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1. The Remaining Promise of Rest

Hebrews 4:1-13

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... of the wilderness rebellion by applying it to his readers, so the author in this passage has done for his readers. Yet the difference between David’s time and that of the writer is clear from the argument of the entire epistle. 4:9 The promised rest, therefore, remains … for the people of God to enjoy. Sabbath-rest comes from a single word that occurs only here in the whole of the Greek Bible. This word suggests God’s own sabbath-rest after creation (v. 4). God’s gift of rest may thus be regarded as ...

2. How Do You Remain Religious?

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... one's body cannot defile a person. Kosher went out the window! Religion incorporates principles, not constrictive rules and regulations. Many people, then and now, were and are committed to God, but they fail in how this commitment is maintained. Moreover, this art of remaining religious is determined by the basic factor Christianity affirms to be the key to the good life, namely, the renewal of the human heart. This is what Jesus said to Nicodemus:"Except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of ...

3. How To Remain Young and Beautiful

Humor Illustration

... of the clerks. She accused him of never stocking the books she wanted to read and always being out of the current best sellers. The poor clerk, trying to maintain his composure, asked her, "Well, what is the title of the book you wish to purchase?" She answered, "HOW TO REMAIN YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL." The clerk, with a sarcastic smile on his face answered, "Very well, I will place your order for HOW TO REMAIN YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL at once and I will mark it urgent."

4. God Remains!

Matthew 13:1-23

Illustration

Greg Rickel

... were laid to rest in the very soil they dug and tilled. He describes them as "sprouting up and withering away like grass and the little flowers growing there in the soil of that graveyard," Then he mentions with great approval, a quote from Victor Hugo: "Religions pass away, God remains!"

5. All That Remains

Illustration

Robert Wenz

... a floating hotel and museum in Long Beach, California. During the conversion, her three massive smokestacks were taken off to be scraped down and repainted. But on the dock they crumbled. Nothing was left of the 3/4 inch steel plate from which the stacks had been formed. All that remained were more than thirty coats of paint that had been applied over the years. The steel had rusted away. When Jesus called the Pharisees "Whitewashed tombs," He meant they had no substance, only an exterior appearance.

6. A Few Remaining Tremors

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

James Merritt

... unforgiven. Listen again to what happened to this man. “And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt.” (Matthew 18:34, ESV) The way this parable ends is exactly the way people’s lives end who remain bitter. They live in prisons of their own making – prisons of anger, prisons of guilt, prisons of depression, prisons of a bitter, negative, cynical spirit. Listen to these verses. “Some men stay healthy until the day they die…others have no happiness at all ...

7. Israel Fights the Remaining Canaanites

Judges 1:1-36

Understanding Series

Cheryl A. Brown

... ); a regular and important component of this cultic activity was a yearly renewal their covenant commitment to the god and to each other for harmonious relationships and mutual defense. Noth pointed out that in biblical tribal lists the number twelve remained constant, though the individual components may have varied. He believed that biblical Israel came to exist in the context of this amphictyony, as in this worship context they created a common religious history as the primary force for social cohesion ...

8. Scars Remain

John 20:19-23

Illustration

Christi O. Brown

New Testament scholar and dean of Duke Divinity Richard Hays comments on this passage: “Isn’t it curious that God could raise Jesus from the dead but didn’t heal the nail wounds in his hands? Was this an oversight? Surely not. The power of death is conquered, but the [scars] remain.”[“Fingering the Evidence,” The Christian Century (April 1, 1992)]. When Jesus showed the disciples his scars, he was saying, “Here is my signature.”

9. Remain Faithful To The Lord

Hosea 2:2-23

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Come, let all of God's people give praise and worship the Lord! People: Let us be true to the Lord our God lest we be counted as ungrateful. Leader: Many before have started on the way of the Lord but later strayed away. People: Let us pray God will keep us close and deliver us from the evil one. Leader: And let us give praise for the wonders the Lord has already done. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, You are righteous and just, yet in Your divine wisdom as You ...

10. The Things Which Remain When All Is Lost

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Eulogy

Thomas A. Pilgrim

Child There is a story in the Old Testament book of 2 Samuel which I want to share with you. When King David and his wife Bathsheba had their first child it became apparent the boy would not live very long. For seven days the child lay near death. During this time King David was in a period of mourning and fasting. He lay all night upon the ground asking God that the child might live. Finally, on the seventh day the child died. The servants of King David were afraid to go in and tell the king what had ...

11. Remain On The Vine

John 15:1-17

Children's Sermon

Object: find a child ahead of time to dress up like a raisin - brown clothes, brown garbage bag with holes cut in bottom of bag for legs and in sides for arms, stuff with wadded up newspaper and tie gently at neck and shoulders. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you like grapes to eat? (Wait for show of hands.) Grapes are sweet and juicy. I brought a grape with me today to show what one looks like. Oh, you don't think this looks like a grape? (Let them respond.) You're right, it isn't. But it used ...

12. Remaining Faithful In All Of Life

Job 2:1-10, Job 1:1-5

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Let all who would praise the Lord gather now for worship! People: We will lift our voices in praise every day of our lives. Leader: In the good days and the bad days? In times of plenty or times of loss? People: In every day of our lives, for the Lord is our only hope and salvation. Leader: Let us celebrate the wonderful love of God in song and praise. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, even though the days of this life are limited, You indeed are the God of all ...

