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2401. Second Meeting with Jerusalem Leadership

Galatians 2:1-10

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... for the purpose of defending his ministry before those who had the power to direct it. Paul’s explanation emphasizes a few points concerning his encounter with Jerusalem on that occasion. He begins, not coincidentally, with the impression that his arrival had the air of one who was the leader of a delegation from the Gentile missionary enterprise (2:1). The mention of his fellow traveler Barnabas and the taking along of Titus (a representative of the harvest won in the Gentile lands) serve to place Paul ...

2402. The Coming of the Lord

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... 9:14–16). The result is that the dead in Christ will rise first, giving them the place of preeminence and honor. Then, “After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air” (4:17). This event is commonly referred to as the “rapture” of the church, which occurs at the time of Christ’s coming after the dead in Christ are raised. “Caught up” denotes taking something or someone by force or violence and at times is used of ...

2403. Instructions to Timothy

1 Timothy 4:1-16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... dead, false gods. That is especially the case here. Ephesus was the site of a huge temple to the “great” Greek goddess Artemis (one of the seven wonders of the ancient world). Located just outside the city limits, this was an open-air structure in which the “mysteries” of Artemis were celebrated. Its 127 towering marble columns, each 60 feet tall, supported a massive roof structure beneath which the elaborately decorated statue of the goddess was visible to those outside. Not Artemis, counters Paul ...

2404. A Light for All Nations

Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... had gotten badly out of tune, and in his isolation, he had no way to tune it. He needed a big favor. And so on Sunday afternoon, June 18, 1938, at the beginning of the program of the NBC symphony, a loud and clear note was sent out across the air. It was a beautiful and clear A note and from that A note a sheepherder in Montana got his violin in tune. Christ, of course, is God’s A note for this discordant world. And we are those whom he has called to sound that note in our time. We ...

2405. Live Spelled Backward

Matthew 26:14-27:66

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... grace. Yet, when he fell, he did not fall all the way. He came down but he did not crash. His fall was halted somewhere between high enough from earth and low enough from heaven for him to receive the title "Prince of the power of the air" (Ephesians 2:2 ESV). He descended from heaven and fell just high enough to set up shop where he could deputize emissaries for the purpose of reaping havoc among us, our forbears, and generations not yet born. That, according to the Bible, is where evil found its origins ...

2406. Dead Hearts and New Beginnings

John 3:1-17

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King Duncan

... today who needs that kind of heart transplant? Is there anyone in this room who deep down knows that you need to make a new beginning in life? A story comes out of World War II about a young Canadian soldier--a conscript of the British Royal Air Force--who bailed out of his plane over France and was picked up by the French underground. At that time the French were literally fighting for their lives as the Nazis sought to occupy their land. Most Frenchmen were grateful, indeed, for any help that the British ...

2407. Love without Limits

Acts 11:1-18

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... began to pray. At the conclusion of my prayer, I said, “Lord, wrap your arms around Walter like a warm blanket. Amen.” When I opened my eyes, I could not believe what I saw. There were tears streaming down Walter’s face, and his hands were up in the air, waiting for a hug. I leaned over and hugged him, and he began to rock me back and forth. As he rocked me, he kept repeating, “Yes, Lord, cover me like a blanket ...Yes, Lord, cover me like a blanket ...Yes, Lord, cover me like a blanket.” I had ...

2408. In the Event of Power Failure

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... is no such thing as forced love. Therefore, because Christ does not force his power on us, it often lies dormant under a thick, dark cloud of low expectations. The mundane mess of a mediocre life has allowed cobwebs to develop over our souls, keeping the lifeless air in and the refreshingly powerful breath of Christ’s Spirit out. This is why we should treat Jesus’ promise of power as a clarion call for a divine explosion in our lives and pray this prayer: I have tried to open the door but, Lord, there ...

