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1 Corinthians 4:1-5

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John N. Brittain

... he became chaplain of the L'Arche community in Toronto, L'Arche Daybreak. L'Arche ("the ark" in French) is a community for persons with significant handicapping conditions. He wrote many of his most popular books while living in L'Arche, including The Journey To ... 1 Corinthians 4: They were faithful. Amen. 1. John Tyson, Invitation to Christian Spirituality (New York: Oxford Press, 1999), p. 60. 2. Vera Phillips and Edwin Robertson, The Wounded Healer (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1985), p. ...

2. Jesus Made Like His Brothers

Hebrews 2:5-18

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... the faithful, as it does in one of the sources of the concept, Dan. 7:13f., 22. (Cf. John 1:51, which some apply to the Son and the community of believers.) For “Son of Man,” ... you, that he takes to himself, but the sons of Abraham” (cf. JB). Similarly, Phillips: “It is plain that for this purpose he did not become an angel; he ... is not always easy to make (cf. James 1:13–15). See the discussion in C. L. Mitton, The Epistle of James (London: Marshall, Morgan and Scott, 1966), pp. 46–50. For the ...

3. The Ultimate Evidence of God

2 Peter 1:16-21

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King Duncan

... you imagine Peter’s feeling as he stood there on the Mount of Transfiguration with James and John as witnesses to one of the most dramatic scenes in history? When Moses ascended the mountain to ... on holy ground. This is not to say that such experiences do not occur. Christian scholar J. B. Phillips lay in a hospital bed after a severe and prolonged operation “unable,” as he says, “to move a ... Léleknek, translated by Miranda Linda Weisz. Cybersalt Digest, http://www.cybersalt.org/. Cited in MONDAY FODDER, http://family ...

4. Lent 2

Luke 13:31-35

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... with integrity. You are forgiven. Readings Psalm 25:1-7; John 6:1-13 Hymn "I Need Thee Every Hour" stanzas 1, 2 Meditation Levi's Song Hymn "O Love That Will Not Let Me Go" stanzas 3, 4 Call To Communion L: Let us affirm our faith. P: We believe that the ... and money, so if he were to believe he would have to give these fish and this bread. He saw Phillip who used to fish out of Bethsaida. Levi gave him the basket. Phillip passed it on, the next passed it on, the next and the next until it had been emptied out ...

5. Choices

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... a low-level job. Little else had changed in his life. McGraw was now Dr. Phillip McGraw. What happened? asked Dean. How had these two men ended up at such different ... just received the "seal of approval," if you will, for his ministry. He had been baptized by John in the River Jordan; at the moment of baptism, a dove had descended from heaven and the ... follow his own desires. Eventually, those desires devoured his very life. Pastor David L. McKenna, in his commentary on the book of Mark, reminds us that the ...

6. The Ten Commandments

Deuteronomy 5:1-33

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen” (1 John 4:20). These words were not written by the author of Deuteronomy, but they might well have been. For in terms of the dynamic ... itself hardly signifies a major shift in her legal or covenantal status as Phillips argues, Criminal Law, p. 152. Cf. Moran, “Conclusion.” 5:22 Your whole assembly: Deut. likes to use the word qāhāl to signify the wholeness and unity of the people of Israel, just ...

7. The Man of Lawlessness

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... Thessalonians’ minds blown “quickly,” in the sense of hastily (NIV easily). J. B. Phillips’ translation puts it this way: “Don’t be thrown off your balance,” which ... on 1 Thess. 1:8) with its focus on the person and work of Christ (“I am … the truth,” John 14:6). Thus to love the truth is a way of expressing one’s attitude to him. Being saved insofar ... 18). But what he rejected became the basis of the work of W. Lütgert, who claimed that an early Jewish Christian form of Gnosticism was ...

8. Gentle On My Mind (Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness)

Galatians 5:23

Sermon

James Merritt

... our rights that we are not run by an autocratic government (or at least we are not supposed to be). But as Phillip K. Howard says in his great book, The Death of Common Sense: Rights have taken on a new role in America. Whenever there ... who lived over a hundred years ago. He was a contemporary of Dwight L. Moody. He became famous not so much for his sermons, but for his text because the only text usually he would ever preach on was John 3:16. Henry Moorhead was preaching in a Welsh mining town among some ...

