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151. What Kind of King Is This?

John 18:28-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... that day. So everybody put on their best clothes as they were lying in their bed, waiting for the king to come. This little boy was eager to see the king. All day long there were a number of visitors, because it was visitor’s day. And along about 4 o’clock in ... number of other men with him. He spoke to some of the boys and girls. He even spoke to this young boy who was waiting so eagerly to see the king. He patted him on the head. He spoke very nicely to the boy and left. That night, as he was being made ...

152. Freedom In Christ

Galatians 5:1-15, Galatians 5:16-26

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... and actions” (so BAGD, p. 331). The vices listed in the rest of the verse identify manifestations of hatred. Discord has also the meaning of strife or contention; jealousy or envy (cf. Rom. 13:13) suggests, as Burton puts so well, “the eager desire for possession created by the spectacle of another’s possession” (Galatians, p. 307); the word for fits of rage connotes intense anger. Selfish ambition is a difficult word to translate but bears the sense of self-seeking, strife, and contentiousness ...

153. Made Alive in Christ

Ephesians 2:1-10

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... (Rom. 6:6), yet he or she is still in the flesh (1 Cor. 3:3); believers are citizens of heaven (Phil. 3:20a), yet eagerly await the Savior to come from heaven (Phil. 3:20b); Christians are new beings—a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17)—yet are to become ... Rom. 12:1–2); believers have the first fruits of the Spirit (Rom. 8:23a), yet groan within themselves as they “wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies” (Rom. 8:23b); here believers receive all of Christ’s abundant wealth ( ...

154. Paul’s Longing to See the Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 2:17--3:5

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... Paul attempts to share with his readers what he and the others felt for them. The verb spoudazō “combines the idea of speed and diligence, and conveys an impression of eagerness, of making a quick and serious effort” (Morris). To this is added the comparative perissoterōs, “more abundantly,” underlining their eagerness, the more so as we recognize that the comparative in the NT had practically replaced the superlative, “most abundantly.” And then, as if that were not enough, he adds, “with ...

155. What Must Be Taught to Various Groups

Titus 2:1-15

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... :6; 14:2; 26:18). Again, Paul has appropriated the language used of God’s people in the OT for the new people of God (cf. 1:1). The purpose of this two-sided redemptive act was to create “a people for himself” who are characterized as eager to do what is good (lit., “full of zeal for good works”; cf. Deut. 26:18). This of course corresponds to living “self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in this world” (v. 12). With this, the paragraph has come full circle. The concern throughout has been ...

156. Making One's Calling and Election Sure

2 Peter 1:1-11

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... ; John 9:40–41; 12:40; Rom. 2:19; 2 Cor. 4:4; 1 John 2:11; Rev. 3:17. Sins (hamartēma): see Turner, p. 412. Each Believer’s Objective 1:10 Therefore, in view of all that is set out in verses 3–9, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. While calling and election, here treated virtually as synonyms, are both due to the divine initiative (John 15:16), the believer, as Peter has been stressing all along, must give a resolute and full response, and so make them sure (the Greek word ...

157. Naomi and Ruth

Ruth 1:1-22

Understanding Series

Michael S. Moore

... �rest,’ manoakh) for you?” One need look only at the story of the Levite and his concubine (Judg. 19:25–28) to realize how rare rest was “in the days when the judges ruled” (1:1). To most people who suffer, rest is an “eager longing”: There came over me an eager longing for the blessings of calm and retirement . . . so that I could not submit to be thrust into the midst of a life of turmoil. . . . If any of you has been possessed by this longing, you know what I mean, and will sympathize with ...

158. Mordecai Honored

Esther 6:1-14

Understanding Series

Timothy S. Laniak

... for the queen’s banquets suggest a shared admiration for him by the royal couple? And now he finds the king waiting for him early in the morning with what appears to be a blank check! Haman has arrived at the crack of dawn eager for revenge, but he is also obviously eager (as always) for his own honor. The prime minister begins his answer by savoring a direct quote (which he repeats three times) from the king’s unexpected request: [T]he man the king delights to honor . . . (The Hebrew text of v. 7 does ...

