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Ruth 3:1-18

Understanding Series

Michael S. Moore

... between David and her husband. Parallelistic patterns of parable + praxis also shape the counseling strategies of Esther, Judith, and Naomi. In contrast to Mordecai’s classically prophetic approach, Esther chooses not to confront Haman directly. Instead ... lives I will do it. By sealing this promise with an oath Boaz takes yet another unnecessary risk. The taking of oaths is no light matter in ancient Israel. Even foolish oaths have to be honored (see Jephthah’s oath in Judg. 11:35). 3:14–18 From this ...

2. Stooping Is a Divine Posture

Isaiah 23:1-18

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... of the whole hospital. Not only every patient, but every corner of the hospital, was graced with fresh flowers. Although Judith Garden has died since she started this program in 1974, the program continues to this day, carried on by the ... In the year 1989 there was a great shaking of the nations of Europe, and the peoples of eastern Europe emerged from bondage into the light of freedom. The hand of God can shake the world. Again, we must ask, is America living in the consciousness of its accountability to a ...

3. This Little Light of Mine

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... to this point. The manger itself glowed with the presence of the newborn Jesus. In this case the divine infant was played by a light bulb nestled in the manger. It was a radiant sight and a beautiful way of expressing the meaning of Christ’s coming. All was ... share that light with someone else. “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine; this little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.” John was not the light. He came to bear witness to the light. That is our job as well. Judith Carrick, a ...

4. Expectant Living

2 Peter 3:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... Mailto: Judib@kktv.com. 2. Calvin Miller, A Hunger For Meaning (Downers Grove, Illinois: Inter-Varsity Press, 1984). 3. "Expect Christ's Return," by H. Mark Abbott, Light & Life, August 1995, p. 9. 4. Ron Mehl. The Tender Commandments (Sister, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 1998), p. 63. 5. "The Last Taboo" by Mark Matousek, an interview with Bill and Judith Moyers, Modern Maturity, Sept./ Oct. 2000, p. 46. 6. Kimberly Olson Fakih. Off the Clock (New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1995), pp. 20-21. 7. Submitted by R ...

5. Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Psalm 102:6-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... handle the overwhelming feeling of loneliness. You will never know Judith Bucknell. She was murdered in Miami several years ago; stabbed seven times and then strangled. Judith Bucknell kept a diary that is very revealing of what ... curing it. One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her little boy into bed. She was about the turn off the light when with a tremble in his voice he said, “Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?” The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug ...

6. Expect the Unexpected

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... will believe almost anything. A woman named Judith Haime claimed to have psychic powers. Several years ago, she sought treatment for a physical problem. The hospital administered a CAT scan and Judith was injected with a dye, which she alleges ... the very edges of the paper. He began to smile. Putting his finger on the crack, he looked at me and said, ‘This is where the light comes through.’” (3) When you and I have an awful tragedy strike us, we may think to ourselves, “This is it. I’m finished.” ...

7. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:7-12, James 5:13-20

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... oaths (cf. Exod. 22:10–11). Throughout the Old Testament period there are a series of warnings against using oaths too lightly (e.g., Jer. 5:2), and later Sirach advised not using oaths, so one would not frivolously use one (23:9, ... of confession for the community (Lev. 16:21; 26:40; Dan. 9:4–10). The intertestamental period continued this tradition (Psalms of Solomon 9:6; Judith 9:1–14; Tobit 3:1–6; 3 Macc. 2:2–20; 6:2–15). The Dead Sea Scrolls prescribed confession before the community (1 ...

8. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:1-6, James 4:13-17, James 5:7-12, James 5:13-20

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

9. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:7-12, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:13-20

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

10. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:13-20, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:7-12

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

11. Body / Ambassador

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... be his judge at the final tribunal. As Paul states in 1 Corinthians 4:4–5, “It is the Lord who judges me. […] He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts.” This is not the first time in the letter that Paul has appealed ... : 2 Corinthians 5:21,” in Hay, ed., Pauline Theology, pp. 200–208). 6:1 On receive grace in vain, see Judith M. Gundry Volf, Paul and Perseverance: Staying In and Falling Away (WUNT 2/37; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 1990), pp. 277 ...

