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Ezekiel 8:1-18, Ezekiel 9:1-11, Ezekiel 10:1-22, Ezekiel 11:1-15, Ezekiel 11:16-25

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... . Ancient Near Eastern art portrays examples of cherub thrones (e.g., on an ivory plaque from Megiddo from the 13th to 12th c. B.C.; see the illustration in HBC, p. A4). 11:1 Leaders of the people. The Heb. term sar “is a very general term for an officer” (J. J. M. Roberts, “Bearers of the Polity: Isaiah of Jerusalem’s View of the Eighth-Century Judean Society,” in Constituting the Community: Studies on the Polity of Ancient Israel in Honor of S. Dean McBride, Jr. [ed. S. Tuell and ...

2. Naomi and Ruth

Ruth 1:1-22

Understanding Series

Michael S. Moore

... J. J. M. Roberts, “The Hand of Yahweh,” VT 21 (1971), pp. 250–51. 1:14a Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-by: M. Sternberg discusses the use of foils in The Poetics of Biblical Narrative (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1987), p. 479. M ... to the goddess ‘Ishtar-Chemosh on line 17 (KAI 181.3, 17). Balaam is introduced on the plaster texts from Tell Deir ’Alla (J. Hackett, The Balaam Text from Deir ’Alla [Chico, Calif.: Scholars, 1984], p. 25) as a “seer of the gods” (hzh ’lhn). A. G ...

3. Egypt

Ezekiel 29:1-21, Ezekiel 30:1-26, Ezekiel 31:1-18, Ezekiel 32:1-32

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... of the clearest ‘messianic’ references” in this book (“King and Messiah,” p. 329; see also p. 337). 30:3 The day of the LORD is near. As J. J. M. Roberts observes, this “foreshortening of prophetic expectations” is a common element in prophetic prediction (“A Christian Perspective on Prophetic Prediction,” Int 33 [1979], p. 249). Roberts uses the homely examples of children taking a car ride, or learning to swim across the pool, to show that “Just a little further” may be a concession ...

4. All That From A Little Bit Of Water?

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... and killing each other. But there was that one astounding moment when both sides gathered to honor the work of the Lord. A writer, J.M. Beadles, recounting the details of this story in a 1917 magazine article, wrote: "Both armies were at peace as they witnessed the death of ... Sara Owen-Gemoets in EMPHASIS, Jan./Feb., 1999, p. 35. 6. William J. Fallis, POINTS FOR EMPHASIS, (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1993), p. 33. 7. "To Illustrate" by Robert Shannon, PREACHING, July/Aug 1999, p. 49. 8. John H. Leeper & Barbara ...

5. A Not So Simple Story of Demons and Pigs

Luke 8:26-39

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"This is a strange story," declares J.M. Creed. "Fantastic and grotesque," adds Joseph Fitzmyer. "Unsophisticated, with enough preposterous material to invite the scorn of the skeptic," concludes J. Pesch. These men are all esteemed New Testament ... one is prepared for his arrest on charges of photographing young boys in compromising positions. His name? Rev. Legion. Robert Raines, a marvelous preacher (turned retreat leader), writes: "Remember the medieval method of torture known as `quartering,' wherein a ...

6. Make Way For Poets Of The Heart

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James Angell

... which has no such orders, I never thought of life behind the walls as anything involving me personally. The silences. Rising at 2 a.m. to pray (after having gone to bed with the sun). A seeming disengagement from social suffering. Celibacy. For most of us, especially for non ... Halford Luccock, Reinhold Niebuhr, Frederick Buechner, Walter Brueggemann, C. S. Lewis, Robert McAfee Brown, Ernest Fremont Tittle, John Sutherland Bonnell, Henri J. M. Nouwen, Howard Thurman, Samuel Miller, David H. C. Read, Joseph Ford ...

7. Who Cares?

Matthew 25:31-46

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David G. Rogne

... being challenged to do for others what they cannot do for themselves. Noted theologian, author, professor, and speaker Henri J.M. Nouwen made a move from the faculty at Harvard Divinity School to the staff at Daybreak — a residential community ... would say "Amen!" to that. "As you did it to one of the least of these... you did it to me" (v. 40). 1. Reported by Robert A. Raines, Creative Brooding [New York: Collier Books], p. 111 2. Reported in Pulpit Resources, Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 28 3. Told by Donald Shelby ...

8. A Tempting and Lonely Place

Mark 1:35-39

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Thomas Long

... he did, he came to our town to minister, too. And he is there even now, in our lonely places, beckoning us, if we will, to follow. 1. Henri J. M. Nouwen, Out of Solitude: Three Meditations on the Christian Life (Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 1974), p. 14. 2. Elie Wiesel, The Town Beyond the Wall, as quoted in Robert McAfee Brown, Creative Dislocations: The Movement of Grace (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1980), p. 90. 3. The story about Carlyle Marney is told in William H. Willimon, Sighing for Eden ...

