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1 cor
1 Corinthians 1:1 (NET)
From Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother,Created 16 days ago
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acts
Acts 18:18 (NET)
Paul, after staying many more days in Corinth, said farewell to the brothers and sailed away to Syria accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. He had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because he had made a vow.Created 16 days ago
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Modern stone throwing
People still try to throw stones at Jesus to get rid of him. Some just simply can't ignore him. They can't just decide that they aren't interested and walk away. No, they need to try to hurt or even destroy…
Created 8 months ago
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OK, I'm a hypocrite, but what about...
When speaking with nonchristians, and common complaint (and barrier) is the hypocrisy of Christians. The pride kicks in, and the Christian tries to defend Christians (include self). But, truth be told,…
Created 8 months ago
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Jesus didn't follow the seeker-sensitive rules
Jesus did not follow seeker-sensitive rules or preach a therapeutic Gospel. And yet, seekers came to him. Not everyone. He didn't even try to do that. Jesus was OK having empty pews, as long as those…
Created 8 months ago
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Let people hear Jesus, not your rhetoric about Jesus
The officers heard Jesus. The priests and Pharisees mostly heard what others said about Jesus, and what they did hear directly, clearly they weren't listening. Spend less time telling someone about Jesus…
Created 8 months ago
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The Undistracted Apologetic
Although we should not ignore all the questions and challenges to the Christian apologetic, the real question that someone needs to face is not how old the earth is or how extensive the flood was. The…
Created 8 months ago
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What do you want from a Messiah that Jesus lacked?
For those who reject Jesus, what more could you want from someone to follow as the Christ? Some wanted the great, earthly King, and didn't see it in Jesus. And yet in the Millennium, he will even satisfied…
Created 8 months ago
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Seeking Honor in Teaching Truth
How does the teacher actually live out this verse? Most would agree with it, but truth be told, no matter how hard we try, we gravitate toward the kind of teaching that receives honor from people. Not…
Created 8 months ago
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Some things never change - like the comments about Jesus
We hear the same two unchristian views: Jesus is (merely) a good man, and Jesus is a deception for the simple, common folk.
Created 8 months ago
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Marketing Jesus
In what ways do we parade Jesus around in order to market our own agendas?
Created 8 months ago
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We get rejection backwards, and therefore stay silent
Christians can get this principle backwards, as if it said, "Whoever rejects Me is rejecting you." This is true as a consequence, but not as a primary truth. We hesitate to share the Gospel because of…
Created 9 months ago
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Either way, the Kingdom of God has come
Whether the town welcomes you (8-9) or rejects you (10-11), the message is still the same: "the Kingdom of God has come." 2 Cor 2:15 For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God among those who are being…
Created 9 months ago
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Armed with nothing but the Gospel and the power to heal
It's not that we shouldn't bring provisions on our missionary journeys, but that we should realize that those are mere conveniences. Our real success comes only from the power of the Gospel - it's the…
Created 9 months ago
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Pray AND Go
Interesting that while Jesus is sending the 70/72, he also instructs them to pray for God to send out workers. The similar statement in John 4 is in a different context, not one of sending, and so we…
Created 9 months ago
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Not: We ain't got nuthin' better to do
Some teach this passively - "Well, nothing else seems to be working, so we'll follow you." But the words that follow are active - "We'd be idiots to not follow you because of who you are and what you…
Created 9 months ago
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Proof of being the Bread of Life
As with most of the I AM statements in John, Jesus hijacks a typical OT image of Israel or of God, applies it to himself, and then performs a sign specifically designed to prove the claim. This is the…
Created 9 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-09-14
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Jesus dei increase
Jesus "dei" increase, become more important. He must. Is John saying what he must personally strive for, or is he saying that this is what is going to happen? WBC says: Coming from the last of the prophets…
Created 9 months ago
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You give them something to eat
What did Jesus expect them to do? He knew what he was saying was impossible for them, and they didn't have enough experience to know to pray for this kind of multiplication (whether through their prayer…
Created 12 months ago
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Herod is curious
Why does Luke include this pericope? And in this spot? It does raise the question again, "Who is this man?" And from a different perspective - the king of the Jews. This is the question of one's life.…
Created 12 months ago
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Shaking the dust off
Paul did this, too, so perhaps this is more normative than vv. 1 and 3. And, Paul only did this with his fellow Jews, to whom he went to first. There is no account of him doing this with the pagans. (And…
Created 12 months ago
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Take nothing
Like in v. 1, this is not presented as normative. Descriptive, not prescriptive. But why not? What was the purpose of restricting them this way? Training for post-Easter ministry? Teaching trust? Stripping…
Created 12 months ago
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Giving authority
Clearly, Jesus is self-aware that he has this authority and that he has the ability to convey that authority to others. Somehow, he knows this. This is an authority that he can grant - that people can…
Created 12 months ago
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Who are my mother and brothers v. who is this man?
Who is Jesus' family and who is Jesus? What defines our relationship? What are our identities? Jesus is the one who can rebuke the storm and the storm obeys. His family are those who hear his word and…
Created 12 months ago
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Sequence of reactions
In this section: Jesus' mother and brothers wanting to see (per Matthew, because they thought he was nuts). Rebuke the storm - "who is this?" Heal demoniac - "leave us" / fear v. "I want to go with…
Created 12 months ago
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Luke's lamp in context
Because v. 18 appears to connect with parable of the soils in the previous pericope, these two verses apparently are also related. Therefore, this may not be saying that all our secret deeds will be…
Created 12 months ago
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Your faith has saved you
It was not her gratitude, but her faith, even though Jesus initially talks about gratitude. Jesus is teaching a particular response to him. Gratitude, love, being forgiven, faith. Hosting Jesus, tending…
Created 12 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-05-23
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Luke 6:6
Luke 6:6 (NET)
On another Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching. Now a man was there whose right hand was withered.Created about 1 year ago
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