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176. Chapter I

Exodus 20:1-21

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Frank H. Seilhamer

... lives). Moreover, if God held first place in their lives then that love for him would affect the way they related to everyone that he had created. Because he was the father of all men, each of his people would learn to live with one another as brothers. Understanding this, they would not murder each other, or lie about or slander each other, or steal from one another. Other people, not linked to God in the love-pact might do that, but they would not. And this style of life would be lived out not because God ...

177. The Promising Child

1 Samuel 2:12-26

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Harry N. Huxhold

... petition. Therefore I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives, he is given to the Lord” (1 Samuel 1:27-28). The Law of Moses (Exodus 13:1-2) did require that every firstborn male be designated as holy to the Lord. The understanding of this requirement was that Israel might trust that God claimed all of Israel as God’s people. The dedication of the firstborn was a significant way of remembering that, especially since all the firstborn of the Egyptians were lost at the time of the Exodus. Hannah ...

178. What Can We Count On From God?

Luke 18:1-8

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James W. Moore

... questions represent a lighthearted humorous reminder that there are indeed a lot of things in this life that we just really don’t understand. But let me take it to a deeper and more disturbing level by sharing with you a poignant and heart-wrenching poem written ... different. You can never go back beyond that accident. On and on we could go with our list… of things we don’t really understand. Why is there so much pain in our world? Why do good people suffer? Why do we hurt one another? Why can’t people ...

179. Gethsemane: Prelude To The Cross

Mark 14:32-42

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Maxie Dunnam

... to be, yet see where his focus is. “Father, all things are possible to Thee; remove this cup from me; yet not what I will, but what Thou wilt.” That’s the focus that’s the focus of Gethsemane. Can we make it our focus? Who wants to suffer? Who understands the mystery of the storms of life devastating the families of the just as well as the unjust? Who can find any meaning in five young women killed on the side of the road down at Oxford? Oh, to find the grace to live with mystery and keep our focus ...

180. A Fragrant Offering

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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Maxie Dunnam

... 's presence in our lives. Remember that word of our scripture lesson from I John: "No man has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us." We become a fragrant offering to another when we love them enough to understand. III. Now when I state my third point, some of you are going to think it is a comedown. But I suggest to you it's not a comedown -- it's a come- up. Christian love shows itself in the little things. Now I know what Martin Buber said was ...

181. Let Us Pray

James 5:13-20

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Mark Trotter

... for the life of the Church. The first reason is because we know what prayer will do. The second reason is, we don't know what prayer will do. Which might lead you to say, "Well, Dearie said things this morning that is going to take him years to understand." But let me try. What we do know is that prayer will change you. I have thought about this for some time, about those people that we consider saints, those people who are so spiritually attractive to us. Why are they so attractive to us? I know such ...

182. Where Do You Abide?

John 15:1-8

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Mark Trotter

... Even before you can speak God's name, God loves you, knows your name, and has claimed you as his child. Someone will say, "Well I didn't choose to be baptized. What's more, I don't understand it." I will say to them, "Isn't that wonderful." I don't understand it either. I don't know anybody who understands the sacraments of grace. That's the Gospel. It says what has happened is nothing that we could have understood by our reason. It is nothing that we could have anticipated by our virtue. It is nothing that ...

183. Proper 16

Matthew 16:13-20, Romans 11:33-36, Romans 12:1-8, Isaiah 51:1-16, Exodus 2:1-10, Exodus 1:1-22

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John R. Brokhoff

... these verses Paul brings to a conclusion the doctrinal section of Romans in which he analyzed and described God's plan of salvation by grace through faith.When he thinks of God's wisdom and love, he breaks out in a doxology which glorifies God. No human can understand the wisdom of God nor his ways. The mind cannot fathom the depth of God's love and truth. For Paul, God is all in all. Gospel: Matthew 16:13-20 At Caesarea Philippi Peter confesses that Jesus is the Christ. Jesus takes his disciples out of the ...

184. Precious and Privileged Children

Galatians 4:4-7

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Donald Charles Lacy

... churchgoers that I have known say such moments are far and few between. My belief is this is a problem with human perception. God is as near as we want him to be. There is no scarcity in this love that knows no bounds. There is no limit to his understanding of our lives and loved ones. We must learn to cry out more often, "Abba! Father!" It is a wonderful exercise for our vocal chords. It is the means our heavenly daddy uses to take us in his arms and hold us tightly with a supernatural love. Summary And ...

185. Afraid No More

Romans 8:1-17

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King Duncan

... your paintings.” “I paint what I feel inside me,” explains the artist. She looks at the painting once more and asks, “Have you ever tried Alka-Seltzer?” (1) Some of us may not understand modern art. Some of us may not understand some kinds of music. Opera, for example. Or some forms of rock music. I read recently that termites eat through wood two times faster when listening to rock music. I don’t know any particular significance to that. I just thought it was an interesting fact. There ...

186. Will the Real God Please Stand Up?

2 Corinthians 13:14

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James Merritt

... heavens." (Job 26:13) So who created humanity? Who created the heavens? Who created the stars and the sun? God did – that is God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. III. The Trinity Has A Ministry We Must Receive Now I want you to understand why this study is so important. The church is all about trying to bring unbelievers to come to know and believe in the one and only God. The primary responsibility of the church according to Jesus Christ Himself is to carry out what is known as the Great ...

187. Minority Report

Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23

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James Merritt

... said there are some hearts just like that. He explains it this way: "When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside ... "Minority Report" because it is shocking to realize that three-fourths of the seed did not bear fruit. This is so important to understand. The problem in the parable is not with the sower, and the problem is not with the seed, the problem was with the ...

188. The Undoing of Babel

Acts 2:1-21

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Stan Purdum

... ," and I didn't want to appear rude, so I ate it. Then the man launched into a new monologue, which, of course, we couldn't understand, but he was using his hand to point toward a hut not far way and was making motions that finally led me to believe he was ... doing was an act of rebellion against God, so God came amongst them and confused their language so that they could no longer understand one another. Work on the city and tower became impossible, and in the end, the people scattered as God had wanted in the ...

189. Hot Air or the Holy Spirit?

Acts 2:1-13

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J. Howard Olds

... . In my opinion, the number one sin in the city of Brentwood is gossip. We embrace rumor a lot quicker than we embrace reality. ‘Why be bothered with the truth when I am already convinced of my story and I plan on sticking to it?' When do I understand that every truth is not mine to tell, and many things that are right do not bear repeating? Before you spread something you've heard you might do well to ask “Is it truthful?" “Is it helpful?" To those questions give an honest answer. The Holy Spirit can ...

190. Rock Bottom

1 Peter 3:13-22

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David O. Bales

... we might be on this side of the relationship, God is absolutely trustworthy. If you've been baptized into Christ, Christ is with you in a special way. When you're holding onto life by only your fingernails, or when you seem imprisoned by forces you don't understand, or when so much of you feels dead you can hardly touch a spot that seems alive, Christ is there, too. You've been baptized. That's God's promise of faithfulness to you. Hold onto that. If Christ can make a proclamation to the spirits in prison ...

191. Night of Light

Luke 2:1-7

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Timothy Cargal

... wish, sharing in the parties, traveling to be with family members, exchanging gifts — all the things we do to brighten our lives in the midst of the onset of winter. The fact that they make the commitment to attend church in this prime “family time” shows that they understand as well that a spiritual light has shined into their lives. They have seen the light of the glory of the Lord and have felt the warmth of God’s grace and peace. All of that is as it should be. Those who have been blessed by God ...

192. Lost

Luke 15:1-7

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James Merritt

... thing that would have made me happy was for my lost son to be found. Key Take Away: Heaven is happy when the lost are found. That word “lost” is a word that I want you to burn into your mind and brand onto your heart. If you want to understand the Bible, if you want to see the heart of God, if you want to know why the church exists, if you want to know why preaching and teaching and reaching every person we can is so important, it all revolves around the word “lost.” As we study the parable ...