9. Time To Do Something About The Piano

John 3:1-21

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King Duncan

... not to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved." 1. Adapted from, Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart. Christina Feldman and Jack Kornfield (eds.) San Francisco: Harper, 1991, pp. 303-305. 2. The Road to Daybreak. Henri J. M. Nouwen. New York: Doubleday, 1988. p. 147-148. 3. Dear Mr. Brown. Harry Emerson Fosdick. New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1961, p 173-174. 4. Healing for Damaged Emotions. David Seamands, Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1981, pp. 18-19. 5. Believe in ...

10. Legacies of Power

Ephesians 1:15-23

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Mary S. Lautensleger

... , but that is everything."6 And, indeed it is. Christ is the King, and in his power is the hope of the world. Amen. 1. Robert Jewett, "Competing in the Creedal Olympics: Pauline Resources for Cross-Cultural Ministry in Knowledge, Attitude and Experience," Young-Il Kim, ed., Ministry in the Cross- ... .com/h1/newyear/ny04.htm [Accessed September 1, 2006]. 5. Henri Nouwen, in Mornings with Henri J.M. Nouwen, quoted in Christianity Today, February 8, 1999, p. 72. 6. O. S. Hawkins, Revive Us Again (Nashville: Broadman Press ...

11. The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh

Nahum 1:1-15

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... Assyrian king, there is never any explicit reference to Ishtar. The word can be re-vocalized to read “opposition” (mequmah; Roberts, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah, p. 43), which makes good sense. 1:9 If the opening plural verb tehashebun is ... the NIV margin that “the meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain” is milder than that of scholars such as J. M. P. Smith, who describes it as “wholly unintelligible” (A Critical and Exegetical Commentary, p. 294). This applies to the details of the ...

12. I Am Only . . .

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... were admitted to the Union. There began a nationwide contest to design a new, 50-star flag. Robert Heft's flag was chosen as the new, official flag of the United States of America. (2) ... completely to God's leadership. I don't care what your situation is, one thing a Christian should never say is, "I'm only such-and-such." You are a child of God. It remains to be seen what God may do through you. 1. ... J. Barnardo--'The Father of Nobody's Children,'" by J.D. Douglas, Decision, October 1995, pp. 10-12.

13. The First Easter Sermon

John 20:1-9

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King Duncan

... with you!" PETER WAS THERE. PETER BELIEVED. It reminds me of a recent story in the newspapers. It was about a man named Robert J. Oliver. Oliver, too, was pronounced dead. His friends and family gathered at the hospital and cried over his body. Funeral clothes were picked ... we have this hope: Death has been defeated! Christ is alive! 1. Bruce Melver, JUST AS LONG AS I'M RIDING UP FRONT (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1995), pp.5 9. 3. Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, Tenn., 1993, p. 120121. 4. Charles W. Colson, THE ...

14. Mr. Roberts Meets The Master

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... 'll have fun. Did you know what this said? \nThe minute you saw it on the picture today? Did you know that it \nsaid "Jesus"? Jesus. J-E-S-U-S. Jesus. How about you, fish? \nDid you have a good week? You look healthy. (HE FEEDS FISH) \nOh! Did you see that ... man named Mr. Zacchaeus. \n(MR. ROBERTS PUTS ON HAND PUPPET) \nZACCHAEUS: Yes? \nMR. ROBERTS: Oh, my goodness. Mr. Zacchaeus, you startled me. \nZACCHAEUS: I did? I'm sorry, but you startled me, too. \nMR. ROBERTS: I'm sorry, too, Mr. Zacchaeus. Well, why ...

15. Take Your Job and Love It

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... to work. “Are you afraid of work?” he wanted to know. “No,” his friend answered, “I’m not afraid of work at all. In fact I can lay right down beside it and go ... of us, work gives us our identity. During World War II industrialist Henry J. Kaiser was brought to Washington, D.C. to testify concerning his ship building ... partners with God in the provision of the world’s needs. In one of his books Robert Schuller tells about a conversation he had with that splendid actor George Kennedy before his death ...

16. Mud Below, Stars Above

Genesis 15:1-18

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King Duncan

... when we realize who we really are: we are citizens of heaven as well as citizens of earth. We have within us both stars and mud. Now I'm guessing that all of us would like to see the `stars' part of us be stronger than the `mud' part of us, as that is the part ... London). 2. J.W.V. Goethe. Faust. Part One, 1808. 3. Author Unknown. 4. Woodrow W. Smith. The Twelve Who Walked in Galilee. (Old Tappan, N.J.: Fleming H. Revell Co). 5. Robert Schuller. Living Positively One Day at a Time. (Old Tappan, N.J.: Fleming H ...

17. Breakfast on the Beach

John 21:1-14

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John E. Harnish

... to the 11:00 a.m. service, no clean shirts, always in muddy, sooty boots. So he started going out to the mines at starting time, 5:00 a.m., preaching to them on ... be baptized. His name was Robert G. Ingersol III. A few months later the same pastor baptized Robert G. Ingersol IV, grandson and great grandson of Robert G. Ingersol. [5] I am ... the boat. 1. J. Collins, Built to Last, page 81 2. 2004 Book of Discipline, Paragraph 125 3. Rev. Stanley Bailey, First UMC, Mt. Clemens, Nov. 1978 4. J. Collins, Built to ...

