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David E. Leininger
... He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity." And do you remember what Nathan said to David? "YOU are the man!" What a perfect illustration of getting the log out of YOUR eye before trying to get the speck out of someone else's ... that keeping quiet, failing to report suspected wrong-doing, is simply BAD citizenship. Obviously, as the case with Mr. Jones and his umbrellas points out, some investigation should occur before accusations are made. But failure to make any ...
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Leonard Sweet
... both as “Lord” and as the “Son of David.” This suggests that her greeting of “Lord” was not just a polite address. She recognized Jesus as the messianic figure, the Son of David. Her appeal to Jesus was for the healing ... That is, we can be combative with all those who refuse to see the presence of God in the world as we have experienced it. For Dr. Jones’ in the mid-twentieth century, he was amazed at the depth of truth and divine love he encountered among the people he served as a missionary in ...
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King Duncan
... to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in ... drinks from the cup. As soon as he drinks from it, he knows he has chosen incorrectly. And his end is not pleasant. Indiana Jones is much wiser. He recognizes that a plain cup with no decoration is much more representative of the humble carpenter from Nazareth. And, of ...
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King Duncan
... , the unearned gift of God’s love and salvation through Jesus Christ, was God’s plan for us from the very beginning. Pastor David J. Lose writes about the Pharisee, “. . . while he is right about the kind of life he should live, he is confused about the ... s—his past, present, and future are entirely dependent on God’s grace and mercy.” (8) In his book Proof Timothy Paul Jones writes about his middle daughter who is adopted. She had been adopted before, but her adoptive family gave her up and put ...
5. How Can We Meet Grief?
2 Samuel 18:19--19:8
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Edward Chinn
... surrounded Absalom and finished him off" (2 Samuel 18:14-15, The Living Bible). A messenger brought the news of Absalom’s death to King David. "The king was overcome with grief. He went up to his room over the gateway and wept. As he went he cried, ‘O my son, my ... to a house which had been turned into a refuge. Forty young people were being cared for in that place. Dr. Jones commented: "Josephine Butler threw herself into that service and became one of the greatest social reformers of the century. She ...
6. Nathan Rebukes David
2 Samuel 12:1-31
Understanding Series
Mary J. Evans
... Nathan, himself fairly aged by that time, had come to believe that God’s love for Solomon, which he had been told to proclaim, was a promissory statement concerning the succession. G. H. Jones (The Nathan Narratives [JSOTSup 80; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1990]) suggests that Nathan was a Jebusite, an original inhabitant of Jerusalem, who had joined David’s service. Nathan sought to do his best for the Jebusite community by ensuring the succession of Solomon, who was born in Jerusalem. However ...
7. When You Feel Helpless
2 Corinthians 12:1-10
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King Duncan
... but instead went to 58 Glebe STREET." (1) Oops! A minor misunderstanding. Sorry about that. Imagine that you are David Osborne standing there peering at that mountain of rubble that was once your home. How would you feel? Angry ... the flesh. He could not get rid of it no matter how much it troubled him. But he didn't let it defeat him--any more than Quincy Jones let those two aneurysms on the brain defeat him. Helplessness is an attitude, not a situation. WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE, IN THE SECOND PLACE, THAT IT IS IN ...
8. Boasting
2 Corinthians 11:1-15, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10
Understanding Series
James M. Scott
... in Jewish literature), which is found both in the Talmud and in the Hekhalot literature (cf. C. R. A. Morray-Jones). Of these four, only R. Aqiba was deemed worthy of beholding God’s glory behind the curtain (Schäfer, 346). ... burn. On the other hand, the verb can be understood figuratively as signifying “be inflamed with grief.” Cf. William Horbury and David Noy, Jewish Inscriptions of Graeco-Roman Egypt (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992), pp. 64–69 (esp. p. 67). Note the other references ...
