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

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... . 10:5, 20, 31). Cf. Niels Peter Lemche, “Hebrew,” ABD, vol. 3, p. 95; K. G. Kuhn, “Israel,” TDNT, vol. 3, pp. 365–69, 372–75. A late inscription ... , the verb can be understood figuratively as signifying “be inflamed with grief.” Cf. William Horbury and David Noy, Jewish Inscriptions of Graeco-Roman Egypt (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press ... Ministry in Galatia,” JSNT 52 (1993), pp. 93–126. 12:8 Cf. Michael D. Swartz, Mystical Prayer in Ancient Judaism: An Analysis of Ma’aseh Merkavah ...

2. Boasting

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

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

3. God Speaks and the Church Is Our Hearing Aid

Mark 4:1-9

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James W. Moore

... like a member of the Munster family! Now, on the video my face looked O.K. (considering what they had to work with),… but in real life, I felt like I had on more make-up than Michael Jackson!! On the final afternoon of the filming, we finished at 4:00 p.m. ... to have help. We need a Hearing Aid and this is where the church comes in. In his last book, A Spiritual Autobiography, William Barclay writes about his hearing problems and how he dealt with them. Listen to his words: “For many years, I have been ...

4. Ten Million Dollar Winners

Matthew 18:23-35

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Shirley Gupton Lynn

... heart attacks. But only much later did researchers come up with a theory as to WHY this is so. Dr. Redford Williams and his associates at DukeUniversity believe it is the hostility alone that damages the heart. He writes: "It isn't the ... injured. In the next frame Lizzie, Michael and their mother are in the Emergency Room where Lizzie's broken finger is x-rayed and set. Leaving the hospital, a contrite Michael says to the tearful Lizzie, "I'm sorry Lizzie." "It's o.k..," she answers brightly, "My finger ...

5. The Curriculum of God’s Kingdom

Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... fame was a larger-than-life figure who made quite an impression on people. One journalist, William Allen White, wrote of his first meeting with Roosevelt in 1897: “He sounded in my heart ... , make a rapid circling motion in the air, then point ahead with these words, “O.K. boys, head ‘em up, and move ‘em out.” It was a call to a long ... toward the sea, across the Jordan, 1 ‘Galilee of the Gentiles‘— 8. Michael Green, editor, Illustrations for Biblical Preaching (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1990), 394. ...

6. The Heart of the Matter

Psalm 51:1-19

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King Duncan

... Our emotions are very powerful. That’s why we do so many illogical things. Thomas K. Beecher had a clock on the wall of his church that ran consistently slow. Pastor ... work, he wrote he was “insanely” brought up. His father, Michael, was a severe and gloomy man. His mother, Ane, was ... the scaffold, he found not the surly brute that he had expected to find, but a radiant man, for, says William Barclay, “Tockichi Ishii, the murderer, had been born again.” (4) You and I have not murdered, but that does ...

7. Hearts

2 Corinthians 6:14--7:1

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... Background of ΥΙΟΘΕΣΙΑ in the Pauline Corpus (WUNT 2/48; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 1992), pp. 187–220. See further G. K. Beale, “The Old Testament Background of Reconciliation in 2 Corinthians 5–7 and its Bearing on the Literary Problem of 2 ... 10; Leiden: Brill, 1992), pp. 327–39 (here p. 335); William J. Webb, Returning Home: New Covenant and Second Exodus as the Context for 2 Corinthians 6:14–7:1 (JSNTSup 85; Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1993); Michael D. Goulder, “2 Cor. 6:14–7:1 as an ...

8. The Present

Revelation 22:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... to his son. “Time to go now?" Again Todd pleaded, “Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes." The man smiled and said, “O.K." “My, you certainly are a patient father," the woman responded. The man smiled and then said, “My older son Tommy was killed by ... wisely. 1. The Truths We Must Believe (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1991), pp. 67-68. 2. Dr. William Mitchell and Michael A. Mitchell, Building Strong Families: How Your Family Can Withstand the Challenges of Today's Culture (Nashville ...

9. The Lord's Prayer: Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done

Matthew 6:5-15

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Eric Ritz

... that covers two areas of our lives: the here and now and our eternal destination. Dr. William Barclay, the distinguished Bible teacher, shared this insight on this dimension of our Christian life: "This ... ." Who would you take them to? The Pope? Bill Clinton? Donald Trump? Madonna? Michael Jordan? Mickey Mouse? Judging from attendance figures released by Walt Disney, we could ... the lead in these tasks are churches." (I am indebted to Brian K. Bauknight for this material he shared in a printed sermon.) A nation ...

10. Pack Up Your Troubles

James 4:13-17

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Maxie Dunnam

... his anger. He was hostile and abrupt. And very restless. I asked him if everything was O.K. He didn't answer. So I asked again. No response. It was then that I knew he ... still hold on, and come out with faith still stronger on the other side" (William Barclay, The Daily Study Bible, pp. 147, 148) That's what James is talking ... in the testimony of one who learned it late -- but learned it none the less. Michael Schafernocker, a Helicoptor Door Gunner in Vietnam, from Arlington, Texas. Look, God, I have never ...

11. The Good News about the Future

Mark 13:1-31

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King Duncan

... is, “Be prepared.” One of the tasks of life that many of us take quite seriously is to be prepared. We watch our savings, our 401(k)s, our stocks, our mutual funds. We want to have the funds we need for our old age. And we take care to make sure we are ... . http://www.holyspirit‑elca.org/SERMONS/2002/021302.html 2. The Rev. William D. Oldland, http://www.stthomasreidsville.org/sermons/20031116.htm 3. (Random House, 1937). 4. Michael W Hopkins, http://www.twosaints.org/Sermons/2006‑08‑06.htm. 5. “ ...

12. The End Times

Daniel 12:1-13

Understanding Series

William Nelson

The Final Revelation--The Body: We enter now into the body of the last main revelation of the book of Daniel. There has been some progression in the visions of the book from a more general scope, encompassing larger blocks of history, to a more narrow focus on shorter periods of time. So, for example, Daniel 2 spans four and a half centuries by outlining the four human empires of Babylonia, Media, Persia, and Greece, which are swept away by the fifth—the eternal kingdom of God. Aside from the fact that the ...

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