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1. When You're Dreaming One Thing And Living Another

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... people--a people of love, acceptance, forgiveness. 1. Contributed by: David to JOKE OF THE DAY! 2. Zig Ziglar, OVER THE TOP (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1994), p. 45. 3. "Ormsby Explains Suicide Attempt," LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 22, 1986, sec. III, p. 19. Marshall, Nancy Thies and Pam Vredevelt. WOMEN WHO COMPETE (Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell, 1988), pp. 122-123. 4. Charles R. Swindoll, Word Publishing, Dallas, 1996, p. 71. 5. Melvin Cheatham, M.D., LIVING A LIFE THAT COUNTS (Nashville ...

2. Marriage In Heaven? No. Heaven In Marriage? Yes.

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... of shoes, but we ™ve never had a fight." The great English war hero Field Marshal Montgomery once said to his young troops: "Gentlemen, don ™t even think about marriage until you ... For many of us that is the primary source of stability in our lives. R. W. Dale, a shy, sensitive man was among the greatest preachers of his own ... managed to survive. Dale replied very simply, "I am happy at home." It is said that when Thomas Hardy died, his heart was removed from his body. His body was buried with honors in ...

3. Jesus Appears to the Disciples

Luke 24:36-49

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... other than the crucified Jesus of Nazareth. The whole incident, like the incident involving “doubting” Thomas in John 20:24–29, has an apologetic purpose. The purpose is to counter arguments ... , for there is adequate evidence that fish was in good supply in Jerusalem (see Marshall, p. 903; Neh. 13:16). 24:43 ate it in their presence: By describing ... �The Structure and Significance of Luke 24,” in Neutestamentliche Studien für Rudolf Bultmann, BZNW 21, W. Eltester, ed. [Berlin: Töpelmann, 1954], pp ...

4. Walking in the Light

1 John 1:5--2:14, 1 John 2:15-17

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

Walking in the Light and the Problem of Sin The next two sections of 1 John are on the theme of walking in the light. The first section, 1 John 1:5–2:2, addresses the theme in relation to the issue of sin, while the second section, 1 John 2:3–11, focuses on walking in the light in relation to obedience, especially to the love command. The terms walk, light, and darkness occur throughout the section (1:5–7; 2:6, 8–11) and unify it. The Elder’s opponents are always present in the background. They have made ...

5. Walking in the Light and the Problem of Sin

1 John 2:15-17, 1 John 1:5--2:14

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

6. God’s Love and Ours

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

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

God’s Love and Our Love There is little agreement among those who have made a serious study of 1 John as to how to divide 1 John 4:7–5:4, but most have understood 4:7–12 to center around God’s love for us and, in response, our love for one another. It is likely that the opponents of the Elder had stressed their love for God (cf. 4:10, 20), their devotion, piety, and mystical spirituality (cf. 1:6, 8, 10; 2:4, 6, 9; 3:18; 4:1). But the Elder thinks that it is God’s love for human beings which is ...

7. Faith in the Son of God

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

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

8. Assured by the Certainties of Faith

1 John 5:13-21

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

The Elder concludes his message of exhortation to the remaining faithful members of his community by assuring them of several certainties of the Christian life, with regard to possessing eternal life (13), asking and interceding in prayer (14–17), not sinning (18), being God’s children in an evil world (19), and knowing Jesus Christ, the true God (20). In the light of these great realities comes a final warning (21). 5:13 Continuing his style of linking the beginning of a new section with the end of the ...

9. Let Us Love One Another

2 John 1:1-13

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

Salutation Second John begins with a greeting or salutation similar in form to other NT letters. The writer and recipients are identified, followed by a wish for God’s blessing. But this introduction also contains material that fits the writer’s and readers’ specific situation and recalls the controversy in which all three letters of John are set. The Elder quickly reveals the two main concerns which are on his mind, and they correspond to the two principal themes of the letters of John as a whole: truth ...

10. Test the Spirits

1 John 4:1-6

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

In a style typical of the Elder, a subject introduced at the end of the previous section (the Spirit, 3:24) becomes the main issue at the beginning of the next. Throughout 4:1–6 the Elder is concerned to help his readers correctly discern truth from error (4:6b) and true prophetic speaking (4:2) from false (4:1a, 3). This effort is part of the writer’s larger project to strengthen the Johannine Christians and to assure them of their right standing with God (4:4, 6) in the face of the continuing attacks on ...

11. Joy at Believers’ Walking in the Truth

3 John 1:1-14

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

Salutation and Good Wishes Third John is the shortest letter in the NT. The opening passage of 3 John identifies the writer and the reader, and includes, as was common in ancient personal letters, a health wish. Unlike 2 John, in which “the chosen lady and her children,” a local congregation, are addressed, 3 John was written to an individual. Third John 1, with its mention of love and truth, closely parallels 2 John 1, but the health wish (3 John 2) appears in place of the more traditional Christian ...

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