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201. If the Confession Doesn't Fit You Cannot Acquit

Sermon

James Merritt

Joe Gibbs, the former Head Coach of the Washington Redskins, tells a true story about a friend of his who owned a fine Labrador retriever. The friend, whom we will call John, looked out his window one morning and saw his faithful obedient dog sitting on his haunches near the front porch. John thought he saw something hanging from the dog's jaws. Sure enough, a closer look revealed it was his neigh...

202. More Proverbs of Solomon

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

28:1–29:27 Review · Chapters 28–29, on righteousness and a nation’s welfare, together conclude this anonymous proverbial collection. They are similar to chapters 10–15 stylistically in their dominant use of contrasting parallel clauses and thematically in their repeated contrast between the righteous and the wicked (Hebrew rasha occurs five times each in chaps. 28 and 29 but is absent from chap. 2...

203. More Proverbs of Solomon

Understanding Series

Roland E. Murphy

Many consider chapters 28 and 29 to be a collection separate from chapters 25–27. In contrast to the latter, which has many groupings, the style here returns to the (apparently) discrete sayings of earlier chapters (e.g., chapters 10–15). Antithetic sayings are the most frequent. See comment on 29:27. 29:1 Synthetic. On the downfall of the stiff-necked, see 28:14b; verse 1a repeats 6:15b. See comm...

204. Visioning Or Vanishing?

Sermon

Eric Ritz

Off the coast of Maine lies an island so small that the surrounding ocean can be seen from any point on the island. A visitor had the impulse to start a Sunday school class on the island, so he gathered the children around him for their first lesson. "How many of you," he asked, "have ever seen the Atlantic Ocean?" To his surprise, not a single hand went up. There is such a thing as being so much...

205. How to Turn the Ballot into a Blessing Box

Sermon

James Merritt

William Paterson, one of the signers of the United States Constitution, and a Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, said that juries should always be reminded of the text I'm preaching on today: "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when a wicked man rules, the people groan." (v.2) I would go on to add that not only should juries be reminded of it, but also judges, lawyers, d...

206. This Thing Is Not a Watch

Illustration

James L. Collier

Several decades back an inventor had a daring vision for a better kind of watch. After working on his idea for some time and building a prototype, he decided to go to Switzerland, the world capital of watch making, to seek backing for the manufacture of his new design. When the renowned Swiss watchmakers examined his invention, they said, "This is not a watch. It doesn't have hands to tell time. I...

207. "Invisible" Milk

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

Theme: Don't act in haste. Visual Aid: An opaque drinking glass. "I have a story to tell you this morning about something that happened when I was five. Is anyone here this morning five years old?" Several children raise their hands. I direct my next question to them. "Do you have trouble seeing what is on the table when you sit in your chair at mealtimes?" Their little faces look very serious ...

208. More Proverbs of Solomon

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

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