2409. Good to Great

Ezekiel 45:3-5

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Charley Reeb

... meter that still has money on it.” This is what many church members are doing: parking on someone else’s nickel. They are enjoying the fruits of the church without paying for it. They are receiving the benefits of the church’s ministries, programs, worship, and air conditioning and letting other people pay for it. Folks, if you don’t tithe and give, something God wants done will not get done. The Church is God’s vessel in this word. We are the only bank account God has. The problem is the church ...

2410. I Wonder if God Exists

Genesis 1:1-5

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Charley Reeb

... began with Saint Thomas Aquinas, who sought to discover the cause for the origin of our world. The first part to this argument states that every event has a cause (nothing comes from nothing). For instance, this pulpit did not just appear out of thin air; it was designed and created by someone. Aquinas believed that if we go back far enough we can find the first event which is the “first cause” for all the subsequent events. The second part to Aquinas’ argument is that things move because they are ...

2411. Addicted to Hurry

Matthew 6:25-34

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Charley Reeb

... . Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? (v. 25 NIV) Jesus is telling us to get some perspective. The things we worry about and rush to get done are not always the most important things in life. Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? (v. 26 NIV) This is priceless. This is Jesus getting “Zen” on us. Jesus is telling us to take a look at nature ...

2412. John the Baptist Prepares the Way

Matthew 3:1-12

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... is a baptism with water. The One who comes after me baptizes with the Holy Spirit and with fire.” John’s baptism cleansed with water; Jesus’ baptism will purge with fire. The Coming One brings a large winnowing fork that serves to throw the grain into the air, allowing the heavy kernels to fall to the ground and the lighter chaff to be blown away. The wheat will be gathered into the barn, but the worthless straw will be burned with unquenchable fire (v. 12). Matthew repeatedly uses fire as a symbol of ...

2413. The Temptation of Jesus

Matthew 4:1-11

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... through as God has planned. But the miracle-mongers were false messiahs. Barclay mentions Theudas, who promised to split the waters of the Jordan in two; the Egyptian pretender, who would lay flat the walls of Jerusalem; and Simon Magus, who vowed he would fly through the air (vol. 1, p. 69). Once again Jesus turns to the Old Testament for an appropriate response: Do not put the Lord your God to the test (v. 7). Do not presume upon the goodwill of God by demanding proof. The words come from Deuteronomy 6:16 ...

2414. Always Ready

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... acquaintanceship bloomed into a contract to haul supplies for the U.S. Army. Prior to and during the Korean War, Harry's Hanjin Transportation Company earned tens of millions of dollars, and his financial empire, Hanjin Group, became a conglomerate that now owns Korean Air Lines. Harry saw an opportunity and seized it before it disappeared. He knew what it meant to "seize the day." In a nursery where trees and plants are sold in London, Ontario, Canada, there is a sign in the tree section that reads: "The ...

2415. Paying What's Due

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

David G. Rogne

In Joseph Heller's book Catch-22, an Air Force bombardier is desperately seeking relief from going out on the deadly missions he must fly each day. As he gets close to the number of missions that will allow him to be rotated, the number of missions needed for rotation keeps changing. He concludes that only a crazy person ...

2416. Slaves to Righteousness

Romans 6:15-23

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... and obligations, or freedom from the constraints of being a creature, was out of the question for Paul. The question was not if one would bow before a master, but before which master one would bow! One may stand on this plot of ground or that, but not in mid-air. One may obey this master or that, but the choice to obey no master is granted to no one. To be free from one power is simply to be drafted into the service of another; and to serve the one excludes service of the other. The issue of obedience was ...

2417. Struggling with Sin

Romans 7:7-25

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... at the barrier,” “hanging in suspense,” “utterly bewildered,” “saying, ‘Let it be now, let it be now,’ but being held back” (Confessions, bk. 8, chs. 7–12). Likewise, while serving as a missionary in Georgia, John Wesley found himself “beating the air,” repeating Romans 7:15ff. to himself, and saying, “Before, I had willingly served sin: but now it was unwillingly; but still I served it” (H. Kerr and J. Mulder, Conversions, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1983, pp. 57–58). 7:16–20 On ...

