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1. Jesus’ Compassion and Authority to Do the Miraculous

Matthew 14:13-21, Matthew 14:22-36

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Jeannine K. Brown

... 26:24; Judg. 6:23; Luke 1:13, 30]). Jesus’ words to his disciples in 14:27 are similar. 14:29 Then Peter got down out of the boat. Peter is the most prominent of the disciples in Matthew’s Gospel. He often functions as their spokesperson (e.g., 15:15; ... from where they started out. 14:35 when the men. The Greek andres typically refers to a group of men, as in 14:21 (as opposed to anthropos, which is typically generic); but andres may also indicate a group of people, as the quite general nature of ...

2. Surprises

1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11

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David O. Bales

... like an oil spill on the ocean, you need to ponder what led to World War II and what came out of it. "Keep alert," Peter warns us against evil. More important, stay sensitive to God's presence, "because he cares for you." God isn't an impersonal cloud that blindly ... helping them to escape. The village of Le Chambon with 3,000 mostly Huguenot Protestants was led by Pastor André Trocmé. Without weapons, they nonviolently defied the Nazis right under the nose of their occupiers. Amazingly, the Nazi commander ...

3. From Empty Nets to Full Lives

Luke 5:1-11

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J. Ellsworth Kalas

... moment of success. Sometimes, however, it is the experience of achievement which forces us to see how superficial our victories are. Andre Thornton, a home-run hitter with the Cleveland Indians in the 1980s and an exemplary Christian, predicted that there might be ... should not too quickly place too small boundaries around his or her soul. The focal point of the story is Jesus' call to Simon Peter, James, and John to become fishers of human souls. Many of us would be glad to skip this part of the story because ...

4. Collections or Connections?

Luke 24:1-12

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Leonard Sweet

... 1989 Dodge, wasn't worth much. But it was important to Packard, 76, because she needed it to drive to mass at the Church of St. Peter in Richfield every morning. It also got her to doctor’s appointments at Hennepin County Medical Center three times a week. When Packard finally got to ... in dazzling clothes” provides that assistance. Although here Luke describes the two individuals as “men” (“andres”), it is clear from the detail of their “dazzling” (“exastrapto”) clothing that these are ...

5. Luke 24:1-12

Luke 24:1-12

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Leonard Sweet

... ” appear within this increasingly unempty tomb “two men.” Luke’s text simply identifies these new arrivals as “andres”, “men,” but his description of their clothing reveals their true nature. They wear “dazzling clothes” (“astrapto”), ... Peter does not immediately embrace the women’s testimony or expressly “remember” Jesus’ own words. But he does “marvel” (“thaumazo”). Marveling is an attitude associated in Lucan texts with wondrous events (Luke 1:21, 63; 2:18, 33). Peter ...

6. A Certain Word in an Uncertain World

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

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James Merritt

... Mr. Franklin said at least two things were certain - death and taxes, but now know that isn't necessarily true either. A Frenchman by the name of Andre Francois Raffray found out in a very bizarre way that you can't even always count on death. In 1965 he agreed to pay a 90 ... of them. If you are a child of God, there are no such things as accidents only appointments. I Peter 1:6-7 puts it this way, "…even though you were temporarily harassed by all kinds of trials and temptations this is no accident - it ...

7. Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

John 6:1-15

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... is introduced here as if he has not been mentioned before, yet cf. 1:40. In both passages he is identified as Simon Peter’s brother. Either (a) the terminology is that of John’s narrative source (which may not have included an account of Andrew’s ... generic word for people (Gr.: anthrōpoi) and a word that usually (though not always) refers to adult males in particular (andres). This presupposes a situation described explicitly only in Matthew: “The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, ...

8. She Waits

Acts 1:1-11, Luke 24:50-53, Luke 24:36-49

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Lori Wagner

... Mountain of the Lord (Micah 4) Jesus the High Priest in the Eternal Order of Melchizedek (Hebrews 7) The Living Stone of Zion (1 Peter 2) Luke’s Witness to Jesus’ Blessing of His Disciples and Ascension Then he opened their minds, so they could understand the Scriptures. ... meal, see also David Elganish “The Encounter of Abram and Melchizedek” in Studies in Book of Genesis. Ed. Andre Wenin. See also Midrash Rabbah, 1983, p. 796. ***See the Jewish Encyclopedia on covenant seals (salt, bread, wine) ...

