April 23, 2023
Texts: Acts 2:42-45; 3:1; Eph 4:7-8, 11-12 Days 62-64 in Around the Bible in Eighty Days. Previously, we have seen the formation of community through a shared initiation (baptism), shared faith in Jesus the Messiah (through the apostles’ teaching), and a shared table (breaking bread). These were communal moments in Acts 2. Together, 3000 were […]
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Theodrama | Tagged: Apostle, Contribution, Evangelist, Fellowship, Generosity, Giving, Leadership, Pastor, Prayer, Prophet, Teacher |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
February 16, 2023
This sermon, delivered at the Southwest Church of Christ in Amarillo, TX, is based on 2 Corinthians 8-9. How does one obey the gospel? Is generosity obedience to the gospel? Paul calls the Corinthians to give out of the gracious dynamic that is fundamental to the story of God in Christ. Just as God has […]
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Biblical Texts, Hermeneutics | Tagged: 1 Corinthians 16:1-4, 2 Corinthians 8-9, Generosity, Grace, Hermeneutics, Obedience |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
February 5, 2023
[Sermon begins at the 55 minute mark.] How do you persuade a wealthy congregation in Corinth to share their resources with an impoverished and ethnically different group of people in Jerusalem almost 1,000 miles distant? When they shared from their resources with the Jerusalem believers, Paul wrote, they would “glorify God by [their] obedience to […]
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Biblical Texts, Theology | Tagged: 2 Corinthians 8:8-10, 2 Corinthians 9:13, Generosity, Giving, Grace, Poor, Poverty, Wealth |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
February 5, 2022
[This is copied from my book Searching for the Pattern, pp. 90-104. Due to a recent bout with COVID-19, I have not had the energy or time to do any original writing on 2 Corinthians 8-9. However, I think the following captures the essence of Paul’s theological interests in this section of the letter. Two […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: 2 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15, Economics, Exodus 16, Generosity, Giving, Grace, Incarnation, Macedonians, Manna, Money |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
November 17, 2015
I have some suggestions for Christmas! But first a little biblical theology…. Israel enjoyed their Spring and Fall harvests with week-long celebrations. In the Spring, seven weeks after Passover, Israel celebrated the Spring harvest with the “Festival of Harvest/Weeks” (Pentecost). In the Fall, Israel celebrated the Fall harvest with the “Festival of Booths/Tabernacles.” These festivals […]
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Biblical Texts, Theology | Tagged: Alien, Deuteronomy, Feast of Tabernacles, Feast of Weeks, Generosity, Giving, Hospitality, Immigrant, Stranger |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 28, 2009
Note: This is the second of six small group studies that are coordinated with a sermon series by Dean Barham, the preaching minister at the Woodmont Family of God. Eventually, his sermons will be available here. The first small group study lesson is here. Free from Debt and Free to Share Deuteronomy 15:1-11 Among other things, debt creates […]
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Spirituality | Tagged: Bible-Deuteronomy, Debt, Generosity, Giving, Poor, Poverty, Rich, Wealthy |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 3, 2009
Note: This is the first of six small group studies that are coordinated with a sermon series by Dean Barham who is the preaching minister at the Woodmont Family of God. Eventually, his sermons will be available here. “His Righteousness Endures Forever”: Two Hymns Psalms 111 & 112 Vers Psalm 111 Psalm 112 […]
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Biblical Texts, Spirituality | Tagged: Bible-Psalms, Creation, Economics, Generosity, God, Image of God, Money, Poor, Wealth |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks