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2326. Pop Verses!: Philippians 4:13

Philippians 4:13

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... a secret. Maybe the secret has eluded you. You would love to know that secret! You want the secret Paul learned? You really want the secret. Well, the truth is the secret is found in Philippians 4:13. Paul revealed it in this pop verse. He wasn’t trying to keep it hidden. The problem is we just miss it. Here is the verse again. See if you can spot the secret: I can do all things through him who gives me strength. –Philippians 4:13 We always focus on the wrong word in this verse. This is why we miss ...

2327. A Warning Against Hypocrisy

Matthew 23:1-39

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... inside are full of dead men’s bones (v. 27). The law taught that “anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days” (Num. 19:16). Some think that the allusion is to the practice of whitewashing tombs to keep people from accidentally touching them on their way to Passover and thus becoming unable to take part in the festival because of ceremonial defilement. It is more likely that Jesus is comparing the condition of the Pharisees to tombs that are made attractive by ornamental ...

2328. As You Go, Remember…

Matthew 28:16-20

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Tom Garrison

... at times but are always reminded in the most powerful way of the great love that was good enough to enable us to be born into this world, gracious enough to spare us all the day long, even until this hour, and persistent and merciful enough to redeem us finally, keep us from falling, and present us complete and full-grown at last before God. As we consider this passage may it awaken us to this reality that surrounds our lives. God is, you are, and the two of you are made for each other. It is enough that we ...

2329. Throwing Away the Calculator

Matthew 18:21-25

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Kristin Borsgard Wee

... to go if they were going to get to know each other again. That is what real forgiveness is about. The only reason for any of us ever to forgive each other is because we want the relationship back again. It's hard to do that when you're always keeping score and you can't seem to put away the calculator. As long as we are focused on what someone owes us, we tend to spend our time figuring out how to get paid back, proved right, or protected from more harm. But once we have forgiven our brother or ...

2330. Always Ready

Matthew 25:1-13

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David G. Rogne

... as we prepare to reach our goal, we must also prepare for the unexpected. In the parable the bridegroom's coming was delayed. Five of the bridesmaids prepared for that eventuality; they brought extra oil. There's a story told about a Cornish farmer who had difficulty keeping a hired man because his farm was located on the west coast of England, where storms roared in off the Atlantic. It was a miserable place to be. The farmer looked and looked for help. Finally, a man came and applied for the job. He was a ...

2331. The Lord's Supper

Mark 14:12-26

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... as a heretic) to participate in the ritual killing of the lambs, which had to take place in the temple area and under their supervision. That the man is expected to know who the Teacher is (v. 14) confirms that he is part of a plan to keep Jesus’ whereabouts secret. 14:16 The Passover: It is a notoriously difficult problem that John’s Gospel describes Jesus’ crucifixion as happening on the day of the killing of the Passover lambs (18:28; 19:14, 31, 42) and does not describe the last supper of Jesus ...

2332. Life Through the Spirit

Romans 8:1-17

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James R. Edwards

... is the criterion for belonging to Christ: If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ (v. 9). God does not hold his children over the fires of anxiety regarding their salvation; neither is it his pleasure to keep them guessing whether or not they belong to him. God has sent his Spirit into the heart of each believer and each community of faith to produce an inner conviction based upon demonstrable change in character and conduct, reassuring Christians of God’s sovereign ...

2333. Love, for the Day Is Near

Romans 13:8-14

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James R. Edwards

... in the foregoing section Paul anchored love to civic responsibility, here he defends against conceiving of love as a euphoric high. Love is not a world apart, but the transformation of this world. It is not above the law but it fulfills the law (v. 8), and keeping the commandments is an expression of agapē. In verse 9 Paul quotes not from the first part of the Decalogue, which honors God, but from the latter, which honors our fellowman. This is an explicit confirmation of the thesis we argued earlier, that ...

2334. To the Church in Ephesus

Revelation 2:1-7

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Robert W. Wall

... among the seven golden lampstands. Perhaps these symbols of his lordship are restated here to remind a powerful Christian congregation, accustomed to a place of privilege within the church, that even their conduct is scrutinized by the Risen Lord who keeps all congregations equally under his constant care. 2:2–3 The catchphrase, I know your deeds, begins Christ’s commendation of spiritual achievement. Revelation underscores the importance of good works as the substance of the church’s witness to its ...

2335. Unlawful Sexual Relations

Leviticus 18:1-30

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W. H. Bellinger, Jr.

... to demonstrate distinctiveness of faith. This concern pervades all of life; family life and sexual conduct are certainly included. Prophetic calls for justice are also relevant to the task of forming life as a holy community. Additional Notes 18:5 The exhortation is to keep my decrees and laws. The verb (shmr) has to do with guarding and watching. Verse 4 speaks of walking after or following these instructions. The plural form translated decrees (khoq) is common in the Holiness Code (e.g., 18:26; 19:19; 25 ...

2336. Zelophehad's Daughters

Numbers 27:1-11

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W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... land in the family and that of only males inheriting property (Deut. 21:15–17). The judgment is that the former gets priority. Various practices supported the effort to keep land in the same family, clan, and tribe. The practice of Levirate marriage (Deut. 25:5–10) is, in part, a way of keeping property in a family. When a man dies without a son, a brother is to marry the widow in the effort to produce a male heir for the property. Presumably Zelophehad had no such brother, or his wife was dead, and ...

2337. Vows

Numbers 30:1-16

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W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... types of commitments. Numbers 6 uses the term “vow” in reference to the Nazirite promises to abstain, and 21:2 uses “vow” to describe Israel’s promise to give the spoils of war to God in the event of a victory. The basic principle is for a person to keep these commitments. 30:3–9 The remainder of this chapter relates to women’s vows. The first context considered is that of a young woman still living in her father’s house. If she makes a vow or pledge and her father does not object to it, the ...

2338. Job's Reply to Bildad

Job 9:1–10:22

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Gerald H. Wilson

... which do not intend to confess his sin (see the discussion on 9:19–21 in §28), but rather emphasize how God stands almost eagerly anticipating an opportunity to punish Job’s offense. In you would be watching me he employs the same verb (shmr, “keep, watch, guard”) which referred in the previous verses to God’s protective care. Here, however, God is carefully watching for any hint of sin. Behind Job’s plaint here—that God would not let his offense go unpunished for any sinfulness on his part ...

2339. Job's Second Reply to Eliphaz

Job 16:1-17:16

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Gerald H. Wilson

... in this verse, he is clearly addressing his plea to God. The NIV’s translation of verse 3 seems a bit off-track here. The first half of the verse is fairly straightforward in the Hebrew: “Set, please, my pledge with you,” asking God to keep close at hand the pledge Job has offered as surety for his claims (as an indication that God takes the matter seriously?). The second half of the verse is more difficult, primarily because of uncertainty regarding how to understand the Niphal form of the verb tq ...

2340. Job's Second Reply to Zophar

Job 21:1-34

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Gerald H. Wilson

... own ability to wrest the good out of life by their own power. Job, on the other hand, sees the same facts of life but offers a different conclusion. The counsel of the wicked (forget God, self-power rules) is not trustworthy and Job stays aloof, keeping his distance from it. Regardless of the apparent evidence, Job is convinced that human power or endeavor is not the source of prosperity. Their prosperity is not in their own hands, but in the hands of God alone. This conclusion is consistent with Job’s ...

2341. Eliphaz's Third Speech to Job

Job 22:1-30

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Gerald H. Wilson

... is presently committing evil that he needs to stop, the verb (tarkhiq, “put far away; make distant”) means to keep “wickedness” (ʿawlah) at a distance. Zophar made a similar appeal in his first speech (11:13–14) using very similar ... through the prophet to encourage his people to return to their faithful relationship with him. In a similarly conditional statement, God says, “If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, . . . and if you honor it by not ...

2342. Turn Your Gaze from Me before I Am No More

Psalm 39:1-13

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... for deep emotional distress. Both of these terms are used in connection with the speaker’s bridle of silence before the wicked. 39:1–3 The psalm opens with a confessed (I said) vow of silence, as long as the wicked are in my presence. The reason is to keep my tongue from sin. The form of sin is not spelled out—whether it reflects a temptation to join them (cf. 73:3), a denial of one’s faith and friends (cf. 73:13–15), or a lashing out with hostile words. Nevertheless, the speaker’s passion is ...

