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201. Balak to Hire Balaam

Numbers 22:1-20

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

... 19) or that he could be persuaded to curse Israel. The rest of the Balaam cycle will show that Balaam is not a godly prophet. Theological Insights The Bible condemns employment of magical practices (see Deut. 18:9–14), and at times the practitioners of the magical arts seem to be mere charlatans (e.g., Dan. 2:1–11). But sometimes the experts in the occult appear to have real powers (see Exod. 7:11–12, 20–22; 8:6–7; 1 Sam. 28:7–19). The Bible certainly affirms the existence of supernatural forces ...

202. Be Strong

John 21:15-25, John 21:1-14

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Lori Wagner

... God to others, who acts in solid faith even though chipped in sorrow, who trusts the Lord’s promise, love, and mercy, because “my Lord is my rock.” In the art of ballet, the most graceful dancer is the one with the strongest and most trained muscles. Grace within strength is the secret to that art of dance. Think of your discipleship as the art of dancing with Jesus. Your arms and feet. His strength. A heart muscle that will not yield, even is the body is weak. Grace that overflows revealed in every ...

203. You Are What You Wear

Luke 24:1-12, Luke 24:36-49

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Lori Wagner

... feelings, your motif, your intentions, your personality, your affiliations, your deeply-seeded values and even your faith. Wearing clothing is an art, and art is a window into the soul. Your clothing can be the cross you wear, or a tattoo you bear, the ... accessories makes a statement about who you are and what means something …or not…to you. Your outward appearance, the “art” of imagining through clothing, is a direct manifestation of your inner spirit. Your apparel you could say is the “image ...

204. House of Stone

Psalm 118:1-29, Isaiah 18:1-7, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23, 1 Peter 2:4-12

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Lori Wagner

... employed rock piles as altars, but none as prolific as the Semitic faiths, particularly Judaism. Stones were strong and easy to find, especially basalt, small black fairly smooth rocks, and these were used to build houses, altars, wells, and used in mosaic art. Homes and Jewish gathering spaces built in Capernaum too were made of small blackish stones of basalt. They used no mortar, but the stones were rubbed and fitted together like a unique and exquisite puzzle. They were durable and strong, able to ...

205. The Physician

Isaiah 38:1-22, Matthew 8:14-17

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Lori Wagner

... later, the painting was again stolen from the Pushkin State Museum in Moscow and ruthlessly vandalized, slashing and scarring the canvas. The painting remained missing for four years before it was found buried in a sealed can with other stolen art in 1931. In 1933 Louis and Charlotte Hyde, founders of The Hyde Collection, purchased the Rembrandt painting and brought it to their Glens Falls home. Despite its dust, dirt, and slashed canvas, the painting, as seen above, was beautifully restored.** Restoring ...

Football is an art, like dancing is an art - but only when it's well done does it become an art.

Arsene Wenger

Art-speech is the only truth. An artist is usually a damned liar but his art, if it be art, will tell you the truth of his day. And that is all that matters. Away with eternal truth. The truth lives from day to day, and the marvelous Plato of yesterday is chiefly bosh today.

D. H. Lawrence

If we know the divine art of concentration, if we know the divine art of meditation, if we know the divine art of contemplation, easily and consciously we can unite the inner world and the outer world.

Sri Chinmoy

209. Wavering Notes by an Uncertain Trumpet

2 Peter 3:1-18

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Ron Love

... Ludwig von Zinzendorf having completed his studies at Wittenberg in 1720, embarked on a grand tour of the continent. To further his education, it was his ambition to visit all the great cultural institutions. During this expedition, his pilgrimage took him to the art museum in Dusseldorf, Germany. It was here that he was transformed from a man of worldly riches to one of humble service to the poor. It occurred simply enough, by looking into the face of Christ. The Count was admiring Domenico Feti’s ...

210. Soli Deo Gloria

Romans 16:1-27

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Ron Love

... for us, as it gives us a sense of purpose and meaning. The Britannica Encyclopedia defines music as, “art concerned with combining vocal or instrumental sounds for beauty of form or emotional expression, usually according to cultural ... praise called Te Deum, with the English translation being “A Song of the Church.” The hymn begins with this stanza: Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ, Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father “A Song of the Church” is a hymn of praise and adoration. It is a hymn ...

211. Sacrifice Leads to Life

Hebrews 10:16-25

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Richard Gribble

... agreed to toss a coin with the loser going to the local mines to work so he could support the other while he attended art school. When the first was finished with his training, he would support the education of the other, either by sale of his art works or by going to the mines himself. Thus, one brother went off to the dangerous mines while the other went to the art academy. After four years the young artist returned triumphantly to a homecoming dinner. The artist rose from the table to drink a toast to ...

212. The Catch

Mark 1:14-20

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Lori Wagner

... with Jewish heritage.Among the masses, he can find those who respond to him, those whose hearts remember who they are when he heals and tests them.When Jesus teaches his disciples how to “fish for people,” he is teaching them the art of the catch, the art of discernment, and the art of healing broken people. The Kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. When it was full, they drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw ...

213. The Foreigner

Luke 17:11-19

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Lori Wagner

... historians and museums, particularly when talking about older works of art that may have become damaged from smoke, yellowed from resin, or simply dirt-covered with age. Many paintings from the Medieval or Renaissance period appear faded, shadowed, and their colors muffled and darkened from years of storage, passing of hands, or from materials used that collected dust and mold. Those ...