12. Visit

2 Corinthians 13:1-10, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... apostle of Jesus Christ and a true believer, Paul stands on the side of the truth, just as he stands on the side of righteousness, light, Christ, etc. (cf. 6:14b–16a). Hence, he claims that the “truth of Christ is in me” (11:10), and he upholds “the truth of ... Epistle to the Corinthians (NICNT; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1962), pp. 477–78; Martin, 2 Corinthians, p. 474. 13:5 Cf. Judith M. Gundry Volf, Paul and Perseverance: Staying In and Falling Away (WUNT 2/37; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 1990), pp. ...

13. Lazarus Rising

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44, John 11:45-57, John 12:1-11, John 12:12-19

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 36 and 37) The Promise of Restoration (Jeremiah 30:17 and 33) God’s Comfort to His People and the Servant of Light to the Nations (Isaiah 40 and 42) Tobit’s Prayer of Thanksgiving for What God Has Done (13) The Power and Mercy of God Who Loves ... of Aaron (Numbers 20:22-29); the Death of Joshua and Eliezer, son of Aaron (Joshua 24:29-33), Death of Judith (16); Death and Mourning of Stephen (Acts 7:50-8:2); and many others. ***The Ingathering (Baruch 4:36-5:9); Resurrection (Daniel 12); ...

14. Accusations

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4, 2 Corinthians 2:5-11

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... in the LXX of being in close physical proximity to another person (cf. Jer. 52:25; 2 Macc. 14:24; Prov. 4:3; 25:7). In light of Paul’s whole train of thought in 2:14–4:6, however, the idea of “in the presence of Christ” is at least latent, for ... credence to his oath-bound statement. See Additional Note on 1:23 on the oath formulas in 1:17, 18. On conscience, see Judith M. Gundry-Volf, “Conscience,” DPL, pp. 153–56. The NIV evidently reads en hagiotēti (“in holiness”) rather than en haplotē ...

15. The Stewardship of Time

Romans 13:11-14

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... about their careers: to anticipate a job change, compensate for something missing, or escape from day-to-day tedium. But Judith Meyerowitz, in a doctoral dissertation at Columbia''s teacher college, says something seems to happen at age 45. About that ... is wasted when that happens. We fulfill God''s purposes for us when in the words of that great hymn, we "walk with the Lord in the light of His word, and trust and obey." In return God asks of us only what He knows we have the ability and time to do. All He ...

16. Whose Servant Are You? (Part II)

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... loving service performed in honor to Christ has a potential for conversion that is unknown to us but known to God. It is a light shining to penetrate the darkness. A loving act of service shared by a servant of the Saviour for the service of the Kingdom has ... to wash their feet, thus giving us the right path to travel in our earthly journey. Recently, one United Methodist Bishop, Judith Craig, shared: "Let the servant image be the stretching image toward which we move....remember, God can use even faltering, ...

17. A Woman's Place

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Erskine White

... Old Testament also shows us women in positions of great power. Deborah, Jael and Esther were military and political rulers. Judith saved Israel from the Assyrians. Huldah, the "prophetess," was an important advisor to King Josiah. Ruth has one of the loveliest ... if they were all the same. The rest of the world may argue bitterly about a woman's place, but let Christians know that God's light shines on women and men alike. Let the church be the place where a woman is free to answer the call which God is free ...

18. Changed Lives - The Woman at the Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... could mean years of prison, loss of job, and poverty for his family. The judge spoke: The test for drunkenness had not been properly done; the motorcycle had no proper lights; the jury was ordered to render a not guilty verdict. All that was ominous and foreboding was now gone. He was a free man. The court declared him “not guilty.” ... Books), pp. 254-255. 4. http://www.clcaugustamo.org/sermons/August%2021_2005.html. 5. Cited by Rev. Judith Carrick, http://www.episcopalchurch.org/6087_61962_ENG_HTM.htm.

