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201. Eyes To See, Ears To Hear

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

James McCormick

... we can’t see and hear. I think that’s a major difference between a person of faith and the average person among us. A person of faith is able to take the common, ordinary events of life and see and hear something extraordinary in them. It is the ability to perceive this divine dimension of life that makes all the difference! Let me tell you about some people who had this kind of perceptive faith. Thousands of years ago, there was a man who was out tending his father-in-law’s sheep. Suddenly he saw a ...

202. You Are God's Temple

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

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King Duncan

... your body.” (6:18-20) It could not be clearer. We are not God, but we are the dwelling place of God if we belong to Christ. This is why we are somebody. Not because of our intelligence, not because of our looks, not because of our athletic ability but because the Holy Spirit of God lives within us. Flannery O’Connor once wrote a short story titled, “A Temple of the Holy Ghost.” In it O’Connor tells of a precocious twelve‑year‑old girl. This girl has two teenage cousins who have come to visit ...

203. Romans 7:15-25a

Romans 7:7-25

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Leonard Sweet

... perspective of the pious Jew he once was or as the confessing Christian he now is, this divisive nature of humanity still holds true. The “mind” that knows God’s law to be good and holy and just also knows that it is beyond any individual’s ability to fulfill that law. The mind may “serve” God’s law, but the flesh will always “serve” the law of sin and death. This eternal dividedness sets the scene for Paul’s pronouncement in Romans 8. A third option is now available: the grace of Christ ...

204. When the Impossible Becomes Imminently Possible!

John 6:1-21

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... "Jesus our Lord already knows what he is planning to do." What we see as impossible may, in his gracious providence, be imminently possible. He "already has in mind what he is going to do." Believe in him and consider the amazing ways that he can work beyond our ability to see just now. Second, believe in the possibility that Jesus will work through you. Christ says, "All things can be done for the one who believes" (Mark 9:23 NRSV). By God's grace, in Christ's power we can do "all things." We were born to ...

205. The Qualities of a Decision Maker

Illustration

J. Keith Louden

... kind of person is best able to involve others and himself in good decision making? J. Keith Louden lists seven qualities: 1. The ability to look ahead and see what's coming foresight. 2. Steadiness, with patience and persistence and courage. 3. A buoyant spirit that in spite of cares generates confidence. 4. Ingeniousness, the ability to solve problems soundly yet creatively. 5. The ability to help others. 6. Righteousness, the willingness to do the right thing and speak the truth. 7. Personal morality of a ...

206. It’s a New Year: Take 7 Steps Forward

John 1:43-51

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Leonard Sweet

... up Step Up to the plate When Babe Ruth famously stepped up to the plate and confidently pointed to where he fully intended to bash the baseball, the fans went wild. How could anyone be so brazen, so brash, so completely sure of their own actions and abilities? If a baseball player can step-up-to-the-plate and fully expect, despite all the human variables at work, that he will successfully “swing for the bleachers,” how much more can those of us who claim to depend upon the power of an omnipotent God and ...

207. A New Point of View

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

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Steven E. Albertin

... women's minds. It leads to some absolutely hilarious and humorous situations. Sure enough, it transforms him into a great lover who knows exactly what to do and when to do it to please a woman. Likewise his ability to read women's minds enables him to advance his career by developing ads for products that women want. But his ability to read the minds of women also has a down side. He is horrified to find out that many of the women in his office pretend to like him but really don't. The whole premise of the ...

208. The Call of God

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... it and keep it sacred so they built a roof over it! Do the talents God has given you seem so valuable that you carefully put a roof over them to shelter and honor them instead of using them for God? * Wisdom Wisdom is the ability to see with discernment, to view life as God perceives it. Understanding is the skill to respond with insight. Knowledge is the rare trait of learning with perception — discovering and growing.[2] * Leadership — Fred Smith said that leadership is both something you are and ...

209. The Joy of the Lord

Nehemiah 7:73b--8:18

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King Duncan

... , “Each day that God gives us is like one of those empty bottles. We can choose to fill it with positive thoughts that lift us and other people; or we can fill it with negative thoughts that depress us and everyone else. The choice is ours.” (2) The ability to choose the attitude with which we confront life can be powerful. Let me give you example of that power at work. It is a true story about a French poet named Robert Desnos. During World War II, Desnos was an active member of the French Résistance ...

