- Mark 9:49 – Everyone will face temptation and sin.
- Mark 9:50 – We are to be properly seasoned as sacrifices to God.
JJ
April 13, 2014
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JS
April 09, 2014
- Lesson 5: Wisdom Psalms
- Purpose
- To teach and instruct; tell coming generations about God (Psalm 32:8; 49:3; 78:1,4)
- Calls to action in Psalms
- Psalm 37:8,27 – cease from anger and wrath; do not worry; depart from evil
- Psalm 112:9 – give freely to the poor
- Psalm 119:1 – be blameless; walk in the way of the Lord
- Psalm 119:9 – keep your way pure; walk according to God’s word
- Fearing God and keeping His commandments brings about blessings. Psalm 1:3; 73:24; 112:1
- Structure
- Wisdom psalms have a variety of structures, so we will look at the unique structure of Psalm 119.
- Psalm 119 is an acrostic poem. It is divided into 22 sections of 8 lines each. Each section is named for a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Each line in that section starts with the same letter.
- Seven other psalms, Proverbs 31, Lamentations 1-4, and Nahum all contain at least partial acrostics.
- God’s law is referenced in nearly every verse of Psalm 119.
- Key features
- Phrasing is similar in many passages, including:
- Psalm 37:16 / Proverbs 15:16 – Better is … than …
- Psalm 128:1 / Proverbs 3:13 – How blessed is …
- Psalm 32:9 / Proverbs 25:8 – Do not … otherwise …
- Psalm 49:1 / Proverbs 22:17 – Hear this …
- All of these impart wisdom and try to show the importance and superiority of God’s way.
- Phrasing is similar in many passages, including:
- Example
- Psalm 73
- Psalm 73:1-9 – Complaint
- Psalm 73:10-14 – Lament
- Psalm 73:15-20 – Seeing the truth of the matter
- Psalm 73:21-24 – God guides me
- Psalm 73:25-28 – Rejoicing in a relationship with God
- Psalm 73
- Purpose
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DW
April 06, 2014
- Ephesians 4:20-24
- Education
- Forgiveness and righteousness lead to life
- Romans 6:4-7, 20-23 – Living in sin leads to death. Living righteously leads to life.
- Forgiveness and righteousness lead to life
- Attitude
- Constantly renewing ourselves to be more like Deity
- Colossians 3:10
- Ephesians 4:23-24
- Ephesians 5:1-2 – Imitate God!
- Colossians 3:17
- Constantly renewing ourselves to be more like Deity
- Action
- Instruments of righteousness
- Romans 6:12-13
- Speak truth!
- Only speak what is good for edification.
- Colossians 3:1-3 – Set your mind on things above.
- Colossians 3:15 - “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts.”
- Colossians 3:12
- Ephesians 4:22,24 – We are new people!
- Instruments of righteousness
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JJ
April 06, 2014
- Mark 8:38 – We must never let ourselves be ashamed of Jesus. See also I Thessalonians 4:13-18.
- Mark 9:1 – This should really be Mark 8 verse 39. Putting a chapter division before this verse does not make sense.
- This verse shows conclusively that the kingdom of God has already come. See Acts 2:30-36.
- Mark 9:2-3 – Jesus is transfigured.
- Mark 9:4-8 – Moses and Elijah appear to speak with Jesus.
- Mark 9:29 – This could mean that the disciples had not properly dedicated themselves with prayer and fasting before attempting to cast this demon out.
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JS
April 02, 2014
- Royal psalms
- Purpose
- Psalm 2 – The Son of God is singled out to receive a particular blessing from God. He will receive the nations as an inheritance and reign over them.
- Psalm 18 – David emphasizes God’s lovingkindness toward him.
- Psalm 20 – The people asked for help in times of trouble on behalf of the king.
- Psalm 21 – The king would obtain his glory through God’s salvation.
- Psalm 101 – David promises to be a blameless king.
- Structure
- Psalm 18
- Thanksgiving psalm
- Psalm 89
- Psalm 89:5,11 – Creation
- Psalm 89:30-32 – Prophetic warning
- Psalm 89:46-52 - Lament
- Psalm 18
- Key features
- Psalm 18 – A forward-looking psalm (see last line).
- Psalm 110
- Psalm 110:1 – See Matthew 22:41-46; Acts 2:34-36.
- Psalm 110:4 – See Hebrews 5:6; 7:17,21 – This applies to Jesus
- Example
- Psalm 72
- Possibly Solomon is speaking here and addressing God.
- Solomon requests that he be able to judge with righteousness and rule well.
- The people would be blessed with justice and prosperity if the king ruled well.
- Psalm 72
- Purpose
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