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1 John 4:7-21, 1 John 5:1-12

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... ’s testimony is one of the witnesses to whom Jesus’ refers in John 5:33–35, much more directly stated in the Johannine writings is the witness of the Spirit through the testimony of the beloved disciple. In this passage, the author is not attacking the secessionists as much as he is reminding his readers of both human and divine witnesses to Jesus as the Christ and the Son of God. On the concept of “witness” in the NT, see L. Coenen and A. Trites, “Witness,” NIDNTT vol. 3, pp. 1038–51; A. A ...

2. Faith in the Son of God

1 John 5:1-12, 1 John 4:7-21

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

3. Begin With The End

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... can't kiss your hurts when you fall down an' skin your knee or quiet you when the big storms come rollin' through. But, I'll be close as a peanut in your pocket when you need me. If you're afraid, I'll stand with you. And if you are hurting, you can feel me close, and if ... . 3. The Jokesmith. 4. Cited in God's Seven Wonders For You by Charles L. Allen, Fleming H. Revell, Old Tappan, New Jersey, 1987, p. 22. 5. "Touching the Heart of God," Leonard Lesourd, Catherine Marshall, Fleming H. Revell Co. Cited at The ...

4. Instructions on Worship

1 Timothy 2:1-15

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... , “The Development of the Concept of Redemption in the New Testament,” p. 166. For a discussion of “ransom, redemption” words in the NT, see L. L. Morris, The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross, pp. 9–59; D. Hill, Greek Words and Hebrew Meanings, pp. 49–81, whose influence is evidenced on these pages; and the Marshall essay just mentioned. 2:7 There is an emphatic I in Paul’s sentence here, but the verb is in the passive, indicating that his ministry was not of his own choosing but of God ...

5. Boasting

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

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... (cf. Isa. 14:13–14). In the end, however, this angel of light is brought down to Sheol, to the depths of the pit (Isa. 14:12, 15; cf. L.A.E. 12–16; 2 En. 29:4–5). Those who try to usurp Paul’s apostolic authority and ministry will meet a similar fate, a fate that Korah and his followers met when they sought equality with Moses, the Lord’s servant, and tried to usurp his authority (Num. 16:31–33). Paul warns ominously that his opponents’ end will be what their actions deserve. In light of the ...

6. Boasting

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

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

7. Is Sunday Just a Fun Day?

Exodus 20:7-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... Scotsman followed that story in the newspaper, and was so deeply influenced by it, that it became a major factor in his coming to Christ and being converted and surrendering his life to the Lord. That Scotsman's name was Peter Marshall, a man who influenced thousands for Christ and went on to become the Chaplain of the United States Senate; all because of a man who found his rest in Christ, and because of that rest kept the Lord's day holy. When you come to Jesus, He will give you rest, and in Him you will ...

8. A Robot in the Pulpit

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... and which ones would fall to pieces. And that’s a question we have to answer in the church today. It’s so easy to be a Christian in our culture. We don’t face significant ... them. Jean Vanier called his small home L’Arche [rhymes with marsh], which is French for “The Ark.” Vanier’s example inspired people all over the world ... he-loved-them/. 4. The Jubilee Story of the China Inland Mission by Marshall Broomhall. Cited at http://ministry127.com/resources/illustration/sacrificial-love. 5. “How Jean ...

9. The Triumphal Entry

Luke 19:28-44

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... ahead to fetch a colt (either a young horse or donkey; see Matt. 21:2). Some commentators have argued that Jesus’ instructions in vv. 30–31 imply that Jesus has made a special prior arrangement with the colt’s owner (so Marshall, p. 713), but ... play on the popular understanding that the name Jerusalem meant “peace” (from an association between Salem [Gen. 14:18] and šālôm, the Hebrew word for “peace”; see note below). Therefore, Jesus laments ironically that the city of peace does not ...

10. Double Citizenship

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... , we are also the conscience of our government - we have an extra responsibility in our citizenship. Charles L. Wallis wrote: "For many years the famous and now fortunately discarded motto which a leading newspaper blazoned across its editorial masthead, ‘My country, right or wrong!’ was the accepted philosophy of too many patriotic Americans. Today the truly patriotic American accepts John Sutherland Bonnell’s revised version: ‘My country, when wrong, to be made right; when right, to be kept right ...