9. For What Are We Fishing?

Luke 5:1-11

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J. Ellsworth Kalas

... of success in business and good grades in school,but it would hardly be worthy of our Lord Jesus Christ. Fortunately, Simon Peter saw more than just the miracle. He was captured by the Lord behind the miracle. Thus, instead of responding with the ... moment of success. Sometimes, however, it is the experience of achievement which forces us to see how superficial our victories are. Andre Thornton, star home-run hitter with the Cleveland Indians and an exemplary Christian, has predicted that there may be a very ...

10. What Do You Think You’re Worth?

Matthew 10:1-42

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John R. Brokhoff

... ourselves to express our passion to the hurt of other people. This view of one’s self leads to a false self-sufficiency. Andre Gide advises, "Believe in your strength and your youth. Learn to repeat endlessly to yourself: It all depends on me." This leaves God ... your own filth. When Isaiah saw the holy and majestic God, he moaned, "I am undone, for I am a man of unclean lips." When Peter realized how good and great Jesus was, he fell down on his knees before him and said, "Depart from me, Lord, for I am a ...

11. When You Need Help

Matthew 15:21-28

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King Duncan

... could be apart from the crowd. Maybe he was tired - like all of us get tired from time to time. Classical guitar maestro Andres Segovia is adored by his public, especially by the British. They do not let him go easily after a performance. Following two exhausting encores ... be it done for you as you wish." 1. THE TIMES, London. Cited in EXECUTIVE SPEECHWRITERS NEWSLETTER. 2. Cited in Tom Peters, THE PURSUIT OF WOW! (New York: Vintage Books, A Division of Random House, Inc., 1994). 3. THE OBSERVER, March 1993, ...

12. Managing Your Anger

Romans 12:9-21

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King Duncan

... "all that work down the drain" was never more appropriate. (1) Have you ever felt like doing something like that? Chicago Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson paid a $1000 fine for disputing a strike called by umpire Joe West. On the memo line of his check Dawson wrote: " ... of dealing with anger. She says that once she admits that she is angry, she pictures herself handing her feelings to Christ: As 1 Peter 5:7 (KJV) says, "Casting all your care upon Him; for he careth for you." Then she asks God to give her the ...

13. A Man with No Name

Mark 10:46-52

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King Duncan

... and will hear our call. It is also instructive to us about how we view others. Nobody is beyond his grace. Singer Andre Crouch penned a song years ago that captured this idea powerfully. He wrote the song “The Blood” in which he said, “It reaches ... despondent, he had doubts, he was in physical pain. He turned to the Bible for comfort and found these wonderful words in I Peter 5:7: “He cares for you.” After meditating on that truth, Graeff wrote a song titled, “Does Jesus Care?” The first verse ...

14. Paul, Phoebe, Patronage, and Spain

Romans 16:1-27

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C. Marvin Pate

... not confined to one church.) Of the first position, one may gather from texts such as Acts 20:17, 28; 1 Peter 5:1–5 that “bishop,” “pastor,” and “elder” likely referred to the same person. The office of the monarchial ... to greet one another with a holy kiss. Greeting others with a nonromantic kiss was customary in the Greco-Roman world (see, e.g., Euripides, Andr. 416–17; Pseudo-Lucian, Asin. 17) and in Judaism (see Gen. 27:26; Luke 7:45; Acts 20:37). But Jewett observes that nowhere in ...

15. The Loaves

John 6:1-21

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David Coffin

... eat?” John 6:5 (RSV). John was unique to other gospels in that he featured the disciples Andrew and Philip in his stories, rather than Peter, James, and John in the synoptic gospels. Lesser known names do have a place in the kingdom in John’s gospel. There was an unnamed boy ... Interpreting Biblical Texts: The Gospel and Letters of John, (Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1998). 2. Lincoln, Andres T. Black’s New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to Saint John, (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, ...

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