9. A Date With Destiny

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... this one time. He had tried to warn his disciples but they could not understand. "If I be lifted up," he said on one occasion, "I will draw all men unto me." (John 12:32) On another occasion he declared, "No sign will be given to you but the sign of Jonah." (Matthew 12:39) He knew what lay ahead but still he rode. ... 4. Norman Vincent Peale, Faith Is the Answer (New York: Fawcett Crest,1950). 5. Phillipe Vermier, quoted by Lewis L. Dunningo in his book, The Inner Splendor (New York: The MacMillan Co., 1954).

10. When the Church Is the Church

Philippians 2:1-11

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Raymond Gibson

... mind" is the way the R.S.V. translates Paul’s Greek; but J. B. Phillips’ paraphrase gives a truer insight by interpreting Paul as saying, "Do make my best hopes ... prevails over all of its members, and harmony reigns even in the midst of controversy. John Wesley, in his famous sermon, "On the Catholic Spirit," said it this way: Every wise ... , he always provides enough agape so that every member can have a sufficiency. Eugene L. Smith, in Mandate for Mission, tells about a church treasurer who was found to ...

11. Ruth Meets Boaz

Ruth 2:1-23

Understanding Series

Michael S. Moore

... . To illustrate this in contemporary language, it is much easier for a white male judge, John B. Scott, to fine a poor black woman, Rosa Parks, for disorderly conduct (refusing to ... 1971), p. 498; Moore, “Two Textual Anomalies in Ruth,” pp. 238–40. 2:8 My daughter: A. Phillips (“The Book of Ruth: Deception and Shame,” JJS 37 [1986], pp. 1–17) believes that one ... external legal constraints, the go’el functions as a cultural gyroscope (L. J. Luzbetak). Whenever and wherever there is a breach in the ...

12. Alive In Christ

Colossians 2:6-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... whose life I share who proves fruitful. For the plain fact is that apart from me you can do nothing at all.” (John 15:1-5, Phillips). Extravagant -- but reality! Simple but not simplistic! Jesus came for one purpose and one purpose alone--to bring himself to us and in ... condition, the actual life that we live, must be brought into harmony with our new position. A man once said to Dwight L. Moody, “Sir, I am a self-made man.” Moody replied, “You have saved the Lord from a very grave responsibility.” ...

13. The Missing Figure in the Nativity Scene

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... stake before they could be receptive to the work of a Redeemer. One writer compares the work of John the Baptist to that of a doctor named Ignaz Phillip Semmelweis, today known as the “savior of mothers.” In 1818, Semmelweis was born into a world of ... Christmas? Do you need to hear the voice of John crying, “Repent”? 1. Preacher’s Magazine, http://www.nph.com/nphweb/html/pmol/pastissues/2005%20Advent/webdec4.htm. 2. Ronald L. Nickelson, The NIV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2009-2010. Cincinnati: ...

14. Jesus Sends Out the Twelve

Matthew 10:1-42

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... break into human history (in concert with the realized eschatology of C. H. Dodd, Phillips translates, “has arrived”). That is why the sick will be healed, demons will be ... is found six times in the Gospels (cf. Matt. 16:25; Mark 8:35; Luke 9:24; 17:33; John 12:25). If a person seeks to preserve his own life he will lose it, but if for the ... . eirēnē has the same broad range of meaning as the Hebrew šālôm (wholeness, health, and security). In epistolary salutations “ ‘peace’ comprehends the sum of ...

15. Make Scriptural Hope Your Own

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... by Moses. The New Testament gospels were written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. I guarantee that if you read the Bible with intentionality you will not ... of the scriptures as the Word of God. In 1947 the Englishman J. B. Phillips began his translation of the New Testament into contemporary English. He started with the ... difficult to understand. But I have always liked the method of Bible study proposed by D. L. Moody, the Chicago businessman turned evangelist. He said that he studied the Bible the way he ...

16. Only One Thing Is Needed

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... daughter. In one of his sermons, Claypool tells of receiving as a Christmas gift a book by J. B. Phillips called WHEN GOD WAS MAN. The book was written in the 1950s. John Claypool was reading the book and happened to leave it open on a chair in the den. He and ... few moments each day and sit at the feet of Jesus. 1. Someone sent us this illustration. The source is unknown. 2. Rev. L. John Gable, http://www.crossroadspres.org/052100s.htm. 3. Merlin T. Batt, http://www.trucc.org/sermons/02‑03‑02.htm. 4. Dr. ...

17. The Arrest of Jesus

Mark 14:43-52

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... are now reversed. 14:47 struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear. In John 18:10 we learn that the person who does this is Simon Peter. Mark dramatically pictures ... , Roman soldiers, and bystanders shows that the authorities are treating Jesus as a common l?st?s, an armed bandit or resistance fighter. Jesus is denying that there is any ... scandal. As Colson was facing arrest for obstructing justice, his friend Thomas Phillips gave him a copy of C. S. Lewis’s book Mere Christianity. ...

