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1. Back To Basics: The Three R's of Baptism

Mark 1:1-8, Mark 1:9-13

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Brett Blair

... is saying God has to rip open the skies and change the course of human behavior and rip apart the human barrier of sin that separates us. God has to do it in a sudden and violent way or else we are lost. Let me describe it this way. Phil Jackson, the once Chicago Bulls now LA Lakers coach, tells of an experience when he was a player for the New York Knicks in the early 1970s. His team beat Boston in a hard-fought series; then, played Los Angeles for the championship, easily winning. This was the pinnacle of ...

2. Wearing the King’s Clothes

Colossians 3:1-11

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Clayton A. Lord

... this before. He took the basketball in his hands and looked over at Michael Jordan and the rest of the Bulls. He could see they were pulling for him. Calhoun stepped to the line and let it fly. As soon as the basketball left his hand, coach Phil Jackson said, "It's good." Indeed, the ball went through the basket with a swish. The stadium crowd went wild. Calhoun rushed into the arms of Michael Jordan and the rest of the Bulls' players crowded around slapping him on the back. When Don Calhoun went home that ...

3. Identification and a Wish for Grace and Peace

Galatians 1:1-10

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... useful appellation for God. He uses it in all of his opening addresses, usually in the context of his wish for peace (e.g., 2 Thess. 1:2; Phil. 1:2). At times Paul refers to the fatherhood of God in relation to Jesus (e.g., Rom. 15:6; 2 Cor. 1:3; 11:31), but in this ... Bull, and the gigantic lion under Nemea’s rock. You shocked the lake of Styx into trembling” (7.293–94; trans. Jackson Knight, pp. 209–10). By inviting his readers to share in the atmosphere of worship, Paul fosters a sense of unity or ...

4. Adam, the Law, and the Curse of the Covenant

Romans 5:12-21

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... individuals collude with state crimes is a focus of the film. Literature: “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson. This short story by Jackson (1916–65), published in The New Yorker in 1948, aroused great controversy following its publication. The ... Christ is the divinely prescribed means for becoming righteous.6The reference to Christ’s obedience no doubt refers to his death on the cross (cf. Phil. 2:8) rather than to his obedient life as a whole. This is because Paul alludes to Isaiah 53:11 in 5:19. The ...

5. The Privilege and the Price

Matthew 5:13-16

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Phil Thrailkill

From time to time Chris Rock is noted in the Georgetown Times because his mother lives nearby. In 1999 the sometimes funny and always foul-mouthed comedian was interviewed in Vibe magazine. As usual, what he said was intended to shock, but not the way you might expect. When asked, "Were you raised Christian?" Rock answered: “I wasn't raised anything, to tell you the truth. My grandfather was a preacher. He was the funniest guy. He used to curse a lot, run around, whatever. A bunch of deacons from his ...

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