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1526. The Ultimate Success Formula

Mark 8:31--9:1

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... good if he or she is busy doing the wrong thing. It is amazing to me that some people stay busy at the wrong things--even when they know it is a mistake. Some people work harder to get out of work than they would if they simply followed the example of the ... bee and stayed busy doing the things that need to be done. Of course, the best kind of busy-ness is doing God's work. We have a lot of ...

1527. Without Christmas, Life Would Be Impossible

Luke 2:1-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the astronaut had a common cold. Isn’t that the parable of life? We can perform heart and liver and kidney transplants, but we can do little to cure the common cold. That ought to give us perspective and keep us humble. And we need to stay humble. We need to know that without Christmas, life is impossible. Without the indwelling Christ—without the possibility and power of Emmanuel, God with us, which is recognized and cultivated through prayer—life is not going to be what God would have it to be and ...

1528. Look Again

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

James L. Killen

... 2 Kings 6:8-23). The prophet Elisha provoked the anger of the king of Aram by repeatedly warning the king of Israel how to avoid the attacks of the Arameans. When the king of Aram learned it was the prophet that was his undoing and that the prophet was staying at Dothan, he sent an army to surround the city by night so they could capture Elisha in the morning. One of the servants of Elisha got up early and went out and saw that the city was surrounded. He came back and told the prophet. Elisha replied, "Do ...

1529. Isaac and Rebekah

Genesis 24:1-67

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... himself to Abimelek in a dream, could he not also have made himself known in some way to Laban? Once settled in, the servant relates to Laban the purpose of his mission (24:34–41). It is most interesting that the servant relates the part about not staying in Aram Naharaim, even if he has to return empty-handed, and that while he is in Laban’s family room in Aram Naharaim. Then he relates to Laban his first encounter with Rebekah (24:42–49). Laban responds quickly and positively. In verse 57 Rebekah is ...

1530. Joseph’s Brothers in Egypt

Genesis 42:1-38

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... harshness is but a facade. It is not difficult to see why the brothers would not recognize Joseph. It has been at least twenty years since they last saw him. Also, he is clean shaven and uses an interpreter. Even his selection of Simeon (42:24) as the one to stay behind may be an attempt not to give his hand away too soon. Had he chosen Reuben, as one would expect, then maybe the brothers would have started putting two and two together. For it was Reuben who spoke up in Joseph’s defense (42:22; 37:21–22 ...

1531. Rahab and the Spies

Joshua 2:1-24

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... to spy out Jericho, the first city of which they will be engaging the local population in battle. Given Joshua’s earlier decision to cross the Jordan in three days, he probably intends this reconnaissance mission to be brief, as the spies can conceivably go, stay overnight, and return again the next day. But as it turns out, the mission takes slightly longer than Joshua anticipated (cf. Josh. 2:22–23). There is some debate as to whether Rahab was a common prostitute or a cultic prostitute who would have ...

1532. King Artaxerxes’ Letter to Ezra

Ezra 7:11-28

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... Ezra; (4) it prohibits charging taxes to temple personnel; and (5) it authorizes Ezra to teach and require obedience to “the law of your God and the law of the king” (7:25–26). The Jews are free to go with Ezra or stay in Mesopotamia; many choose to stay, mainly in the Babylon area. The “seven advisors” (7:13) is reminiscent of the statement by Herodotus (Histories 1.14) that the king had an advisory council composed of the heads of the seven leading families in Persia. The king entrusts to Ezra ...

1533. The Benefits of Wisdom

Proverbs 2:1-22

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... has become an enjoyable task, personal discretion assumes the role previously carried out by God (2:8) of protecting the youth from the dangers brought about by wrong choices and missteps (2:11). Divine wisdom will help the youth get on the right path and stay on it. Verses 12–19 then describe the two primary threats to the moral integrity of the youth: perverse men (2:12–15) and seductive women (2:16–19). These two groups are described in a similar fashion, using participial verbal forms to emphasize ...

