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Psalm 23:1-6

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Eric Ritz

... e''er I be, Tis God''s hand that leadeth me. (3) I agree with the hymnwriter--there is great strength and comfort in knowing our God is an active participant in our journey--leading the way. This is the power found in Hebrew 2:14-18. Thomas R. Kelly, who was a distinguished Quaker, shares these words in his well-known book, A Testament of Devotion, 'Within the Silence of the Souls of Men An Eternal Drama is ever being acted outin these days as well as all others. On the outcome of the inner drama, rest ...

2. The Commitment Question: Will You Lay Down Your Life For Me?

John 13:31-38

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Maxie Dunnam

... eyes of the world, but that you serve your neighbor." We sacrifice nothing when we serve others because God put us here to serve. When we reach out to our neighbor, we reach out to the highest value of human existence. (The Pulpit, April 1957, p.25, John R. Kelly, "Do You Know?") The commitment question is the one that Jesus would ask: "Will you make My will your will? Will you allow me to sit on the throne?" II The second question is this: "Will you make my style your style?" When I originally planned this ...

3. What To Do While Waiting for the Judgment?

Matthew 25:1-13

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Maxie Dunnam

... oil, they would have gotten in. To the persons who are ready, the door is always open. They are ready come what may. So, thus the truth: the best way to get ready for tomorrow is to be ready for today. The great Quaker thinker and writer, Thomas R. Kelly, recognized this truth. On a trip to Europe at the beginning of the second World War he observed, “The last vestige of earthly security is gone. It has always been gone, and religion has always said so, but we haven’t believed it.” In a call for Holy ...

4. Keep Your Eye On The Ball

Nehemiah 6:1-14

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James Merritt

... . Jones in one of her columns. The column had to do with a typographical error in the classified section of a small town newspaper and the subsequent disastrous attempts to correct it. This is actually what happened. Monday: For Sale - R.D. Jones has one sewing machine for sale. Phone 948-0707 after 7pm and ask for Mrs. Kelly who lives with him cheap. Tuesday: Notice - We regret having erred in R.D. Jones' ad yesterday. It should have read: "One sewing machine for sale, cheap. Phone 948-0707 and ask for Mrs ...

5. Encouragement to Be Faithful

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... Paul to pray for mercy for the household of one who did not. This sudden bursting out in a wish-prayer (hardly intercession, as Kelly, but an expression of Paul’s desires for them; cf. 2 Thess. 3:16; Rom. 15:5) for the household of Onesiphorus (cf: 4:19 ... an extensive exegesis of its details, see G. W. Knight, The Faithful Sayings in the Pastoral letters, pp. 112–37. Knight and G. R. Beasley-Murray (Baptism in the New Testament, pp. 207–9) both argue that it is a baptismal hymn (but see J. D. G. ...

6. Doing What is Good

Titus 3:1-11

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... than NIV’s to be peaceable; see disc. on 1 Tim. 3:3). Moreover, they are to be considerate (the translation “conciliatory” of Moffatt and Kelly is to be preferred). Finally, still in obvious contrast to the arguments and strife of the false teachers, God’s people, who are to be ... For a thorough discussion of the first two alternatives for understanding the middle terms of this verse, see G. R. Beasley-Murray, Baptism in the New Testament, pp. 209–16. For a presentation similar to the one adopted ...

7. Choose Life!

Deuteronomy 30:15-20

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King Duncan

... . But halfway through the cruise the ship came to a sudden halt. The reason? It was the Ferguson’s youngest daughter, 20-year-old, Kelly. Kelly was homesick for her boyfriend back in California. She wanted to go back home instead of going through with the family vacation. So, she ... rest of your choices. For Heaven’s sake! Choose life! Choose Christ! 1. Horace R. Weaver, Editor, The International Lesson Annual, 1984-85 (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1984). 2. http://www.sermoncentral.com/print_friendly.asp?ContributorID=& ...

8. Be Careful How You Walk

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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King Duncan

... . That is when God is most real in our liveswhen we open our hearts to His Spirit and to each other. John R. Westerhoff tells a story about the three little pigs. Years had passed since the crisis with the wolf. The family of the ... going to feel better. If you can think of four or five, you're doing well." (4) Now, some of you are going to dismiss Ralph Kelly as an unrealistic Pollyanna. But what is the alternative when things foul up as they sometimes do? Raise your blood pressure a few degrees as you curse ...

