Podcasts about Tertius

In today's episode, we complete our five-month journey through the Book of Romans. Paul's closing words offer deep insight into the power of gospel partnerships, the humility of servant leadership, and the once-hidden mystery now revealed to all nations. Rick and Doc unpack the legacy of Tertius, the importance of teamwork in ministry, and the truth that the gospel has already been fully revealed—leaving no room for modern-day “mystery” profiteers.This powerful conclusion reminds us that our obedience must be rooted in faith and our service grounded in humility. The spotlight belongs to Christ alone.Rick Wiles, Doc Burkhart. Airdate 5/20/25You can partner with us by visiting FaithandValues.com, calling 1-800-576-2116, or by mail at PO Box 399 Vero Beach, FL 32961.Get high-quality emergency preparedness food today from American Reserves!AmericanReserves.comIt's the Final Day! The day Jesus Christ bursts into our dimension of time, space, and matter. Now available in eBook and audio formats! Order Final Day from Amazon today!Amazon.com/Final-DayApple users, you can download the audio version on Apple Books!books.apple.com/final-dayPurchase the 4-part DVD set or start streaming Sacrificing Liberty today.Sacrificingliberty.comThe Fauci Elf is a hilarious gift guaranteed to make your friends laugh! Order yours today!Trunews/faucielf

This Sunday, Pastor Bob led us through Romans 16 with the message, "He Knows My Name," showing how even an often-overlooked chapter reveals God's heart for His people. Pastor Bob reminded us that each person matters deeply to God, just as Paul honored 29 individuals who supported his ministry. He highlighted the vital role women played in the early Church, encouraging us to celebrate the diverse gifts within our community. Most importantly, we were reminded that, like Tertius the scribe, we are fully known and valued by our Creator—not by what the world says, but by the One who calls us by name.

