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Daniel 8:15-27

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... Bible as being like a man (e.g., Ezek. 1:26), it is possible that the voice is that of God. A “man’s voice” simply means a human voice, which God would use in communicating with humans. It is also possible that it is another angel who speaks, maybe Michael (Collins, Daniel, p. 336). This is the first time in the Bible where an angel is named, and the only two named angels in the Bible are Gabriel, whose role is to reveal or announce (Dan. 8:16; 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26), and ...

2. Dancing for Joy (Thanksgiving)

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... , “We have been through so much together in the last few years.” The young woman responded, “Yes! And hasn’t it been a blessing!” (6) That is the testimony of many people who have been through similar trials. They are grateful for the kind of people they have become. Dr. Michael Collins, an orthopedic surgeon, tells of one of his most memorable patients, an eighteen-year-old girl named Sarah. Sarah was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer on the left side of her pelvis. Dr ...

3. Words, Words, Word

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... all around us. We may sometimes feel like we're swimming in a sea of words. Studies indicate that the average American man speaks 25,000 words a day; the average American woman 30,000. (I don't make up these statistics. I just report them.) Astronaut Michael Collins once quoted that statistic at a banquet. He continued, "Unfortunately, when I come home each day, I've spoken my 25,000 and my wife [who was apparently the "house spouse"], hasn't started her 30,000." We sometimes may feel not just that we're ...

4. Words Quota

Humor Illustration

Astronaut Michael Collins, speaking at a banquet, quoted the estimate that the average man speaks 25,000 words a day and the average woman 30,000. Then he added: "Unfortunately, when I come home each day I've spoken my 25,000 and my wife hasn't started her 30,000."

5. The End Times

Daniel 12:1-13

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... who shattered the Jews (i.e., Antiochus Epiphanes), in agreement with the earlier prediction that his death would set in motion other end-time events (11:45), such as the appearance of Michael and the resurrection (12:1–2; Collins, Daniel, p. 399). In other words, the angel vows that when the persecutor dies, all will be accomplished. 12:10 Collins takes the fact that in Dan. 12:10 purification is open to the many, whereas in 11:33–35 it is only available for the “wise,” as evidence that the two ...

6. Seeking Jesus

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... it, and now I’ve got the chance to say ‘yes’ to God. So I said yes. I was 27,” says Dr. Francis Collins. “I’ve never turned back. That was the most significant moment in my life.” (4) He had been wrestling with questions of faith until ... counseling with him. She said yes. During the counseling sessions, Michelle fell in love with Michael, her ex-husband, in a whole new way. One evening after their sessions, Michael asked Michelle—for the second time—if she would be his wife. They got re ...

7. Daniel’s Vision of a Man

Daniel 10:1--11:1

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... Kippur. The fixing of fates may have come into Judaism by Babylonian influence (see ANET, p. 67) from the time of the exile (Collins, Daniel, p. 376). Besides the book of truth, two other books are described in Daniel: the book of life (Dan. 12:1; see also ... , this celestial one could not overcome the powerful spirit being who exercised control over Persia without the help of the archangel, Michael, which would not be true of God or Jesus. However, to consider vv. 5–6 as a christophany is reading the NT ...

8. Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and a Goat

Daniel 8:1-14

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... itself up to be as great as the Prince of the host (8:11). Who is this figure, “the Prince of the host”? Because Michael the archangel is called “prince” (10:21) in the book of Daniel, some would say that he is in view here. However, he is ... A better solution is to read “a host will be given over together with the daily offering, in [the course of] transgression” (Collins, Daniel, pp. 326, 333–35). The word “on” can mean “in addition to” or, in this case, “together with.” The idea is ...

9. The King Who Exalts Himself

Daniel 11:36-45

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... (11:36) repeats an earlier theme: the hubris of Antiochus IV. He set himself up “to be as great as the Prince of the host,” that is, God (some say it is Michael, but see the commentary on 8:11). This may be an allusion to the figure who seeks to lift himself to the level of God in Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 (Collins, Daniel, p. 386). The measure of his self-aggrandizement can be seen in the coins Antiochus IV minted where in his likeness he fashioned himself as Zeus. The epitome of arrogance is apparent ...

10. The Kings of the South and the North

Daniel 11:2-35

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... followed by the evil king’s death (twenty-five verses—11:21–45); the Final Revelation concludes with the appearance of Michael, a resurrection of the dead, and a judgment (four verses—12:1–4). (Concerning the type of literature here, see the ... of God to come from above, brought from heaven to earth by a supernatural act of God, as portrayed in Daniel 7 (Collins, Daniel, p. 385). The author of Daniel identifies with this group known as “the wise ones” and considers himself a member. They are ...

11. Close! But No Cigar!

John 3:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... may remember a story that made international news back in 1982. Very early in the morning of July 9, 1982, a young man named Michael Fagan broke into Buckingham Palace and entered Queen Elizabeth’s bedroom. The Queen was still asleep. Can you imagine her surprise when she ... , the minister suggested he read some books by C.S. Lewis and come back to discuss them. In those books, Francis Collins found logical, reasoned evidence for the existence of God. As he said in an interview with PBS, “I didn't want ...

12. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:1-15, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... Jewish Theological Seminary, 1965), pp. 14–19. On the connection of 2 Cor. 12:2–4 to Jewish mysticism see also Alan F. Segal, “Paul and the Beginning of Jewish Mysticism,” in Death, Ecstasy, and Other Worldly Journeys (ed. John J. Collins and Michael Fishbane; Albany, N.Y.: SUNY Press, 1995), pp. 95–122 (esp. pp. 108–9). On the verb caught up (harpazein), see Martha Himmelfarb, “The Practice of Ascent in the Ancient Mediterranean World,” in Death, Ecstasy, and Other Worldly Journeys, pp. 123 ...

13. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

14. Paul's Vision and His Thorn

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

15. By D Grace of God

Luke 6:27-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... , selfishness and greed. Chuck Collins is the great-grandson ... Collins was set to inherit a fortune when he became an adult, but instead, he did something that will shock many of us. He chose to give that fortune away. All of it. Collins ... the land from the current owner. Collins considered giving them the money to buy ... changed the course of Chuck Collins’ life. As he said, “It ... Collins is a best-selling author, lecturer and senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC. Collins ... collins ...

16. Your Dreams Are Too Small

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... the dominant computer company in the world. Not long after that, Michael Dell dropped out of college and raised the capital to start his own computer business. By 1999, ten years after Michael Dell began his company, Dell Computers overtook IBM as the ... lives for the ultimate dream, a kingdom where God reigns in every heart. In their influential book, Built to Last, James Collins and Jerry Porras coined the term BHAG (pronounced “bee-hag”). BHAG describes a bold, well-nigh impossible vision. BHAG stands ...

17. Trusting God When You've Been Hurt

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... , 1957, Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama. https://www.plough.com/en/topics/life/forgiveness/love-your-enemies. 6. “Joseph the Suffering Servant” Episode 8 February 28, 2022, BibleProject.com podcast by Tim Mackie and Jon Collins. Show notes by Lindsey Ponder. https://bibleproject.com/podcast/joseph-suffering-servant/. 7. The Rev. Dr. Michael Brown, Organization: Marble Collegiate Church, New York, NY, https://day1.org/weekly broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf2003d3a/the_baby_is_the_easy_part.

18. Living to Please God

1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... Leuven University, 1984) pp. 299–325, to which should be added J. Whitton, NTS 28 (1982) pp. 142–43, and O. L. Yarbrough, Not Like the Gentiles: Marriage Rules in the Letters of Paul (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1985) p. 7. Michael McGehee offers a critique of both Yarbrough and Collins in “A Rejoiner to Two Recent Studies Dealing with 1 Thess. 4:4,” CBQ 51 (1989) pp. 82–89. In this article McGehee draws attention especially to the social setting of the letter, which provides further support for the ...

