. We moderns have opinions. It takes more than opinions to build Gothic cathedrals." (6) Those early followers of our Lord were passionate about their service to him and to the world for which he died. Not many of us have that kind of passion. Oh, we might be passionate about ...

141. To Hell and Back

Luke 15:1-7

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Donald B. Strobe

... , heaven is likely to be hell. I had two New Testament professors in seminary who disagreed with each other on this matter. This is not unusual for Methodists, for every time you get three Methodists you get four opinions. . . on almost every subject. In this case, I got two opinions. I asked these two professors: Will God eventually win over all of His children—even after death? The first replied, “Of course! God’s sovereign love will eventually break down every barrier and win all persons to Himself ...

142. Lazarus Laughed

John 11:17-37

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Donald B. Strobe

... says that Lazarus was dead, he meant what he said. He took this to be a real historical occurrence. Indeed, he may have been writing from first-hand experience, for there is a minority opinion among scholars that Lazarus himself was the author of the Fourth Gospel! I said it is a “minority” opinion, but it is based on some hints in the Gospels themselves. Originally, the Gospels came with no authors’ names attached to them. The Fourth gospel has traditionally been attributed to the unnamed disciple ...

143. The Dangers of Being Religious

Mark 7:1-23

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Stephen M. Crotts

... a formula. It is a dialogue between two people who love each other -- Father God and a child of faith. 18. Do you believe you are on the cutting edge? John 7:47-48 tells of the crowds flocking to see Jesus. The Pharisees are jealous. When someone asks their opinion, they huff, "None of us have believed in him!" Isn't it too easy to believe we have a lock on truth, that our ministry is the best, that if God was going to do anything he'd surely do it through us? Just read the church advertisements in the ...

144. The Two Ways of Life

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

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Elizabeth Achtemeier

... trust misplaced? Is he in control of the world or are we on our own? Does he judge us or doesn't he care? Each person forms her or his own position, and while the questions make for lively group discussion, they really boil down to individual opinion. In the end their answers seem of little consequence in how we live day by day. In fact, one can be entirely neutral in all religious discussion, taking neither the side of belief nor the side of unbelief, exercising a kindly skepticism toward all positions of ...

145. The Church: An Enclave of Resistance v1

Romans 12:1-8, Romans 12:9-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion. Repay no one evil for evil Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance ...

146. We Who Are Many Are One Body

Mark 5:1-20

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Maxie Dunnam

... , the face of Jesus Christ. All of us gathered in this place are precious to Him. Christ would stifle no one’s voice, for through our voices comes the Spirit! I know you and I believe we would hear everyone’s voice who in conviction and faith offers an opinion or a plea before this body. I’m not preaching unity at any cost. But at some point we need to understand that unity is God’s will for us. Unity is a precious thing. In fact, unity is the gift that is ours through our salvation and baptism ...

147. Getting Your Politics Right

Matthew 6:5-15

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Phil Thrailkill

... peculiar lilt as if we were unsure just quite how to pronounce it. Less educated and refined relatives were tolerated in their opinions but not approved of. After they left family reunions at a rural church we were gently assured, “Son, they just don’t ... fire.1 Not the fires of hell which are for the damned, but the fires of purging that remove all the residues of sin, all the wrong opinions and habits of the heart that stand as blocks to the grace of God. Only what is of Christ in us do we carry into the ...

148. Ten Friends Drive Us to the Promise

Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

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Arley K. Fadness

... When the reporter, intrigued by their comment and by their living situation, asked if they thought the Pope would approve of their cohabiting together without the benefit of marriage, they replied, "Oh, probably not, but that's his opinion." One wonders then, does the Pope function and sail on a sea of opinion or is there a higher set of moral guidelines and rules? Clearly, we are sailing on a sea of relativism. A 34-year-old Generation Xer said to her pastor father when discussing a moral issue, "Well, Dad ...

149. A Hope for Peace

Romans 15:4-13

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James L. Killen

... people and Christian churches ought to be actively involved in working for peace in communities and in the world. There are lots of things a church can do to help bring reconciliation between groups in a community, from helping to establish a climate of opinion that wants peace and justice, to facilitating conversations between conflicting groups and sometimes actually acting as mediator. If there is anything the church can do, we ought to do it. It is part of our mission. Is there anything we can do to ...

150. Removing Obstacles

1 Corinthians 1:10-18

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James L. Killen

... terms of the really relevant factors? If we are old members of the church, or major contributors, or prominent citizens, or people with some other kind of status in the church, do we expect to be honored? Do we expect a little more attention to be paid to our opinion than to others when decisions are being made? Do we think the church ought to organize its life to meet our needs more than to meet the needs of new people who should be attracted into the church? Do we insist on sitting in our favorite pew and ...

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