1534. Jesus’ First Disciples

John 1:35-42

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... Jesus and repeats the identification given at Jesus’s baptism (1:36, repeating 1:29). He then ushers his disciples into Jesus’s company. The language here is important. The first question of the disciples, “Where are you staying?” (1:38), employs a vital word for John. “Staying” or “abiding” (Greek menō) appears throughout the Gospel (forty times) and describes the union of the believer with Christ (see, e.g., 8:31, 35; 14:10; 15:4–17). Hence Andrew and an unnamed disciple (John?) abide ...

1535. On to Jerusalem

Acts 21:1-16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... an act that highlights the significance of the event (Luke 3:21–22; 6:12; 9:28). As a prayer before his arrest, this prayer also resembles Jesus’s Gethsemane prayer (Luke 22:39–46). When they arrive at Caesarea, Luke and his companions stay “at the house of Philip” (21:8). Luke reminds readers of the earlier narrative of Philip by calling him an “evangelist” (Greek euangelistēs), a word whose verbal form has been used more than once in describing his ministries (Acts 8:12, 35, 40). Moreover ...

1536. Thanksgiving and Prayer

Colossians 1:1-14

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... worker with Paul who faithfully presented the gospel of Christ to the Colossians (1:7–8). A native son of Colossae, he learned the gospel from Paul either during the latter’s first journey, perhaps meeting him in Pisidian Antioch, or during Paul’s stay in Ephesus on his third journey. Epaphras is with Paul when he writes the letter. In Philemon 23 (written at the same time as Colossians), he is identified as Paul’s fellow prisoner. In Colossians 4:10, Aristarchus is called “fellow prisoner.” The ...

1537. Concluding Remarks

1 John 5:13-21

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... a problem, and thus claiming to be “without sin,” the elder’s message is clear. There is one Lord—Christ Jesus—and just as he laid down his life for his friends, so should his followers be willing to do on behalf of others. So staying away from idols becomes a leading measure of one’s love for Christ and for one another. This being the case, the elder’s struggle was not against gnostic perfectionists, who claimed to have “arrived” spiritually and thus to be beyond reproach. Rather, just ...

1538. You Shall Be My Witness

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... course. I am sorry. Keep in touch. I will, and you too. And let me know what’s new. Certainly, though it can’t be much. And stay well. And you, too. And go slow. And you too. “So we talk about the high price of lettuce, the playoffs, the Super Bowl, our diet, ... Thoughts at Midnight?’” And the saleswoman just looked at him and said, “Listen sonny, I have to drink coffee just to stay up for the 10 o’clock news!” It’s a funny story that illustrates the point—we sometimes feel that we don ...

1539. The Invitation

Isaiah 55:1-9

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... a disc with four screws. He took out his Swiss army knife, unscrewed the screws, and threw the screws and the disc out the window. The next morning, the hotel manager asked the newlyweds, “How was your room? How was the service? How was your stay at the Watergate Hotel?” The groom suspiciously asked, “Why are you asking me all of these questions?” The hotel manager replied, “Well, the couple in the room under you complained that their chandelier fell on them.”[4] We think we know, but we have no ...

1540. Need a Lift?

Acts 9:36-43

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... survive to see another day. Perhaps in our more courageous moments we question in pro- test: “Is there more to life than just trips to the doctor and avoiding as much pain as possible? Is not life more than just eating, drinking, sleeping, and trying to stay healthy? Is not life more than survival? Is it possible to lift myself above the day-to-day grind? Is it possible to elevate myself beyond mere existence?” Our text gives us some clues about being elevated above the stress pool of life. At a glance ...

1541. Elephants in the Room: Abuse – I Have a Secret

Matthew 11:28

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... there are many women and children who continue to be abused because they have been convinced that it is God’s will for them stay in the home. They say that their church and pastor teaches them that divorce is a sin, so they will just put up with ... you’d never think she was madly in love with a man who routinely abused her and threatened her life for years. Why did she stay? Because she didn’t know he was abusing her. Even though he held loaded guns to her head, pushed her down stairs, threatened to kill ...