19. The Interpretation of the Dream

Daniel 7:15-28

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... Sabbaths and festivals rather than specifically tampering with the actual numbering of the days and months (1 Macc. 1:41–50; see Collins, Daniel, p. 322). The persecution of the saints will last for a time, times and half a time (7:25). This ... the vision referred to a transcendent one who looked like a man. Originally it was probably understood to be an angel or archangel—Michael is the best candidate, since he figures prominently in the deliverance of the Jews (12:1). However, in the NT, Jesus uses “ ...

20. A Broken Vessel for Jesus

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Michael Milton

... fall before a rabbi to do this. But when your heart is so moved, when your life is so changed, you just can’t help it—worship happens. Once while on vacation in Colorado, Mae and John Michael and I left our place in Summit County to go on a trip to see Richard Rieves, our church planter in Fort Collins. On the way back, traffic was stopped. The reason? A giant boulder had fallen from the side of the mountain onto the highways. That boulder kept us from going home that night. Pride is like that boulder ...

21. Moving On Up

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... sports greatness scale PelJ stands pretty tall. In our own nation, there are those who will contend that Michael Jordan was the greatest athlete of all time. In the golden age of the NBA, also known as the Michael Jordan era, there was a television ad campaign built solely around Jordan and the dreams of little boys ... ’s Lesson Commentary, September 2004?August 2005 (Colorado Springs: Cook Communications). 10. (Harper Collins, 1994), p. 159. Cited by Dave Redick, http://preacherstudy.com/bestseat.html.

22. More Than Meets The Eye

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... he needed. May each of us find that little bit of faith we need this day that we might do great things for Christ as well. 1. Martin B. Copenhaver, LIVING FAITH WHILE HOLDING DOUBTS (New York: Pilgrim Press, 1989), pp. 37-38. 2. Michael E. Williams, FRIENDS FOR LIFE (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1989), pg. 120. 3. UPPER ROOM DISCIPLINES 1992 (Nashville: Upper Room Books, 1991), pg. 288. 4. Harry Emerson Fosdick, THE MEANING OF FAITH (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1950), pg. 39. 5. William H. Willimon, WHAT'S ...

23. The Terrible Burden Of Judging Others

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

King Duncan

... for awhile and can't help it. It would make all the difference in the world if we knew all the facts, wouldn't it? Father Michael Mulvaney, a speaker and counselor on self-esteem, traveled a great distance at his own expense to do a talk for a high school group. That ... that he was the most tolerant, loving, accepting man who ever lived. 1. Isaac Asimov, ASIMOV LAUGHS AGAIN, (New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1993), p. 135. 2. "St. Bashen's." Cited in John C. Maxwell, BE A PEOPLE PERSON. 3. Ron Lee Davis ...

24. Making Your Days Count

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... to serve, not to be served. To serve others, particularly the least and the lowest, is the best way to serve God. 1. Dave Burchett, Bring 'Em Back Alive (WaterBrook Press, Colorado Springs, CO, 2004.) 2. (Harper Collins, 1994), p. 159. Cited by Dave Redick, http://preacherstudy.com/bestseat.html. 3. Michael Powell, http://www.ashlandmethodist.org/03-09-21.html. 4. James M. Citrin and Richard A. Smith, The 5 Patterns of Extraordinary Careers (New York: Crown, 2003), p. 52. 5. Pat Williams, with David Wimbish ...

25. People With Shining Faces

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... be a tad self-conscious. That’s the way we are around really excellent performers. In his book, Good to Great, Jim Collins tells about Dave Scott, a six-time winner of the Ironman Triathlon, one of the most challenging athletic events in the world ... faces. People whose love, peace and joy show from our heart into our eyes. Don’t you want a shining face? 1. Michael E. Hodgin, Humorous Illustrations For Public Speaking (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004). 2. Reader’s Digest, April 2004, p. 22. 3. A friend e ...

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