19. Stephen’s Speech to the Sanhedrin

Acts 7:1-53

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... pattern; see, e.g., Josh. 24:2–13; Neh. 9:7–13; Pss. 78; 105:12–43; 106:6–42; Ezek. 20; Judith 5:6–18.) The first of these themes we have already indicated, namely, that the Jews themselves, who had received God’s ... statement of the passage before us? Perhaps the two stories were confused in popular tradition. Or Stephen may have interpreted the second in the light of Abraham’s having earlier set up an altar at Shechem. Putting it another way, it was Abraham’s earlier hallowing of the spot ...

20. The Image of Gold and the Fiery Furnace

Daniel 3:1-30

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... their power. Support for a Jewish tradition that Nebuchadnezzar wanted to be worshiped can be found in the apocryphal book Judith. The commander Holofernes was directed to destroy all the shrines and idols, leaving only Nebuchadnezzar to be worshiped as a ... s Code (25, 110, 157). There is also an Old Babylonian text that refers to a victim being thrown into a furnace (Alexander, “New Light on the Fiery Furnace,” pp. 375–76). In the Bible, burning is allowed as a punishment (Gen. 38:24; Lev. 21:9; Josh. 7 ...

21. Sons And Daughters Of God

Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... believe that you have moved to something better in your life--if you feel that you have truly moved from a world of darkness to a world of light--then you evaluate such losses in a different way. But that is what it means to say that we are sons and daughters of God. We can walk ... . Ron Mehl, the Tender Commandments (Sister, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 1998), pp. 23-25. 5. Yitta Halberstam and Judith Leventhal, Small Miracles (Holbrook, Mass.: Adams Media Corporation, 1997), pp. 57-60. 6. Anne Graham Lotz, Just ...

22. In Defense of the Offense

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... an airplane, as I was traveling back to Atlanta, I sat next to a lady whose name was Judith. We got into a conversation and she got around to asking me what I did. I told her ... binding the massive weight to his shoulders loosen, and his load tumbles away into that grave's waiting mouth, never to be seen again. An unbelievable feeling of light floods his body. Joyous tears of relief stream down his face. Then three shining people approach him. The first announces, "Thy sins be forgiven thee;" the second ...

23. Godlessness in the Last Days

2 Timothy 3:1-9

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... willed women. The verb gain control, when used metaphorically, as here, means to take captive by misleading or deceiving (cf. Judith 16:9; Ignatius, Philadelphians 2:2). This is quite in keeping with the theme throughout these letters of the deceptive ... evil desires. It is just possible that there was some sexual involvement between the false teachers and these women, which would throw light on several texts in 1 Timothy (see note). But that is not a necessary inference, and Paul does not pursue such a point ...

24. Isaac and Abimelech

Genesis 26:1-35

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... some events that were soon to take place in Isaac’s household. At the age of forty Esau married two Hittite women, Judith daughter of Beeri and Basemath daughter of Elon. Did Esau marry outside the line of Terah in defiance or out of convenience? ... deal with the sanctuary. By touching sancta a person commits a breach of faith against God and becomes guilty. In this light the patriarch and his wife are considered holy to God. Anyone who touches them incurs great guilt for having violated sancta. ...

25. Esau's Descendants

Genesis 36:1-30

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... ’s seed, became a hated foe of Israel, these lists were neither expunged nor altered to cast Esau in a bad light. Their inclusion witnesses to the powerful force that tradition had in ancient Israel. It also placed “a check on over-zealous ... of water in such a dry region was noteworthy. Additional Notes 36:2–3 In earlier references, Esau’s three wives are Judith, daughter of Beeri, the Hittite; Basemath, daughter of Elon, the Hittite (26:34); and Mahalath, daughter of Ishmael (28:9). While only ...

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