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1576. Peter Disowns Jesus

Luke 22:47-53

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... what you’re talking about,” he said. Luke 22:56–57: A servant girl saw him … and said, “This man was with him.” But he denied it. “Woman, I don’t know him,” he said. John 18:17: “Surely you are not another of this man’s disciples?” the girl at the door asked Peter. He replied, “I am not.” Denial Two Matt. 26:71–72: … another girl saw him and said to the people there, “This fellow was with Jesus of Nazareth.” He denied it again, with an oath: “I don’t know the ...

1577. The Ascension

Luke 24:50-53

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... ministry of evangelism. This ministry does not begin in earnest until the sending of the Spirit, at which time the activities of the risen, glorified Christ will resume in the lives of his followers. Additional Notes 24:51 he was blessing them: Before leaving his disciples, Jesus puts them under God’s care, much as a priest might (see Sir. 50:19–20; Talbert, pp. 232–33). he left them and was taken up into heaven: Here “taken up” recalls 9:51 (“to be taken up”). Jesus’ mission, which was to ...

1578. Jesus the Lamb of God

John 1:29-34

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... of God (v. 34). Only now does he answer the question, “Why do you baptize?” His baptism is for the sake of Jesus, “that he might be revealed to Israel” (v. 31). The Israel to whom Jesus is revealed is not the whole nation but a small circle of disciples, a group of “real Israelites” (cf. 1:47) who become the nucleus of a new community and to whom Jesus is later said to have “revealed his glory” (2:11) at Cana in Galilee. Jesus is first identified as the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of ...

1579. Jesus Raises Lazarus From the Dead

John 11:38-44

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... she had indeed “believed” (v. 27). But there had been no explicit promise of the glory of God. He had mentioned the glory of God in v. 4, but not to Martha. An intriguing possibility is that verse 4 was not intended as a word spoken to the disciples who were with Jesus east of the Jordan, but actually as a response sent back to the sisters in answer to their message about Lazarus’ illness (v. 3). If so, verse 40 may refer specifically to verse 4. Though verse 4 is not explicitly said to be a message ...

1580. A Cat In a Tree

Matthew 14:13-21

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King Duncan

... reason many of them had come was in hopes of a healing miracle. So there he is, wanting to grieve, but instead all day long seeking to heal and make whole the great multitude that had come to him. Then Matthew writes, “As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, ‘This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.’” That was a reasonable suggestion. There were no McDonalds or Burger Kings nearby ...

1581. Rebirth

John 3:14-21

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John Jamison

... took place after that? There is Jesus sitting on a mat on the floor, and sitting on a mat next to him is one of the top religious leaders of the nation, one of the most powerful men in the country. We’ll just ignore all of the disciples standing around the edges watching: Peter trying to figure out the quickest escape route from the house and Judas keeping one hand on the sword he has tucked under his tunic. Instead, we’ll focus on the conversation between the two men sitting on the floor. John tells ...

1582. A Time of Transition

Acts 1:1-11

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King Duncan

... God is not with us. They do not mean that our needs are being ignored. What did they do in response to this dramatic announcement? Luke tells us “they gathered around him and asked him, ‘Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?’” The disciples were still hung up on the meaning of the kingdom and when it would be ushered in. He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.” Today’s Bible passage is about a clash of ...

1583. Just Who Does This Guy Think He Is?

John 6:56-69

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Rick McCracken-Bennett

... They knew about God giving them bread from heaven. Manna, they called it. Which, by the way, was their word for "what is it?" For those wanderers didn't know what that white, crumbly stuff was that fell like dew each morning. These contemporary disciples of Jesus understood that story, and the bread that God provided for them. But this? This was almost blasphemy. Perhaps it was blasphemy. Referring to himself as the bread come down from heaven. The people began to grumble. You can imagine how they whispered ...

