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2426. The Birth of Moses

Exodus 2:1-10

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

Exodus 2 begins with the story of Moses, through whom God delivered and shaped the people of Israel. This part of Exodus (chs. 2–15) describes how God used a Levite family and the forces of creation to bring these people out of Egypt into the Sinai wilderness. Exodus 2 includes Moses’ birth, his amazing deliverance and adoption (2:1–10), his identification with “his” Hebrew people, the killing of an Egyptian, his escape to the land of Midian, his marriage to Zipporah, and the birth of their son, Gershom ( ...

2427. David at Nob

1 Samuel 21:1-9

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

The next several years David spends as a fugitive, moving from place to place trying to avoid Saul. Most of the time he stays within the borders of his own tribe of Judah, although on two occasions he lives under Philistine jurisdiction. David stops first at Nob, where the tabernacle is located, a town just northeast of Jerusalem (21:1–9). When he arrives alone, the high priest Ahimelek is startled and wonders what is wrong. David deceitfully replies that Saul has sent him on a secret mission, and then he ...

2428. A Lament for Tyre

Ezekiel 27:1-36

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

In chapter 26 Ezekiel uses the metaphor of an offshore rocky island to talk to and about Tyre. In chapter 27 he shifts the metaphor and compares Tyre to a ship. The appropriateness of these two back-to-back metaphors should be obvious. What an island and a ship have in common is that both are surrounded by water. Tyre likes what she sees when she looks at herself: “I am perfect in beauty” (27:3). She will shortly learn that one consumed with self-congratulation and self-adulation will eventually come to ...

2429. Don’t Be Deceived By False Hopes

Amos 5:18-27

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

Lest anyone think that somehow the nation of Israel will escape God’s wrath and not suffer judgment, Amos addresses three issues that might be false sources of hope for the people in Israel. First, the prophet questions the audience about their beliefs about the day of the Lord (5:18–20). Some Israelites doubt his prediction of doom; they think that on the day of the Lord, God will miraculously intervene in history, defeat his enemies, and invite his Hebrew people to enjoy his eternal kingdom, where the ...

2430. Sowing Generously

2 Corinthians 9:6-15

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

Paul closes his appeal (9:6–15) by way of reminder, either seeking to recall his own previous teaching or perhaps referring to some portion of the Gospel tradition (Luke 6:38; 19:11–27). In either case, however, the saying about sowing and reaping serves to decisively correlate giving with a Christian’s financial welfare. Accordingly, each person should feel free to decide in faith on the amount of a gift. The emotion that accompanies a Christian’s gift should be one of joy rather than any sense of ...

2431. David's Lament for Saul and Jonathan

2 Samuel 1:17-27

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

David’s Lament: David’s grief over the deaths of Saul, who had once been like a father to him, and of his friend Jonathan, was heartfelt. He found an outlet for that grief in writing poetry, and this lament is the result. 1:17–18 The insistence that all the men of Judah learn the lament is likely to have been politically motivated. If the Judeans could be shown as paying proper respect to Saul’s memory, there was a much greater likelihood of the northern tribes transferring their loyalty to David, who was ...

2432. In Celebration of the Ritual Procession of the Cherubim-Ark

Psalm 68:1-35

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

Psalm 68 is notoriously difficult to interpret, especially if one tries to explain its unity and development solely by literary means. The key to its interpretation lies in recognizing its original use as a liturgical text accompanying a ritual. Its composition, therefore, is governed primarily by ritual factors, not simply by literary and thematic considerations. There are at least four allusions to the cherubim-ark throughout the psalm. We should probably imagine Psalm 68 sung alongside a ritual ...

2433. A Prayer Against Those Who Curse and Accuse

Psalm 109:1-31

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

A Prayer Against Those Who Curse and Accuse 109:1–31 This prayer psalm of the individual troubles us. It utters curses on enemies with unnerving relish. It even seeks to obstruct the possibility of the enemies’ finding divine forgiveness (vv. 14–15). While it may sound initially like an interpretive dodge, there are several indications that verses 6–19 are a quotation of the speaker’s enemies, as noted in the NIV margin. They are thus not endorsed by the psalm but rather upheld as reprehensible. (For ...

2434. No One Is Righteous before God

Psalm 143:1-12

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

This individual prayer psalm is highly formulaic, that is, it consists of stock phrases repeated elsewhere in the Psalms (v. 3 // 7:5; Lam. 3:6; v. 4 // 77:3; 142:3; vv. 5–6 // 77:2, 5, 12; v. 6 // 63:1; v. 7 // 69:17; 88:4, 14; 102:2; v. 8 // 90:14; in general cf. Pss. 25; 86; further parallels listed in Culley, Oral Formulaic Language, p. 107). Yet it reflects an intimacy with God that is strikingly singular among the psalms. 143:1–2 The opening and closing verses draw attention to your righteousness (vv ...

2435. Saved Alone

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

In the year 1873, Horatio Spafford, a Christian lawyer from Chicago, placed his wife and four children on the luxury liner Ville de Havre sailing from New York to France. Spafford expected to join them in about three or four weeks after finishing up some business, but with the exception of his wife he never saw them again. The trip started out beautifully. But on the evening of November 21, 1873, as the Ville de Havre proceeded peacefully across the Atlantic, the ship was suddenly struck by another vessel ...