210. Come Home

Matthew 25:14-30

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Leonard Sweet

... ’s “Pop Idol” franchise. This genre of television that includes “The Voice,” “X-Factor” and “America’s Got Talent” focus on finding that rare pearl of stardom embedded amidst the grit and gravel of everyday gifts. Ferreting out someone’s ability to excel at something, identifying an individual’s unique “talent,” has its roots in this week’s gospel text. In fact, you might call our text the original “talent contest.” In the first century a “talent” was actually a measure ...

211. The Two Faces of Thanksgiving

Ephesians 1:15-23

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Leonard Sweet

... faces: a face oriented toward past, a face oriented toward the present and a face oriented toward the future, simultaneously. A prophet doesn't foresee the future. A prophet sees the past, present and future at once and as one. For Christians this ability to bring together the past, present and future is best represented not by Janus, but by Jesus. Thanksgiving arrives this Thursday. Our annual Thanksgiving holiday may be our most prophetic of all holidays. On one hand, Thanksgiving is all about family and ...

212. Accusations

2 Corinthians 10:1-18

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... his “thorn in the flesh” (cf. 12:7). Clearly, the opponents expected that someone who had ascended to the merkabah would be a more powerful and imposing figure (see on 4:7–5:15). On the other hand, they allege that Paul’s speaking ability amounts to nothing, that is, it is “despised.” His efforts to make an oral presentation were met with utter contempt. Following Paul’s denunciation of rhetoric in preaching for theological reasons (1 Cor. 1:17–2:5), his opponents made a stinging critique of ...

213. The High Priesthood of Jesus

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... mean the same for them. 5:10 As “the source of eternal salvation” Jesus has been declared high priest by God. The divine Son and yet fully human Jesus possesses the qualifications needed to be high priest: divine appointment (especially through Ps. 110:4) and ability to empathize with those whom he represents to God. He is thus a member of a unique priesthood—of the order of Melchizedek. At this point, however, the argument is interrupted by a long parenthetical warning, and is not resumed until 7:1 ...

214. A Call to Persevere

Jude 1:17-25

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... imply falling flat on one’s face. God can keep us from lesser as well as greater temptations. The grace of divine strength and ability is available for those who will draw upon it (1 Cor. 10:13). On a more positive note, God can make us, frail and ... and found only in the NT (Luke 1:14, 44; Acts 2:46; Heb. 1:9) and in 1 Enoch 5:9; Martyrdom of Polycarp 18.3. God’s ability to keep is often emphasized in the NT: John 10:28–29, “no one can snatch them out of my hand”; Rom. 14:4, “the Lord is able ...

215. The Beginning

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... with each other and thereby gain insight into their own identities. Rich personal interchange brings humans great joy, for it flows out of the innermost being, that is, the aspect of humanity that is in the image of God. In addition, the ability to handle words raises human acts above biological necessity as it enables a person to conceptualize, plan, evaluate, and anticipate. Being cognizant of what they are doing, humans bear responsibility for their deeds. Skill with words also opens the pursuit of ...

216. The Flood

Genesis 6:1-8:22

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... Exod. 2:3, 5), it describes a vessel capable of floating in order to deliver its occupant(s) from danger. Strictly speaking the ark was not a boat, for it lacked both a means of power and a steering mechanism. Consequently, the course it tookand its ability to deliver its occupants were completely under God’s direction. God told Noah that he was going to bring floodwaters (mabbul) on the earth to destroy all life in which there was breath (v. 17). However, God promised to establish his covenant, a formal ...

217. Do Not Forget the Lord

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... s provision in Matthew 6:25–34. It is clear that he meditated deeply on these words in the context of his “temptations” (see below), and his teaching follows the thrust of Deuteronomy 8:3 by pointing his disciples’ minds beyond the mere fact of God’s ability to provide, to the priority of seeking the reign of God and God’s justice—matters that undoubtedly flow from the mouth of God and not just from the experience of daily bread. 8:5 With perhaps a touch of irony, Moses presents God as doing ...

