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1851. A Cantankerous Prophet

Jonah 3:1-10

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King Duncan

... world” that’s the gospel. We have to learn to live together. We must learn to respect each other as members of a single family of God. I don’t want to drive this point into the ground. But this is what the book of Jonah is about. God loves everybody: Jews and gentiles, Arabs and Africans, the people of Nineveh and the people of Israel. There is no place in the kingdom of God for any kind of hatred racial, religious, or national. We all belong to one great family, and Christ died for everyone’s sins ...

1852. Holy Ground

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

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Frank Ramirez

... . People did not wash the feet of a social inferior. A teacher did not wash the feet of his disciples. It didn't happen. Jesus did it, to show them that there is nothing we who are God's children will not do for each other, to demonstrate the love of God. Most of the disciples are too shocked to say anything, but Peter is having none of it. Nevertheless Jesus warns him that unless he lets Jesus continue he will have no part of him. Afterward, Jesus took advantage of the teaching moment. Do you know what ...

1853. Thanksgiving Means Giving

1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

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Richard Gribble

... our way to be present to special people in our lives. We made these journeys joyfully because these are people we know and love; there was no great strain to be physically present with these people. We welcomed the opportunity. However, Paul’s concept of presence ... will advance our personal or professional lives or serve us in an advantageous way. The thanksgiving effort of mutual love that Paul preaches to the Thessalonians is completely antithetical to such an exclusive way of thinking or acting. Paul’ ...

1854. The Unchanging Christ in a Changing World

Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

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Charles L. Aaron

... marriages crumble from unfaithfulness. Let the church demonstrate to the world that we can practice self-discipline and build committed relationships. What we do with our money is a reflection of our faith. Do we give to God in gratitude? Do we give to our neighbor in love? Do we center our lives around Christ or on money? Hebrews calls us to show the world our faith by how we live. In the midst of these ethical teachings, verse 8 stands out. Sort of out of nowhere, verse 8 announces a deep statement of ...

1855. When There’s Nothing Left To Do But Mourn

Jeremiah 8:18—9:1

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Chrysanne Timm

... the Holy Spirit revives my soul again. Refrain If you can't preach like Peter, if you can't pray like Paul, just tell the love of Jesus, and say He died for all. Refrain[1] The true balm of Gilead that would deliver Judah and all God's people flows ... Gilead" to make us all whole. We know that the Holy Spirit has the power to revive our discouraged souls. We know that the love of God shown us in the death and resurrection of Jesus will carry us through — through suffering and even through death to life and ...

1856. The 5 Worst Things Christians Say After A Tragedy

Luke 13:1-9

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Leonard Sweet

... ? Only one? Do I get a say? Do I find it by trial and error? Is finding that “plan” like hunting for a needle in the haystack? Want to know “God’s Plan?” God’s “Perfect Plan” has a name: Jesus, who came to show us how much God loves us and wants to share the divine life with us. This is God’s plan for you. This is God’s plan for your life. Got any rivers you think are uncrossable? Got any mountains you can’t tunnel through? God specializes in things thought impossible God does things ...

1857. Signed, Sealed, and Delivered

Ephesians 1:1-14

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Timothy J. Smith

... It’s made me appreciate life and people around me,” she claims. “It’s a new lease on life.”[1] God through Jesus Christ has given each one of us a new lease on life, a second chance. In living out our faith we discover just how deep God’s love is for us and all people. We belong to God in and through Jesus Christ. That designation cannot be taken away from us. No matter what we do or where we are we will forever be children of God. We learn that God “chose us in Christ before the foundation ...

1858. Hill Climbing

Psalm 121:1-8

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King Duncan

... our lives? And not just in this life, but “forevermore,” as the Psalmist said. Why would God give us eternal life if God didn’t love us and want to preserve us? And so, in those times when life seems to be an uphill climb, we lift up our eyes unto the ... that our lives are valuable to God, in this world and even in the life to come. We take refuge in God’s unfailing love. One final word. As we noted at the beginning, this is one of the “Psalms of Ascents” psalms sung by pilgrims making their way ...

