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151. The Curriculum of God’s Kingdom

Matthew 4:12-17

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Phil Thrailkill

... of Isaiah, “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, across the Jordan, ‘Galilee of the Gentiles,’ the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light....”7 It was here, in his home province of Galilee, land given to two of the twelve tribes but now with a large percentage of Gentile outsiders, that Jesus would carry out his ministry. To his own people first of all, but from the very start with an eye to a larger audience of Gentiles who did not know the one God of Israel ...

152. Failure to Enter the Land

Num 13:1–14:9

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... to “move mountains” (Matt. 17:20), resist the devil (1 Pet. 5:8–9), and overcome the world (1 John 5:4), whereas unbelief produces the opposite effects, then and now. Teaching the Text 1. Don’t be paralyzed by great obstacles to God’s plan. The twelve scouts have much in common. Each of them is a leader of his tribe (Num. 13:1–16). Each is given the same forty-day reconnaissance mission to explore the land and determine the strength, position, and fortifications of the enemy (13:17–19). They ...

153. The Choosing of the Seven

Acts 6:1-7

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... (as Dunn suggests, Unity, p. 272). More likely, they were simply unaware of the problem, largely because they had too much to do. 6:2–4 No sooner was the complaint made by the Hellenists (and it was never denied) than the matter was taken in hand. The Twelve—the only place in Acts where the apostles are given this title—gathered all the disciples together and, in effect, made confession that they had not run the fund properly; nor were they able to do so. Time was the problem, for they had to give ...

154. The Covenant Confirmed

Exodus 24:1-18

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... . Their agreement with the Lord would be based on written law. Secondly, Moses built an altar . . . and set up twelve stone pillars as a place for them to gather before the Lord. The altar represented God’s presence and the “twelve stone pillars” represented the twelve tribes and were also gathering points for each of the tribes. God had forbidden such pillars as objects of worship in 23:24. But these represented the tribes of the people, not gods. The third responsive act was the preparation ...

155. The Second Appearance and Its Sequel

John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... : See note on 11:16. Thomas was actually introduced more abruptly in his first appearance in the Gospel than he is here. The designation of him as one of the Twelve is supplied here to emphasize the point that he normally would have been present for the incident recorded in vv. 19–23 but was not. The Twelve (though now only eleven because of Judas’ departure) are still being viewed as a fixed group representing the whole church (cf. 6:70). Even though Judas has departed, Thomas must be present in order ...

156. Jacob Blesses His Sons

Genesis 49:1-28

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... heard from God and that their final words held the destiny of their offspring. Thus this testament united the tribes by placing all of them on the same footing as sons of Jacob. Furthermore, it prepared them for the fact that the future of the twelve sons would vary markedly. Some, like Dan, would experience great hardship, while others, especially Judah and Joseph, would be richly blessed. If the kernel of these sayings goes back to Jacob, it is easy to imagine that over time the sayings as we have ...

157. The Baptism Of Our Lord

Mk 1:4-11 · Act 19:1-7 · Acts 10:34-38 · Isa 42:1-9 · Gen 1:1-5 · Ps 29

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Russell F. Anderson

... and then laid his hands on them. Christianity is not just a matter of intellectual assent to theological propositions; more importantly, it is receiving the Spirit of Christ into our heart. Legalistic Christians. The twelve disciples that Paul found might be termed legalistic Christians. They had received the baptism of John; they knew they needed to be better, to clean up their act. It doesn't appear that they had experienced the grace of Christ through his Spirit. They were attempting to earn God's ...

158. Proper 8

Mark 5:21-43

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Dallas A. Brauninger

... girl was identified as the daughter of Jairus, a synagogue leader. Later, when the messenger returned, he spoke of the child as the daughter. The child was defined by the father/daughter relationship. Although approaching the age of first menses and womanhood, the twelve-year-old was called "little girl." Although the hemorrhaging woman was probably of equal age to Jesus or older, Jesus addressed her as daughter. Consider the following connections: (1) the prepubescent age of the girl child and the woman in ...

