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126. Gethsemane

Mark 14:32-42

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... Ironically, at the point where Jesus feels most distant from God’s presence, he is closest to his will. Gethsemane is the prelude to Golgotha, for in the valley below Jerusalem his soul is crucified, and on a hill above Jerusalem he will relinquish his body. The three warnings of Jesus to the disciples to “watch” (14:34, 37–38) reveal their failure to fulfill the Olivet Discourse (13:36–37), and they prefigure Peter’s three forthcoming denials. The admonition to the disciples, “Watch and pray ...

127. The Passover Meal

John 13:1-17

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... would not take up the chore himself, as Jesus does (13:4–5). That which enables Jesus to serve like this may be described in 13:3. Jesus has perfect self-esteem: he knows of God’s love expressed in his origin and destiny and therefore can relinquish human status to become a servant. A variety of themes runs through the narrative. First, foot washing speaks of Jesus’s death. Jesus’s dialogue with Peter (13:6–11) explains that an understanding of this will come about only after Jesus’s death (13:7 ...

128. Correcting Cephas

Galatians 2:11-21

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... his authority in that sphere. Peter was wrong in regard to his treatment of Gentile believers in Antioch. The implication is clear for the Galatians. Those who are appealing to Jerusalem as the ground for their authority should recognize that Jerusalem has relinquished its authority over such matters to Paul, since, when they have dealt with the matter in the past, they have shown themselves (as represented by Peter) not to have the proper sensitivity or theological insight. All this, of course, is Paul’s ...

129. No Greater Love

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... to the Hebrews moves love from the vertical to the horizontal dimension of everyday Christian living. There is a distinct parallel between the time when this epistle was written and what is happening in our day. Back then, some people were relinquishing their faith and their connection with God's people in the church, so the Hebrews were instructed to "provoke" or stimulate love between one another. And just like today, regular attendance at church meetings facilitates love for one another because there ...

130. Come Clean

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... , we cannot help but pick it up and take it with us, choosing to forget the unbearable stench it sprays over our lives. So even with love, advice, wisdom, warnings, and even screams, we apparently are unable to leave our sins behind. Our inability to relinquish our sins makes the beginning of Lent very challenging. In order to prepare for the resurrection of Christ, we are encouraged to “give up” something. Unable to give up our sins, we dance around the edges of our weakest areas and lift up some token ...

131. Dying To Live

Isaiah 43:16-21

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... dropped like a shabby old coat at the door; And never put on again![4] There is a wonderful place to begin again: at the foot of the cross. Jesus says, “You can begin again. For I have died for all your shameful stuff. All you have to do is relinquish those seething and suffocating sins, and I will nail them to me on the cross and make sure they never have dominion over you again. Come and die to your old self and experience a new beginning. Come and die to sin and move from darkness to light. Come and ...

132. Abraham Justified by Faith

Romans 4:1-25

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... promises to Abraham were not a reward for his obedience, for God called Abraham and promised him land, progeny, and blessing before he had obeyed (Gen. 12:1–3). It was God’s word alone which created and determined Abraham’s existence, and to which he relinquished himself by a commitment of trust. Faith is a form of poverty, says Ernst Käsemann, in which the believer must wait for blessing. “It is the place where the Creator alone can and will act as such” (Romans, p. 111). Calvin adds that faith ...

133. Life Through the Spirit

Romans 8:1-17

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... stands under the rule of either Adam or Christ (5:12–21). This domination extends also to moral commitments (6:12–23, 8:2–4). Both the rule of Christ and its moral obligations are actualized as believers forsake their selfishness and sinful nature and relinquish themselves to the Spirit. Freedom is not simply doing what we want; that is a capitulation to the flesh, sin, slavery, and death. Freedom is the decision to act according to God’s Spirit, for if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds ...