1859. "Before" and "After"

Psalm 31:1-24

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King Duncan

... deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me. 16 Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love. This is the “After” picture of a man who has hit rock-bottom. A dead man forgotten. A broken jar worthless. Now think about ... ; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me. 16 Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love. Notice what the psalmist is not saying in these verses. He is not denying the existence of God. He is not accusing God of ...

1860. A Global Celebration

John 20:1-9

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King Duncan

... on the cross. He was a strong man, but a man not given to vengeance nor to violence. More than anything else he was a man of peace. He even spoke peace to the angry waves on the sea. He was a man of healing and acceptance and love. Now he was gone. Crucified . . . dead . . . buried. That’s the reality that confronted his followers on that first Easter Sunday morning. And then, as if to make the story even crueler, his body had gone missing. Think what that meant. All the world’s people weep for their ...

1861. A Prayer for Persecuted Christians Everywhere

John 17:6-19

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Leonard Sweet

... following in Christ’s footsteps (5). Merciful God, for those asked to pay the ultimate price; who are martyred because of their love for you, may they truly know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming ... . Teach us what it means to overcome by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of our testimony; we pray that we would not love our lives so much as to shrink from death (11). O Lord, hear our prayer. (1) Romans 5:3, Romans 8:17‑18, 1 Corinthians 12 ...

1862. The Glory of the Cross

Galatians 6:11-18

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James Merritt

... ’er the wrecks of time; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime. When the sun of bliss is beaming, Light and love upon my way, From the cross the radiance streaming, Adds more luster to the day.1 That song could have been the theme song of ... table?” Well, that little girl was right. The cross is God’s plus sign, telling you and me that God is for us, that God loves us, and loves us so much He sent His Son to die for us that we might be saved. Someone has well said that it was at the ...

1863. An Invitation to a Wedding

Matthew 22:1-14

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King Duncan

... to stay at the party . . . .” (5). You may think those are hard words, but they are very much a part of the Gospel. God loves us as we are, but God expects us to clothe ourselves with the character of Jesus Christ. That’s one reason we come to worship ... in the presence of Christ. He is our pole, the center about which our world swings. He is our peace and joy. With him love and good will are the rule instead of the exception. In him forgiveness and understanding are the order of the day.” (8) God wants ...

1864. Dealing with Cantankerous People

Ephesians 4:30-5:2

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King Duncan

... model, it will have to be Jesus. No one else comes close. As St. Paul writes: “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” The best way to rid yourself of bitterness, anger and resentment is to make a conscious commitment to pattern your life after Jesus. Learn to ...

1865. An Unforgettable Baptism

Luke 3:21-22

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King Duncan

... were there thought to record the day for our hearing. “Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: ‘You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.’” This event of Christ’s baptism is important to Christians for several reasons. It reminds us, first of all, of Christ’s humility. It is an amazing truth. Christ humbled himself and was baptized by a mere mortal in our behalf ...

1866. Final Instructions

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... 22). The phrase “in the Lord” points to the objective grounds for our rejoicing in what God has done for us in Christ: “God so loved … that he gave …” (John 3:16). But this is linked with a subjective capacity to rejoice, which is no less God-given: once again a ... in 2 Thessalonians 3:16 (the Lord of peace) and later in Romans 15:33; 16:20; 2 Corinthians 13:11 (the God of love and peace) and Philippians 4:9 (cf. also Heb. 13:20 and Rom. 14:17 for peace as a characteristic of God’s kingdom). ...

1867. Israel Forsakes God

Jeremiah 2:1-3:5

Understanding Series

Tremper Longman III

... simply paid no attention to him. The images of v. 32 evoke the imagery of the marriage between Israel and God that we saw in 2:2–3. Though they have forgotten their marriage to God, they are still adept at love. However, the love in which they excel is illicit love. They can even teach the worst of women, presumably whores, how to improve their trade. We have here again a subtle allusion to the idolatrous practices of Israel. They proclaim their innocence, though in reality they kill the innocent poor (2 ...