2343. Meditating on the Lord’s Instruction: From A to Z

Psalm 119:1-176

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... does exercise willful determination (vv. 44, 57), but even this exercise of will is predicated on Yahweh’s supervision, in which he acts as one’s personal tutor: “Teach (the Hb. verb form of tôrâ) me,” O LORD, to follow your decrees; then I will keep them to the end (v. 33, and see vv. 34, 102). Envisioned here is not mere cognitive instruction but also divine intervention: Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me (cf. 19:13). The closing verse is telling: I have strayed ...

2344. The Maker of Heaven and Earth Watching Over His Pilgrims

Psalm 121:1-8

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Craig C. Broyles

... consists of the liturgist’s testimony of Yahweh as “my help.” The next three verse pairs offer promises to the pilgrims and specify the nature of this “help” as “watching,” which is used no less than six times in the Hebrew text (the NIV’s will keep in v. 7 also translates the same Hb. word šmr). The first verse of each pair offers assurances that Yahweh will watch over the pilgrim with respect to distinct aspects of his or her person: your foot (v. 3), your right hand (v. 5), and your life ...

2345. Daniel in the Den of Lions

Daniel 6:1-28

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... conjures up an image of a pit with steep sides (because Daniel had to be lifted out [Dan. 6:23]), and a small hole at the top over which one could place a stone (6:17). It does not seem that this would be a very practical way to keep lions for any length of time, but apparently they were actually held in “cages or pits” (Oppenheim, Ancient Mesopotamia, p. 46). Much later the Romans kept lions in a holding area under the Colosseum, known as a hypogeum, from which they could be raised and released for the ...

2346. The Woman on the Beast

Revelation 17:1-18

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Robert W. Wall

... Ezekiel 23: recall that the two whoring sisters represent apostate Israel, who is punished because of idolatry. By way of analogy, the story of the prostitute could be the story of an unfaithful church, whose destiny is destruction if it fails to repent and keep itself pure (cf. Rev. 2:20–23), and to follow the Lamb wherever he goes. Additional Notes 17:3 Morris views the wilderness image as a deliberate negation of the evil city; thus, John is taken there in solidarity with the believing community, which ...

2347. Joshua to Succeed Moses

Numbers 27:12-23

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

2348. The Glory of the New Covenant

2 Corinthians 3:7-17; 4:1-6

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... Lord (kyrios) refers here to God (cf. 1 Thess. 1:9) or Christ seems superfluous, since as we have seen (cf. on 2:14), God and Christ work together or even interchangeably, and Christ reflects the glory of God (4:6; see also 1:14). Of course, in keeping with the allusion to Exodus 34:34, kyrios in our text refers primarily to Yahweh. From Paul’s perspective, the veil that is now being removed when one returns to the Lord is the same one originally applied in Exodus 34:33. Paul hopes that through his own ...

2349. Two Kinds of Wisdom

James 3:13-18, James 3:1-12

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... the tongue was well known in Judaism and Christianity (Prov. 10:19; 21:23; Eccles. 5:1; Sirach 19:16; 20:1–7). James points out here, as he did in 1:26, its importance, since a person who controls his speech is a perfect [person], able to keep his whole body in check. That is, such a person is fully mature and complete in Christian character (1:4) and thus able to meet every test and temptation and control every evil impulse (1:12–15). As “Ben Zoma said: ‘Who is mighty? He who subdues his passions ...

2350. David's Prayer

1 Chronicles 29:10-20

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... he expresses his joy about the freewill offerings of the people. With the second invocation of God’s name in 29:18 David presents a petition. He asks that the people will keep this desire in their hearts and will keep their hearts loyal to God. He furthermore asks for wholehearted devotion for his son Solomon . . . to keep the Lord’s commands, requirements and decrees. He also asks that his son will have the “devotion” to build the palatial structure. 29:20 In 29:20 David urges the whole assembly ...

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