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1. Immersed

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... 5/29/19. [6] See www.thattheworldmayknow.com “mezuzah” [7] See www.chabad.org. [8] See Bernard Grossfeld, trans. The Targum Onkelos to Deuteronomy, The Aramaic bible, vol. 9 (Wilmington, DE: Michael Glazier, Inc., 1988). [9] Chabad.org notes that the etymology of mezuzoth combines zaz and maveth, which combined read: “Death: remove thyself.” [10] See “The Secrets of Rahab’s Rope” at www.oneforisrael.org, accessed 5/29/2019, and Lori Wagner, Bible Study on “The Mothers of Jesus”, The Story ...

2. Living the FIRE Life

John 17:1-11

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Lori Wagner

... , purpose, drive, and passion in everything we do. Life. If you look up the definition of “life” you will find that it’s the capacity for growth, reproduction, activity, and continual change preceding death. In the Old English, the etymological definition also notes that life is spiritual existence imparted by God through Christ to the believer.[1] The word comes from the indogermanic (PIE) root leip––to stick to or adhere. Life IS connection. Through relationship, through connection, we find ...

3. Where Can We Find Wisdom?

Proverbs 2:1-22

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... . When the other students took their seats again after recess, they had the happy surprise of an unexpected new message of good news on the string. Now the letters there spelled "GOD IS NOW HERE." There has been an instructive dispute over the etymology of the word religion. Lactantius Firmianus, a Christian writer of the late third and early fourth centuries, traced the derivation of the word religion to the Latin word "religare," which means "to bind." "We are tied to God," wrote Lactantius, "and bound to ...

4. The Discipline of Discipleship

Mark 10:17-31

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David E. Leininger

... comparing the Christian life to athletics. Running, wrestling, boxing...with a crown of glory at the end to the winner. How does one attain the victory, and particularly in such August company? DISCIPLINE! Now take that DISCIPLINE root and move to its etymological cousin DISCIPLESHIP. That is a word that is bandied around a lot these days. Churches all over the country are very much into "discipleship" programs, and that's GOOD. Jesus' Great Commission to the church was MAKE DISCIPLES (Matt. 28:19). There ...

5. Believing Thomas

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... me up,” she said. “What if you’re not depressed?” he asked. “Then I wear a silver one.” (Christian Century, December 22-29, 1982, p. 1301) The word “doubt” derives from the Latin dubito, which means “seeming to be two,” so that, etymologically, to doubt is to be of two minds—“to stand at the crossroad,” “to look in two directions.” Many believers don’t seem to have looked in any direction these days, but merely accept blindly whatever is handed to them, especially if they ...

6. The Christian Life Defined By Prayer

Philippians 1:1-11

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Maxie Dunnam

... of transparent character. I like that. Persons of transparent character. Now neither the adjective nor the noun form of the Greek word translated sincere or transparent is common in classical Greek. Therefore, the derivation of the word is not clear. Once suggestion of etymology has a challenging meaning when applied to our lives. The word may have come from a combination of two Greek words. One which means the sunlight, and another which means to judge. So the word would literally mean sun tested, s u n ...

7. Passing From Old to New

Joshua 5:13--6:27

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... also to emphasize that newness, but none of us knows exactly what the verse means by "the reproach of Egypt." Perhaps it refers to the Israelites' previous slavery. Perhaps it is a reference to their previous ignorance of God. Certainly it furnishes a etymological meaning for "Gilgal," the place of Israel's encampment, because the Hebrew verb "to roll," galal, sounds very much like the name "Gilgal." Whatever the precise meaning, the new situation of Israel's life is being emphasized. Now she has a taste of ...

8. Put Up and Shut Up

Proverbs 18:21

Sermon

James Merritt

... Biblical Preaching (Grand Rapids, MI.: Baker Book House, 1989), p. 378. 5 R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, Jr. & Bruce K. Waltke, Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, Vol. II, (Chicaco: Moody Press, 1980), p. 848. 6 Peterson, The Message. 7 C.T. Onions, ed. The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (New York: Oxford University Press, 1966), p. 360. 8 U. S. A. Today, January 28, 1988. 9 Ronald Dunn, The Faith Crisis (Wheaton, ILlinois, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1984), pp. 123-124.