1542. The Cost of Discipleship

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

James L. Killen

... rabbi or another political candidate, this is my Son. I am well pleased with him because he has chosen to accomplish my work in the way that I want him to. He didn't take the suggestions that Satan made to him during his time of temptation. He has stayed true to the strategies of love and the way of the suffering servant. That is exactly what I want him to do. Now stop arguing and listen to him. The implications of that, for those who could understand, might have been: "Jesus is doing what needs to be done ...

1543. Despair, Hope, Easter, and Pentecost

John 20:10-18

Sermon

Tom Garrison

... of his life. His undoing, Marney said, lay not in his decision to betray our Lord, dastardly as that was, but in not staying around to see what God could do with human defection. In other words, Judas' greatest sin was the sin of despair. When the ... our Lord or the others when they deserted him. There would have been mercy enough even for Judas. I am sure of that. But he did not stay around to see what God can do with what we have done. He despaired. He forgot that out there in the future there is also God ...

1544. Mary: The Handmaiden of the Lord

Luke 1:38-45

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... sing about all the great things God has done. In “The Magnificat” all Mary can do is talk about what God has done. Mary is worshipping God. This teaches us that there is only one way to know how and when to let God move in our life: stay in touch with God. Stay in touch with God daily through worship, prayer and scripture reading. If you are having a difficult time with knowing how to let God bless you, let me ask you, “When was the last time you truly worshipped God?” What are we doing in here but ...

1545. Marriage

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... it better to remain unmarried than to marry (or, in the case of those previously married but now single, to remarry), and his manner of expression shows that he is offering his own thinking on this subject. Paul suggests that it is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. Later in this chapter he explains that he holds this position because of the eschatological character of the time in which he believes he and the Corinthians live. Paul’s comments seem to recognize that before Christ, in the old world ...

1546. The Passover

Numbers 9:1-14

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... . The camp was meticulous in obeying the divine guidance by way of the cloud, day or night, for one day or many days. They would camp or journey for short periods of time or for long periods of time, depending on whether the cloud moved or stayed. Their obedience was exemplary. This section indicates that the beginning of the journey is at hand, and the Priestly tradents echo the tradition of the cloud from Exodus. When the people came out of Egypt, after the first Passover, a pillar of cloud, and fire at ...

1547. The Water of Cleansing

Numbers 19:1-22

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... . Eleazar the priest is to supervise the killing and burning of the animal outside the camp. The animal is not considered a sacrifice. (Aaron himself does not perform this duty so as to avoid the high priest’s having any contact with death. He would also probably stay closer to the sanctuary.) Eleazar is beginning to take over some of the priestly duties. The priest then is to sprinkle some of the blood with his finger toward the front of the Tent of Meeting to indicate that the blood and cow are for the ...

1548. Balak Summons Balaam

Numbers 22:1-20

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... in verse 7 as elders of Moab and Midian, take a fee for Balaam and relay Balak’s message to him. Balaam asks that they stay the night and promises a response. Balaam then consults God and informs God of Balak’s request. God responds with instructions not to go ... even a palace full of silver and gold will not deter him from obedience to God. He once again tells the emissaries to stay the night and seeks God, who instructs Balaam to go with the messengers, but do only what I tell you. Additional Notes 22:2 ...

1549. Vengeance on the Midianites

Numbers 31:1-24

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... at Peor and can be seen as pure and so become servants for Israelites. With verse 19, the text begins to address one of its main concerns: purification after battle. Killing a solder or contact with a corpse brings impurity and requires a seven-day stay outside the camp. On the third and seventh days these soldiers, their captives, and their garments must be purified. Eleazar then instructs the soldiers (vv. 21–23) that gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, lead or other metal items of loot are to be purified ...

1550. Towns for the Levites

Numbers 35:1-5

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... accused flees to the city of refuge for protection but then returns home for a hearing. If the hearing judges the killing unintentional, the killer returns to the city of refuge to stay until the death of the high priest. Should the person leave the city of refuge at any time, the avenger of blood may kill the accused. If the accused stays in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest, then the person is free to return home. Central to the significance of this procedure is the concern to avoid ...

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