134. The Throne in Heaven

Revelation 4:1-11

Understanding Series

Robert W. Wall

... 30). Jesus promises to those disciples who remain loyal to him the right to rule with him in the messianic kingdom. Jesus identifies them as rulers over an eschatological Israel, in contra-distinction to the leaders of “official Judaism” who have relinquished their right to rule by their rejection of him as Messiah. The significance of Jesus’ use of “throne” in the passion narrative, then, is twofold: first, it signifies that the eschatological Israel of God consists of only those who are faithful ...

135. God’s Goodness Redefined: The Nearness of God

Psalm 73:1-28

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... 2–14) and human rationality (v. 16); it opens us to an ultimate (reflected in expressions like “final destiny,” v. 17) and divine reality that transcends the immediate reality around us. It also represents a bold faith: a willingness to test, and thus possibly relinquish, a promise of God, only to receive a deeper understanding of it and thus grasp it more tightly. Many believers have treasured verses 23–26, and rightly so, but we must appreciate that they were not achieved by a deferential, docile ...

136. The Kings of the South and the North

Daniel 11:2-35

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... retreated into Asia Minor, where he was pursued by the Roman army. At Magnesia (not far from Ephesus), Scipio dealt the Syrians a second crushing defeat. At Apamea (ca. 189), he subsequently imposed upon Antiochus a humiliating peace agreement, forcing him to relinquish his territory in Greece, Macedonia, Thrace, and almost all of Asia Minor (he retained only Cilicia). In addition Antiochus was required to pay huge reparations and to leave his son, Antiochus IV, as a hostage in Rome. He had no recourse but ...

137. Accusations

2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... describing his travels, Paul thinks in terms of Roman provinces like Achaia (1:1; 9:2; 11:10), Asia (1:8), and Macedonia (1:16; 2:13; 7:5; 8:1; 11:9). He obviously has at least a mental map in view. If Paul was willing to relinquish a golden opportunity to preach the gospel in Troas, an opportunity that the Lord himself had opened for Paul (v. 12), that shows how much the church at Corinth meant to him, and how concerned he was over the outcome of the situation. Whereas formerly the Corinthians, Stephanas ...

138. Boasting

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

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... although he later accepted contributions from the Macedonians (2 Cor. 11:9; cf. Phil. 2:25; 4:10–20). Already in 1 Corinthians 9:14, Paul defended his right as an apostle to receive support from the churches, even as he also explained why he voluntarily relinquished that right (1 Cor. 9:15–17). Earlier in 2 Corinthians, Paul has touched on the subject of peddling the word of God (cf. 2 Cor. 2:17), and he returns to this contentious issue in the subsequent context (cf. 12:13–18). Since Paul has divine ...

139. What's in Your Wheelhouse...That You Can Offer Jesus?

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... philosopher Socrates once wisely wrote: “Could I climb the highest place in Athens, I would lift my voice and proclaim: ‘Fellow citizens, why do you turn and scrape every stone to gather wealth and take so little care of your children to whom one day you must relinquish it all?’” (4) Boys and girls matter in our lives. Boys and girls matter to the church. We need to do everything we can to help them grow in the knowledge and love of Jesus Christ. I am also thankful for the teenagers in our church ...

140. It Only Takes One

Illustration

King Duncan

Christian therapist and author Everett L. Worthington, Jr. describes forgiveness like this: “People use the term “forgiveness” loosely and mean different things . . . It is more than just relinquishing judgment to God or simply accepting the hurt and letting it pass. True forgiveness occurs when those cold emotions of unforgiveness are changed to warm, loving, compassionate, caring, altruistic emotions resulting from a heartfelt transformation. Forgiveness is both an act and a process. It could be ...

141. Learning to Walk in the Dark

Matthew 26:14-16

Sermon

David & Marian Plant

... of God shown to him by the priest. He went public and the man’s life was saved. There’s a faithfulness to the process Matthew’s gospel provides. When we try to master the dark we’re trying for control. When we learn to walk in the dark we relinquish control for adaptability and faithfulness and acting regardless of the dark. Jesus was not killed because he was called the Son of Man (Matthew’s term) or Son of God (John’s term). Jesus was killed because as the Son of Man/Son of God he did in deed ...

