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Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... came all the way down to tell us that “it’s love all the way down.” Can we be a community that really believes what doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, but is true: “it is love all the way down!” That’s the real home court advantage. Sermon Notes: Here are a few more details of David Runciman's argument. See the review by David Runciman, “Swing for the Fences,” London Review of Books, 30 June 2011, 27-29. Runciman makes the case that “Players aren’t put off by the barracking of the home ...

2. The Big Advantage

John 16:5-16

Children's Sermon

... the help we can get if we're to do certain jobs. Maybe if I worked real hard and took all day I could unscrew that bolt with my bare hands, but I probably could not. With one little wrench I can do it in a second. We need the advantage of a wrench. Now you are wondering what this has to do with Jesus. Perhaps you will remember a week or so ago I told you that Jesus wanted to go back to heaven to be with his Father. In today's lesson he not only told us that he ...

3. Who Has the Advantage?

Ephesians 5:21

Children's Sermon

... let's all sit down again and think about this for a minute. If you are the tallest one, you might think you have a special advantage over short people. You can reach things some of them cannot reach. Or if you are the smallest, you might be able to scramble into a ... think that means? (Let them offer some answers.) I think it means that we let each other know that even if we have certain advantages that nobody else has, we will not use them to act as if we are better. Instead, we will use our special gifts to ...

4. The Apostasy of the Advantaged

Romans 9:1-29

Bulletin Aid

... the God of Israel! People: LET US LIFT OUR VOICES TO THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOB! Leader: Let us exalt the God of Moses and David! People: MAY THE GOD OF CHRIST JESUS BE BLESSED FOR EVER! Collect Glorious God, you have given us advantages and blessings beyond number. Help us to keep these in proper perspective: that, looking beyond the gifts to the Giver, we make of them opportunities rather than obstacles for faith and righteousness. In the name of the Christ we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God ...

5. The Advantage

Illustration

Staff

Former pro basketball star Bill Bradley tells that at the age of 15 he attended a summer basketball camp that was run by Easy Ed Macauley, a former college and pro star. "Just remember that if you're not working at your game to the utmost of your ability," Macauley told his assembled campers, "there will be someone out there somewhere with equal ability who will be working to the utmost of his ability. And one day you'll play each other, and he'll have the advantage."

6. Height Advantage

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

One of the key inventions of the modern world is the geostationary or geosynchronous satellite, many of which are now orbiting the earth today. The fancy term "geostationary" means that the satellite's orbital velocity exactly matches the rotation of the Earth under it. Therefore it remains stationary in the sky, typically orbiting about 22,000 miles above the earth. The first operational geosynchronous satellite (Syncom 2) was launched back in 1963, the year I graduated from high school. Many of you can ...

7. God’s Faithfulness

Romans 3:1-8

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... be a dam but a sluiceway, “a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth” (Isa. 49:6). The diatribe style again structures these verses, in which Paul raises two objections. The first objection concerns whether the advantage of Jews in salvation history has been annulled by the argument of chapter 2. The objection is discussed by a question (v. 1) and answer (v. 2), and by a second question (v. 3) and answer (v. 4). Verses 5–8 consider the second objection, whether ...

8. No One Is Righteous

Romans 3:9-20

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... of 3:1–8 (v. 9); a series of proof texts from the OT on the moral failure of humanity (vv. 10–18); and a conclusion that the law is powerless to save (vv. 19–20). Paul enters the final round against his fellow Jews who suppose that the advantage of the law (3:2) secures favor with God. Since 2:1 he has attacked Jewish presumption to judge Gentile sinners and Jewish pride in Torah and circumcision as their means of salvation. The result of the close and unyielding web of argumentation from 1:18 to 3:20 ...

9. Some Things Ought Not to Happen

Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon

James L. Killen

... her baby by the roadside explained that she had been abused, as if she was sure that excused her actions. The public official who betrayed his community's trust came from a disadvantaged race. He probably thought he was just doing what other people from the advantaged race had been doing for a long time and he may have felt that, when he was taken to task for it, he was a victim of racism. The people who stockpiled grain while famine devastated other parts of the world certainly had explanations based on ...

