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Matthew 14:13-21

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Dennis Kastens

... five thousand men, besides women and children. Two truths are displayed in this text. (1) We Christians, like all within the human family, lack many things. (2) Unlike other people, we turn to Christ for a rich supply. A famished crowd of 5,000 persons is encountered ... :4; 84:5; Jeremiah 17:17). When the dark cloud is passed and we review the trials and troubles, we shall say that we lack nothing (Psalm 23:1; Deuteronomy 3:7; Luke 22:3-5). On the cross, Jesus atoned for our sins and made satisfaction for our ...

2. For the Lack Of

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For the lack of a nail the shoe was lost; For the lack of a shoe the horse was lost; For the lack of the horse the rider was lost; For the lack of the rider the message was lost; For the lack of the message the battle was lost; For the lack of the battle the kingdom was lost.

3. A Lack of Feeding in the American Dream

Romans 6:1-14

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Gregory J. Johanson

... from fulfilling his own potentialities, from finding and teaching the truth as he sees it, and adding his own unique contributions to his field arising from his own integrity and interests as opposed to his servitude and compulsion to fame. In conclusion then, there is a lack of feeding in the American Dream. Parts of it get in our own way. We know from our faith experience that we need that feeding, and we know from following the Christ that we must sometimes die, in order to be reborn to the meaning that ...

4. Frustrated By Their Lack Of Faith

Mark 6:1-6

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King Duncan

... frustration was in trying to deal with the Tories in their midst. Jesus knew how it felt to be frustrated by people's lack of faith. His disciples were with him. It was the Sabbath day in his hometown of Nazareth and he was teaching in the ... the truth of the matter is that we are not even certain that he has the power to save us. He must be deeply frustrated by our lack of faith! St. Paul writes in II Corinthians 12:9, "And God said unto me, 'My grace is sufficient for thee . . .'" What a hard thing that ...

5. A Lack of Faith

Mark 6:1-6

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Richard A. Jensen

... he called to himself the twelve and sent them out in mission. Are the twelve sent out because they are men of great faith? Hardly. And their hardness of heart will continue to grow! What kind of role models are the twelve anyway? But, in spite of their seeming lack of understanding and fear (Mark 4:40-41), the twelve are sent on a mission to do what Jesus does in his mission. When they return from their sojourn they are called apostles for the first and only time in Mark's Gospel (6:30). This is surely a ...

6. A Lack of TLC

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Charles Sell

No more convincing evidence of the absence of parental affection exists than that compiled by Rene Spitz. In a South American orphanage, Spitz observed and recorded what happened to 97 children who were deprived of emotional and physical contact with others. Because of a lack of funds, there was not enough staff to adequately care for these children, ages 3 months to 3 years old. Nurses changed diapers and fed and bathed the children. But there was little time to hold, cuddle, and talk to them as a mother ...

7. “The Lord Is My Shepherd, I Lack Nothing”

Psalm 23:1-6

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C. Hassell Bullock

... when the Lord had given him rest from his enemies (2 Sam. 7:1). Interpretive Insights 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd. Yahweh as Shepherd of Israel occurs in Psalms 77:20; 78:52; and 95:7, but here he is David’s Shepherd. (On “I lack nothing,” see “Theological Insights.”) 23:2–3 he leads me . . . he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths. The verb “leads” (nhl) is used to describe Yahweh’s guiding Israel through the wilderness to the promised land, as is also the verb ...

8. Let Us Never Lack for Humility

Luke 18:9-14

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Scott Hoezee

... forward. But there's nothing like a proper comparison to the wider world to give a puffed-up chest of pride a hard blow to the solar plexus. So also for us: if we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith, we will never lack for humility.

9. Preparation - or Lack of It!

Mark 1:1-8; Luke 3:1-6

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Dave Barry

To avoid offending anybody, the school dropped religion altogether and started singing about the weather. At my son's school, they now hold the winter program in February and sing increasingly non-memorable songs such as "Winter Wonderland," "Frosty the Snowman" and this is a real song "Suzy Snowflake," all of which is pretty funny because we live in Miami. A visitor from another planet would assume that the children belonged to the Church of Meteorology.