9. Enemies of Promise

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... candidates for ministry: "If you keep humble, the Lord will use you." The linkages between the words "hubris" (from the Greek hybris, wanton violence or insolence) and "nemesis" (from Nemesis, the Greek Goddess of retribution and vengeance) are more than etymological; they are also theological. If one's ministry is based on exaggerated pride and self-confidence (hubris), one is sure to find the unconquerable opposition (the nemesis) that prevents one from achieving true ministry. Are we then all doomed to ...

10. Do Not Forget Your Servant

1 Samuel 1:4-20

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... does not doubt "that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord" (Luke 1:45). The family goes home and Hannah conceives and bears a son. She names him Samuel, for she said, "I have asked him of the Lord." This is the popular etymology in the text, tying it in with the story. Samuel is "he who is asked," shaul. El is God. So, one could say, he is "Shauled of God." With this play on words, there is the suggestion that this child, Samuel, will lead to the first king, Saul, who will ...

11. The Sign of Jonah

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of darkness. They are fishing through the night. The metaphor of darkness, in which Peter cannot “see” himself or Jesus, is a womb-like time, a timeless void, in which his identity is in liminal time. It is essentially a “time out.” An interesting etymology of ichthys (the Greek word for fish and the symbol used later by the early Christian community to symbolize “Jesus Christ Son of God and Savior) was its affinity with the former meaning of the word “womb” in other languages. As Jonah spent ...

12. Your Faith Has Made You Well

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... meaning with the words “talitha cumi,” suggesting that the phrase “Little girl, get up!” is also a Hebrew way of saying “rise in the power of the tallit.” However, there is no authoritative nor substantive reason to believe this is the case. Etymologically, the word tallit is an entirely different word and would not most likely translate into that phrase grammatically that way. Also, we have no passage in any of the three gospels that mention Jesus laying his tallit upon the girl (although it ...

13. The Master's Voice

Matthew 13:53-58, Mark 6:1-6, Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of meaning. It is the word used in the Old Testament for God’s glory, God’s voice, God’s presence, God’s holy Word, God’s splendor, God’s reverence and majesty. Most often, we have translated the word “glory.” The word kabod etymologically meant heavy or weighty –to give weight to someone, grant them respect or authority. In the new testament, the word used is the Greek timao, which doesn’t grasp the meaning of God’s presence and glory, but simply denotes “honor” in the sense of ...

14. Scandal

Matthew 16:21-28, Matthew 17:14-23, Matthew 20:17-19, Matthew 26:1-5

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... in Hosea. Jesus’ third powerful metaphor in these prophecies is the “skandalon” –the stumbling block. Often misinterpreted by Christians to be simply a “stone” or “piece of wood” you happen to stumble upon in your journey along the road, the actual etymological meaning of “skandalon” is so much more powerful! The skandalon is the “piece of wood” that holds up the tension in a trap. When the skandalon is tripped, the trap falls shut upon the prey! One can accidentally stumble upon a ...

15. Lazarus

Luke 16:19-31

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Lori Wagner

... ’ve heard today from Jesus. In fact, Dickens says, he used this parable as a base for his story. Does anyone know what story I’m thinking of? The Christmas Carol. Ebenezer Scrooge! In fact, Dickens uses the name Lazarus in disguise, as Lazarus is etymologically related to Eliezer –and Ebenezer! But in this case, while the Lazarus figure may seem like it should be his nephew, Bob Cratchet, or his son, Tiny Tim, Dickens uses the name to describe the raising of the “dead” of Scrooge’s soul, when he ...

16. Sim Lev!

Mark 13:1-31, Mark 13:32-37, Matthew 24:1-35, Matthew 24:36-51

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... !” “Stay true to Me.” “Stay rooted in who you know God to be!” “Don’t let your faith falter!” The word in Greek is blepete. But its equivalent in Hebrew is “sim lev!” In Hebrew, it means, “pay attention.” But its etymology means, “put your heart into it!” “Sim lev!” “Put your heart …into it!” Those of you in a relationship know that the best gift you can give someone is your attention, your presence of mind and heart. Relationships thrive on “engagement.” It ...

17. Emergency!

Genesis 11:1-9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... many years ago in eastern Mesopotamia, an enclosure defined by thick impenetrable walls of brick and mortar, which sealed it off from the rest of the world. The name Nimrod itself says a lot. Nimrod means “rebellious” or “rebel” and is related etymologically to the Babylonian god Marduk, a pagan religion antithetical to the monotheistic worship of YHWH. Nimrod was feeling rebellious to God when he built that unholy tower. We don’t have to read far in scripture to know that Babylon becomes quite ...