IN HOC PROGRAMMA’ ‘DE WHEELOCK 6th , Ed. capite tertio, paginis 17-23: de nominibus et adiectivis omnibus casibus ex secunda declinatione, de appositione, et de verborum ordine in oratione vel sententia’ ‘SEQUIMUR’ [QUIA “NUNTII IN LINGUA LATINA” ‘INSTRUMENTUM’ ‘AD LATINUM DISCENDUM ET DOCENDUMQUE’ ‘EST’]. ‘NUNTII IN LINGUA LATINA’ ‘IN LINGUA LATINA, ANGLICA ET GALLICA’ ‘*AUDIS’! CIVITATES FOEDERATAE AMERICAE ET RUSSIA CONTRA EUROPAM ET UCRAINAM. 14 TRANSLATIO A FERNANDA SOLÍS VERSAM EST. ‘*CIVITATES FOEDERATAE AMERICAE ET *RUSSIA ‘COLLOQUIA’ ‘DE UCRANIA’ , ‘SINE KIOVIA NEQUE UNIONE EUROPAEA ‘*INEUNT’ . // ‘*EUROPA PERTURBATA ‘*EST’ ‘QUIA DEFENSIONEM SUAM SINE AMERICA ‘COGITARE’ ‘INDIGET’ . AEGYPTO. TRANSLATIO AB ALISSA SOUZA VERSAM EST. ‘*CAIRUS’ ‘SUUM CONSILIUM’ ‘PRO GAZA’ ‘*PARAT’. // ‘*NATIONES ARABICAE’ ‘SUAS OPTIONES’ ‘IMPROVISO IMPETU’ ‘A DONALDO TRUMP, CIVITATUM FOEDERATAE AMERICAE PRAESIDE,’ ‘CAPTAE’ ‘*PRAEPARANT’. //. ‘*AEGYPTUS’ ‘CONSILIUM’ ‘DE REFICIENDO HOC TERRITORIO PALAESTINENSI’ ‘CUM ARGENTARIA MUNDANA’ ‘*EXCOLIT’. {De Wheelock 6th Ed. Capite 3, Paginis 17-23. In hoc nuntio inveni: ¿Quot nomina et adiectiva in secunda declinatione invenis, quae sunt? ¿1 vel plures appositionem invenis? ¿Verborum ordo in orationes vel sententias adaequatus est? ¿Lexico ex capite 3 invenis?}. ‘NUNTII IN LINGUA LATINA’ ‘IN LINGUA LATINA, ANGLICA ET ITALICA’ ‘*AUDIS’! CIVITAITS VATICANAE STATU. ‘PAPA *FRANCISCUS’ ‘IN VALETUDINARIO’ ‘AD ANALYSES FACENDUM’ ‘*EST’ . // ‘*FRANCISCUS, PAPA ECCLESIAE CATHOLICAE ROMANAE 15 A TERTIO DECIMO DIE MARTIIS MENSE ANNO DOMINI BIS MILLÉSIMO DECIMO TERTIO,’ ‘IN VALETUDINARIO’ ‘*MANET’ [QUIA ‘ANALYSES’ ‘MORBOS MULTIPLICES’ ‘*OSTENDUNT’]. {De Wheelock 6th Ed. Capite 3, Paginis 17-23. In hoc nuntio inveni: ¿Quot nomina et adiectiva in secunda declinatione invenis, quae sunt? ¿1 vel plures appositionem invenis? ¿Verborum ordo in orationes vel sententias adaequatus est? ¿Lexico ex capite 3 invenis?}. ‘NUNTII IN LINGUA LATINA’ ‘IN LINGUA LATINA, ANGLICA ET GERMANICA ‘*AUDIS’! TRANSLATIO AB ALISSA SOUZA VERSAM EST. UCRAINA. BELLATOR SOLITARIUS. // [CUM ‘*RUSSIA’ ‘URAINAM’ ‘*INVADEBAT’], ‘*VLADIMIRUS ZELENS’KYJ, UCRAINAE PRAESES’ ‘BELLUM DOMINATOR’ ET , ‘QUOMODO WINSTON CHURCHILL’ ‘PUTATUS EST’. // ‘ID EST: FORTIS ET FIRMUS’ . // ‘NUNC VERO’ ‘DONALDUS , TRUMP, DENUO CIVITATUM FOEDERATAE AMERICAE PRAESES’ , ‘EUM’ ‘RELIQUIT’. // ‘*ZELENS’KYJ’ ‘IPSE SIT’ ‘IAM *NESCIT’ . {De Wheelock 6th Ed. Capite 3, Paginis 17-23. In hoc nuntio inveni: ¿Quot nomina et adiectiva in secunda declinatione invenis, quae sunt? ¿1 vel 2 appositiones invenis, quae sunt? ¿Verborum ordo in orationes vel sententias adaequatus est? ¿Lexico ex capite 3 invenis?}. 16 IN ORBE TERRARUM. ‘*AGE’, ‘ORBEM TERRARUM’ ‘*DIVIDAMUS’. // ‘FOEDUS’ INTER ‘TRUMP, ITERUM C-F-A PRAESES A DIE VICESIMO MENSE IANUARII HOC ANNO’ , ET ‘PUTIN, ITERUM FOEDERATIONIS RUSSICAE PRAESES A ANNO BIS MILLESIMO DUOCESIMO’ , UCRAINAM AESTUAT ET SOCIA CONCUTIT. // ¿‘INTER EOSNE’ ‘EUROPAE PACEM ET FUTURUM’ ‘*DECIDENT’? {De Wheelock 6th Ed. Capite 3, Paginis 17-23. In hoc nuntio inveni: ¿Nomina et adiectiva in secunda declinatione invenis? ¿2 appositiones invenis, quae sunt? ¿Verborum ordo in orationes vel sententias adaequatus est? ¿Lexico ex capite 3 invenis?}. ‘NUNTII IN LINGUA LATINA’ ‘IN LINGUA LATINA, ANGLICA ET HISPANICA’ ‘*AUDIS’! MEXICO. MEXICOPOLIS. ‘AEROPLANA NON GUBERNATA SPECULATORIAS. // ‘TRUMP *REGIMEN’ ‘SEDIS CENTRALIS EXPLORATORIAE’ ‘AEROPLANA NON GUBERNATA SPECULATORIAS, ID EST , VEL VEHICULUM AERIUM EXPLORANS SINE GUBERNATOR, ’ ‘AD NARCOTICORUM CULINAS IN MEXICO INVENIENDUM’ ‘*UTUNTUR’. {De Wheelock 6th Ed. Capite 3, Paginis 17-23. In hoc nuntio inveni: ¿Quot nomina et adiectiva in secunda declinatione invenis? ¿1 appositiones invenis, quae 17 sunt? ¿Verborum ordo in orationes vel sententias adaequatus est? ¿Lexico ex capite 3 invenis?}. ‘NUNTII IN LINGUA LATINA’ ‘IN LINGUA LATINA, ANGLICA ET RUSSICA’ ‘AUDIS’! TRANSLATIONES A SAID RAYMUNDO DELGADO VERSA SUNT. TRUMP ADVERSUS ZELENSKY. '*TRUMP' 'APROBATIONEM ZELENSKII' 'AD QUATTUOR PARTES EX CENTUM CECIDIT' '*DIXIT'. // 'ESTNE HOC VERUM?' // '*ORATIO DONALD TRUMP' 'ERGA UCRANIAM ET ERGA VOLODYMYR ZELESNKY, UCRAINAE PRAESES,' MAGIS HOSTILIS' '*FIT'. // '*TRUMP, DUX CIVITATIUM FOEDERATAE AMERICAE,' 'DIE DUODEVIGINTI FEBRUARII MENSE' '*ITERAVIT': 'SECUNDUM SUA SENTENTIAM', '*ELECTIONES PRAESIDENCIALES' 'IN UCRANIA IN MOMENTO FUTURO PROXIMO' '*HABENDAE ESSE'. // 'SECUNDUM TRUMP': ('HOC DICERE' '*NON PLACET') '*VALOR APROBATIONIS ZELENSKY' QUTUOR PARTES EX CENTUM TANTUM' '*EST'. {De Wheelock 6th Ed. Capite 3, Paginis 17-23. In hoc nuntio inveni: ¿1 vel plures appositionem invenis? ¿Verborum ordo in orationes vel sententias adaequatus est?}. DENUO TRUMP ADVERSUS ZELENSKY. -"*EGO' 'STATUM' 'VENDERE NON *POSSUM."- // '*ZELENSKY' ['CUR PROPOSITIONEM CIVITATIUM 18 FOEDERATAE AMERICAE' 'DE OPIBUS MINERALIBUS' '*REIECIT']' *EXPLICAVIT'. // ET '*ZELENSKY' 'AD TRUMP', ['*QUI' 'ELECTIONES' 'IN UCRANIA' ' *PETIVIT']' *RESPONDIT'. // -"SI '*ALIQUIS' 'ME MUTARE' 'HOC TEMPORE' '*VULT', TUNC: ['*HOC' '*NON EFFICIET']. // PRAETEREA '*CORRUPTIO INFORMATIONIS' 'DE CASU VALORIS APROBATIONIS' 'A RUSIA' '*PROVENIT'.- // '*ADMINISTRATIO TRUMP' 'SUAM ATTITUDINEM ERGA RUSSIAM' '*LENIVIT'. // 'BELLUM '*NON APELLAT', SED 'CONTENTIONEM'. ‘NUNTII IN LINGUA LATINA’ ‘IN LINGUA LATINA, ANGLICA ET SINENSIS PINYIN’ ‘*AUDIS’! TRANSLATIONES A CASANDRA FREIRE VERSA SUNT. SINIS. ‘DIE QUATTUORDECIM FEBRUARII’ ‘*COLLOQUIUM’ ‘SUCHEI ANNI BIS MILLESIMO VICESIMO QUINTO’ ‘PROMOTIONIS PROGRESSIONIS ET INNOVATIONIS INTELLIGENTIAE ARTIFICIALIS’ ET ‘*COLLOQUIUM’ ‘POTESTATIS NOVAE INDUSTRIALIZATIONIS ARTIFICIALIS INTELLIGENTIAE’ ‘*EVENERANT’ . // ‘IN THEMATE’ ‘*TRACTANDO’ "*INTELLEGENTIA ARTIFICIALIS’ ET ‘BONA *QUALITAS’ ‘NOVUM FUTURUM’ ‘*DUCIT", ‘PLUS QUAM CENTUM’ ‘*EXEMPLA’ ‘[UT ROBOTA HUMANOIDES, [ID EST ROBOTUM CORPUS SIMILIS HOMINI], RATIONES MODERATORUM 19 INTELLIGENTIUM] ET ‘* EXEMPLARIA VIRTUALIUM INTERACTIVORUM’ [CUM MAGNA-SCALAE INTERACTIVA AI, [ ID EST INTELLEGENTIA ARTIFICIALIS]] ‘*REVELATI SUNT’ . {De Wheelock 6th Ed. Capite 2, ¿Nomen ex prima declinatione invenis quod quadruplex apparet?}. SINIS. ‘NOVAE INCLINATIONES, NOVA LOCA, NOVAE POTENTIAE’: ‘NOVI *MERCATUS’ ‘NOVUM VIGOREM OECONOMIAE SINENSIS ‘*DEMONSTRANT’ . // ‘PRIMO VER ‘*FESTO’ , [HOC DECLARANTE MUNDI HEREDITATIS] ‘*IUCUNDIUS EST’ ET ‘*MERCATUS NOVI ANNI’ ‘IN FLUMINE MERIDIANO’ ‘*VIVIDISSIMUM EST’. {De Wheelock 6th Ed. Capite 3, Paginis 17-23. In hoc nuntio inveni: ¿Quot nomina et adiectiva in secunda declinatione invenis, quae sunt? ¿Aliqua appositio invenis, quae est? ¿Verborum ordo in orationes vel sententias adaequatus est? ¿Lexico ex capite 3 invenis?}. LEXICON LEXICON EX “CIVITATES FOEDERATAE AMERICAE ET RUSSIA CONTRA EUROPAM ET UCRAINAM”… Nomina • America – America • Colloquia – Talks, negotiations • Civitates – States • Defensionem – Defense • Europa – Europe 20 • Foederatae – Allied (as a substantive: Allied States) • Kiovia – Kyiv • Russia – Russia • Unione – Union • Ucrania – Ukraine Adiectiva • Perturbata – Disturbed, troubled Verba • Cogito – I think, consider • Indigeo – I need, lack • Ineo – I enter, begin • Sum – I am LEXICON EX “AEGYPTO”… Nomina • Aegyptus – Egypt • Argentaria – Bank • Cairus – Cairo • Civitatum (genitivo plural de Civitas) – States • Consilium – Plan, decision • Foederatae – Allied (as a substantive: Allied States) • Gaza – Gaza • Impetu (ablativo de Impetus) – Attack, momentum • Mundana – World (as an adjective meaning "global") • Nationes – Nations • Optiones – Options, choices • Palaestinensi – Palestinian (adjective) • Praeses – President • Territorium – Territory Adiectiva 21 • Arabicae – Arabic • Captae – Captured, seized • Suas – Their own • Suum – Their own Verba • Excolo – I develop, cultivate • Paro – I prepare • Praeparo – I make ready, prepare LEXICON EX “CIVITAITS VATICANAE STATU”… Nomina • Analyses – Examinations, tests • Ecclesia – Church • Franciscus – Francis • Menses – Month • Morbos (acusativo plural de Morbus) – Diseases • Papa – Pope • Valetudinarium – Hospital Adiectiva • Catholica – Catholic • Multiplices – Multiple • Romana – Roman • Tertius – Third Verba • Maneo – I remain, stay • Ostendo – I show, reveal • Sum – I am LEXICON EX “UCRAINA”… Nomina • Bellator – Warrior • Bellum – War • Civitates – States 22 • Dominator – Ruler, master • Praeses – President • Russia – Russia • Ucraina – Ukraine • Zelens’kyj – Zelensky Adiectiva • Firmus – Strong, firm • Fortis – Brave, courageous • Solitarus – Lonely, solitary Verba • Nescio – I do not know • Sum – I am LEXICON EX “IN ORBE TERRARUM”… Nomina • Foederatio – Federation • Foedus – Treaty, alliance • Futurum – Future • Orbis – World, globe • Pax – Peace • Praeses – President • Russia – Russia • Socia – Ally • Ucraina – Ukraine Adiectiva • Russica – Russian Verba • Aestuo – I am in turmoil, I am agitated • Decido – I decide • Divido – I divide • Concutio – I shake, I disturb LEXICON EX “MEXICO”… Nomina • Aeroplanum – Airplane 23 • Culina – Kitchen (in this context: drug lab) • Mexico – Mexico • Regimen – Government • Sedes – Headquarters, seat • Vehiculum – Vehicle Adiectiva • Centralis – Central • Exploratorius – Exploratory, reconnaissance • Speculatorius – Surveillance, spy Verba • Invenio – I find, discover • Utor – I use (takes the ablative) LEXICON EX “TRUMP ADVERSUS ZELENSKY.”… Nomina • Aprobatio – Approval • Civitates – States • Dux – Leader • Electiones – Elections • Mensis – Month • Oratio – Speech, discourse • Praeses – President • Sententia – Opinion, judgment • Ucraina – Ukraine • Valor – Value Adiectiva • Foederatus – Allied • Futurus – Future • Hostilis – Hostile • Presidentialis – Presidential • Proximus – Near, close Verba • Dico – I say, speak • Fio – I become, happen 24 • Habeo – I have • Itero – I repeat • Placeo – I please, am agreeable • Sum – I am LEXICON EX “DENUO TRUMP ADVERSUS ZELENSKY.” Nomina • Administratio – Administration • Aprobatio – Approval • Bellum – War • Civitas – State • Contencio – Conflict, dispute • Corruptio – Corruption • Electio – Election • Informacio – Information • Minerale – Mineral • Opes – Resources, wealth • Russia – Russia • Status – State, condition • Valor – Value Adiectiva • Foederatus – Allied • Hoc – This • Suus – His, their own Verba • ApeIlo – I call, name • Efficio – I accomplish, achieve • Explico – I explain • Lenio – I soften, alleviate • Possum – I am able, I can • Provenio – I come forth, arise • Reicio – I reject • Respondeo – I reply, answer • Vendo – I sell 25 • Volo – I want, wish LEXICON EX “SINIS” … Nomina • Colloquium – Conference, discussion • Dies – Day • Exemplum – Example • Futurum – Future • Innovatio – Innovation • Intelligentia – Intelligence • Potestas – Power • Progressio – Progress • Promotio – Promotion • Qualitas – Quality • Ratio – System, method • Robotum – Robot • Themata – Theme, subject Adiectiva • Artificialis – Artificial • Humaniformis – Humanoid • Industrialis – Industrial • Interactivus – Interactive • Novus – New Verba • Duceo – I lead • Revelo – I reveal • Tracto – I handle, discuss LEXICON EX “SINIS” … Nomina • Economia – Economy • Flumen – River, stream • Hereditas – Heritage, inheritance • Mercatus – Market 26 • Mundi – World (genitive singular of Mundus) • Potentia – Power, potential • Vigor – Strength, vigor • Ver – Spring (season) Adiectiva • Novus – New • Sinensis – Chinese • Iucundus – Pleasant, enjoyable • Vividissimus – Very vivid, most vivid Verba • Demonstrato – I demonstrate • Vivo – I live SI NUNTII IN LINGUA LATINA TRADUCTOR ESSE VOLUERIS, QUAESO LITTERAM ELECTRONICAM AD lpesquera@up.edu.mx MITTAS’. If you would like to collaborate as a translator in Nuntii in Lingua Latina, please send an email to lpesquera@up.edu.mx

