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2201. Advent 3

Isaiah 61:1-11, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28, John 1:1-18

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Isaiah 61:1-13 is the text for Jesus' inaugural sermon at Nazareth (Luke 4). It gave the forecast of his ministry. This passage comes from an unknown author of the sixth century B.C. when the Babylonian exiles returned to Judea and found their country in ruins. It constituted a message of good news of liberation and comfort. Verses 10-11 comprise Israel's happy response to the glad tidings of liberation and salvation. The people rejoice in Yahweh for his ...

2202. Epiphany 6

2 Kings 5:1-27, 1 Corinthians 9:1-27, Mark 1:40-45

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: 2 Kings 5:1-14 Elisha was a prophet of Israel in the ninth century. He was known as a miracle worker among prophets. In the cleansing of Naaman, the Syrian general, Elisha is in the background that Yahweh might receive the glory. When Naaman humbles himself and obeys Elisha's directive to wash in the Jordan, he is healed. The passage brings to the forefront the superiority of Yahweh over the gods of Naaman and God's graciousness which is extended to Gentiles. Epistle: 1 ...

2203. Epiphany 7

Isaiah 43:14-28, Mark 2:1-12, 2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Isaiah 43:18-25 The Jews are in exile in Babylon. Deutero-Isaiah sees hope in the future. God will use Cyrus, the Persian, to defeat the Babylonians. Then the Jews will be free to return to Jerusalem and set up an ideal nation. This is a new thing God is about to do, a new exodus greater than the old exodus from Egypt. But Yahweh has something against his people who came into captivity because of their unworthy worship. Nevertheless, Yahweh will forgive his people and restore them ...

2204. Proper 10

2 Samuel 6:1-23, Ephesians 1:1-14, Mark 6:14-29

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 David is situated in Jerusalem with his government and he defeated the Philistines. It is time for David to make his capital also the religious center of the nation. With his people he arranges to bring the ark of the covenant which is 10 miles away in Kirjath-jearim. On the way the oxen stumble. To prevent the ark from falling from the new cart, Uzzah steadies the ark and is killed by God. David becomes angry with Yahweh for killing Uzzah, and in fear of ...

2205. Proper 14

Ephesians 4:17--5:21, 2 Samuel 18:1-18, 2 Samuel 18:19--19:8, John 6:25-59

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 David's rebellious son, Absalom, sought to gain the kingship from his father. He gathered an army to fight David's servants. David divided his army into three sections with a general over each. As they left to fight Absolom, David commanded his generals to deal gently with his son. David's army took Absalom and his men by surprise. They fled through a forest-jungle where many were exhausted from the struggle with the thick underbrush, and some fell in ...

2206. Proper 5

Mark 3:20-30, 1 Samuel 8:1-22, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18, Mark 3:31-35

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: 1 Samuel 8:4-11 (12-15) 16-20; (11:14-15) Samuel became the religious and political leader of Israel. He cleared the country of pagan gods and defeated the Philistines. When Samuel became old and was not expected to live much longer, the elders came to Samuel and requested a king in order to be like other nations who had a king. Samuel took the request to Yahweh in prayer and he told Samuel to listen to the people but to warn them that a king would make them slaves. In spite of ...

2207. Proper 6

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Mark 4:30-34, 2 Corinthians 5:1-10, Mark 4:26-29, 1 Samuel 16:1-13

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: 1 Samuel 15:34--16:13 The Lord rejected Saul as king because he disobeyed the divine order to wipe out the Amalekites. Saul kept some of the animals for a sacrifice. For this disobedience, Yahweh was sorry he made Saul king of Israel. Now Israel needed a new king, but where was he to be found? The Lord sends Samuel to the Jesse family where there were eight sons. Which of the eight should be king? When David was brought in from the fields, at once the Lord told Samuel to anoint ...

2208. Proper 8

2 Samuel 1:1-16, 2 Samuel 1:17-27, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15, Mark 5:21-43

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 In a battle with the Philistines King Saul and his sons lost their lives. An Amalekite soldier describes how Saul died. Saul was severely wounded and asked the Amalekite to kill him. Though Saul requested the Amalekite to kill him, David ordered one of his men to kill the Amalekite for slaying the Lord's anointed. Then he sang a lament for Saul and Jonathon. Epistle: 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 In chapters 8 and 9 Paul discusses the stewardship of money. The pressing ...

2209. Mark 4: 26-34

Mark 4:26-29

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Leonard Sweet

What’s the first task of every communicator, be they teacher, preacher, politician, communicator of any sort? Gain Attention. Get people’s attention. In order to be memorable and to get your message across, you have to be both surprising and familiar. Nobody was better at making the familiar strange and surprising than Jesus. You can hear it coming when he says: “You have heard it said, but I say.” Jesus’ crowd communication combined this technique of defamiliarization with incredible charisma and, as we ...

2210. Ephesians 6:10-20

Ephesians 6:10-20

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Leonard Sweet

The Roman Empire was the big boss on the block for hundreds of years. All that was considered “civilization” was under Roman rule, Roman dominion. Maintaining that position of supremacy and expanding their power took a massive military force. Well-trained, privileged, respected, uniquely organized, expertly led, and outfitted with the most advanced protective gear available, the soldiers of the Roman army were an unstoppable fighting machine. A Roman soldier outfitted in all his gear epitomized power, an ...

2211. Will the Real Christian Please Stand Up?

Acts 11:26

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James Merritt

I’m reminded of the story of a local businessman who was a fourth grade Sunday School teacher. He was really trying to impress the class because his son was a member of the class. So he asked the class this question, “Why do you suppose that people call me a Christian?” Well, there was dead silence. Nobody spoke up. He asked the question again: “Now kids, why do you suppose that people call me a Christian?” Still no response. Finally, the man with an exasperated look said, “Now come on, think about it, ...

2212. Close Up Parents: Be Cheerleaders, Not Jeer leaders

Colossians 3:21

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James Merritt

I am wondering right now how many frustrated people are in this building, or maybe watching by television, whose memories hearken back to parents that you could never totally please. Most every one of us in this room knows someone that is driven to succeed to the nth degree, because they are haunted by the ghost of unrealistic expectations that one or both parents placed on them. There are others in this room who live in perpetual sadness because of a parent that never showed them the affection and the ...

2213. It’s Time to Grow Up

Ephesians 4:14-15

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James Merritt

I want you to listen again to two lines in this song. Between who you are and who you could be Between how it is and how it should be If that tension is in your life, I am going to dare you to move. I am going to dare you to move to the next level of spiritual growth in your life – to move from where you are now to where you could be on the road to both spiritual life and spiritual maturity. What I want to say to many of you today is something that we all tell our kids (or one day you will tell your kids) ...

2214. Honor Graduate

Exodus 20:12

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James Merritt

To be an honor graduate is considered quite an accomplishment. These honors, as you know, are in Latin and they are used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree is earned. There are typically three types of Latin honors in order of increasing level of honor. They are: Cum Laude (with honor), Magna Cum Laude (with great honor) and Summa Cum Laude (with highest honor). One of my goals when I went to college was to be an honor graduate. I didn't want to get an ordinary ...

2215. A New Hope

Jeremiah 18:1-10

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James Merritt

Amazingly, George Lucas, who created one of the most famous villains of all time in Darth Vader, could not resist the storyline that even with the Darth Vader there is always "A New Hope." There is always the hope that anyone who has gone over to the dark side, no matter how far or how deep, can once again reemerge to the light side and the right side. Thousands of years ago God told the Prophet Jeremiah of a land that we could call "The Land of New Hope". To illustrate that land, He told Jeremiah to go ...

2216. Israel: The World’s Invincible Nation

Jeremiah 23:2, 7-8

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James Merritt

I recently got E-mail from a young man that I took very seriously. There are several reasons why I immediately responded to this young man's E-mail. First of all he is a very bright student. In fact, he may graduate a year early from his university. Second, he is a very fine Christian young man with extremely high values. Thirdly, he goes to a very wonderful godly Christian university. Fourth, I know his Dad and Mom probably better than I know anybody in the world, and his Mother especially expects me to ...

2217. The Climb

Joshua 14:6-15

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James Merritt

A Ph.D. - a Doctor of Philosophy degree is the highest degree awarded in academics. Three to four years of seminars, literacy required in three to five different languages, and three years of continuous research on a dissertation that must be totally original in its subject, meaning that no one has ever written on it before. This dissertation must then be presented in written form and passed by three professors with three different fields of expertise all of which you must study and include in your ...

2218. When God Gets Excited

Mark 2:1-12

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James Merritt

What excites you the most? I don't mean just any one thing, but what are the things that come to your mind that really get you excited? I thought about this and this is just a short list for me, but it will give you some idea of the things that really get me excited. Knowing that I am going to heaven Knowing that God loves me unconditionally A romantic get away with Teresa Spending time with my sons (James, Jonathan and Joshua) Breaking ninety on the golf course Hot homemade chocolate chip cookies Anytime ...

2219. Am I a Real Christian?

Acts 11:26

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James Merritt

I'm reminded of the story of a local businessman who was a fourth grade Sunday School teacher. He was really trying to impress the class because his son was a member of the class. So he asked the class this question, "Why do you suppose that people call me a Christian?" Well, there was dead silence. Nobody spoke up. He asked the question again: "Now kids, why do you suppose that people call me a Christian?" Still no response. Finally, the man with an exasperated look said, "Now come on, think about it, ...

2220. The Dream Work of Teamwork

Nehemiah 3:1-32

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James Merritt

Apollo 13 reminds us that it doesn't take a village to raise a child, but it does take a team to have success. If you watched that video carefully you noticed that there were actually three levels of people involved in helping to devise a contraption that would keep the air pure enough for the astronauts to survive until they could get back to earth. B.C. Forbes, the founder of Forbes Magazine, once said, "You spell success T-E-A-M-W-O-R-K." That is truth in every area of life. Show me a successful coach ...

2221. The Power of Purpose

Proverbs 16:4

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James Merritt

I spent four years of my life in Deland, Florida about twenty miles west of Daytona Beach at StetsonUniversity. Not long after my freshman year started, I began attending StetsonBaptistChurch and attended there all four years. One of the reasons why I was attracted to the church was because of a pharmacist that worked with college students there named Dean West. Mr. West was (to say the least) a unique individual. He was very unconventional in his thinking on a lot of things, but he had a gift to really ...

2222. You Fool!

Luke 12:13-21

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Ron Lavin

The incident stirring up this text is the request of someone in the crowd who asked Jesus to judge between on older brother and himself regarding an inheritance. The real problem isn't the request which Jesus refused, but the greed lying beneath the surface of the request which Jesus addressed with a parable about a rich fool who went to hell. In Jesus' day, the oldest brother got the inheritance when his father died. He was then expected to take care of the rest of the family. This procedure protected the ...

2223. Family Ties and Good-byes

Luke 12:49-56

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Ron Lavin

If ever we needed to strengthen the institution of family, it's today. Many forces of evil are pulling the family apart. Ethical relativism, which teaches that there are no absolutes, not even God, is increasingly popular. Immorality abounds. Listening and hearing one another seems to be a lost art in many homes. Spouses often seem to be going in opposite directions. Parents and children have a hard time communicating. Many modern homes are little more than large telephone booths where arrangements are ...

2224. Minding the Store of Our Lives

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

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Richard Gribble

A man lived in an old stone cottage that was badly in need of repair. He made do, day-by-day, and got on with his life, struggling to wrench a living from the meager land. Eventually the rain that leaked in on him got too heavy and the wind around his ears was too cold. He had to do something about the gap in his wall. Up on the hillside there was an ancient Celtic cross. It had stood there since time immemorial. It was silent and uncomplaining in the Atlantic gales that swept over it, but its very silence ...

2225. Joshua People: Turning Worlds Upside Down

Joshua 10:12-15, Acts 17:1-9

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Billy D. Strayhorn

I want to start with two passages of Scripture. The first from the book of Joshua since we are still in our Joshua Principles Series. And the second from the book of Acts because it describes the early ministry of the Church and what our ministry should be like. Joshua 10:12-15 (NRSV) [12] On the day when the Lord gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the Lord; and he said in the sight of Israel, "Sun, stand still at Gibeon, and Moon, in the valley of Aijalon." [13] And the sun stood ...

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