18. The Beginning of the Story

Mark 1:1-8

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Maxie Dunnam

... . There are only 16 chapters. I would suggest that you get a modern translation such as Phillips or the New English Bible, or Good News for Modern Man, set aside an hour soon, ... do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” (John 14: 27, RSV) That’s good news, isn’t it? Are you bored, searching for meaning? Listen ... move with full speed and reckless abandon in the new direction.” (David L. Mckenna, The Communicator’s Commentary, Mark, p. 47) “To believe the good news ...

19. Soul Drain

Psalm 63:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... not brain drain, he continued, that’s not why we’re having so many troubles. The problem here is soul drain – s o u l – soul drain. That grabbed me. Isn’t that our problem? Not only in the Soviet Union, but all over the world? I believe ... to read it because I want to share it with you from the Phillips translation. The most beautiful symbol in the New Testament concerning who we are in relation to Christ from the 15th chapter of John. Listen to Jesus. I am the vine. You are the branches. He removes ...

20. Final Greetings

1 Peter 5:12-14

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... : “Give each other a handshake all round as a sign of love” (Phillips). This scarcely conveys the emotion intended. A warm charismatic hug is nearer ... 12 The name Silas in its Latin form is Silvanus, and in Aramaic še’îlā’, which corresponds to the Hebrew name “Saul.” A Jewish Christian, he was also ... (Peter’s wife, for example: 1 Cor. 9:5), but means church (a feminine noun in Greek), as in 2 John 1, 13. Babylon is a coded reference to Rome in the book of Revelation (Rev. 14:8, and five other ...

21. The God of Hope

Isaiah 11:1-10, Matthew 3:1-12, Romans 15:4-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christ child. No wonder the angels sang in the heavens and wise men bowed in adoration. Phillip Brooks was right when he wrote of the events that occurred in the little town of Bethlehem ... by darkness, we know there is a light shining in the darkness that the darkness cannot overcome (John 1:5). Even the prospect of death cannot dispel the believer’s sense of anticipation. Damon ... when the Christ Child is born anew in our hearts. 1. Joseph L. Felix, It’s Easier for a Rich Man to Enter Heaven (Nashville: ...

22. God's Time

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the entire Christ even, is the celebration of Kairos or God's time. When John the Baptist proclaimed out in the wilderness that the Kingdom of God is at ... Christ, is short! (1) Time is important. And time is in short supply. Dwight L. Moody preached on Zacchaeus with great fire and conviction. The whole story of Zacchaeus ... the God of Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Amos, is my God. He is your God. The Bible is timeless. Phillips Brooks once said: The Bible is like a telescope. If a man looks THROUGH his telescope, he ...

23. Don't Forget to Forgive

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

James Merritt

... has done me wrong, and I have never forgiven them. What business is it of yours?" Well, I will let Dwight L. Moody answer that question. He said: "The one sin that is keeping revival from coming to the church, more lost people ... not have a forgiving spirit, you are spiritually bankrupt. James Oglethorpe once said to John Wesley: "Sir, I never forgive." And John Wesley said: "Then sir, I hope you never sin." Thomas Fuller once said: " ... Phillips, p. 96. 3 Values and Virtues, p. 97. 4 Inspiring Quotations, p. 74.

24. Behold The Man Who Turned Toward Jerusalem

Mark 10:32-34

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... not easy. But, the important things never are easy. There is always a burden to bear. When John F. Kennedy was President he often became so discouraged he wanted to give the job to ... will be in me who will suffer for me, as I shall suffer for him."3 In one of his sermons Phillips Brooks said, "O, do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal ... , 1989, p. 28. 2. Charles L. Wallis, Editor, A Treasury Of Sermon Illustrations, Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, New York-Nashville, 1950, p. 165. 3. Carl ...

25. Beware! Caution! Danger!

Acts 14:8-20

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... MacLuhen, mass media expert, said, "The medium is the message," and Phillips Brooks spoke of the same truth when he said, "truth through personality ... so that we never fail to give our undivided allegiance to Christ and Christ alone. John the Baptist had the proper motivation when he cried, "He must increase and I must ... another god or two, they just didn't want their old ones destroyed. David L. McKenna, President of Asbury Theological Seminary, was quoted in International Christian Digest as saying, " ...

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