¿Qué pasaría si una sociedad secreta fuera capaz de elucubrar un mundo ficticio que poco a poco se apoderara de nuestra realidad? Existen infinidad de mundos sin nombre que habitamos en secreto como nuestros, utopías, si quieren, que no podemos tocar o respirar en los albores de su nacimiento, pero que poco a poco empezamos a experimentar a través del imaginario de las ideas… Mensajes encriptados de algún texto sagrado, de una ficción de símbolos murmurados por un grupo secreto de arquitectos de universos, puestos aquí en el plano material para adueñarse poco a poco de los sinsabores de la realidad. Esta fue una de las obsesiones del escritor argentino Jorge Luis Borges, el laberinto de espejos que reflejan una y otra vez una historia increíble que aventura esos deseos inmateriales... El mundo de Tlön y Uqbar, el enigma del Tercer Orbe. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

¿Qué pasaría si una sociedad secreta fuera capaz de elucubrar un mundo ficticio que poco a poco se apoderara de nuestra realidad? Existen infinidad de mundos sin nombre que habitamos en secreto como nuestros, utopías, si quieren, que no podemos tocar o respirar en los albores de su nacimiento, pero que poco a poco empezamos a experimentar a través del imaginario de las ideas… Mensajes encriptados de algún texto sagrado, de una ficción de símbolos murmurados por un grupo secreto de arquitectos de universos, puestos aquí en el plano material para adueñarse poco a poco de los sinsabores de la realidad. Esta fue una de las obsesiones del escritor argentino Jorge Luis Borges, el laberinto de espejos que reflejan una y otra vez una historia increíble que aventura esos deseos inmateriales... El mundo de Tlön y Uqbar, el enigma del Tercer Orbe.

During the War of 1812, the superior British Navy blockaded Long Island Sound, causing huge financial losses for Connecticut merchants. Sailors and civilian boaters alike were trying to win government rewards for blowing up British ships in The Sound with underwater bombs. The British responded by devastating the village of Essex on the Connecticut River, destroying its 27 ships. Four months later, they attacked the tiny village of Stonington and outnumbered the town 1,300 to 30 in manpower – but the Battle of Stonington had a very different outcome. The story is told by Tertius de Kay, author of the acclaimed narrative on the battle.

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's story "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" which can be found in Collected Fictions. It focuses on how the fictional world of Tlön, in the space of a decade, captivates the people of Earth and begins to disintegrate the reality of our own world, replacing Earth and its cultures with those of Tlön To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 3000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Get Borges' Collected Fictions here - https://amzn.to/3xZnwHA

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's story "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" which can be found in Collected Fictions. It focuses on the philosophical idealism that characterizes the cultures and civilization of Tlön's countries, and the difficulty of framing a heretical or paradoxical materialism. The solution to the paradox of the coins is developed by an orthodox philosopher, who proposes a idealistic pantheism or monism. This video also discusses the production of objects, hrönir as they are called, out of expectation, hope, or desire. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 3000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Get Borges' Collected Fictions here - https://amzn.to/3xZnwHA

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's story "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" which can be found in Collected Fictions. It focuses on the ways in which the assumption of philosophical idealism, reflected in the very languages of the world of Tlön, affect not just the mindsets of the people, but even the disciplines studied and applied within it. The most important discipline is psychology, with all other disciplines being subordinate to it. Metaphysics is evaluated on aesthetics grounds and is viewed as a portion of fantasy literature. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 3000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Get Borges' Collected Fictions here - https://amzn.to/3xZnwHA

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's story "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" which can be found in Collected Fictions. It focuses on the discovery of a vast centuries-long project to produce, first a fictional country (Uqbar), and then a fantasy world (Tlön), carried out by a number of experts whose coordinate work results in a 40-volume First Encyclopedia of Tlön To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 3000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Get Borges' Collected Fictions here - https://amzn.to/3xZnwHA

Special guest pastor Tertius delivers a new perspective on the story of David and Goliath.