1868. Punishment for Israel

Hosea 9:1--10:15

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... (2:14–23), here “hates” his covenant people. Is it possible for such a God to hate? Is it possible to turn Romans 8:31 upside down and to say that God is against us and that therefore no one can be for us? Does God hate that which he loves? According to Hosea 9:15 and Jeremiah 12:8, the answer is “yes” (cf. Ps. 5:5; Rom. 9:13). That the God who holds the springs of our life in his hands should hate us for our faithlessness and rebellion—that possibility should cause us to tremble. Israel’s ...

1869. Do This and Live!

Luke 10:25-37

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... you. I heard about a tribe in a foreign land in which a woman says to her husband on their wedding day, "I love you with all my liver." That doesn't sound very appealing to me. Does it to you? I like heart better. Of course it's easy to SAY I love you. It is much more difficult to put love into action. How are some ways we can show people we love them? That's right, we can hold their hand. We can do nice things for them. We can help them when they are in trouble. How did God show us ...

1870. Thanksgiving and Prayer

Philippians 1:1-11

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... witness (NIV, God can testify; cf. Rom. 1:9; 2 Cor. 11:11, 31; 1 Thess. 2:5). Here the emotion is deep affection. The calling of God to testify does not suggest that some of the Philippians needed to be assured of this; Paul is never reticent about his love for his converts (cf. 2 Cor. 12:15; Gal. 4:19; 1 Thess. 2:8). But the terms he uses in addressing the Philippians “show a depth not plumbed elsewhere” (O’Brien, p. 29). He longs for all of them with the affection of Christ Jesus—it is an utterly ...

1871. The Messianic Anointing of Jesus

Mark 14:1-11

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... , but the occasion is an evening meal, and he was likely a supporter, perhaps healed of leprosy by Jesus (cf. 1:40–45). a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume. Mark leaves her unnamed in order to center on her faithful, loving act; she is another of the “little people” highlighted throughout Mark. This was no ordinary perfume and may in fact have been an heirloom. Alabaster flasks were expensive, made of a soft marble-like stone imported from Egypt. Mark tells us in verse 5 that ...

1872. Introduction and “Hello”

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Teach the Text

Preben Vang

... –99) tells the story of a cataclysmic change that occurs in the life of a cardinal in an unnamed Soviet Bloc country. When the man begins his career, it has never occurred to him that his life will have to be laid on the line for the God he loves. He is devoted to God and the church, is not particularly proud, and certainly is not evil. But he is detached and in no sense connected to the people he serves. He is more concerned about his people’s stability than about their spiritual needs. He conducts his ...

1873. Obedience Is Better Than Sacrifice

1 Samuel 15:1-35

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... human beings in tangible, practical ways (the horizontal plane). So James (1:27) makes caring for those who are vulnerable and needy (epitomized by the widow and orphan) one of the twin pillars of genuine religion, because it fulfills the “royal law” of love for one’s neighbor (2:8). Jesus teaches that one cannot expect to receive God’s forgiveness if one is not willing to forgive others (Matt. 6:14–15). Reconciling differences with a brother or sister must be given priority over formal religious ...

1874. “Have Mercy on Me, Lord, for I Am Faint”

Psalm 6:1-10

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C. Hassell Bullock

... How long?” occurs in several psalms (e.g., 74:10; 80:4; 82:2) and usually carries the meaning of “how distressingly long?” (The NIV’s second “how long?” is not in the Hebrew text.) 6:4 unfailing love. This phrase translates a single Hebrew word, hesed, which is close in meaning to “love” and is based on the Lord’s covenant faithfulness. See the sidebar in the unit on Psalm 36. 6:5 from the grave. The Hebrew is literally “in Sheol” (see the sidebar). 6:6 I flood my bed . . . my ...

1875. “When I Awake, I Will Be Satisfied with Seeing Your Likeness”

Psalm 17:1-15

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... el, the abbreviated form of ’elohim. See Moses’s prayer in Numbers 12:13. 17:7 Show me the wonders of your great love. This verse is packed with the vocabulary of the psalmist’s faith. First, the verb “show the wonders” (Hiphil of pl’) means ... accused and suffered for many years. But David wisely looked to the Lord for vindication, as we see in Psalm 17. God’s love is powerful. True Story: A high school student, Lori, was invited to church summer camp. Lori made it clear to the pastor that ...

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