18. Spirit Power

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... without Gill’s help, but on that day a tradition was born. To this day hard-core A&M fans stand ready, as a body, to show their willingness to play if needed, to be the twelfth ... people in our community who need what this church has to offer. I like something that Robert Schuller wrote in the introduction to one of his books. “How much is a sprinkler-head worth ... (New York: Cliff Street Books, 2001), pp. 49-50. 3. Rev. Richard J. Fairchild (http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/c-ea07sn.php). 4. William ...

19. Illusion Or Reality?

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... within ourselves. A person who did that for me early in life was a boy named P.J. Crowley. I met P.J. when I was fourteen years old. At that time I was a member of the Sunday School in ... about. The word appeared from two writers, Thomas Peters and Robert Watterman, who made their livelihood consorting with the pharaohs. The ... want to be locked out of the Kingdom of God. 144,000! Of all the people who ever lived! I'm not in the top 144,000! I guarantee you, Hal Warlick probably isn't in the top 144 million ...

20. Tyre, Sidon—and Israel

Ezekiel 26:1-21, Ezekiel 27:1-36, Ezekiel 28:1-19, Ezekiel 28:20-26

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... and kings from ancient days, who were consigned to the place of the dead (M. Smith, “Rephaim,” ABD 5, pp. 675–76). You will not return or take your ... derived from an old Ugaritic word, ʿdbt, meaning trade goods (CTA 4.5.76; cf. P. J. van Zijl, Baal: A Study of Texts in Connexion with Baal in the Ugaritic Epics, AOAT ... gemstones is to beg the question: why would someone have inserted such a list? As Robert Wilson observes, since the list can have no other referent than the high-priestly breastplate, “ ...

21. Ezekiel's Call

Ezekiel 1:1-28, Ezekiel 2:1-3:15, Ezekiel 3:16-27

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... and B. Schwartz, “Ezekiel’s Dim View of Israel’s Restoration,” in The Book of Ezekiel: Theological and Anthropological Perspectives (ed. M. Odell and J. T. Strong; SBL Symposium Series 9; Atlanta: SBL, 2000), pp. 43–44 n. 2 argue that the storm imagery here depicts ... explicitly literary character of the book of Ezekiel. For example, Robert Wilson argues that “Ezekiel was a written composition from the beginning” (“Ezekiel,” in HBC [ed. J. L. Mays et al.; San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988], p ...

22. Christ The King

Colossians 1:15-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... sermons titled "Christ Makes God Known to Us," p. 5. Cited in J. B. Fowler, Jr., ILLUSTRATING GREAT WORDS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, (Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1991). 3. (Thomas Nelson, 1989), THE CLERGY JOURNAL, August 1992, p. 21. 4. TODAY, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1989). 5. "How to Split Your Church," by Robert Moeller, MOODY, February 1995, pp. 22-23 6. "Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda," by Victor M. Parachin and John Archer, ASPIRE, August/September 1995, p. 52. 7. Max Lucado ...

23. The Baptism of Our Work

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

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King Duncan

... not go to work. "Are you afraid of work?" he wanted to know. "No," his friend answered, "I'm not afraid of work at all. In fact I can lay right down beside it and go ... OF ALL, TO OUR SELF ESTEEM. During World War II industrialist Henry J. Kaiser was brought to Washington, D.C. to testify concerning his ship ... so blessed should feel that we are making that kind of contribution? In one of his books Robert Schuller tells about a conversation he had with that splendid actor, George Kennedy. Kennedy told him that ...

24. The Vocation of Leadership: A Prophet Among Them

Ephesians 4:1-16

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Maxie Dunnam

... felt as if I were a slave again – but now God was my master.” (Celtic Parables, Robert Van De Weyer, Abingdon Press, Nashville, TN, 1999) I share this picture story to immediately ground us ... Are you Maxie Dunnam?” I didn’t know what was coming but I had to confess, “Yes, I’m Maxie Dunnam.” He said, still in his slurred voice, “I want you to know that I listen to ... almost every theological tradition: from Calvinist to Catholicism. J. I. Packer, that unyielding but irenic reformed theologian, has ...

25. Body

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... Jesus from the dead is transferred by Paul to the terms of his ministry and by extension to the life of the Christian in the present time before the eschaton” (ibid., p. 164). See the response to this proposal by Beverly Roberts Gaventa, “Apostle and Church in 2 Corinthians: A Response to David M. Hay and Steven J. Kraftchick,” in Hay, ed., Pauline Theology, pp. 182–99 (here pp. 187–93). This is the first explicit OT quote in 2 Corinthians (cf. also 6:2, 16, 17, 18; 8:15; 9:7, 9, 10; 10:17). Cf. D ...

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