10. Correcting Cephas

Galatians 2:11-21

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... ” (see Romans 2–3) only allows Jews to be even more sensitive to the need for God’s justification because of their own inability to perfectly follow the torah (i.e., the biblical law). Paul, then, has not denied the Jewish advantage; he only shows that the advantage in itself is not enough to provide a right standing with God. The key verse of the section is verse 16. We find a repetitive treatment of the doctrine of justification by faith here. Paul logically progresses to the next step of a Jewish ...

11. What Is Your Name?

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... . God promises this land to Jacob. Gob promises that Jacob will be the father of a great nation. Well, there you go. The Bible endorses deception, unrestrained ambition, winning the race, anyway you can. The Bible says, "If you want to get ahead in the world, take advantage of the weak, the gullible, the slow, the handicapped, the blind, the dying. Don’t let anyone stand in the way of what you want. Not even your own father." I’ll let you take that one home to ponder. There’s more to the story. Jacob ...

12. Michael Corleone and the Widow

Mark 12:38-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... in our scripture, we have a most amazing transition that simply can’t be accidental. The scene cuts from the court of the Gentiles where Jesus has been conducting his public teachings and where he has been condemning religious leaders who take advantage of vulnerable people, to the court of the women which Jesus enters after making these sharp denunciations. Against the wall of this courtyard are 13 trumpet-shaped vessels for collecting the freewill offerings of the people. Jesus is observing how the ...

13. The Faithfulness of God and the Covenantal Curses on Israel

Romans 3:1-8

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... Jewish interlocutor’s protest in 3:1 makes sense if Paul has been arguing since chapter 2 that Israel’s very attempt to obey the Torah is the reason that they are still in exile and under divine judgment. On that reading, the question of the advantage of being a Jew with the law as the stipulation of the covenant and circumcision as the sign of the covenant as opposed to being a Gentile makes perfect sense. But Paul’s response to such a protest is surprising, for the reader rather would have expected ...

14. Proverbs of Solomon

Proberbs 10:1--22:16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... disease (18:14). In contrast, the ears of the wise eagerly listen and learn (18:15). Disputes, especially within a legal context, are dealt with in 18:16–21. Accordingly, “gift” probably refers to a bribe or private present that secures an unfair advantage for a person rather than to generosity or giftedness (18:16; cf. 21:14). Verse 17 affirms the persuasive power of a well-crafted argument—at least, prior to cross-examination. Verse 18 commends the alternative of casting lots to settle a dispute ...

15. When All Is Said and Done

Acts 16:9-15

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... difference, and he did not fail.[9] Perhaps you are on the cusp of a great decision for your life. Perhaps you are ready to move beyond your mediocrity. Maybe you are deciding to be the person that God has called you to be. Maybe you are willing to take advantage of all those situations of your life that have caused you to grow. Maybe you are just about ready, and all you need is one slight push. I believe I have just the right motivator: I read of a reverend who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend ...

16. Tears And Ointment

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Larry Powell

... purpose and had her own agenda. To go into a strange church and hear a visiting evangelist preach was not a big item on her list of things to do. It was not a good time. But something about the little girl's invitation led her to take advantage of the opportunity. Probably a dozen reasons why she could not go raced through her mind: the circumstances were not right, she didn't have time; you can imagine the other reasons. At some point, however, it came to her that although things were not as she would ...

17. Getting Your Attention

John 2:12-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... . People were required to use Temple currency when they made their donations. Temple employees were providing a service exchanging foreign currency into Temple coinage ” but they also were taking advantage of people by charging a large fee to make the exchange. Perhaps what angered Jesus the most was that they were taking advantage of the people who could least afford it. Charging one day's wages to exchange coins was outrageously high. The Temple became wealthy from this questionable practice. It seems ...