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Reconstructive surgeon Tertius Venter tells Life & Faith how his life changed forever when he saw how much he could impact the lives of desperate people.Dr Venter is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who spends 8 months of every year volunteering his time to two charities helping the poorest people on the planet get surgery they'd have no hope of getting were it not for people like him.Over 20 years ago Tertius went on a mission to The Gambia in West Africa where a hospital ship was providing medical care to extremely poor people. His surgical skills were needed and completely altered the prospects of those coming for help.He returned home a different person, so animated by both the incredible need that he saw, but also the difference he was able to make in people's lives.Since then his life has been dedicated to providing relief to suffering and poor people whose lives are very often completely changed by what Tertius and his team are able to offer them. Tertius's Christian faith drives him on through challenging and sometimes heartbreaking situations, and he says he never feels closer to God than when he is doing this work.His is a challenging and immensely inspiring story.Explore:Mercy Ships where you can support the organisation or even Tertius directlyCure internationalDr Venter's WebsiteOperation Smile

Istrouma Baptist Church (BR) Aug 11, 2024 ========== August 11 | Acts Welcome! We're glad you've joined us today for our Sunday morning worship service! For more information about Istrouma, go to istrouma.org or contact us at info@istrouma.org. We glorify God by making disciples of all nations. ========== Connection Card https://istrouma.org/myinfo August 11, 2024 - Tim Keith ‭‭Acts‬ ‭14‬:‭19‬‬ Some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and when they won over the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead. ‭‭Romans‬ ‭16‬:‭22‬-‭23‬‬ I, Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord. Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus greet you. ‭‭Acts‬ ‭17‬:‭5‬‬ But the Jews became jealous, and they brought together some wicked men from the marketplace, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. Attacking Jason's house, they searched for them to bring them out to the public assembly. ‭‭Acts‬ ‭17‬:‭13‬‬ But when the Jews from Thessalonica found out that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul at Berea, they came there too, agitating and upsetting the crowds. ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭2‬:‭3‬-‭5‬‬ I came to you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. My speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not be based on human wisdom but on God's power. ‭‭Acts‬ ‭18‬:‭9‬-‭11‬‬ The Lord said to Paul in a night vision, “Don't be afraid, but keep on speaking and don't be silent. For I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to hurt you, because I have many people in this city.” He stayed there a year and a half, teaching the word of God among them. Life is going to make you weary. Life is going to make you fearful. When you are weary, rest in God's Presence. ‭‭Acts‬ ‭18‬:‭9‬-‭10‬‬ The Lord said to Paul in a night vision, “Don't be afraid, but keep on speaking and don't be silent. For I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to hurt you, because I have many people in this city.” When you are fearful, trust in God's Protection. ‭‭Acts‬ ‭18‬:‭9‬-‭10‬‬ The Lord said to Paul in a night vision, “Don't be afraid, but keep on speaking and don't be silent. For I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to hurt you, because I have many people in this city.” ‭‭James‬ ‭2‬:‭17‬-‭18‬‬ In the same way faith, if it does not have works, is dead by itself. But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you faith by my works. Want to receive weekly announcements in your inbox each week? https://istrouma.org/email Give Online Text ISTROUMA IBC to 73256 or go to: https://istrouma.org/give Our Website https://istrouma.org

Tuesday, 6 August 2024   So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: Matthew 2:5   “And they said to him, ‘In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus has it been written through the prophet'” (CG).   In the previous verse, Herod inquired of the chief priests and scribes concerning where the Messiah would be born. With that, Matthew now continues, “And they said to him, ‘In Bethlehem of Judea.'”   The name Bethlehem comes from the Hebrew words beith, house, and lekhem, bread. Thus, it means House of Bread. However, it has a secondary meaning which is derived from the Hebrew lakham, to fight or do battle. Thus, it can mean House of War. The connection between the two is that the word lakham figuratively means to consume. Just as man consumes bread, war consumes soldiers engaged in battle.   Judea is derived from Judah, Praise. This is where the term Jew is derived. This same sentiment concerning the birthplace of the Messiah was held by the common people as well. This is evidenced many years later in John 7 –   “Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, ‘Truly this is the Prophet.' 41 Others said, ‘This is the Christ.' But some said, ‘Will the Christ come out of Galilee? 42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?'” John 7:40-42   As such, it was commonly understood by the people, whether they knew the source of this information or not, but it seems likely they would have. As for that source, the men before Herod next say, “for thus has it been written.”   The verb is in the perfect tense. As such, the words that were written describe a completed action producing results that were still in effect. It had been written and what the word said remained true. In other words, it reveals the unchanging nature of the word that was given “through the prophet.”   Many translations read “by the prophet.” The word is dia. It signifies through (think of diameter: through a circle). The word “by” can have that connotation, such as “His words were written by a scribe, Jeremiah,” but it can also mean that a person did the writing on his own, “This was thought of, written by, and paid for by Jeremiah.”   In the case of Scripture, it is the word of the Lord written through Jeremiah. Saying “by” could lead one to a wrong impression unless he understood the doctrine of inspiration –   “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16, 17   &   “...knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, 21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” 2 Peter 1:20, 21   Life application: One could ask if inspiration means that the word of God is solely derived from Him without any input from the prophet. In some cases, this may be the case when the Lord speaks out exactly what He wants written down.   However, at other times, the personality of an individual shines forth along with the clear understanding that it is the word of God that is being conveyed. Luke's style in the Gospel of Luke and Acts is quite noticeable. And yet, the structure and patterns clearly reveal a divine inspiration that Luke probably didn't even know existed.   In fact, many patterns in his writings, some of which fit in harmony with other books of the Bible, have only been found in recent years. New patterns continue to be found as well.   Paul used a scribe, Tertius, to pen the book of Romans (Romans 16:22). Anyone who knew Tertius' handwriting would say, “This was written by Tertius.” And yet, the letter was dictated by Paul. Anyone who was (or is) familiar with Paul's thoughts as expressed in his epistles would say, “Paul said these things.” And so, there is harmony between the two, even though the traits of both are evident.   And yet, anyone who is familiar with the Bible will know that it perfectly expresses the thoughts of God. They are consistent with what is seen from Him throughout Scripture. And more, innumerable patterns between the typology presented in the Old Testament and the fulfillment of those types is expressed in Romans, demonstrating that God was completely involved in the process of inspiring Romans.   Likewise, studies have been conducted on the words used by Paul in all of his epistles. For example, rich and certain numerical patterns are to be found within the number of uses of various words, far too many to be by random chance.   Take time to consider the doctrine of inspiration and how it then forms an integral part of what God is presenting through the people He has selected to give us His word. With this divine/human touch, the word of God becomes an intimate love letter to those who will receive it.   Also, as you read it, pray for wisdom in what it is telling you. Ask Him to make you a part of the divine inspiration of Scripture by disclosing to you its hidden secrets. If you find a pattern that no one has ever seen there before, it is because God has chosen that particular moment in time to uncover it. And more, He has chosen you to be a part of the unfolding of that pattern in this marvelous tapestry that reveals His goodness to the people of the world.   Glorious Lord God, what a treasure Your word is. It has been read, contemplated, studied, explored, and analyzed for thousands of years. And yet, You are still revealing its hidden mysteries to Your people. How can we not stand in awe of You? And how can we not tremble at Your word as we contemplate what it is telling us? Praises to You, O God, for Your wonderful word. Amen.  

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Christopher Chen (winner of a 2024 Windham Campbell Prize for Playwriting) joins Michael Kelleher to talk about the eternally fascinating Jorge Luis Borges story, ""Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius." Timelines slip, worlds collide, and Borges's lasting impact is felt. Reading list:  "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" by Jorge Luis Borges • Italo Calvino • Rosicrucianism • Caught by Christopher Chen • Borges, Between History and Eternity by Hernán Díaz For a full episode transcript, click here. Christopher Chen is the author of more than a dozen formally innovative and politically provocative plays, including, most recently, The Headlands (2020) and Passage (2019). The recipient of a United States Artists USA Fellowship (2021), a Steinberg Playwright Award (2020), and an Obie Award for Playwriting (2017), among many other honors, Chen holds a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MFA in playwriting from San Francisco State University. He lives in California. The Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast is a program of The Windham-Campbell Prizes, which are administered by Yale University Library's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

In this episode of The Wisdom Journey, we explore the final greetings in Romans 16:21-23, where Paul acknowledges the contributions of his fellow workers and companions in the faith. From Timothy, Paul's beloved disciple, to Tertius, the scribe of this epistle, we uncover the stories of these faithful servants who were masterpieces of God's grace. Discover how God used diverse individuals, regardless of their backgrounds, to build His church and advance the gospel. Join us as we reflect on the significance of unity and the transformative power of God's grace in the lives of believers.