159. Proper 6

Matthew 10:1-42, Matthew 9:35-38, Romans 5:1-11, Psalm 116:1-19, Genesis 18:1-15

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... lost sheep of the house of Israel." Structure. We can distinguish three large sub-sections in the full text for this Sunday. Matthew 9:35-38 reports Jesus' compassion for the crowds as he went about doing ministry. Then 10:1-4 tells of Jesus' authorizing the twelve, and it records their names. Finally 10:5-23 forms a collection of Jesus' instructions to the disciples as he sent them out in ministry. Any one of sections could serve as a text for preaching. Indeed, there are a dozen or more potential texts in ...

160. Thursday: Broken Bread And Broken Trust

Mark 14:10-26

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... the city, and found everything as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover meal. [17] When it was evening, he came with the twelve. [18] And when they had taken their places and were eating, Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me, one ... ." [19] They began to be distressed and to say to him one after another, "Surely, not I?" [20] He said to them, "It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping bread into the bowl with me. [21] For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to ...

161. Beneath The Shadow Of The Cross

Mark 15:16-37

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... Jesus said, "Unless I wash you, you have no share with me." Peter said, "Lord, not just my feet but also my hands and my head!" When Jesus was finished and described what he had done for them, he started talking about death and betrayal. He said one of the twelve, one of the chosen, one of his friends would betray him. They all wanted to know who. Jesus paused in the middle of the meal, looked right at Judas and handed him a piece of bread with which he had sopped the gravy, a portion usually reserved for ...

162. Tastes Great, Less Filling - Sounds Good, Not True

Proverbs 23:29-35

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James Merritt

... in mind. The only place the alcoholic can come from is the moderate drinker. It is a fact that one out of every twelve people who ever take a drink, will be become an alcoholic or a problem drinker. The fact is, you may not be one out of the twelve, but one of your children may be. Is it worth the risk? I read something interesting recently about prohibition that made me sit straight up in my chair and realize the truth of what I am saying to you. Prohibition is widely condemned as a national failure, and I ...

163. Beneath The Shadow Of The Cross

Mark 14:1--15:47

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Billy D. Strayhorn

164. Jesus Appears to Thomas

John 20:24-31

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

165. Jesus Interprets the Passover Seder of Himself

Mark 14:12-26

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Grant R. Osborne

... his readers “to examine themselves in precisely the same way as these first disciples did. . . . Today, each must ask himself or herself, as these disciples did, ‘Surely not I?’”10Responsibility rests on all of us, as it did on Judas and the rest of the Twelve, for in each of us is the potential to fail, and we will give account to Jesus for our actions. This is why Paul said that, at our eucharistic celebration, “everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from ...

166. The Beatitudes

Matthew 5:1-12

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... to the message of Jesus. One of the distinct features of Matthew’s Gospel is that the teaching of Jesus is collected into five sections. The Sermon on the Mount (chaps. 5–7) is the first of these blocks. The others are Instructions to the Twelve (chap. 10), Parables of the Kingdom (chap. 13), Life in the Christian Community (chap. 18), and Eschatological Judgment (chaps. 23–25). Each block closes with a formula similar to, “When Jesus had finished saying these things” (7:28; 11:1; 13:53; 19:1 ...

167. Jesus Begins His Ministry to Israel

Matthew 4:23-25, Matthew 4:18-22

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Jeannine K. Brown

... who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.” 4:20–22 they left their nets . . . they left the boat . . . and followed him. The first disciples whom Jesus calls are Peter and Andrew, James and John. The calling and authorizing of the twelve disciples waits until 10:1–4, but this initial call narrative introduces the motif of following Jesus in discipleship, which will continue across the Gospel (9:9; 10:38–39; 16:24; 20:34; 28:19). Important aspects of this discipleship story include ...

168. The Saint Who Played Second Fiddle

John 1:35-42

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Donald B. Strobe

... back and watch somebody else get ahead of you, without murmuring or complaining. But somehow Andrew managed it. Andrew was always in the background. He didn’t even have a name of his own. He was called “Simon Peter’s brother.” He is so called in the list of the twelve in both Matthew and Luke (Matt. 10:2; Luke 6:14). And, in the incident of the feeding of the five thousand, when he brought the lad with the loaves and fishes to Jesus, (John 6:8) the author seems to feel that people might not know who ...