18. A Small Man Who Was Given a Big Heart

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... also overweight, the figures cancelled out. This is, of course, another area of discrimination. A man who was at least 20 percent overweight earned $4,000 less than a thin man in a similar job. (1) Here is an example of the advantages of height. Eighteen Presidents of the United States have been six feet tall or higher. This is extraordinary given that average heights were significantly lower in the nineteenth and eighteenth centuries. Height also seems to correspond with success in office. Abraham Lincoln ...

19. The Coming of the Lord

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... sense of the new life of the believer (cf. John 5:24–27). The adverb, first, which qualifies this statement, must be read in conjunction with the “after that,” epeita, of verse 17. Will the living have an advantage over the dead? They will not. If anything, it might be argued, the dead have the advantage in that their resurrection will take place first, but that is not the point. The only point is that they will not be disadvantaged. 4:17 After that, we who are still alive and are left (this repeats ...

20. Imitating Christ's Humility

Philippians 2:1-11

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... the neuter harpagma could bear this sense is certain: Plutarch (On Alexander’s Fortune or Virtue 1.8.330d) says that Alexander the Great did not treat his conquest of Asia hōsper harpagma, “as a prize” to be exploited for his personal enjoyment or advantage, but as a means of establishing universal civilization under one law (cf. A. A. T. Ehrhardt, “Jesus Christ and Alexander the Great,” in The Framework of the New Testament Stories, pp. 37–43). But if this had been the sense intended here, it ...

21. The Kings of the South and the North

Daniel 11:2-35

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... 7:1, 7; 8:1; Neh. 2:1; 5:14; 13:6); and perhaps Darius III Codomannus (336–331 B.C.; see Neh. 12:22), who has the advantage of being the last Persian king. Based on the five-king hypothesis, these kings would be the four who came after Cyrus. If we use the four- ... . He was used as a pawn by generals pretending to protect him, until it was no longer necessary or advantageous. Then he was murdered, as were Roxane; Alexander’s mentally handicapped half-brother, Philip Arrhidaeus; and Herakles, who claimed ...

22. A Child of God

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Sermon

Ronald Love

... called Second Chance Church, and in January 2019 it moved into a building in Anderson. What they are doing is taking advantage of someone who admires charisma. What they are doing is taking advantage of someone who is susceptible to hype. What they are doing is taking advantage of someone who will believe in their false promises. What they are doing, according to Paul, is taking advantage of someone who is weak in the Christian faith. This problem, which engulfs us today, is the same problem that confronted ...

23. Miracle Ten: Healing A Blind Beggar

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon Aid

Harold H. Lentz

... , the widows, and the fatherless when he said that in doing so we are doing it to him. So we have many opportunities to draw near to Christ and to realize that he is very close by. The big questions are: How do we react? How do we take advantage of the opportunity to call out to Christ and seek his healing power? Christ is more than willing to come into our lives and meet our needs, but we should initiate the opportunity. Instead of ignoring the passing Christ, we can call out to him and then respond to ...

24. Don't Sell Your Inheritance for Cabbage Soup

Genesis 25:19-34

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... flower is your God-given birthright. Don't sell it for cabbage soup. Because Esau couldn't wait for dinner, the history of Israel is traced to Jacob. In many respects, it is a sad, sad story. Obviously, Esau was no rocket scientist. Jacob constantly took advantage of him. Physically he never made it as a male model. His entire body was covered with thick, red hair. I'm sure the kids in school constantly tormented him about that. His mother liked his brother best. This kid Esau had some serious problems. He ...

25. Advent 3

John 1:1-18, John 1:19-28, Isaiah 61:1-11, Isaiah 65:17-25, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon Aid

E. Carver McGriff

... avoid every kind of evil." My favorite, though, is Paul's opening counsel: "Be joyful always, pray at all times, be thankful in all circumstances." I can't imagine a more upbeat, healthy-minded way to live one's life than by this advice. Also, it has the added advantage of affording us the perfect three-point sermon. (I suppose there is a third possibility: "Do not restrain the Holy Spirit." However, I'm not clear what that means so I'll leave that to someone who is.) Gospel: John 1:6-8, 19-28 By the time ...

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