11. How A Christian Grieves

1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... a novel way to try to take it with you. I wonder if they take Visa in Heaven? After Morley’s funeral, the London Times was bombarded with letters from readers pondering their own needs after death. Wrote M.L. Evans of Chester, England: “In the unfortunate event of a ... s Digest, April 2000, p. 101. 2. The Old Farmer’s Almanac, edited by Judson D. Hale, Sr., (New York: Random House, 1995), p. 179. 3. Marshall, Eric, and Hample, Stuart. Children’s Letters to God (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1966). 4. U.S ...

12. What Do You Really Know?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... things to life. SCOTCH TAPE. You can't see him, but you know He's there. DELTA. He's ready when you are. ALLSTATE. You're in good hands. What do you know about God? Milton L. Perry, a pastor in Kansas, tells about one time when he gave in to temptation. The source of this temptation was a letter. It was a letter sitting on a nearby table. The letter was addressed to his son. Pastor Perry knew the letter was his son's property and not for dad's curious eyes. And so Perry fought the desire to read it. But the ...

13. The Parable of the Sower

Luke 8:1-15

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... ’s unity. See Marshall, p. 320. 8:8b He who has ears to hear, let him hear: This saying appears to “float” in the sayings tradition, appearing in a variety of places (Matt. 11:15; 13:43; Mark 4:23; Luke 14:35; cf. Rev. 2:7, 17; 3:6, 13, 22). It is a ... been interpreted by Mark (or the tradition before him) as analogous to Isaiah’s strange message (Isa. 6:9, an instance of a riddle or parable). (In Hebrew the word māšāl could mean riddle, proverb, parable, or any sort of enigmatic or paradoxical ...

14. Planting Seeds

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... misunderstandings can take place. By the way, why are there so many blondes in L.A.? It’s easier to spell. Communication is a wonderful thing, but it is also tricky. Every pastor is aware that what he ... a person us. “The medium is the message,” said communication guru Marshall McLuhan many years ago. That’s disturbing when we are the medium by which the message is communicated. Dick Sheppard was a very popular British pastor, famed for his preaching as the Dean of Canterbury. He says that when he was a ...

15. Does It Make A Difference Who Jesus Is?

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... killing. But it's wrong! Our God is not a God of death ... occurs. A son ... a Jew believe about God, a rabbi would say to you, "Read the Torah." But as a Christian pastor, I can say to you, "Look at Jesus." A person is much easier to read than a ... build a ... a Christian life. And only if you are trying to find any meaning in life. In a famous sermon a few years after the discovery of atomic power, Peter Marshall spoke some words that you and I need to hear. I quote: "Not a ... God. "Here is a power so ... make a difference? ...

16. Beware! Caution! Danger!

Acts 14:8-20

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... ; this shifting of attention away from one's self. A lot of the messenger's effectiveness, be it preacher, teacher, singer, worker, or whatever representative of the gospel, comes from his personal qualities. Marshall MacLuhen, mass media expert, said, "The medium ... become like blind men looking in a dark room for a black cat that isn't there. The Lystra crowd was not opposed to another god or two, they just didn't want their old ones destroyed. David L. McKenna, President of Asbury Theological Seminary, ...

17. The following resources were used for John's letters.

1 John 5:13-21

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... New Century Bible Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1984. Houlden, J. L. A Commentary on the Johannine Epistles. 2nd ed. Black’s New Testament Commentary. London: A & C Black, 1994. Kysar, Robert. I, II, III John. ... Augsburg Commentary on the New Testament. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1986. Lieu, Judith. The Theology of the Johannine Epistles. New Testament Theology. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991. Marshall ...

18. The Lord, The Holy Spirit

Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:1-13

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you (John 14:26). 1. Richard S. Rhodes, ed., Moody's Latest Sermons (Chicago: Rhodes and McClure Publ. Co., 1898), pp. 447, 455. 2. Helen Wessel, ed., Autobiography of ... L. Moody (New York: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1900), pp. 146, 147, 149; and R. A. Torrey, Why God Used D. L. Moody (New York: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1923), pp. 51-55. 4. R. A. Torrey, The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit (New York: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1910), pp. 243-245. 5. Catherine Marshall ...

19. Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-two

Luke 10:1-24

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... Whereas Evans understood Luke’s purpose for this arrangement as attempting to show that Jesus was the promised prophet like Moses (pp. 50–51), James A. Sanders (“The Ethic of Election in Luke’s Great Banquet Parable,” in J. L. Crenshaw and J. ... as Satan (as may be the case in Rom. 16:20). To trample on these powers is to exercise dominion over them. Marshall (p. 429) cites a good parallel from the Testament of Levi 18:12: “And Beliar [Satan] shall be bound by him [the coming priest], and he shall ...

20. Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

Luke 4:14-30

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... as messianic (see 52:13; 53:10). In 11QMelch 16 the reference to “peace” (šālôm) in Isa. 52:7 is re-vocalized to mean “retribution” (šillûm), thus ... A Reconsideration of Mark I. 11,” NTS 15 [1968–69], pp. 326–36.), Fitzmyer (pp. 485–86) has concluded that they more likely allude to Isa. 42:1. That passage, one of the Servant Songs of Isaiah, was often interpreted by early Christians (and some Jews) as messianic (best known is the Suffering Servant Song of 52:13–53:12). Marshall’s ...

21. Jesus Made Like His Brothers

Hebrews 2:5-18

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... a whole intend to assert the preexistence of Christ, see L. D. Hurst, “The Christology of Hebrews 1 and 2,” in The Glory of Christ in the New Testament: Studies in Christology, in memory of G. B. Caird; L. D. Hurst and N. T. Wright, eds. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1987), pp. 151–64. The Benefits of Christ’s Humanity Pursuing his argument that Christ’s humanity makes possible the fulfillment of God’s ... author attributes to Jesus. See I. H. Marshall, The Origins of New Testament Christology, (Downers ...

22. While We Watch for the Coming

Matthew 24:1-35

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... Discouragement, and with it I can work my way into hearts otherwise inaccessible. When I get this tool into a person’s heart, the way is open to plant anything there I may desire." The legend embodies sober truth. Discouragement is a dangerous state of mind because it leaves one open to the assault of the enemies of the soul. Napoleon used to say of his famous marshall, Massena, that he had a remarkable reserve strength, and that he was never himself until the tide of battle began to turn against him ...

23. The Perfect Antidote For Worry

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." (Phil. 4: 6-7) Pastor Charles L. Allen tells of a particularly meaningful Thanksgiving service he attended. During the opening hymn, Allen looked out over the congregation. Near the ... House, 1990), p. 37. 3. Clean Laffs www.shagmail.com/sub/sub-jokes.html 4. "All In a Day's Work" Reader's Digest April 2003 p. 46. 5. Lyndi Marshall quoted in "One Year Later . . . " Modern Maturity, Sept./Oct. 2002, p. 92. 6. D. McAdams. Power, ...

24. Epiphany 4

Psalm 71:1-24, 1 Corinthians 14:1-25, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, Jeremiah 1:1-19, Luke 4:14-30

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... in Jesus' mouth, and he spoke them to the people." 1 Corinthians 12:31--13:13 (RC) (longform); 13:4-13 (shortform); 12:27--13:13 (L); 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (C) The ORDO and the Lutheran lectionary appoint the last verses of the 12th chapter of 1 Corinthians to provide the ... hawked spices and bubble gum. I wonder now if our pastor was a fan of Peter Marshall and his 'sanctified imagination.' I have some sense of the pastor's style predating that of Frederick Buechner by several decades. But what I know ...

25. Epiphany 5

Psalm 138:1-8, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Judges 6:1-40, Isaiah 6:1-13, Luke 5:1-11

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... " the story of their people and their own stories, too. Should he or she wish to do a first-person narrative [taking up where Isaiah leaves off], it would be well to read Peter Marshall's sermon about his call, "The Tap on the Shoulder," in Mr. Jones, Meet The Master. One's intention, in such a sermon would be to help people reflect on their call to the ministry of Jesus Christ.) 1 Corinthians 14:12b-20 (L) (E - for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany) - "On Speaking In Tongues. " 1. Like many contemporary ...

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