159. The Spirit and the Glory of the Age to Come and the New Covenant

Romans 8:28-39, Romans 8:18-27

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C. Marvin Pate

... in the suffering/glory paradigm, the Christian participates in Christ’s suffering and glory (compare Rom. 8:17–18 with 2 Cor. 3:1–5:21; Phil. 3:10, 21; Col. 3:4; 2 Thess. 2:14; Heb. 2:7–10). 8:19–22 creation waits in eager expectation . . . the whole creation has been groaning. The suffering/glory theme now gets expressed in terms of the groanings of creation (8:19–22), of the Christian (8:23–25), and of the Spirit (8:26–27). Regarding the groaning of creation, the future glory of the ...

160. Separation of Faith and Life

1 Corinthians 5:1-13

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Preben Vang

... ’s Supper) in 5:6–8 bluntly makes this point. Dinner fellowship was the strongest expression of social interaction and approval; at Christian assemblies it was furthermore a pivotal moment for worship, as this was the setting for the Lord’s Supper. Their eager inclusion of this son devastated their very worship of God’s Son (cf. 5:7–8). They had taken over the standards of the Corinthian community, where different rules applied to the elite and nonelite, and thereby failed as a community of Christ ...

161. Marriage, Sexual Intimacy, and Spiritual Devotion

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

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Preben Vang

... to be dreaded (Phil. 1:12). 2. Directly related to this is the question of occupation. If a distinction is made between occupation (job) and vocation (calling), Paul encourages Christians to consider their occupation a vocation. Paul coaches those who seem eager to change their present circumstance to look beyond their personal desire for self-fulfillment and seek God’s guidance to choose what benefits his kingdom. 3. “Keeping up with the Joneses” is a human desire that mature Christians should eschew ...

162. Personal Rights and Christian Testimony

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

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Preben Vang

... image of Christ. The active exercise of Christian life and faith keeps a person fit for the race and will result in a crown of victory that will be fully revealed at the second coming of Christ. Teaching the Text 1. Paul’s eagerness to underscore his independence of financial support from the Corinthian church must be understood from the background of their patron-client awareness. His emphasis on the rights of a laborer to receive support makes untenable any claim that gospel workers must work without ...

163. Trust versus Self-Reliance

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

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Preben Vang

... do not need to worry; God will provide a way out of the test (Gen. 22:1–19). Theological Insights From the earliest pages of Scripture, faith in God is described as a relational experience. It follows that Christian maturity expresses itself as eagerness to strengthen the relationship to God and as awareness of dependence on him—not as reliance on personal ability to accomplish God’s purpose. Teaching the Text 1. Paul’s proverbial statement, “If you think you are standing firm, be careful that you ...

164. Unity and Community (Part 1)

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

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Preben Vang

... gifts that would be of benefit to us in increasing our sense of worth, solving our problems, or gaining the respect of others. If we do receive such gifts, we often feel tempted to use them for our own agendas and to better our own lives. Rarely do we eagerly desire the greater gifts and ask for them based on the needs we see around us. Rarely do we seek gifts that deepen our ability to serve, suffer, and be humbled so that others might be elevated. Rarely do we delight to see God’s gifts to us poured ...

165. Elihu Makes His Appearance

Job 32:1--37:24

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Daniel J. Estes

... his good theology, which in many ways surpasses that of the three friends, Elihu mistakes his sense of passionate urgency for genuine understanding. There are many people like Elihu, whose confidence in their opinions is better than their comprehension of the situation. They are eager to speak, but they do not realize that many words do not necessarily equal sound wisdom. People like Elihu end up saying a lot, but they may contribute less of substance to the discussion than they suppose. When so many seem ...

166. Yahweh Speaks as the Master Teacher

Job 38:1--41:34

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Daniel J. Estes

... him, Yahweh has his own lesson plan by which he instructs Job. As the book of Proverbs demonstrates, like Job we are students in God’s school of wisdom. In his school, we need to be attentive to what God says, we need to accept his teaching eagerly rather than insist on our own way, and we must assimilate his lessons so that they affect every area of our lives. Yahweh’s purpose in posing so many questions to Job is to demonstrate to Job the limitations of his knowledge. Yahweh’s questions all relate ...

