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Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... this world." I like that it reveals Mondale's sincere humility. Everybody likes a person of humility. John Brodie, former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, was once asked why a superstar like himself should have to hold the ... that what was needed was a complete surrender of himself daily to that grace. It was that same message of divine grace that warmed John Wesley's heart in a little room on Aldersgate Street. In fact he was listening to the words of Martin Luther concerning salvation by ...

2. Are You Feeling Sheepish?

Psalm 23, John 10:11-18

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... peace, or calm. He called it a euphoria. He said, "When it comes, I feel like I can run all day without tiring. I can run right through the defensive zone of the other team without being touched. I feel like I can play without ever being hurt." John Brodie, the old quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers said, "There are moments in every game when time seems to slow down, as if everyone were moving in slow motion and I have all the time in the world to watch my receivers make their patterns." Ted Williams ...

3. At the Intersection of Heaven and Earth

Luke 3:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... ,000 square feet $2,000,000 house. It would be interesting to see what kind of sermon he is be able to deliver on the subject of missions. “The boys say they know I love them,” says John Croyle, “because I live in a smaller house than they do.” By the way, today Croyle is assisted by his son, John Brodie Croyle, also a former quarterback at Alabama as well as with the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL. God needed to communicate His love to us and so He humbled Himself. He moved into a house smaller than ...

4. The Gift Of Sleep

Psalm 127:1-5

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of euphoria. He said, "I felt I could run all day without tiring, that I could dribble right through their zone, all of them. I could almost pass through them physically. I felt I could not be hurt. It was a very strange feeling, a feeling of invincibility." And John Brody, the former quarter-back of the San Francisco Forty-Niners said, "There are moments in every game when time seems to slow down in an uncanny way. It's as if everyone were moving in slow motion. As if I had all the time in the world to ...

5. Jesus and John the Baptist

Luke 7:18-35

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... 5 (with the notable addition of the clause, the dead are raised, which refers back to Luke 7:11–15 and looks forward to 8:49–56). Verse 23 provides further evidence that John’s messengers (v. 24) were sent because the Baptist had doubts about Jesus. Brodie (pp. 153–73) believes that Luke intends this controversy between Jesus and John to be understood against the controversy between Micaiah and the false prophets in 1 Kings 22. As he sees it, the main theme in both Luke and 1 Kings is the search for ...

6. Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-two

Luke 10:1-24

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... to give his final teaching to those who would succeed him (10:1–18:14). For more on the Elijah/Elisha background see Brodie, pp. 227–53. 10:1 seventy-two others: Though technically this is a mission of the Seventy-two, I—because of conventional tradition—prefer ... the idea of completeness or well-being (see 1 Sam. 1:17; Ps. 37:11; 85:8; Isa. 9:6–7; Luke 2:14; 7:50; 8:48; John 14:27; 16:33; 20:19, 21, 26). 10:12 Sodom: It is speculated that the ruins of Sodom lie beneath the Dead Sea. 10:13 Korazin: A ...

7. Samaritan Opposition

Luke 9:51-56

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... 9–16, where Elijah twice called down fire from heaven to destroy the soldiers sent by Ahaziah, the king of Samaria. James and John may have thought that if Elijah called fire down upon the obstinate Samaritans, should not Jesus, who is greater than Elijah, do no ... :25–26; Testament of Levi 7.2) and idolaters (Genesis Rabbah 81.3), who were killed with divine approval (Jubilees 30:5–6, 23). Brodie (pp. 207–15) works out numerous points of contact between Luke 9:51–56 and 2 Kings 1:1–2:1. 9:54 to ...

8. Jesus Raises a Widow's Son

Luke 7:11-17

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... officer’s servant (7:1–10); the second is about the raising of the widow’s son (7:11–17); and the third is John’s question and Jesus’ answer (7:18–35). 7:11–17 This story, found only in Luke’s Gospel, reveals several points of ... the Targum) inserts the word “prophet,” thus bringing the Lucan and Kings passages into closer agreement. (For further details see Brodie, pp. 147–52.) Despite the parallels there is a major difference, however. Whereas Elijah must pray to God and stretch ...

9. The Faith of the Centurion

Luke 7:1-10

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... ’s servant parallels Matt. 8:5–13 (though there are some differences) and may perhaps be related to the similar account in John 4:46–53. The emphasis of this account lies not on the miracle itself, which is performed at a distance, nor on ... Acts 10. Cornelius’ eager acceptance of the gospel contrasts with the rejection and unbelief on the part of so many in Israel. Brodie (pp. 134–47) detects parallels between Luke’s story of the healing of the centurion’s servant and Elijah’s provision of ...

10. Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman

Luke 7:36-50

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... the authority to forgive sins, and this authority must be accepted in faith (see Luke 5:20–26). Additional Notes 7:36–50 Brodie (pp. 176–89) suggests that the Lucan version of this story has been influenced by the story of the Shunammite woman and Elisha’ ... (see also Tiede, pp. 164–65). 7:40 teacher: To be called “teacher” (usually understood as the equivalent of “rabbi,” see John 1:38) was a mark of reverence and respect. 7:41 denarii: The singular form is denarius. A denarius is a Roman ...

11. Mind Your Manners

Luke 14:1, 7-14

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Will Willimon

... by the way we eat. Wasn't it Feuerbach who said, "You are what you eat1" or was it Julia Child who said that? Anyway, President Brodie will back me up when I say that a good sermon on table etiquette could be one of the best things you could do for our ... to do. I'm supposed to be an expert on the Bible, theology, things like that, not good manners. My models are Martin Luther, John Wesley, Billy Graham, not Emily Post Or Amy Vanderbilt. What was I to do? Can you imagine my delighted surprise when I found that ...

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