10. Lack of Persistence in Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

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A fisherman who was out of fellowship with the Lord was at sea with his godless companions when a storm came up and threatened to sink their ship. His friends begged him to pray; but he demurred, saying, "It's been a long time since I've done that or even entered a church." At their insistence, however, he finally cried out, "O Lord, I haven't asked anything of You in 15 years, and if You help us now and bring us safely to land, I promise I won't bother You again for another 15!" Prayer is often an escape ...

11. Innercizing Your Shopping List

1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

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Leonard Sweet

... , all sorts of peaks and pitfalls. This may be the first Sunday of Advent on the church calendar. But for those of you who make your living in retail, this is the first of five weekends that determine whether you will end the year liking or lacking, in the black or in the red. How many of you made the mistake of trying to run out to pick up . . . whatever knows, on this weekend (the weekend following Thanksgiving)? You can testify: we have moved into shopping madness days. Suddenly the entire population of ...

12. The Lord Speaks

Job 38:1--41:34

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... such events eludes humans—and even if they were able to discover it, they have no power to take them to their places or travel along the paths to their dwellings. Surely you know, for you were already born! These words once again display Job’s lack of knowledge and power. More irony dwarfs Job before the eternality of the creator God, before whom Job’s many years dwindle to nothingness. 38:22–24 Have you entered the storehouses of the snow . . . hail? As God has shut the chaotic waters of the seas ...

13. Branching Out

John 15:1-17

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Michael Milton

... ceremony, walking an aisle, and then, “Hey, you know, once saved always saved!” But the problem with that is that you are fooling yourself. The problem is that you end up like my old rose bed. And when the wintry seasons of life come upon you, you will lack the spiritual life inside of you to bear up under the storm. The greatest storm you will ever face is death. You see, you want for your life what the Gardener, God, has revealed in His will for your life: joy to the fullest. That is what Jesus is ...

14. Job's Third Reply to Bildad

Job 26:1--31:40

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... Does he not see . . . ? Job agonizes: if God is above all and sees all, how can he not see that Job’s life is blameless? Of course, the reader already knows that God is fully aware and has affirmed Job’s righteousness from the beginning. The lack of congruity between a blameless life and a portion of suffering drives Job to seek resolution in the only way possible: confrontation with God himself. If Job is indeed blameless and yet receives a heritage of suffering, then it seems the only answer must rest ...

15. Proverbs of Solomon

Proberbs 10:1--22:16

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Gary M. Burge

... on the court and the home. Verse 10 is transitional: it is not fitting for fools to enjoy luxury, not because it is undeserved, but because they cannot use it well (cf. Prov. 26:1). Similarly, slaves are unsuited for leadership roles (also 30:22), especially if lacking wisdom (cf. 14:35; 17:2). In context, the high value of forbearance and forgiveness is applied to the king, who will either refresh like dew or rage like a lion—but it could apply to a courtier as well (19:11–12). Verses 13–15 juxtapose ...

16. Turn in an Account of Your Stewardship

Luke 16:1-15

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Maxie Dunnam

... to be like Jesus? Do you hunger and thirst after righteousness? Is your heart broken over the things that break Jesus’ heart? Do you ever look out over our city, as Jesus looked over Jerusalem, and weep for it? If Jesus said to you, one thing you lack, what do you suppose He would focus on? In our Scripture He’s talking about money, and the use of money. And that is not unusual. In fact, Jesus talked as much about money as He talked about anything else. If you’re familiar with Jesus’ teaching ...

17. Three Words America Needs to Hear

Acts 24:1-27

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Edward Inabinet

... and the violence we see about us; it is visited upon us in pain, inward pain and outward pain; it is visited upon us in lack of peace and even sometimes in physical death. It''s not that God singles us out and presses home tragedy on us. No, it''s ... judgment to come for those who ignore the ways of God, for those who are libertine in their lives, for those who ignore righteousness and lack self-control, a judgment day was coming. The fear of it all was too much for Felix and we read here that he told Paul ...

18. How Much Faith Is Enough?

Luke 17:1-10

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King Duncan

... to the second thing that needs to be said. IT IS THE NATURE OF FAITH TO EXPAND TO FIT OUR NEEDS. Because faith is a gift, not something we earn, God will never put us in a position where we do not have enough faith to be triumphant. Whatever we lack, He will supply. That has always been true for God's people. The year was 1660. John Bunyan was thrown into jail for preaching an unpopular Gospel. For 12 years he lingered there entirely cut off from the rest of the world except for his family and a few friends ...

19. Trials and Temptations

James 1:1-18, James 1:19-27

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... . He or she does have plenty in which to take pride, but it is only apparent to those with faith and trust. 1:10 The rich, however, are hardly in such a position. They surely seem in a position in which to take pride. After all they suffer no lack of material goods, famine does not haunt them, their children are well fed and healthy, they are powerful in the city, and they receive respect from all around them (cf. Ps. 73). Should they not rejoice in their prosperity as a gift from God? Not so, writes James ...

20. Job's Third Reply to Eliphaz

Job 23:1--24:25

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... times of divine appearance to humans. While it is true that Job goes on in the rest of this section to lament the unchallenged evil of humans, the emphasis in this verse seems to be on the absence of God from the scene and the resultant lack of “attention to business.” If God did not choose to absent himself, then he would have to act in judgment on the wickedness that otherwise runs rampant. 24:2–4 Men move boundary stones. The NIV need-lessly masculinizes the indefinite plural of the Hebrew “they ...

21. Listening and Doing

James 1:19-27, James 1:1-18

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

22. Jesus Says, 'Just Do It'

Luke 17:1-10

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Dr. Chane M. Hutton

... already have all the faith you need to perform miracles. All you have to do is get started. And that is Christ's word to us this day. If we want to increase our faith, we have to increase our action. Our problem is not our lack of faith, it is our lack of commitment, dedication, our unwillingness to put feet to our faith. Jesus knows this, and so when we come asking him for more faith, he answers us bluntly, "Just do it! Get into action." As someone has said, "The devil trembles when he hears God's weakest ...

23. A Question We All Ask

Mark 10:17-31

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King Duncan

... do?" they ask. "I've laid up funds for my retirement. I've got stock options to guarantee my current needs. Now what must I do to add heaven to my portfolio? Just tell me and I will take care of it." Jesus felt genuine love for this man. "You lack only one thing," Jesus told him. Ah, this is what this man had come expecting. He only needed one thing. Get out the check book. Whatever the Master asked of him, he knew he could afford, if not in money, at least in time. Support the building program? Work with ...

24. Paul's Labor for the Church

Colossians 1:24--2:5

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... 2 Cor. 1:5; 4:10; Phil. 3:10; 1 Pet. 4:13, for helpful parallels). Paul believes that he is helping to complete what the Messiah began for the church but will not be completed until his return. One other interpretation understands the phrase “what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions” (RSV) to refer to a deficiency in Paul and not in Christ. Paul realizes that his desire to share in Christ’s sufferings and to become like his Lord in death is a continuing process (Phil. 3:10). He sees his suffering as ...

25. Elihu

Job 32:1--37:24

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... divine removal of any offense or sin that might separate them. Twice (in 13:23 and 31:33) Job calls for God to show him his offenses so that they might be atoned for and restoration might be accomplished. What Job claims in all of these passages is lack of any awareness of sin that could account for the ferocity of suffering he experiences. He will not repent for sin of which he is unaware, but he is willing to be instructed. The friends have failed to enlighten him as to his misdeeds. Elihu’s accusation ...

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