214. The Spirit Blows Where It Will

John 3:1-10

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Will Willimon

... pastoral activities. Why? Well, for one thing, what good does it do? You hurl your voice against the silences, year after year, chiseling your little messages out of the impervious granite of scripture. Sometimes I call preaching an art. But if it be an art, preaching is the most fragile, ethereal and fleeting of all the arts. How I envy musicians. All they've got to do is to stand up and follow somebody else's notes. An actor puts a particular twist on Shakespeare, yes. But then the same play can be given ...

215. Close Quarters With A King

Jeremiah 23:1-8

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Thomas G. Rogers

... group might have thought that they were just trying to move back in order to visually take in the whole work of art. Certainly that was part of the reason for trying to back up, but only part. The major reason for their backing up ... and exercising an authority to which all are immediately obedient. Jesus is not that. No angels hover around his cross, even though Christian art of the Middle Ages may have imagined them there. All nations are not gathered before him. All those people are not immediately ...

216. Say Goodbye -- Say Hello

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Richard Hasler

... who learns to accept the messy and unpredictable aspects of life. Such a performance undoubtedly was good preparation for her as she soon after assumed the responsibilities of head of the controversial National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C. Richard Feigen, a well-known New York art dealer, tells of visiting her backstage after a performance. Jane had just been told the day before that her financial manager had bilked her and her husband out of their life savings, about two million dollars ...

217. The Potter Almighty

Jeremiah 18:1--19:15

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Richard L. Sheffield

... The Apostles' Creed, as Jeremiah might have written it: I believe in God who has created heaven and earth, and you, and me, like a potter at work at a potter's wheel. That's a biblical image that still makes sense for you and me. At craft shows, in art classes, in hobby shops, you can still find a potter's wheel. And you can take classes in making pottery. If you do, you'll find that these days the potter's wheel has an electric motor, with variable speeds and is run by electricity. In Jeremiah's day the ...

218. The Scope Of The Spirit

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John A. Stroman

... bounds of God's love and care! The writer of Psalm 139 sensed the broad scope of the Spirit activity among us when he wrote: Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend to heaven, thou art there! If I make my bed in Sheol, thou art there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there thy hand shall lead me and thy right hand shall hold me. For Further Reflection And Study 1. Does the wind of the Spirit that ...

219. "Ascribe To The Lord The Glory Due His Name ..."

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John N. Brittain

... business is a multi-billion dollar industry. Obviously religiously-oriented entertainment is preferred to filthy humor or obscene movies. Like instruction, religious entertainment may or may not lead to real worship. This is, of course, a criticism often aimed at music and other arts in public worship. Whether a Bach motet or a medley of praise choruses, a humorous skit or a deeply moving drama, the charge is often made that it is "just entertainment" aimed at an assembly of people and not worship of God ...

220. Fools For The Sake Of Christ

1 Corinthians 4:1-21

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John N. Brittain

... increasingly bemoaned, ignorance of Scripture on the part of all of us, inside as well as outside the church. I was recently speaking with a chaplain friend who had been accosted by the Art History professor at his university. His colleague was complaining that in his courses on medieval and Renaissance art he was reduced to telling Bible stories because none of the students recognized the scenes portrayed in painting, sculpture, and stained glass. "Can you imagine," this professor bellowed, "that I have to ...

221. The First Hole

Acts 2:42-47

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Robert R. Kopp

... to happiness, wholeness, joy, and eternal security. Well, how can I get that relationship?" I replied, "You won't get it with a snap of your fingers. It's a process: worship, pray, read the Bible, hang out with Christians, and take Holy Communion." He did. He did! And Art is happy, whole, joyful, and secure. I'm not saying every day at work will be a hot fudge sundae or that first drive will always find the fairway more than a two minute walk from the tee. I'm just saying the first day and first hole aren ...

222. All Creation Yawns

Romans 13:8-14

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Frank Luchsinger

... , has returned to his home country, Norway, after years abroad. His fame and success have brought him no happiness. His greatest artistic triumph was a modeled self- portrait titled Remorse for a Ruined Life. He has sacrificed everything for his art -- the love of his youth and his idealism. In the end his art has been betrayed by the relinquishing of these as well. The studio model who posed for him in his youth and with whom he fell in love appears to him in his moment of destiny. She brings to him the ...

223. Easter 4

Revelation 7:9-17, Acts 13:13-52, Acts 9:32-43, John 10:22-42

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John R. Brokhoff

... person back to life! Epistle: Acts 13:15-16, 26-33 1. Listen (v. 16). In his opening words Paul asks his congregation to "listen" to what he has to say. Preaching is a partnership. As a minister needs to master the art of preaching, the people need to learn how to listen, for it, too, is an art. If there is no listening, preaching is in vain. The task of the preacher is to make certain that what is said is worth listening to. 2. Because (v. 27). Why was Jesus killed? In his sermon Paul answers. He gives two ...

224. Epiphany 3

Lk 4:14-21 · 1 Cor 12:12-31a · Isa 61:1-6 · Neh 8:1-10 · Ps 19

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... blinded by sin v. 18. d. Liberty for those oppressed by sin v. 18. Old Testament: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 1. The art of listening to the read Word (8:1-3, 5-6). Need: The reading of the Scripture is an essential element in public worship. However, the ... hear aright. People need to be reminded that the reading of the Word is God speaking to them without human comment or interpretation. Outline: The art of hearing the Word of God a. Be present to hear the Word read v. 1. b. Pay attention to the reading v. 3. c ...

225. A Sheep Of Your Own Flock

Psalm 23:1-6

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

... maketh me to lie down in green pastures;he leadeth me beside the still waters.He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in thepaths of righteousness for his Name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell ...

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