18. Let 'Er Rip

Mark 13:1-31, Mark 13:32-37, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

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Lori Wagner

... can’t be denied and can’t be overlooked. I think if Jesus were here today, maybe he’d think about the Holy Spirit that way –let ‘er rip! Cause mustard seed evangelism is like a disciple–ship on steroids! In fact, that’s one of the earliest etymologies of that phrase, “let her rip!” In the early 20th century and slightly earlier, it referred to the cranking up of the steam in the steam boats or steam driven trains. You revved them up, and then let her rip. What it meant is that you would ...

19. The Field House

Isaiah 2:1-5, Matthew 4:23-25

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ” for those who work together, play together, and celebrate community activities together. An active field house meant an active estate. A successful farm. Bountiful hunting expeditions. Or well-known sports teams. Especially those with the “biggest roar!” In early etymology, the Anglo-Saxon word for field “feld” or “folde” meant a house situated in an open pasture, a building or a “tent” in the midst of the field. Often made of fieldstone, stones and rocks were collected from the topsoil ...

20. Dusted

Mark 6:7-13, Matthew 10:1-42, Luke 9:1-9, Luke 10:1-24

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Lori Wagner

... 5:12-13 and 2 Esdras 13:13 it is a sign of judgment. ***Some see shaking off the dust as a moment of decisive change in the vein of eschatology. See article in nbseminary.com. The seriousness of the Messiah’s message is about to come to pass. ^Online Etymological Dictionary

21. Rock of Salvation

Exodus 17:1-7

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Lori Wagner

... , and refusal to budge or have faith in God’s presence, and God instructs Moses to take that Rod of God and to strike the rock! The rock breaks, and water gushes out. The living water of God’s salvation. Salvation, or etymologically, “saving” happens as the life source, water, is delivered to God’s people. But what is delivered is not mere physical sustenance, but renewed faith, and forgiveness, another chance, a new start. Massah and Meribah, strife and contention, is eased and soothed ...

22. Walking with God

Acts 2:1-21 · John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

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Lori Wagner

... and advocate. In Greek, we would call it their “paracletos.” Paraclete! No, not Parakete! Paraclete! The Greek word for advocate, supporter, intercessor, guide. This is the word used in the scriptures today for the Holy Spirit. For etymologically, the word “paracletos” meant “one called to walk alongside.” Our spiritual “eyes,” our defender and advocate, our spiritual and emotional support system, our Christ companion in the world, the “paraclete” helps us to navigate the world while ...

23. It's All About the Messiah

Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... . This little baby who fit so snuggly into his mother’s arms, who felt so light in the rough hands of his stepfather, Joseph…this baby was the Messiah sent from God the Father to become the Messiah to Israel and the world. The etymology Meshiac means “anointed one.” In the Old Testament when it was applied to persons, the term indicates induction into a sacred office. It was applied exceptionally to prophets, occasionally to the chief priests and most commonly to the king of Israel, who was called ...

24. You Don't Have to Yell

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... Shut up,” Seattle Times, 28 August 2002, Randy Cassingham's True Stella Awards. https://stellaawards.com/. 3. “Stomping Ground” by Michael Shapiro, October 28, 2013, LanguageLore.Net, https://languagelore.net/2013/10/28/stomping-ground-folk-etymology/. 4. Spiritual Frontiers by Dr. Courts Redford (Ardmore, OK: Southern Baptist Convention), 1948. 5. “Rich Mullins Interview, Ichthus Festival 1996,” cited in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Mullins. 6. Songwriter Rich Mullins. Cited in ...

25. Taking the High Way to Heaven

John 1:43-51

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Lori Wagner

... upon all who believe in him. Jacob names the place in which he encountered God, “Beth el”: “house of God. Jesus, Son of God, becomes a play on that Hebrew concept, as Jesus is not merely Son of David, not merely a descendent of the etymological heritage of that human genealogy or as the Hebrew word suggests, “household.” Jesus is “Beth el.” He is descended from God. He is Son of God. He is of the “household” of God. He is Bayit YWHW and collectively Bayit Israel. Like Jacob, Nathanael ...

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