In Romans 16, Paul thanks Tertius, a scribe who wrote the book of Romans. His name translates as -third.- We learn from Tertius that God just asks us to be the willing vessel that He can use for His glory- What an honor to be used as the pen in the hand of the Author-

In Romans 16, Paul thanks Tertius, a scribe who wrote the book of Romans. His name translates as -third.- We learn from Tertius that God just asks us to be the willing vessel that He can use for His glory- What an honor to be used as the pen in the hand of the Author-

Sermon: Romans 16:21-23, Saved to Serve Main Point: We are called to follow Jesus in a life of self-sacrificial service to His church. I. Servant #1 = Timothy – v. 21.  See Philippians 2:19-23 II. Servant #2 = Tertius – v. 22.  III. Servant #3 = Gaius – v. 23.  See 1 Timothy 6:17-19 Application […] The post Saved to Serve appeared first on Grace Church Crystal Coast.

In Romans 16, Paul thanks Tertius, a scribe who wrote the book of Romans. His name translates as "third." We learn from Tertius that God just asks us to be the willing vessel that He can use for His glory! What an honor to be used as the pen in the hand of the Author!

This is part 10 of the Read the Bible For Yourself. We've taken our time working through the Old Testament, section by section. Before we tackle the New Testament and look at the Gospels, we need to talk about the time between the Old and New Testaments. In the gap of roughly four hundred years, massive political and cultural changes occurred. Nowhere in the Old Testament do we see anything about the Romans, Pharisees, Sadducees, or the Sanhedrin. In today's episode I'll catch you up on what happened after the OT and before the NT so you can better understand the world in which Jesus functioned. Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3humYIVYho&list=PLN9jFDsS3QV2TrdUEDtAipF3jy4qYspM_&index=10 —— Links —— See other episodes in Read the Bible For Yourself Other classes are available here, including How We Got the Bible, which explores the manuscript transmission and translation of the Bible Get the transcript of this episode Support Restitutio by donating here Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow Sean Finnegan on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play them out on the air Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library. Who is Sean Finnegan?  Read his bio here —— Notes —— Recent History Persians: Cyrus the Great Greeks: Alexander the Great, Antiochus Epiphanes Hellenization (2 Maccabees 4.7, 10-15; 1 Maccabees 1.41-53) Maccabean Revolution: Mattathias, Judah the Maccabee, Jonathan Apphus, Simon Thassi, John Hyrcanus, Aristobulus I, Alexander Jannaeus, Salome Alexandra, Hyrcanus II, Aristobulus II Romans: Pompey the Great annexed Judea in 63bc Herodian Dynasty: Herod the Great and his descendants Geographical and Political Setting Roman Empire: Augustus (27bc-ad14), Tiberius (14-37), Caligula (37-41), Claudius (41-54), Nero (54-68) Provinces: every region outside of Italy Galilee: Herod the Great (37-4bc), Herod Antipas (4bc-ad39), Herod Agrippa I (37-44) Judea: Herod the Great (37-4bc), Herod Archelaus (4bc-ad6), Coponius (6-9), Marcus Ambivulus (9-12), Annius Rufus (12-15), Valerius Gratus (15-26), Pontius Pilate (26-36), Marcellus (36-37), Marullus (37-41), Herod Agrippa I (41-44) Samaria: under Judean jurisdiction; Samaritans and Jews conflicted with each other Jewish Groups Sadducees controlled the temple partners with Roman governors wealthy aristocrats chief priests were the leaders only accepted the Torah as scripture didn't believe in resurrection or angels Pharisees focused on obedience to Torah accepted the law (Torah), prophets (Nevi'im), and writings (Kethuvim) oral tradition & fence laws not in power at the time of Jesus, except those in the Sanhedrin Sanhedrin Romans established 5 councils over 5 districts most important council was in Jerusalem had temple police at their disposal to arrest people could meet out punishments except capital punishment, which was reserved for the Roman governor Scribes every group had scribes even Paul used scribes to write his letters (Tertius in Rom 16.22) writing was a skill copy scripture to preserve it called lawyers or experts in the law Revolutionaries wanted to overthrow Roman occupation Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews23 “But of the fourth sect of Jewish philosophy, Judas the Galilean was the author. These men agree in all other things with the Pharisaic notions; but they have an inviolable attachment to liberty; and say that God is to be their only Ruler and Lord. They also do not value dying any kind of death, nor indeed do they heed the deaths of their relations and friends, nor can any such fear make them call any man Lord” John's Renewal Movement called people to repent baptized them in the Jordan River possible connection with the Essenes Important Issues Temple Taxes Torah Unrest Review When the Greeks conquered the world, they made cities adopt their customs, culture, language, and religion. When Antiochus Epiphanes forcibly Hellenized Judah, it resulted in the Maccabean Revolution under Mattathias and his sons. After they won their independence, the Hasmonean Dynasty ruled up until 63bc when Pompey annexed Judea into the Roman Empire. Herod the Great and his descendants ruled over the region for many years, though in Judea the Romans directly ruled through governors. During Jesus' ministry Herod Antipas ruled in Galilee and Pontius Pilate governed Judea and Samaria. Sadducees partnered with the Roman government and controlled the temple. The Pharisees focused on obedience to Torah, according to the traditions of the elders. The Sanhedrin was a council in Jerusalem made of Sadducees and Pharisees that controlled a police force and ruled on legal issues. Scribes copied scripture and had expert knowledge of the Law of Moses. Jesus lived in a time of fragile peace when Roman provocations threatened to light the match of Jewish revolution at any moment.

Romans 16:23 Gaius, host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer greets you, and Quartus, the brother. I've just spent the last three weeks on a ministry trip to South Africa. I had amazing hosts who freely offered their homes, cars, time, energy, money, and food to me. Besides giving me a place to sleep, they opened their homes for meetings and meals of the believers in their house churches. So perhaps you have also experienced such God-glorifying love and hospitality as Paul and Tertius experienced from Gaius. Paul's commendation of Gaius for his hospitality reminds us first of what Paul wrote in Romans 12:10-13. “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality.” Perhaps when Paul wrote that, he was looking at Gaius, his host. Secondly, Hebrews 13:2 describes in a figure of speech what Gaius was doing. “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.” The word angel literally refers to God's messenger. Like my friends and brothers and sisters in Christ, Gaius, hosted Paul and Tertius, angels of the Lord. As we live to love with Jesus, may we be encouraged to open our homes and our resources to our brothers and sisters in Christ. It's how Jesus loves His body. When we practice hospitality, we are loving Jesus' body. From the Scriptures I just read, we learn this is both commanded and commended.

Romans 16:22 I, Tertius, who write this letter, greet you in the Lord. The Romans learn from this verse who has been Paul's amanuensis, his secretary, so to speak, who put Paul's words into print. Tertius felt that this was the place to add his own personal greeting with the rest of Paul's fellow workers, so he did. In essence, Tertius wanted to express the love of Christ to them which is why he said he greeted them “in the Lord.” All of us who are “in the Lord” have a very real union with every single believer in Christ. We have a shared love experience with Jesus. As I meet people in one city or nation after another, from various ethnic groups and nationalities, I find that “in the Lord” we already know each other. It's like meeting extended family who I didn't know before. But we have a common ancestor, so we have an affection for each other due to that relationship. That's how it is with everyone who is a member of Jesus' body. We have affection and love for each other because we have a love bond through Jesus Christ. I, Norm, who writes and records this podcast greets you today “in the Lord.” This greeting comes out of the love of Jesus that abides in me for you. If He loves you, I love you, therefore I greet you with His love. Let us all be amazed at Jesus, in and with whom we share unfathomable riches.