218. Sermon on the Mount: Allegiance and Trust

Matthew 6:19-24, Matthew 6:25-34

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... way of life that demonstrates a deep trust in God and the reality of light from within (6:22–23; see also 5:14–16). 2. Pursuing God’s kingdom rather than being consumed by worry about daily needs requires a deep trust in God’s goodness and ability to care for those needs. Matthew highlights the priority of the kingdom in this passage. God has come to make all things right in Jesus, and Christians are to live in light of and in line with kingdom priorities. And according to Jesus, the God who is ...

219. The Fifth Trumpet (First Woe)

Revelation 8:6--9:21

Teach the Text

J. Scott Duvall

... s sovereign control over his creation extends to his judgment of evil (e.g., the divine passives of 9:1, 3, 5, as well as the limitations placed on the agents of judgment in 9:4–6, 10). God’s sovereignty in judgment extends to his ability to pull back his restraint and allow evil to destroy itself, thus accomplishing his sovereign purposes (cf. Rev. 17:16–17, where God allows the beast to bring down the prostitute). The short list of specific sins mentioned at the end of Revelation 9 equates idolatry ...

220. The Temporary Imprisonment of Satan

Revelation 20:1-7

Teach the Text

J. Scott Duvall

... he will be set free for a time to deceive again. Satan’s chief power consists of his ability to deceive unbelievers and put them in bondage (see sidebar in 18:1–8). Currently, Satan does not seem to be restricted in his ability to deceive unbelievers (e.g., 2 Cor. 4:4; Eph. 2:2; 6:12; 2 Tim. 2:26 ... ; 1 Pet. 5:8), but during the millennium that ability will be eliminated entirely. After the millennium, Satan “must” (dei) be released to deceive again for a short time (on ...

221. Keeping Promises

Numbers 30:1-16

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

... 36:1–12). The whole section is chiastically structured: A Introduction: Duty of men to keep their own vows/oaths (vv. 1–2) B Father’s ability to void daughter’s vows/oaths without penalty (vv. 3–5) C Husband’s ability to void wife’s premarriage vows/oaths (vv. 6–8) D Duty of widows and divorcées not under male authority (v. 9) C? Husband’s ability to void wife’s postmarriage vows/oaths (vv. 10–12) B? Husband’s inability to void wife’s established vows/oaths without penalty (vv. 13 ...

222. Nabuchadnezzar’s Dream and Daniel's Interpretation

Daniel 2:1-23, Daniel 2:24-49

Teach the Text

Ronald W. Pierce

... the unit on 1:8–16). Encourage your listeners to include a regular time of thanksgiving in their prayers, acknowledging God’s person and work throughout Scripture as well as in their personal lives. 2. God reveals and rescues. Daniel’s affirmation of God’s ability sharply contrasts with the bankruptcy of Babylon’s gods. They can neither reveal wisdom nor rescue those who look to them. On the contrary, Daniel’s God is able and willing to hear and answer. Invite your listeners to come to God for ...

223. Daniel Interprets the Dream and Confronts Nebuchadnezzar

Daniel 4:19-27

Teach the Text

Ronald W. Pierce

... is an example of human greatness granted and removed in God’s timing. He is raised as a Nazirite (cf. Num. 6:1–21), dedicated to the Lord, and instructed to abstain from drinking wine, touching dead bodies, and cutting his hair. Samson frequently uses abilities beyond the natural, as God’s Spirit empowers him to kill a lion barehanded (Judg. 14:5–6) and fight victoriously when greatly outnumbered (14:19; 15:14–17). Though his strength is great, it is taken from him as a consequence of folly and ...

224. Can It Be Sin to Be Shy?

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... and yet direct way, if you are a shy person, as many of us are, God’s will is for you, to the best of your ability, to overcome your shyness. Listen to the words of St. Paul, writing to young pastor Timothy, “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us ... are people who would rather face a hungry bear than talk to their neighbors. It doesn’t make sense, and yet fear has an ability to cause all kinds of havoc in our lives. Many of you are familiar with country music legend Mel Tillis. Mel has written and ...

225. One Body, Many Parts

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... in different kinds of tongues” (12:28). The point is reinforced by questions that treat the gifts in the same order. If all are not appointed and gifted to be apostles, it follows that all should not expect to receive any particular gift, including the ability to speak in tongues or interpret. The discussion, however, is not allowed to conclude on this point. For neither the gifts nor the giver is static (12:11). Thus all may “eagerly desire” to someday sense the call and empowerment to use in service ...

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