9. Warning Against False Teachers of the Law

1 Timothy 1:1-11

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... title Christ Jesus predominates (twenty-six times to two) and has become something very close to a full proper name. S?t?r (savior), along with kyrios (lord), was a common title for the deities of the Hellenistic mystery cults. Already the title had ... a different context). Implied in both instances is that it is good because it truly does reflect God’s will. Nonetheless, as Kelly points out, the Law is not gospel, but remains a species of law. Here its “goodness” is related to its being used properly ...

10. No Other Gods

Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25

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King Duncan & Angela Akers

... with all faithfulness” until we throw away every lesser god that competes for control of our lives. In her book No Other gods, Kelly Minter writes, “For so much of my life I worshipped God: showing up for church, singing hymns, helping in the nursery, reading my Bible ... One World: A Worship Resource on Social Injustice, New York: HarperCollins/CAFOD, 1998. 7. The Rev. Miles R. Brandon II, Vicar, St. Julian of Norwich Episcopal Church, https://stjuliansaustin.org/latest-happenings/you-will-be-with-me-in ...

11. A Time of Transition

Joshua 5:9-12

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King Duncan

... N. Foster in his book, Innovation, tells about watching the wonderful old musical Singin’ in the Rain with Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O’Connor. Suddenly he realized that it was all about the difficulty of change. The ... hapless inhabitant of the 1600s.” (4) Scary, isn’t it? Business consultant Tom Peters suggests that each one of us is an R. D. A. What is an R. D. A.? These letters stand for a “Rapidly Depreciating Asset.” How about that for a worrisome designation--you and I are a ...

12. Overseers and Deacons

1 Timothy 3:1-16

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... resurrection, his ascension and proclamation on earth, his reception on earth and in heaven. As common—and in some ways attractive—as this interpretation is (RSV, Kelly, Bernard, D-C, et al.), some of the alleged parallels seem forced and probably would never have been seen as such if it were not ... Christushymnus 1 Tim. 3, 16. Eine strukturanalytische Untersuchung. The most useful recent discussion in English is R. H. Gundry, “The Form, Meaning, and Background of the Hymn Quoted in 1 Timothy 3:16.”

13. Paul's Charge to Timothy

1 Timothy 6:11-21

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... note for the transcendent majesty of the Eternal God matched in the NT only by the splendid imagery of Revelation 4. Kelly is probably right in calling this “a gem from the devotional treasury of the Hellenistic synagogue which converts had naturalized ... article by E. Käsemann, “Das Formular einer neutestamentlichen Ordinationspäaranese,” in W. Eltester, ed., Neutestamentliche Studien für Rudolf Bultmann (Berlin, 1957), pp. 261–68. The argument for a confession before a tribunal was presented by J ...

14. Suffering for Doing Good

1 Peter 3:8-22

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... 278–82. Whoever would love life: The Greek verb agapan, besides its usual meaning of “to love,” can also be translated “to choose, strive after, prefer” (Kelly, p. 138). Tongue: The influence of words for good or ill is frequently mentioned in this letter: 1:10, 12, 25; 2:1, 9, 12, 15, ... .” 3:19 For much more detailed discussion of this problematic verse, see Selwyn, pp. 314–62; R. T. France, “Exegesis in Practice: Two Samples,” in Marshall, ed., New Testament Interpretation, pp. 264–78; ...

15. The Future Shapes the Present

1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

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Harold Warlick

... stand up and sing. They always had a dozen or more cheerleaders brightly dressed in green and white. They’d spell out V-I-C-T-O-R-Y all through the game. I used to wonder what it was like to puff your breath out on the tuba or keep screaming “victory” in the ... is that future that shapes our present and turns this season back into a big event. 1. The story is told by Brian Kelly Bauknight in On A Wing and A Prayer (Nashville: Dimension for Living, 1998), p. 23. 2. Peter J. Gomes, Sermons: Biblical Wisdom ...

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