Romans 16 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a deacon in the church in Cenchrea. 2 Welcome her in the Lord as one who is worthy of honor among God's people. Help her in whatever she needs, for she has been helpful to many, and especially to me. 3 Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in the ministry of Christ Jesus. 4 In fact, they once risked their lives for me. I am thankful to them, and so are all the Gentile churches. 5 Also give my greetings to the church that meets in their home. Greet my dear friend Epenetus. He was the first person from the province of Asia to become a follower of Christ. 6 Give my greetings to Mary, who has worked so hard for your benefit. 7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews, who were in prison with me. They are highly respected among the apostles and became followers of Christ before I did. 8 Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord. 9 Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys. 10 Greet Apelles, a good man whom Christ approves. And give my greetings to the believers from the household of Aristobulus. 11 Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew. Greet the Lord's people from the household of Narcissus. 12 Give my greetings to Tryphena and Tryphosa, the Lord's workers, and to dear Persis, who has worked so hard for the Lord. 13 Greet Rufus, whom the Lord picked out to be his very own; and also his dear mother, who has been a mother to me. 14 Give my greetings to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers and sisters who meet with them. 15 Give my greetings to Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and to Olympas and all the believers who meet with them. 16 Greet each other with a sacred kiss. All the churches of Christ send you their greetings. 17 And now I make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out for people who cause divisions and upset people's faith by teaching things contrary to what you have been taught. Stay away from them. 18 Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people. 19 But everyone knows that you are obedient to the Lord. This makes me very happy. I want you to be wise in doing right and to stay innocent of any wrong. 20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. 21 Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you his greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow Jews. 22 I, Tertius, the one writing this letter for Paul, send my greetings, too, as one of the Lord's followers. 23 Gaius says hello to you. He is my host and also serves as host to the whole church. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you his greetings, and so does our brother Quartus. 25 Now all glory to God, who is able to make you strong, just as my Good News says. This message about Jesus Christ has revealed his plan for you Gentiles, a plan kept secret from the beginning of time. 26 But now as the prophets foretold and as the eternal God has commanded, this message is made known to all Gentiles everywhere, so that they too might believe and obey him. 27 All glory to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, forever. Amen.

Lesson 10 Notes Download Recent History Persians: Cyrus the Great Greeks: Alexander the Great, Antiochus Epiphanes Hellenization (2 Maccabees 4.7, 10-15; 1 Maccabees 1.41-53) Maccabean Revolution: Mattathias, Judah the Maccabee, Jonathan Apphus, Simon Thassi, John Hyrcanus, Aristobulus I, Alexander Jannaeus, Salome Alexandra, Hyrcanus II, Aristobulus II Romans: Pompey the Great annexed Judea in 63bc Herodian Dynasty: Herod the Great and his descendants Geographical and Political Setting Roman Empire: Augustus (27bc-ad14), Tiberius (14-37), Caligula (37-41), Claudius (41-54), Nero (54-68) Provinces: every region outside of Italy Galilee: Herod the Great (37-4bc), Herod Antipas (4bc-ad39), Herod Agrippa I (37-44) Judea: Herod the Great (37-4bc), Herod Archelaus (4bc-ad6), Coponius (6-9), Marcus Ambivulus (9-12), Annius Rufus (12-15), Valerius Gratus (15-26), Pontius Pilate (26-36), Marcellus (36-37), Marullus (37-41), Herod Agrippa I (41-44) Samaria: under Judean jurisdiction; Samaritans and Jews conflicted with each other Jewish Groups Sadducees controlled the temple partners with Roman governors wealthy aristocrats chief priests were the leaders only accepted the Torah as scripture didn't believe in resurrection or angels Pharisees focused on obedience to Torah accepted the law (Torah), prophets (Nevi'im), and writings (Kethuvim) oral tradition & fence laws not in power at the time of Jesus, except those in the Sanhedrin Sanhedrin Romans established 5 councils over 5 districts most important council was in Jerusalem had temple police at their disposal to arrest people could meet out punishments except capital punishment, which was reserved for the Roman governor Scribes every group had scribes even Paul used scribes to write his letters (Tertius in Rom 16.22) writing was a skill copy scripture to preserve it called lawyers or experts in the law Revolutionaries wanted to overthrow Roman occupation Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews23 “But of the fourth sect of Jewish philosophy, Judas the Galilean was the author. These men agree in all other things with the Pharisaic notions; but they have an inviolable attachment to liberty; and say that God is to be their only Ruler and Lord. They also do not value dying any kind of death, nor indeed do they heed the deaths of their relations and friends, nor can any such fear make them call any man Lord” John's Renewal Movement called people to repent baptized them in the Jordan River possible connection with the Essenes Important Issues Temple Taxes Torah Unrest Review When the Greeks conquered the world, they made cities adopt their customs, culture, language, and religion. When Antiochus Epiphanes forcibly Hellenized Judah, it resulted in the Maccabean Revolution under Mattathias and his sons. After they won their independence, the Hasmonean Dynasty ruled up until 63bc when Pompey annexed Judea into the Roman Empire. Herod the Great and his descendants ruled over the region for many years, though in Judea the Romans directly ruled through governors. During Jesus’ ministry Herod Antipas ruled in Galilee and Pontius Pilate governed Judea and Samaria. Sadducees partnered with the Roman government and controlled the temple. The Pharisees focused on obedience to Torah, according to the traditions of the elders. The Sanhedrin was a council in Jerusalem made of Sadducees and Pharisees that controlled a police force and ruled on legal issues. Scribes copied scripture and had expert knowledge of the Law of Moses. Jesus lived in a time of fragile peace when Roman provocations threatened to light the match of Jewish revolution at any moment. The post 10: Key Background for Reading the New Testament first appeared on Living Hope.

Lesson 10 Notes Download Recent History Persians: Cyrus the Great Greeks: Alexander the Great, Antiochus Epiphanes Hellenization (2 Maccabees 4.7, 10-15; 1 Maccabees 1.41-53) Maccabean Revolution: Mattathias, Judah the Maccabee, Jonathan Apphus, Simon Thassi, John Hyrcanus, Aristobulus I, Alexander Jannaeus, Salome Alexandra, Hyrcanus II, Aristobulus II Romans: Pompey the Great annexed Judea in 63bc Herodian Dynasty: Herod the Great and his descendants Geographical and Political Setting Roman Empire: Augustus (27bc-ad14), Tiberius (14-37), Caligula (37-41), Claudius (41-54), Nero (54-68) Provinces: every region outside of Italy Galilee: Herod the Great (37-4bc), Herod Antipas (4bc-ad39), Herod Agrippa I (37-44) Judea: Herod the Great (37-4bc), Herod Archelaus (4bc-ad6), Coponius (6-9), Marcus Ambivulus (9-12), Annius Rufus (12-15), Valerius Gratus (15-26), Pontius Pilate (26-36), Marcellus (36-37), Marullus (37-41), Herod Agrippa I (41-44) Samaria: under Judean jurisdiction; Samaritans and Jews conflicted with each other Jewish Groups Sadducees controlled the temple partners with Roman governors wealthy aristocrats chief priests were the leaders only accepted the Torah as scripture didn't believe in resurrection or angels Pharisees focused on obedience to Torah accepted the law (Torah), prophets (Nevi'im), and writings (Kethuvim) oral tradition & fence laws not in power at the time of Jesus, except those in the Sanhedrin Sanhedrin Romans established 5 councils over 5 districts most important council was in Jerusalem had temple police at their disposal to arrest people could meet out punishments except capital punishment, which was reserved for the Roman governor Scribes every group had scribes even Paul used scribes to write his letters (Tertius in Rom 16.22) writing was a skill copy scripture to preserve it called lawyers or experts in the law Revolutionaries wanted to overthrow Roman occupation Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews23 “But of the fourth sect of Jewish philosophy, Judas the Galilean was the author. These men agree in all other things with the Pharisaic notions; but they have an inviolable attachment to liberty; and say that God is to be their only Ruler and Lord. They also do not value dying any kind of death, nor indeed do they heed the deaths of their relations and friends, nor can any such fear make them call any man Lord” John's Renewal Movement called people to repent baptized them in the Jordan River possible connection with the Essenes Important Issues Temple Taxes Torah Unrest Review When the Greeks conquered the world, they made cities adopt their customs, culture, language, and religion. When Antiochus Epiphanes forcibly Hellenized Judah, it resulted in the Maccabean Revolution under Mattathias and his sons. After they won their independence, the Hasmonean Dynasty ruled up until 63bc when Pompey annexed Judea into the Roman Empire. Herod the Great and his descendants ruled over the region for many years, though in Judea the Romans directly ruled through governors. During Jesus’ ministry Herod Antipas ruled in Galilee and Pontius Pilate governed Judea and Samaria. Sadducees partnered with the Roman government and controlled the temple. The Pharisees focused on obedience to Torah, according to the traditions of the elders. The Sanhedrin was a council in Jerusalem made of Sadducees and Pharisees that controlled a police force and ruled on legal issues. Scribes copied scripture and had expert knowledge of the Law of Moses. Jesus lived in a time of fragile peace when Roman provocations threatened to light the match of Jewish revolution at any moment. The post 10: Key Background for Reading the New Testament first appeared on Living Hope.