If you have a good name, if you are right more often than you are wrong, if your children respect you, if your grandchildren are glad to see you, if your friends can count on you and you can count on them in time of trouble, if you can face your God and say "I have done my best," then you are a success.

Ann Landers

Someone once asked me what I regarded as the three most important requirements for happiness. My answer was: "A feeling that you have been honest with yourself and those around you; a feeling that you have done the best you could both in your personal life and in your work; and the ability to love others."

Eleanor Roosevelt

Throughout my career, if I have done anything, I have paid attention to every note and every word I sing - if I respect the song. If I cannot project this to a listener, I fail.

Frank Sinatra

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.

Henry David Thoreau

You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.

Henry Drummond

The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give.

Howard Cosell

In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of revolutionary and it is they alone who are masters.

Paul Gauguin

Women have one great advantage over men. It is commonly thought that if they marry they have done enough, and need career no further. If a man marries, on the other hand, public opinion is all against him if he takes this view.

Rose Macaulay

History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their youth in seclusion.

Thomas Carlyle

2445.

Psalm 99:1-9

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Responsive Divine King The uniqueness of this psalm of Yahweh’s kingship lies in its attention to Israel’s historical traditions and specifically to Yahweh’s execution of justice. Accompanying this liturgy was the congregation’s ritual prostration toward the cherubim-ark at the temple (vv. 1, 5, 9). It is likely the psalm was performed by more than one voice. One possible scenario is that one liturgist or choir proclaimed the declarative statements and imperatives (e.g., “The LORD ...

2446.

Psalm 143:1-12

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

No One Is Righteous before God This individual prayer psalm is highly formulaic, that is, it consists of stock phrases repeated elsewhere in the Psalms (v. 3 // 7:5; Lam. 3:6; v. 4 // 77:3; 142:3; vv. 5–6 // 77:2, 5, 12; v. 6 // 63:1; v. 7 // 69:17; 88:4, 14; 102:2; v. 8 // 90:14; in general cf. Pss. 25; 86; further parallels listed in Culley, Oral Formulaic Language, p. 107). Yet it reflects an intimacy with God that is strikingly singular among the psalms. 143:1–2 The opening and closing verses draw ...

2447. For Someone Who Played a Background Role In a Successful Life

Mark 1:1-8 · John 1:6-9

Eulogy

Richard E. Zajac

Backdrop to Our Spotlights [Provide examples of their “behind the scenes” role, how they happened to provide the backdrop for the spotlights which many a life had occupied.] Frank Boreham is an Australian preacher who wrote in the early part of the previous century. I found his books to be literary jewels. They are collections of sermons he preached while in the active ministry that spanned many decades. In one of those books, there’s a sermon where Boreham talks about famous writers and artists and the ...

2448. The Prophecy Of Nathan Before David

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Praise be to the Lord for God has been merciful and gracious unto us! People: God has watched over us in all that we have done or been about. Leader: The Lord is true and faithful now and in eternity. People: The Word of the Lord stands true and enlightens or condemns us. Leader: Then let us be enlightened as we hear God's holy words of life. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, before the temple was ever built you showed us that your glory could not be confined to a ...

2449. Zero

Ephesians 6:7

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

Purpose: Learning to handle failure. Material: Make a large zero out of cardboard and color it black. Lesson: Now and then, we receive this mark for our efforts. (Hold up the zero.) We fail a test or we strike out at a baseball game, or we miss the mark in one way or another. What should we do when we get a zero? We should ask ourselves a number of questions. First, we should ask: "Did I do the best I could? Did I take advantage of the time I had to prepare myself as best I could; or was I lazy? To avoid ...

2450. Wedding: The Foundation of Faithfulness

Sermon Aid

John M. Braaten

(Name) and (name), on this your wedding day I am reminded of a phrase that has appeared on many posters and even some bumper stickers. It is this: "This is the first day of the rest of your lives." It is, you know. Everything you have done, even when you did it together, you did as two individuals. From this day forward, things will be different. For God has ordained that on this day, through your vows, he will bind you together in a mysterious but wonderful union. So you are no longer two, but one. That ...

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Showing 2426 to 2450 of 4933 results

2426. The Birth of Moses

Exodus 2:1-10

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

2427. David at Nob

1 Samuel 21:1-9

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

2428. A Lament for Tyre

Ezekiel 27:1-36

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

2429. Don’t Be Deceived By False Hopes

Amos 5:18-27

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

2430. Sowing Generously

2 Corinthians 9:6-15

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

2431. David's Lament for Saul and Jonathan

2 Samuel 1:17-27

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

2432. In Celebration of the Ritual Procession of the Cherubim-Ark

Psalm 68:1-35

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

2433. A Prayer Against Those Who Curse and Accuse

Psalm 109:1-31

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

2434. No One Is Righteous before God

Psalm 143:1-12

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

2435. Saved Alone

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

Ann Landers

Eleanor Roosevelt

Throughout my career, if I have done anything, I have paid attention to every note and every word I sing - if I respect the song. If I cannot project this to a listener, I fail.

Frank Sinatra

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.

Henry David Thoreau

You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.

Henry Drummond

The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give.

Howard Cosell

In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of revolutionary and it is they alone who are masters.

Paul Gauguin

Rose Macaulay

History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their youth in seclusion.

Thomas Carlyle

2445.

Psalm 99:1-9

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

2446.

Psalm 143:1-12