1584. No, We're Not There Yet

Mark 13:1-8

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April Yamasaki

... for the coming of the Lord, even as we do the work we have been given, even as we are alert to the opportunities around us, we also need to be patient, to wait, to place our confidence in God. In our text, Jesus was not able to answer his disciples' questions fully. Yet even in the face of unanswered questions, in the face of uncertainty about the future, he remained calm and confident of God's provision. No, we're not there yet, but we know that God goes before us and will sustain us to the end. God grant ...

1585. What's in Your Wheelhouse...That You Can Offer Jesus?

John 6:1-15

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King Duncan

... bit of food stretches into a great deal of food. Today’s lesson takes place near the Sea of Galilee. As seas go, the Sea of Galilee is quite small, only 13 miles long and, at its widest, 8 miles across. To have some quiet time for himself and his disciples, Jesus had crossed over to the other side of that body of water. But, as we noted last week, the people followed Jesus in great crowds. They would not leave him alone. In those days people didn’t work on the clock as we do in modern times. They didn ...

1586. If the Stones Cried Out

Luke 19:28-40

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King Duncan

... a big risk, leaving his wealth in the hands of his workers, and he expected a return on his investment. When the king finally returned to his kingdom, Jesus continued, he rewarded those who increased his money and punished those who did not. As usual, the disciples weren’t sure what Jesus was trying to say to them, but they began getting excited because they thought Jesus was speaking about his own kingdom. Imagine their thoughts: “This is it! Jesus is finally going to announce that he is the King--the ...

1587. First the Bad News...

Luke 21:5-19

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King Duncan

... twice. The good news followed the bad. In recent years, the keepers of the bell have rung it to commemorate solemn occasions, such as the death of Princess Diana or 9/11. (3) In our Bible passage today, Jesus had to deliver some terrible news to his disciples. But he didn’t deliver it in the good news/bad news formula we’re accustomed to. Jesus told them the bad news first, but then he told them the good news—that God had already planned to help them persevere when events in the future became painful ...

1588. Listening 101

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

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David & Marian Plant

... that stings, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” They did not understand. And then, even in their confusion over what they did wrong, the woman’s tribe comes out, stands, and listens, and understood who this Jesus is, even better than his own disciples understood. The other tribe got it; his own did not. He was the Savior of the world. How could those closest to him be so dim, and those so distant be so smart? It is great drama, worthy of multiple sermons such as the importance of women ...

1589. Loving Made Real

John 13:1-17, John 13:31-38

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David & Marian Plant

... , so close as to be willing to wash one another’s feet, wash one another’s hands; be to each other as Christ was to his disciples. In taking care of my mother and my mother-in-law in their last years, it took a great while to get used to having to ... imbedded sense of modesty to herself, the touch was foreign. It was awkward. That is how Jesus’ touch must have felt to the disciples. That touch of the same master who put mud and spit together and healed the blind. That touch that healed a woman who ...

1590. Godstruck

Acts 2:1-13

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Lori Wagner

... singing” the praises of God in varied voices and in various parts. But thanks to Jesus, God’s Perfect Pitch, God’s Tuning Fork to the Eternal, we all sing the same master melody--the majestic coronation Song of God’s Victory over sin and death. All disciples of Jesus sing the same Music of the Spheres, the Spirit Symphony, and when we tune our voices to Christ, we continue the Creator’s Song. Jesus even tells us, “the lambs know my voice, and I know theirs.” God’s voice calls us to come into ...

1591. The Sweet Fragrance of Brokenness

Luke 7:36-50

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Lori Wagner

... at the home of Simon the Leper. John adds that the supper happened six days before Passover. John mentioned that “they” gave a dinner for him. We can’t be sure who “they” are. It could be Lazarus and his sisters. It could merely be the group of disciples who followed Jesus in that region of Bethany. It could have been held, as Mark and Matthew suggest, at the home of Simon the Leper, presented by many of his followers. John does tell us that Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table ...