rWotD Episode 2392: Sosipater.Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.The random article for Tuesday, 21 November 2023 is Sosipater.Sosipater (Greek: Σωσίπατρος) is a person mentioned in the New Testament, in Romans 16:21. He is probably the same person as Sopater mentioned in Acts 20:4.In church tradition, he is known as Sosipater of Iconium, and is numbered among the Seventy Apostles. St. Sosipater's feast days are on April 28 (Slavic tradition), or 29 (Greek tradition) with St. Jason; November 10 with saints Erastus, Olympas, Herodian, Quartus and Tertius; and January 4 with the Seventy. According to Latin tradition, the disciple of St Paul the Apostle died on the 25th of June in Beroea.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:06 UTC on Tuesday, 21 November 2023.For the full current version of the article, see Sosipater on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm Kendra Neural.

The Willingness to Offer Ourselves in Everyday Faithfulness that is Valued Greatly by God The Willingness to Offer Ourselves in Everyday Faithfulness . . . In the first reading (not included within this audio) of St. Paul we hear the name the name Tertius. St. Paul used secretaries to write his letters as he dictated them. At times, St. Peter and St. John also used secretaries. The Homily briefly dives into this further. Why a secretary? St. Paul did not have a great penmanship. The Lord was please to give a gift of something that is small that has a great value. Something as simple as Tertius' penmanship was greater to the world than a dozen miracles. His skill enables St. Paul to leave behind legacy of great teachings. . . . that is Valued Greatly by God God values small things in everyday life. We often relate greatness to big events and actions. God values everyday small things just as much. Note what that says for every day and ordinary faithfulness! It is the willingness to offer ourselves in our everyday lives that has a great value. It is not the pausing and waiting to do something big. Because, as we know, that moment often doesn't come. Hear more what God values in our everyday spiritual lives. Make Friends With Dishonest Wealth With that in mind, we hear the Gospel story of Jesus telling His disciples about Dishonest Wealth . . . and to use it! What is Dishonest Wealth? Why should we use anything that is dishonest? Hear more within the Homily. Listen to this Meditation Media.

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Fancy Meeting You Here - Part 1 Tertius

Tuesday, 5 September 2023   And Sopater of Berea accompanied him to Asia—also Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia. Acts 20:4   The verse more exactingly reads: “And there accompanied him as far as Asia Sopater, a Berean; and Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius a Derbite and Timothy; and Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus” (CG).   In the previous verse, a plot against Paul by the Jews caused him to cancel his sailing trip to Syria. Instead, he returned through Macedonia. Along with Paul, seven other people are mentioned as going to Asia with him.   These would have been the people selected to go with him to Jerusalem to present the gift to the church. They would then have all been in Corinth with him, intending to travel by ship when he went. Instead, they have all taken the longer trip with him. The naming of these individuals begins with, “And there accompanied him as far as Asia Sopater, a Berean.”   Rather than “of Berea,” as some translations state, the designation is an adjective, “a Berean.” Some think that Sopater is the same as Sosipater, who is mentioned along with Timothy and others in Romans 16:21. The name occurs on an arch in the area of Thessalonica. If he is the same person, he may have been one of the politarchs of Thessalonica. He is identified here, however, as a Berean. Next, it says, “and Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus.”   Aristarchus worked with Paul at Ephesus and had been in the riot there (Acts 19:29). Secundus isn't mentioned elsewhere, but if it is aligned with Tertius of Romans 16:22 and Quartus in Romans 16:23, then he may have been their brother. Secundus means Second, Tertius means Third, and Quartus means Fourth.   They may have been either the sons of one man who chose to name his sons this way, or they could have been born slaves and named according to their birth in that way. The only name missing is Primus, which would be the First, and it was not an unknown name at the time. The verse continues with, “and Gaius a Derbite and Timothy.”   Gaius may be the same Gaius in Acts 19:29 (but there he is referred to as a traveling partner from Macedonia) and 1 Corinthians 1:14. The term used to describe him is also an adjective, not a noun. Hence, he is a Derbite. Timothy is Paul's faithful friend and companion first mentioned in Acts 16:1 and who is mentioned many times in Acts and Paul's epistles. The verse ends with, “and Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.”   Tychicus means Fortunate or Fortuitous. It is the Greek equivalent of Felix. It was a common name of the time. He is mentioned five times in the New Testament – Here in Acts, Ephesians 6:21, Colossians 4:7, 2 Timothy 4:12, and Titus 3:12. He is well spoken of.   Trophimus comes from trophé, meaning food or nourishment. Thus, according to Strong's, the name means something like Nutritive. However, others think it signifies something like Nursling or Foster Child. He is found again in Acts 21 and then in 2 Timothy 4:20 in a classic verse concerning health in relation to New Testament teachings on the misused doctrine of faith healing. That there were seven with Paul may be a subtle connection to the seven deacons found in Acts 6.   Life application: As noted, Trophimus is mentioned later in 2 Timothy 4:20. There, it says –   “Erastus stayed in Corinth, but Trophimus I have left in Miletus sick.”   Paul was an apostle who had been granted special powers. At times, his influence alone was able to heal without him even being present. Each time that he was able to heal, it was for a set purpose. At other times, he was unable to heal. Such instances are recorded for us to understand, in advance, that the claims of “faith healers” are false.   There is no such thing recorded in Scripture, and there is no guidance for its practice. Rather, the Bible asks us to pray for the healing of others and to allow God to respond according to His wisdom. Hence, we can say that faith healing is possible, but faith healers are false. Such people who make claims like this should not be listened to. Rather, read the Bible, and accept that people get sick, and some will die.   We are to accept God's providential care for us, praying for His hand of healing or for His hand of comfort in our afflictions or loss. In all things, let us not lose heart but be people of faith as we continue on life's path.   Heavenly Father, we know that You can and will heal if it is according to Your will. You can do all things, but sometimes it is not in Your plan to do so. Help us to remain faithful when times of trial and testing come about. May we understand that Your plan is far greater than our temporary health or happiness. We bow to You and will follow, even through the valleys that may test us. Amen.  

Dr. Somerville continues his When in Romans summer sermon series today tackling the topic of salvation, and what we feel we must do to save ourselves.  This is one that will challenge and hopefully enlighten you as well.  Listen in!