167. Daniel’s Final Revelation

Daniel 10:1--11:1

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Ronald W. Pierce

... A hand touched me . . . highly esteemed. This gesture begins the words of assurance that continue through the end of this section, reflecting the language of 8:18. The angel’s kind words (repeated in 10:19) also match the positive description of Daniel and God’s eagerness to hear his prayer in 9:23. These ideas further connect the appearance visions. Like the one in 9:24–27, this message is difficult for Daniel to hear—yet he is assured the outcome is not his fault. 10:13–14 the prince of the ...

168. Claiming Hope

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

James L. Killen

... this list happen. It is much better to approach life as the apostle Paul did, confident that "all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose" (Romans 8:28). We should all approach life in expectancy and openness, eager to see what God will do in our lives. John warned the people who came to hear him that there are some right ways and some wrong ways to go to meet God's new possibility. The new possibility should be allowed to change our lives. John called ...

169. Proverbs of Solomon

Proberbs 10:1--22:16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... ). One must not show partiality to the wicked, thereby skewing justice (18:5), but sooner or later their words will bring them down (18:6–7). Verses 8–9 close the unit by introducing two more destructive individuals: the gossip, whose juicy rumors are eagerly devoured, and the slacker, who is also a societal saboteur (cf. Prov. 26:22). The next unit begins with an ironic proverbial pair (18:10–11). Whereas the righteous seek refuge in the towering character of their God, the rich vainly consider their ...

170. An Appeal for Complete Reconciliation

2 Corinthians 6:14--7:1, 2 Corinthians 6:3-13

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... to an unexpectedly quick and thorough “repentance,” leaving neither Paul nor the church with any sense of regret (7:9–10). Quite to the contrary, the sorrow that was divinely inspired had produced an eagerness within the majority at Corinth to clear themselves and an eagerness within Paul to recognize the “innocence” that belonged to the majority of those within the church (7:11–13). Moreover, Titus himself had been uplifted and had become enthusiastic in his “affection” for the congregation ...

171. A New Basis for Appeal

2 Corinthians 7:2-16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

172. Titus Sent to Corinth

2 Corinthians 8:16--9:5

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... Paul and to the churches that the Corinthians are asked to demonstrate the “proof of [their] love” (8:24). Though the appeal might naturally have been concluded at the end of the previous chapter, Paul again brings up the “eagerness” of the Corinthians “to help” (9:2), suggesting that the preceding section is somewhat parenthetical. The resumption of discussion about the Corinthians’ contribution to the collection, however, allows the apostle to stress to the Christians at Corinth that there ...

173. I Once Was Blind…and Maybe I Still Am

John 9:1-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... spoke a word that meant, “I will tell your name.” Wherever they went, they would tell the name of the person who had cured their blindness. They had received something so wonderful that they eagerly told others. (1) Our story today from John’s Gospel is about a man who was also healed of blindness and who also eagerly told others what had happened to him. Jesus and his disciples came upon a man who had been blind from birth. The disciples asked the Master who had sinned, this man or his parents, that ...

174. Called to Bigness

Isaiah 58:1-12, Matthew 5:13-20

Sermon

James L. Killen

... , the earliest ancestor of the Jewish people, he called him to venture into a new life so that God could bless him to be a blessing (Genesis 12:1-2). That gave every Jew something to live up to. The second aspect of the Jewish faith Jesus was eager to recover is a commitment to the purpose of God for all people. This is the aspect of the Jewish heritage that the Jewish people most often lost sight of during their history. When the prophets wrote late in Israel's history, after the disaster of their defeats ...

175. Future Glory

Romans 8:18-27

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... new heaven and a new earth” (Rev. 21:1). 8:23–25 Paul now applies what he said of creation (vv. 19–22) to believers. Verse 23 contains two emphatic first person plural pronouns in Greek, stressing that we ourselves … groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons. Paul is found to be fighting on two fronts in verses 18–30. On the one hand, he stresses human solidarity with fallen creation, which is in “bondage to decay” (v. 21). Christians too are part of this bondage. Their bodies ...

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