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Luke 7:11-17

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King Duncan

... . He came upon those who were already dead and resurrected them and gave them new life. (1) Some of you may remember a motion picture from the early 1990s titled, Awakenings. The film starred Robin Williams and Robert De Niro, and was directed by Penny Marshall. It was nominated for three Academy Awards. Awakenings was based on the real life experiences of Dr. Oliver Sacks, a neurologist who sought to treat a mysterious illness that swept across Europe and the U. S. after World War I. This illness was ...

2. Warnings and Encouragements

Luke 12:1-12

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... of the warning is given in vv. 2–3. The truth will eventually be known. The “hypocrites will be unmasked” (Marshall, p. 512). The truth of the gospel is to be proclaimed openly (from the roofs), and through it will come ... eyes of those who would persecute and kill them, they are to know that they are precious in God’s sight. If five sparrows sold for two pennies are not forgotten by God, his disciples can know most assuredly that God cares for them. The extent of God’s care is expressed by the idea ...

3. We Are Driven!

Jeremiah 20:7-18

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... hear. But there is truth in it. As an auto is driven, so are we. What drives a person to be a "pinch-penny" - fear? What drives a person to drugs or alcohol - insecurity? What drives a multi-millionaire senior citizen to seek the presidency - power? What ... Six months later, a group of Napoleon’s soldiers were in a room in Paris playing cards. The door was opened and in came Marshal Ney. "Tell us," the officers asked, "where is the rear guard?" That bent, broken man straightened up and said, "Sirs, I am the ...

4. Opposite the Treasury

Mark 12:41-44

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Donald B. Strobe

... widow’s “mites.” The coin was a “lepton,” which was the smallest of all coins and was worth about a 16th of a penny. And Jesus said that her tiny contribution was greater than all the rest. (How He turns everything upside down!) This is really a very ... his heirs! Such a gift cost him nothing-and most of our gifts cost us nothing, or very little. The late Peter Marshall, chaplain of the Senate and Presbyterian pastor in Washington, had a prayer which ought to give us pause. He prayed: “Lord, help ...

5. The Widow's Offering

Luke 21:1-4

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... with human needs (see Mark 7:9–13), one may wonder if Jesus was praising the widow’s action (as is often assumed; see Marshall, pp. 750–52), or if he saw in the episode an illustration of what he had said earlier in 20:46–47. In ... other words, because of the teaching of the religious authorities of her day, the poor widow gives up her last penny and so is victimized for the sake of an oppressive religious system. Her wealth, or what little wealth there was, was “devoured” (see v. ...

6. Whose Son Is the Christ?

Luke 20:41-47

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... s Son [as held in popular opinion and suggested in certain prophetic passages] and lord [as David himself states in Ps. 110:1]?” (Marshall, p. 745). Jesus’ question in v. 44 is based on the assumption that to be a descendant of someone is to be lesser. For ... be linked, at least thematically, with the one that follows (21:1–4). The poverty of the widow, who gave her last pennies to the temple, illustrates what Jesus meant when he said that the teachers devour widows’ houses. The poor are robbed, and the ...

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