2418. Life Through the Spirit

Romans 8:1-17

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... of believers into the image of God’s Son. The Spirit thus resolves the two major problems between humanity and God, the problems of condemnation and alienation. The Hebrew and Greek words for spirit, rûāḥ and pneuma respectively, mean “breath” or “wind,” thus air in motion. God’s Spirit was the animating breath of life at creation (Gen. 2:7), the inspiration of prophecy (Ezek. 2:2), and the divine force that swept over the church at Pentecost (Acts 2:4). For Paul, Spirit “give[s] life to ...

2419. Personal Greetings

Romans 16:1-27

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... . 11:25] and “obedience of faith” [v. 26, cf. 1:5]) may tip the scales in favor of its originality. Whatever its pedigree, the benediction is a majestic conclusion to Romans. Anyone who thinks that the early Christians breathed only the rarefied air of Shaker-like simplicity has yet to come to terms with the theological sophistication of Romans. Nor has such an individual breathed the liturgical incense of this doxology. It gives eloquent testimony to the rich and formulaic blood which circulated in the ...

2420. The Believer's Freedom

1 Corinthians 10:23--11:1

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... verse 30 and will take on weight as the argumentation proceeds. In general, however, Paul makes practical application of the principle that he declared in verse 24. In a creative turn of phrases Paul plucks the pronounced principle out of the thin air of abstraction and puts it into the Corinthian context with the power of particularity. In so doing, Paul maintains the principle of Christian freedom, but he treats the matter of conscience in relation to actions in a remarkably selfless fashion! Paul simply ...

2421. Gifts of Prophecy and Tongues

1 Corinthians 14:1-25

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... is no benefit from such noise. In verse 9 Paul makes direct application of this image by saying that tongues are no more useful than is indistinct music, for one not speaking in intelligible words is as helpful as one speaking into the air. 14:10–11 Paul continues in a third analogical argument to illustrate his point about the liability of tongues by reminding the Corinthians of the pointlessness of speaking to foreigners in a language they do not understand. Foreign sailor and tradespersons were always ...

2422. Clean and Unclean Animals

Leviticus 11:1-47

Understanding Series

W. H. Bellinger, Jr.

... by faith. Additional Notes 11:10 The Hb. term translated as swarming things suggests swarming or teeming. Here and in Gen. 1, the context is aquatic, but the rest of the chapter makes clear that creatures could also swarm on land or in the air. The implications of “swarming” are not clear. It could relate to quantity or multiplication. It could also relate to a confused manner of locomotion, quick darting back and forth. Or the movement could be in the form of creeping and crawling. In contrast to ...

2423. Job’s Reply to Zophar

Job 12:1--14:22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... upon which the participle translated those who provoke is based is the Heb. rgz (in the Hiphil stem). The normal meaning is “cause to shake/quake; agitate.” The Creation Gives Testimony 12:7–8 As Job sees it, the animals and the birds of the air are more aware of the true nature of life than the humans he just described. The friends, with their assumption of superior wisdom, could even receive instruction from the rest of the animate and inanimate creation. To ask the animals or to speak to the earth ...

2424. Job's Second Reply to Bildad

Job 19:1-29

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... ” or “hurt” Job (Heb. klm, NIV reproached), by putting him to public disgrace. Job has desired a public acknowledgement of his integrity, but what he has received from the three friends is a public tirade and condemnation for sin. This is no private airing of differences. Job’s words imply that the friends’ attack is publicly known and detrimental to Job’s public image as a sage and righteous man. The friends are not ashamed to attack Job openly and without justification. 19:4–5 Again Job ...

2425. Elihu

Job 32:1--37:24

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... , or act themselves to end it. With the words, who teaches more to us than to the beasts . . . and . . . the birds, Elihu seems to be responding to Job’s claim in 12:7 that the friends should look to the “animals” and “birds of the air” for instruction in the failure of retributive theology. Elihu assumes a human knowledge of wisdom that exceeds that of the animals and concludes rather ironically that humans endowed with such wisdom ought to know better than to try to influence God. 35:12–13 He ...

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