142. A Man Under Authority / A Centurion's Faith, An Elder's Love

Matthew 8:5-13, Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... you choose, whether the elders asked or the Centurion directly, the “asking” is key. Because faith lies in the asking! Faith is entirely connected to healing in the story. Faith is “asking” another for help. Faith is depending upon another and relinquishing “power” to another. “My yoke is easy, my burden light,” says Jesus. Leaders carry the weight of another. Leaders care for their servants, and take the responsibility for the welfare of others. Leaders are the most humble servants. In this ...

As to happiness in this life it is hardly compatible with that diminished respect which ever attends the relinquishing of labour.

Anthony Trollope

To relinquish a present good through apprehension of a future evil is in most instances unwise . . . from a fear which may afterwards turn out groundless, you lost the good that lay within your grasp.

Francesco Guicciardini

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.

Jessica Lange

Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions.

Peace Pilgrim

Do not attempt to do a thing unless you are sure of yourself, but do not relinquish it simply because someone else is not sure of you.

Stewart E. White

Could I climb to the highest places in Athens, I would lift up my voice and proclaim; Fellow citizens, why do you turn and scrape every stone to gather wealth, and take so little care of the children to whom you must someday relinquish it all?

Socrates

149. Patience

Matthew 11:2-11 · James 5:7-10

Sermon

Will Willimon

... got fed up with patiently enduring the crippling effects of polio or the ravages of unchecked nature. When you think about it, our modem world was built on impatience. Yet here is our modem problem with something like marriage or God. Marriage involves the relinquishment of control because it requires us to give ourselves to another. We're talking risk, high risk. You give your life to another "for better, for worse, richer, or poorer, till death" and you don't know what might happen. You hope that you ...

150. Homecoming

Hosea 14:1-3a

Sermon

Will Willimon

... that we got lost, trusted defense systems, Assyrian war horses, Democrats, Republicans, our pension fund, gods of our own creation. (You have your list of idols, I have mine.) The way home lies, says the prophet, in letting go of false gods, relinquishing proud autonomy, in return to that place, that God wherein is our true source of being, our home. Our hearts are restless, homeless, until they find home in thee. Jeremiah portrays repentance, conversion, salvation as homecoming; God says, "See, I am going ...

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126. Gethsemane

Mark 14:32-42

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

127. The Passover Meal

John 13:1-17

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

128. Correcting Cephas

Galatians 2:11-21

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

129. No Greater Love

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

130. Come Clean

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17

Sermon

Charley Reeb

131. Dying To Live

Isaiah 43:16-21

Sermon

Charley Reeb

132. Abraham Justified by Faith

Romans 4:1-25

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

133. Life Through the Spirit

Romans 8:1-17

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

134. The Throne in Heaven

Revelation 4:1-11

Understanding Series

Robert W. Wall

135. God’s Goodness Redefined: The Nearness of God

Psalm 73:1-28

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

136. The Kings of the South and the North

Daniel 11:2-35

Understanding Series

William Nelson

137. Accusations

2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

138. Boasting

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

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

139. What's in Your Wheelhouse...That You Can Offer Jesus?

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

140. It Only Takes One

Illustration

King Duncan

141. Learning to Walk in the Dark

Matthew 26:14-16

Sermon

David & Marian Plant

142. A Man Under Authority / A Centurion's Faith, An Elder's Love

Matthew 8:5-13, Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

Lori Wagner

As to happiness in this life it is hardly compatible with that diminished respect which ever attends the relinquishing of labour.

Anthony Trollope

Francesco Guicciardini

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.

Jessica Lange

Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions.

Peace Pilgrim

Do not attempt to do a thing unless you are sure of yourself, but do not relinquish it simply because someone else is not sure of you.

Stewart E. White

Socrates

149. Patience

Matthew 11:2-11 · James 5:7-10

Sermon

Will Willimon

150. Homecoming

Hosea 14:1-3a

Sermon

Will Willimon

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