169. Mission and Rejection in Galilee

Mark 6:14-29, Mark 6:7-13

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Grant R. Osborne

... God. Understanding the Text This begins the fourth section of the Galilean ministry in Mark (after 1:16–3:6; 3:7–35; 4:1–6:30) and constitutes the third sandwiching episode thus far (after 3:20–35; 5:21–43). The sending of the Twelve (6:7–13) is not completed until 6:30, when the disciples return and report the results of their successful mission. The intervening material begins with Herod’s response to Jesus and the mission of the disciples (6:14–16) and continues with a lengthy flashback ...

170. Proper 12

John 6:16-24, John 6:1-15, 2 Samuel 11:1-27, Ephesians 3:14-21

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Russell F. Anderson

... -13). The Second Lesson celebrates the extravagance of God's love. The Gospel emphasizes the profligacy of God's grace. Every person at the feast had all he wanted to eat and yet there were twelve baskets left over (also symbolic of the twelve apostles and the twelve tribes of Israel). God doesn't parcel out his grace like a penny-pinching miser; he supplies our needs in abundance. SERMON APPROACHES WITH ILLUSTRATIONS Lesson 1: 2 Samuel 11:1-15 Sermon Title: Perils Of Prosperity. Sermon Angle: David was at ...

171. The Good Life

Luke 6:17-26

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R.T. France

... “disciples” and other hangers-on at a level place on the hillside, which would provide a natural amphitheater. a large crowd of disciples . . . and a great number of people. In 6:13 we learned that there was a wider circle of “disciples” from whom the Twelve were chosen. Now we find that they are “a large crowd.” But even that is not the full extent of Jesus’s following. Despite official disapproval, he is now well known over a wide area far beyond Galilee. The motivation for following him up ...

172. The One Who Came Still Comes; The One Who Spoke Still Speaks

Mark 11:1-11

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Michael Milton

... in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!” And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve (Mark 11:1-11). Small Expectations Let me tell you how we almost missed seeing the Queen of England. Several years ago my wife and I were in London. One evening we ventured out into the theater district just to walk around and look at the sights. We ...

173. The Gentiles Are Included in God’s Provision

Mark 8:1-13

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Grant R. Osborne

... (1 Chron. 23:5). But there is no need for such allegorical symbolism throughout, and more likely the overall emphasis is on what happened. From an insignificant amount of bread and fish Jesus creates a sumptuous feast. Still, there may be some numerological significance in the twelve and seven baskets of fragments (see on 6:43; 8:19–20), pointing to the perfect or complete work of God in the miracle. Joel Marcus calls this a “connotation of eschatological fullness, which derives from the root images of ...

174. The Disciples’ Insufficient Faith to Heal as Jesus Heals

Matthew 17:14-23, Matthew 17:24-27

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Jeannine K. Brown

... s tendency to categorize exorcisms within the overarching category of healings (4:24; 12:22; cf. Matt. 17:15 // Mark 9:17–18; see also Matt. 15:28 // Mark 7:30). 17:16 I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him. Since the twelve disciples have been given authority by Jesus “to drive out impure spirits and heal every disease and sickness” (10:1), their inability to do so here is revealing. As Jesus will diagnose it, their inability to heal is a sign of their “little faith” (17 ...

175. Proper 20

Exodus 16:1-36, Isaiah 55:1-13, Jonah 3:1-10, Jonah 4:1-11, Philippians 1:12-30, Matthew 20:1-16

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John R. Brokhoff

... tiny minority and forty percent, on the average, are inactive in the church, this parable has a message for today's church. 3. Grumbled (v. 11). When the wages are handed out, those who worked one hour received the same pay as those who worked twelve hours. The twelve-hour men protested, complained, and grumbled. And they were justified in doing so! It was a case of rank injustice! It was unfair to those who worked all day. This is the world's protest, but the kingdom of God is different from the world. God ...

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