9. Boasting
2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10
Understanding Series
James M. Scott
... in Jewish literature), which is found both in the Talmud and in the Hekhalot literature (cf. C. R. A. Morray-Jones). Of these four, only R. Aqiba was deemed worthy of beholding God’s glory behind the curtain (Schäfer, 346). ... burn. On the other hand, the verb can be understood figuratively as signifying “be inflamed with grief.” Cf. William Horbury and David Noy, Jewish Inscriptions of Graeco-Roman Egypt (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992), pp. 64–69 (esp. p. 67). Note the other references ...
Teach the Text
Robert B. Chisholm Jr.
... indicates he was twenty-one years old when he became king, while some Greek witnesses read “thirty years old,” perhaps on analogy with David (see 2 Sam. 5:4). How long did Saul reign? The NIV has “reigned . . . forty-two years,” appealing for support (see the ... other people, including a US congressperson leading a delegation to investigate the camp, were also killed at a nearby airstrip. Jones was born in Indiana, where he started the Temple in the 1950s. The group later relocated to California and ...
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James Merritt
... pusher. Yes, I know you." Well, this lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and said, "Mrs. Jones, do you know the Defense Attorney?" She said, "Why yes I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster as well. ... from one ear to the other.5 This body is a physical miracle that can only be explained by the omnipotent power of God. But David also knew that we were a mental miracle that could only be created by the omnipotent power of God. "How precious also are Your ...
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John E. Harnish
... how we intend to live in the world: with an open heart, open to feelings of others, open to the needs of the world. E. Stanley Jones was probably the greatest missionary of the Methodist movement. He was converted in a Methodist church in New Jersey. He says he went forward that ... of battle. And when the prophet Nathan came to him, disclosing the whole sorry, sordid story in all its ugly detail, David had to face his sin and own up to the truth about himself. He realized his need of radical heart surgery, ...
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Bill Bouknight
... . This is what he wrote: John Peter Jones, John P. Jones, J.P. Jones, John Jones, Governor John Jones, President John P. Jones, All the Way with JPJ!" Maybe the baby turned out to be Juanita Paulene Jones! I can tell you one thing that father ... 's greatest prophets. It was he who took a vial of oil one day, following God's command, and anointed a shepherd boy named David to be King of Israel. Hannah knew three great truths that all of us parents and grandparents should remember: FIRST. EACH CHILD IS AN UNIQUE ...
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King Duncan
... do." Let me tell you something: Jake's friend was wrong. The One who knows us best loves us most. As E. Stanley Jones once put it, "When you surrender to Christ, all self-hate, all self- loathing, all self-rejection drop away. How can you hate ... reason why many people never accept the full joy of their salvation: they have some unresolved guilt in their heart. It was David who wrote, "Restore unto me the joy of my salvation." I wonder if he wrote that after his transgression with Bathsheba? The knowledge ...
15. Temptation
Genesis 2:4-25
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King Duncan
... attention. "I can reach it," she insists. But as she reaches out one more time, she slips from Indy's grasp and falls to her death. Indiana Jones now knows how dangerous it is to try to reach for the Grail. And yet, only seconds later, when he too finds himself dangling above the ... PROBLEMS IN BUSINESS AND IN LIFE, (New York: Berkley Books, 1986), p. 112. 6. "Healed? Ready to Help?" by David W. Richardson. Cited in John K. Bergland, ABINGDON PREACHER'S ANNUAL 1994, (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993), p. 56. 7 ...
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King Duncan
... share certain similarities? Someone compiled a list of possible sayings of Biblical mothers. See if any of these sound familiar: DAVID! I told you not to play in the house with that sling! Go practice your harp. We pay good money for ... offers encouragement. Love builds up, it does not cut down. Author James Moore tells about K.C. Jones, the former coach of the Boston Celtics basketball team. Jones became famous for his unique ability to give his players some unforgettable words of encouragement when they ...
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Thomas A. Pilgrim
... saying, "I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test." Isaiah answers for God, saying, "Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold ... had done and said, "I'm a Swedish blacksmith by trade ... I don't know whether God can help me or not." Edgar Dewit Jones said, "You are in luck. God is specializing in Swedish blacksmiths tonight!"7 Whoever you are, God has included you. You are his specialty. ...
