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1. Who Needs a Shepherd? (I am the good shepherd)

John 10:1-21

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Eric Ritz

... ask you a question. When the Pennsylvania Railroad needed steel rails after that, where do you suppose J. Edgar Thomson bought them?" It is special when someone knows our name. I grew up in a large metropolitan area. It would have been easy to become lost in such a crowd of people. I had over 2,000 students in my high school alone--which only included grades 10-12. It could have been so destructive--unless I knew that the Lord knew me by name and delighted in me. I believe my special relationship with the ...

2. Antidote for Bad Times

James 5:13-20

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Thomas Lentz

... on health outcomes. These benefits are susceptible to explanations that do not necessarily involve the direct intervention of God." Thomson goes on to note the biblical relationship between prayer and faith or "believing." Notice that Jesus tells his ... who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does. — James 1:6-7 The second antidote is this: "When you are sick, seek the ...

3. Paul's Longing to Visit Rome

Romans 1:1-17

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... Paul’s loyalty to God is final. James Dunn (Romans 1–8, p. 8) suggests that Paul employs doulos with specific reference to the Servant of the Lord hymns in Isaiah (42:1–4; 49:1–6; 50:4–11a; 52:13–53:12). The second hymn declares, “You are my servant” (Isa. 49: ... Barth’s vigorous exposé of the difference between divine and worldly power in Dogmatics in Outline, trans. G. Thomson (New York: Harper & Row, 1959), chs. 7 and 13. For a clear and helpful discussion of the biblical understanding ...

4. Let Us Love One Another

2 John 1:1-13

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... one who loves me” (John 14:21); “If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love” (John 15:10). Not all those who say, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the kingdom, but only those who do the will of the Father (Matt. 7:21). While love is defined by walking according to ... . 47–68. On the term antichrist, see E. Kauder, “Antichrist,” NIDNTT, vol. 1, pp. 124–26, and J. E. H. Thomson, “Antichrist,” ISBE, vol. 1, pp. 139–41. For a comparison of the eschatology of the Gospel and letters of John, ...

5. The Light of the World

John 20:1-18

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Mark Trotter

... oceanic nursery. They called it the "Urschleim." They chose a German name to give it scientific respectability. In 1872, Sir Charles Thomson left England aboard a ship called the Challenger to sail through all the oceans of the world to test this ... God be for us, who can be against us? Who can separate us from the love of God which we saw in Christ Jesus our Lord." Paul can say that to the Romans because he believes the Cross and the Resurrection are one event. Tony Campolo teaches at Eastern Baptist College ...

6. A Fresh Start

Joel 2:28-32, Joel 2:18-27

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Mark Ellingsen

... my spirit. — 2:28-29 Our First Lesson continues with the blessed assurance that in this Last Day everyone who calls on the Name of the Lord shall be saved (v. 32). What does this reference to the gift of the Holy Spirit have to do with the End Times and what do both ... the American Mind (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987), pp. 120-121. 4. Karl Barth, Dogmatics in Outline, trans. G. T. Thomson (reprint ed.; New York: Harper & Row, 1959), p. 138. 5. Barth, Church Dogmatics, Vol. IV/1, p. 201. 6. John Wesley ...

7. Life From Water: The Ark

Genesis 6:11-22

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Steve Swanson

... God into people. We have the story of Noah in our Bible because the larger story of humankind, the story begun with Adam, had already turned sour: The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth (Genesis 6:5) "The Lord was sorry that he had made man on the earth," it says. "I have determined to make an end of all flesh," said God. Man had become too ... on earth that man might live above.Publish glad tidings, tidings of peace;Tidings of Jesus, redemption and release.(Mary Ann Thomson, 1834-1923)

8. Predictions of the Future

Mark 13:1-8; Luke 21:5-38

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... on his face and not Gary Cooper." Gary Cooper on his decision not to take the leading role in "Gone With the Wind." "Radio has no future. Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. X-rays will prove to be a hoax." William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, British scientist, 1899. "It will be years not in my time before a woman will become Prime Minister." Margaret Thatcher, 1974. "I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious sensibilities of anyone." Charles Darwin, The ...

9. Wisdom For The Future

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G. K. C. MacDonald

William Thomson (later Lord Kelvin) was one of the greatest physicists of nineteenth-century England. When he was away at college, his father wrote to him: “You are young: take care you be not led to what is wrong. A false step now, or the acquiring of an improper habit, might ruin you for life. Frequently look back on your conduct and thence learn wisdom for the future.”

If people knew what they had to do to be successful, most people wouldn't.

Lord Thomson of Fleet

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