13. Remaining Faithful to the Lord

Matthew 11:1-19

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Wait upon the Lord; be strong and let your hearts take courage! People: We do wait upon God's promise and healing power in the world today. Leader: Wait upon the Lord; be strong and let your hearts take courage! People: Teach us Your ways, O Lord, and lead us to follow Your paths. Leader: Wait upon the Lord; be strong and let your hearts sing praise! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O Lord, help us to remember it will not be the earthly pleasures by which we are judged ...

Though everyone has an equal right to speak, not all have earned an equal right to be taken seriously.

Hubert Humphrey

15. Marriage, Sexual Intimacy, and Spiritual Devotion

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Teach the Text

Preben Vang

... guided by her devotion to Christ. Context, however, as well as Paul’s rather clear statement in 2 Corinthians 6:14, makes the former reading the most likely: Paul advises believing widows and widowers to remarry only a fellow believer. Paul himself opted to remain unmarried and is convinced greater blessings will flow from that.11 He is quick to remind the Corinthians that this is his opinion (gn?m?n)—not a flippant remark they can take or leave, but a thoughtful reflection from someone whose every word ...

16. Jesus’ Love and the World’s Hatred

John 15:1-17

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... verses 1–4, and in relation to the disciples in verses 5–8. The vine or vineyard metaphor is an ancient one for describing the people of Israel under God’s care (cf. Ps. 80:14–18; Isa. 5:1–7). Though the identification with Israel remains implicit and undeveloped (cf. 1:43–51), the metaphor calls attention not only to Jesus himself but to the disciples and their relationship to him. Even in verses 1–4, where Jesus defines his identity first in relation to the Father (vv. 1–2), the disciples ...

17. The World Hates the Disciples

John 15:18--16:4

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

18. Marriage

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... (v. 35) but one-sided advice. Then, the issue of the virgins comes around again in verses 36–38. Finally, Paul’s logic extends itself to the matter of a woman losing her husband and the possibility of remarrying in verses 39–40, and his thought remains consistent to the end of the section. 7:25 Paul clearly states that he is offering his own opinion, not a word from the Lord, but he suggests that his opinion is informed and valuable. Paul’s thinking is determined both by the presence and power ...

19. Warning Against Antichrists

1 John 2:18-27

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... in which it is impossible to identify with certainty the person to whom the pronoun him refers, just as in 2:25 the he who is the source of the promise of eternal life is unclear. The origin of their anointing is divine. (2) The anointing remains in them. It is not an experience which comes and goes, but an endowment, an abiding reality that resides in their lives to empower them for occasions such as this one, i.e., to resist temptation and assertive false teaching. (3) The anointing teaches you about ...

20. Job's Third Reply to Bildad

Job 26:1--31:40

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... of the air clearly refers back to verses 1–18, which described how humans are able to dig out precious ore located in inaccessible places: “No bird of prey knows that hidden path; no falcon’s eye has seen it” (v. 7). Wisdom is no less hidden, but remains even more elusive since Destruction and Death say, “Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.” If indeed wisdom cannot be found “in the land of the living,” and is only a “rumor” in the abode of the dead, then what hope can humans have of ...

21. Let Us Love One Another

2 John 1:1-13

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... about Christ, an objective genitive. While the former is not impossible, especially if Jesus’ love command is in mind, it is more likely that the Elder means the correct doctrine about Christ, i.e., that he came in the flesh (v. 7). One who continues (menōn, “abides” or “remains”) faithful to this teaching has both the Father and the Son, since it is through the Son that the Father is accessed (John 14:6; 1 John 2:23; cf. Heb. 4:14–16; 7:25; 10:19–22), and since the Father and the Son are one ...

22. When the Golden Rule Isn't Enough - Mother's Day

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... .” (6) Think about that for a moment. It makes you angry when someone threatens to hurt one of your children. Do you feel that same anger when children are hurt . . . any place in the world? If not, then you still have some growing to do spiritually. We are to remain in Christ’s love and we are to love others as Christ has loved us. Let me say it again: We love because Christ first loved us. And unless we have Christ’s love in our hearts, we simply cannot love others who are outside of our circle of ...

23. Elihu

Job 32:1--37:24

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... abuse their power by oppressing the poor and the needy (see the discussion on 22:7–9 in §79 with regard to the poor). This abuse causes the cry of the weak and defenseless to come to the attention of God. 34:29–30 But if he remains silent. God always hears the complaint of the suffering, but he cannot be expected always to respond. Elihu attempts here to draw in Job’s own experience of divine silence in the face of his suffering and complaint. Elihu intends to undermine Job’s complaint by defusing ...

24. Job's Third Reply to Eliphaz

Job 23:1--24:25

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... and will ultimately bring them to justice—at least, Job hopes so! 24:24 Since God is the one who lifts up (they are exalted) and brings low (they are brought low; see also Ps. 75:7), the rise of the wicked to power is no independent achievement but remains subject to the permissive will of God. When God decides to act, those who are at the peak of their human power will be gone. God is the true actor behind the seeming vagaries of human existence. The phrase and gathered up may also be taken as a jussive ...

25. The Bramble King

John 15:1-17, John 15:18--16:4, John 16:5-16

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has ...

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