18. Can People Change?
Galatians 1:11-24
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King Duncan
... weight slowed him to a stagger during his getaway so that police officers easily jumped him from behind. Rodney Jones and Gerald Uelmen, in their book, SUPREME FOLLY, tell about Nancy Miller of Oroville, California who eagerly accepted an invitation ... York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1990), p. 171. 2. James Townsend, PELOUBET'S SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES 1993-1994, (Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Publishing Co., 1990). 3. (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1968, p. 16). Cited in John Killinger, LETTING GOD BLESS YOU, ( ...
19. Racism and Envy
Numbers 12:1-16
Teach the Text
Joe M. Sprinkle
... harlot, who helps the Israelite scouts, also converts and is welcomed into Israel (Josh. 6:25). She too becomes an ancestor of David and Jesus Christ (Matt. 1:5). Evidently, a Cushite woman marries into the royal family of Hezekiah and bears a son named ... of Scripture. Christian Organization: Racism has at times affected Christians. Up until 2000, the fundamentalist Christian Bob Jones University prohibited interracial dating among its students on the grounds that the Bible taught the strict separation of ...
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Thomas A. Pilgrim
... had heard from Jesus had to do with God's kingdom, a kingdom within them, a kingdom which had already come. E. Stanley Jones, the great missionary, tells of being in South Africa on a preaching mission. The pastor who traveled with him said, "You preach a ... exaltation was merely verbal. They gave Jesus lip service on that first Palm Sunday. Many of them cried out, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" They gave Jesus lip service, and that is all ...
21. Wisdom's Delight
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
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Stan Purdum
... across America. On that ride, I met a young man in Kansas who was on a similar cross-nation trek by bicycle. His name was David, and he was in his early twenties. Since we were following the same route for a while, we spent five days riding together. Although the ... directly, for the reality is, seekers cannot go far toward wisdom without finding God. In one of his books, E. Stanley Jones tells of New York City psychologist, Dr. Henry Link, who, because of his study of psychology, gave up Christianity as ...
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King Duncan
... has a distancing effect ” it distances us from both God and one another. Trust God and God alone for your salvation. 1. E. Stanley Jones, GROWING SPIRITUALLY (Nashville, TN: Abington, 1953), p. 4. 2. Maya Angelou, WOULDN'T TAKE NOTHING FOR MY JOURNEY NOW, (New York: Random House, 1993), ... ," CHRISTIANITY TODAY 28, no. 18 (December 14, 1984), pp. 30-42. 5. David W. Richardson, EMPHASIS, September-October, 1992, p. 34. 6. James W. Fowler, BECOMING ADULT, BECOMING CHRISTIAN, (San Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishers, ...
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King Duncan
... the priest said, “now is the time to pray.” Nor was he prepared for his wife’s response to the priest’s suggestion. Lory Jones turned to her husband and said, “Let’s pray for my arthritis.” Lory was taking about thirty aspirins a day to relieve the pain in ... alone. 1. Robert W. Youngs, What It Means to Be a Christian (New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1960). 2. David Guzik, http://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/guzik_david/StudyGuide_Mar/Mar_1.cfm. 3. Getting Through What You’re Going Through ( ...
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Ron Lavin
... two other houses on the pond, one owned by a doctor. One day, shortly after they moved in, the Jones' three children went swimming in the pond. Suddenly, out of nowhere a four-hundred pound alligator appeared. The doctor ... the turbulent storms of life by the power of the Mighty Lord. That's what happened on the Sea of Galilee. That's what happens to believers. David Adam goes on: Once we believe in Jesus, we do not escape the storms and troubles of life. In fact, in some strange sense more storms than ...
Understanding Series
Iain W. Provan
... someone from Saul’s clan. Solomon is perhaps nothing more to him than the lesser of two evils. On the likelihood that Nathan was a prophet from the pre-David city of Jebus (2 Sam. 5:6–10), concerned to ensure that the old city’s traditions maintained their part in Israel’s understanding of itself, see most recently G. H. Jones, The Nathan Narratives, JSOTSup (Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1990). 1:11–27 Why then has Adonijah become king?: It may be the intention of the authors that we see the strategy ...
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