193. Let's Take This from the Beginning

Genesis 1:1-2:3

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James Merritt

... a purpose. The very first part of the story tells us exactly the same thing. We were put here for a purpose. We are here for a reason. The primary reason we have been put here is to have a personal relationship with the God who put us here. To understand why we are here we have to know how we got here and Who put us here. We find that story in the first two chapters of Genesis. [Turn to Genesis 1] There is no question that the centerpiece of creation was the human race. Everything culminates in the creation ...

194. Saints Are Awake to Life's Deepest Joy

Luke 6:20-31

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R. Robert Cueni

... . Simply being in the presence of the joy of his faith seemed to strengthen Jane. The day came when Harold neared death. Jane stood by the hospital bedside. For a moment, she set aside her role as Harold's caring pastor and became his eager student. "Help me understand," she said. "What it is like to know you are about to die? I know appropriate Bible passages. I have read the great theologians. I can cite the pious cliques and easy answers. I need to know what it is really like to move from life to death ...

195. Jesus Made Like His Brothers

Hebrews 2:5-18

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... an active statement of the work of Jesus. See the full discussion of the debate in H.-G. Link and C. Brown, NIDNTT, vol. 3, pp. 148–66. 2:18 The translation of peirazō by “test” rather than “tempt” (as in NEB) may be of some help in understanding this verse, although the distinction is not always easy to make (cf. James 1:13–15). See the discussion in C. L. Mitton, The Epistle of James (London: Marshall, Morgan and Scott, 1966), pp. 46–50. For the testing of Jesus, see Mark 3:21; 8:32; and ...

196. Restoration of Israel

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Understanding Series

Tremper Longman III

... that help establish one’s relationship with God. Teachers still have a role and are spoken of positively in the New Testament period (Rom. 12:7; Gal. 6:6; 1 Tim. 2:7; 3:2; 2 Tim. 1:11; 2:24). They can strengthen and deepen one’s understanding, but they are no longer necessary for one to come to know God in the first place and to establish a relationship with him. As McComiskey points out (The Covenants of Promise, p. 87), the idea that in the future people will not need a covenant mediator is similar ...

197. Parables Discourse: Importance of Response to the Kingdom Message

Matthew 13:1-23

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... this moment but did not see it (13:17). Jesus’ disciples are blessed to be alive at this point in history, when God is bringing the kingdom in the ministry and work of Jesus. 13:19 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it. Here Jesus provides the first of three parable interpretations (also 13:37–43, 49–50). The seed of the parable is identified as the message of the kingdom. The emphasis then falls on four ways of responding to the good news about God’s reign ...

198. Parables Discourse: The “Already and Not Yet” of the Kingdom

Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:31-35, Matthew 13:36-43, Matthew 13:44-46, Matthew 13:47-52

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... as well as old. This final brief parable compares a learned disciple of the kingdom to a householder with a storeroom who brings out new and old treasures from storage. So a disciple of the kingdom knows enough to draw upon both old and new to understand the nature of the kingdom and to follow accordingly. In context, the parable seems to point to the use of what has been known about God’s coming reign and what is new about the kingdom in Jesus’ proclamation. The new may correspond to the surprising ...

199. Jesus Transfigured as a Foreshadowing of Future Glory

Matthew 17:1-13

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... in his narrative, so it is likely that this reference ties 17:1–13 closely with the previous passage, which concludes with a reference to some of Jesus’ followers not experiencing death before seeing “the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” Matthew likely understands the transfiguration as a (at least partial) fulfillment of these words of Jesus about some of his disciples seeing “the Son of Man coming in his kingdom” (see comments on 16:28). Jesus took with him Peter, James and John. These three ...

200. Jesus, Messiah and Lord, Is True Interpreter of the Torah

Matthew 22:15-22, Matthew 22:23-33, Matthew 22:34-40, Matthew 22:41-46

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... Testament proverbs, where wisdom is to be gained by careful attention to God’s ways, openness to correction, and, most of all, fearing or revering the Lord (Prov. 1:7). As such, the pursuit of wisdom involves a lifelong journey of discernment. Given this framework for understanding wisdom, we do not often preach about Jesus as wise (although there is nothing objectionable about this idea). This may be because we do not take to heart the truth that Jesus grew in wisdom (cf. Luke 2:52), and so grew to be a ...

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