1592. The Prophet of Locusts and Honey

Luke 3:1-20, Luke 3:21-38

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Lori Wagner

... God took him” (Gen. 5:24). In Patriarchs and Prophets, Ellen White states that Enoch was a prophet and an evangelist who taught and preached widely, not only among the descendants of Seth, but among the Canites as well. Enoch was a disciple who walked with God and also discipled others. Methuselah = His death shall bring. God revealed to Enoch His plan to destroy the world with a Great Flood (PP 85), apparently telling Enoch that as long as his son was alive, God would forbear judgment. Enoch made his son ...

1593. Born of the Spirit

John 3:1-21

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Lori Wagner

... come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God. After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized. Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were coming and being baptized. (This was before John was put in prison.) An argument ...

1594. Written on the Palms of His Hands

John 20:19-23

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Lori Wagner

... in the palm of my hands. Just turn back to me, and I will give you resurrection life!” When Jesus appears to His disciples in a locked room in our scriptures for today, the first thing He does it show to them His hands and feet. And they ... and Hades.” (Rev 1:17-18) And as we read today in Acts 5:17-25, even the bars of prisons could not hold the disciples from their life-giving mission. No lock could ever keep them from their proclamation! For in His sacrifice, we have been healed. Jesus bears the wounds ...

1595. Why I Believe In The Resurrection

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Brett Blair

... by the end of the first century over a half million people had come under the Christian banner. That is the power of resurrection. It is never easy to disregard the testimony of witnesses who are ready to die for their words. Eventually, of course, every one of the disciples met a violent death. People may lie to perpetuate a myth, I will grant you that. But people are not going to die to perpetuate what they know to be a myth. Maybe one. Maybe even two or three. But not all twelve. They were not men who ...

1596. Worship, Doubt, and the Trinity

Matthew 28:16-20

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R. Kevin Mohr

... not depend on our strengths or abilities, but on our trust again in the promise of Christ’s powerful presence with us, even in the face of our doubts. Amazingly, our doubts are not a problem for God, as we see in the gospel reading. When Jesus sees his doubting disciples he doesn’t pull back and hold off. He doesn’t say, “Okay, you guys are obviously not yet ready for taking on my mission to the world; come back when you’ve got it all together!” Jesus didn’t give up on them, in spite of their ...

1597. Baby Steps on the Sea of Galilee

Matthew 14:22-36

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King Duncan

... really looking for even if we are not aware of it. That’s what Peter was looking for too. So, let’s read Matthew 14:22-29 to see if we can learn what Peter learned as he tried to walk to Jesus on the water. “Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, and the boat was already a considerable distance from ...

1598. Movable Stone, Portable House

Matthew 16:21-28

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Lori Wagner

... of the time, we truly believe, we have better ideas of how Jesus’ mission could be accomplished, with as little sweat on our brows as possible. But that’s not what Jesus asks of us. Jesus asks us to be a movable stone, a portable house, an adaptable disciple, strong in spirit, but obedient to Jesus’ leadership. Think for a moment what that could mean for you and your church? What it could mean for you in your life? What it could mean in your relationships? Can you say no to yourself, and yes to Jesus ...

1599. Written In Stone

Luke 24:36b-48

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Lori Wagner

... by in the scriptures, remember, Jesus means, the Hebrew scriptures) does it tell us that the messiah will die and rise on the third day? Jesus seems to indicate that several scriptures say this. No doubt some of the scriptures Jesus explains to his disciples may have to do with metaphorical meanings, such as the “sign of Jonah” and God’s restoration of the “third day.” And in fact, many of the Hebrew scriptures do emphasize “third day” as a symbolic time of restoration, renewal, new life, and ...

1600. Good-Bye

John 17:20-26

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Will Willimon

... Chapel can't capture him. It's the end of Easter. Jesus is getting, ready to go, to ascend to his Father and our God. Where are you going? Can we go to? Who is going to stay with us? These are the questions, good normal, post-Easter questions of disciples. In response, Jesus doesn't promise us that we'll never feel alone, doesn't say that the times of absence, the dry valley of loneliness, is not hard. He doesn't assuage our fears with cheap consolation ("I'll live on in your memories.") What he does do is ...

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