Tuesday

Every Nation Helderberg - Vision Sermon Series Tertius van Lill - Carry The Vision 2023/03/12 CCLI License Streaming Number 95796 View the Video on our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/EveryNationHelderberg

One of the things we are learning in our series on hidden figures is that God doesn't require a great following to use someone powerfully in his kingdom. We know very little of Tertius, Phoebe, Shiphrah, and Puah, but we have already seen the influence they had for God's glory and the good of his people. In this study, we consider the impact of another influencer, who is not even named in the sacred text, but who influenced a powerful man for great good. We will consider: 1. Her Trauma 2. Her Training 3. Her Trust 4. Her Testimony

We are all familiar with popular, even famous, character in the Bible. Much is known about Peter and Paul, but the biblical record similarly highlights the equally significant, though lesser known, ministries of more hidden figures—like Tertius (Romans 16:22). Little is known about this amanuensis, but we are humanly indebted to him for having received the book of Romans. He literally published the good news of the gospel. Historically hidden, his skills were nonetheless used by God to pen a book which God has used throughout history to reach the lost and to reform his church. In this study, we consider some lessons we can learn from the brief record of this man's ministry.

Audio Transcript: This media has been made available by Mosaic BostonChurch. If you'd like to check out more resources, learn about Mosaic Bostonand our neighborhood churches or donate to this ministry, please visitmosaicboston.com. So we finally made it to the last week of Romans. Yeah, praise God, we are very thankful for the year that we have been in it. This is a clap of celebration, not of it's over with. No, amen. It has been 11 months, I believe, two weeks and two days since we started the Book of Romans, and we are finally in the last section of this text. And so what we're going to see is how Paul is a master of communication. He knows how to communicate points to people. And any good public speaker, in any format, knows how to communicate clearly what they are trying to say. I pray that I communicate clearly to you what the Lord is trying to say through me today. But if you've taken any classes on public speaking, on sermons, on how to communicate to people, there's a very common three part saying for how to communicate, and I'll get to it in a second. No one knows exactly where this phrase or idea or originated. Some people attribute it to Aristotle, some to like other philosophers and whoever. The earliest date that we have it written down is 1908, and it's in a piece called Three Parts of a Sermon. If you've been at Mosaic for a while, we love three-part sermons, but it's a little bit different here. But it's by a pastor as Mr. Joette, and he talks of a preacher who was communicating to him how to communicate to others. So he says, "How do you prepare your sermon?" The elder pastor says, "I take my text and I divide my sermon into three parts. In the first part, I tell them what I'm going to tell them. In the second part, I will tell them. And in the third part, I tell them what I told him." And that's exactly what we see Paul doing in this text. We have been in Romans for a long time, and if you remember way back to the first sermon in Romans, Paul told us what he is going to tell us. He had a thesis statement. And then we've spent a year hearing what Paul told us. And now, today, he's going to tell us what he has been telling us for the past year that we've been in this text. And so it's his conclusion, it's his summary, but it's not just a restatement of the same things for the sake of concluding. It's a restatement to show how each and every one of the themes and things he has been trying to say to us actually has practical implications for the church today. So before I get into the reading of scripture and the preaching of God's word, I just want to break down the major overarching themes from the Book of Romans for us real quickly. We've spent a year real deep in the details. This is the high arching themes of the Book of Romans. So in Romans 1:1-15, he starts with a greeting to the church in Rome, and a expression of his desire of his wanting to be with them and be in fellowship with them. Then in verses five and then 16 and 17, we sort of see Paul's thesis statement twice stated. So in Romans 1:5, Paul says, "Through whom we have received grace," through whom is Christ, "we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of His name among all nations." Then in verses 16 and 17, Paul says, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it as the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first, and also the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, the righteous shall live by faith." Paul stated his point in writing the book of Romans is to produce faithful obedience from the church to the Lord, that's verse five. It's the same thing in 16 and 17, from faith, once you are saved, once you have saving faith in Christ for faith, for living a life of faithful obedience. That's why the righteous shall live by faith. So that's Paul's thesis to promote faithful obedience to the Lord and the church. And then the rest of chapter one through the end of chapter five, Paul is arguing about how this faithful obedience is not the same as legal works. It's not the same thing as fulfilling the law or doing your duty. It's a joyous, faithful obedience to the Lord out of love for him. And when we strive to live in love for God, now in chapter six through the end of chapter eight, we get the battle of the spirit versus the flesh. We want to do good. We want to follow the Lord. We want to live by the Spirit. But there is the flesh, the sinful desires, the earthly nature within us that is waging war and trying to push against the Spirit. And so we talked about how we are called to live by the Spirit, not by flesh, to follow the Spirit, to put our flesh to death. And that's a battle. It's a war that's waging. And so what do we do? How do we fight this? Well, first we start by trusting the sovereignty of God, that's chapters nine through the end of chapter 11. In this battle, in this life, all of it is under the umbrella of God is in control. He is Lord and sovereign. Then in chapters 12 through the end of 14, he gets into the specific practicals, "Here's what you do. Here's how you live Christians. Here are the marks of a Christian. What to do as a church." Then he sums it all up, kind of saying, "This is how we're able to actually do it." In 15:1-21, he says, "It's all because of the hope we have in Christ." That everything Paul has written about in the Book of Romans, we need to focus on Christ and have hope that comes from him alone. To be able to live practically for God, to be able to recognize God's sovereignty in difficult times, to be able to fight in the Spirit and reject the flesh, to live in faithful obedience, not as one completing the law, it all requires hope in Christ. And then last week we see how Paul is sort of completing his themes. We talked about his longing, his greeting to many brothers and sisters in the church. Last week we talked about that. And so this week we're seeing Paul's conclusion, and I'm summarizing all of what he has said before, because I want us to be looking at the text we'll read today and seeing where is Paul making connections to these themes? Where is he drawing from these points to try and bring it all about to the practical life of the church today? So with that summary, let's pray over the reading and preaching of God's word. Heavenly Father, Lord, we thank you that we have the opportunity to gather here today to praise and worship and honor your name. We thank you that you give us your word, your scriptures to challenge us, to strengthen us, to provoke in us a desire for faithful obedience to you. We thank you for the gift that is our ability to serve and live for you. In this time, use your word, use your scriptures to challenge us, where we need to be challenge, to strengthen us, where we need to be strengthened, and encourage us ultimately to live lives that glorify your name. In Jesus' name, amen. Alrighty. So with that, we actually are not going to have three points today, because I told you what I'm going to tell you, and I've told you that Paul's already told us it. So now I'm just going to go to the third point and tell you what he's been telling you. But what we're going to do is we'll read the text and then I'll go through verse by verse just to point out, this is the theme that Paul is arguing and drawing from. So our text today is Romans 16:17-27 with you'll read with me, you can follow along in your bibles or on the screens behind me. It says this, "I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsman. I Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord. Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you. Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith, to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen." Alrighty, so we will start in verse 17, at the beginning of this text. And what Paul is focusing on is the practicalities of the Christian life. What we talked a lot about in these last few chapters, that was sort of the ending of Paul's argument, is how to live as a Christian. And Paul's argument for the practical life of a Christian, he summarizes with two points. First, focus on the gospel, and second, focus on unity within the church. That is the summary of all the things that Paul has written in terms of the practical life of a Christian. And here in verse 17, he says, "I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them." And so he's drawing on the text from Romans 14:13. His point that he made there is says this, "Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother." If you remember back in chapter 14, Paul's argument of not passing judgment was specifically, "If someone bears the name of Christ, if they are a Christian, they're in Christ. They are saved. It is not your ability to save them or not save them, to condemn them for what they say or do. God alone saves. So do not pass judgment on them, condemning them. And also rather than condemning them, now, decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of the brother." So focus on the gospel. If they are saved, that is the power of God, that is their identity through Christ, and do not put up any hindrances. Now, the hindrance that Paul was talking about specifically in chapter 14 was meat offered to idols, right? Some Christians said, "We can't eat meat offered to idols, lest anyone think I'm dare worshiping that idol?" Then other Christians were like, "Idols aren't real. We could eat whatever we want." And there was division within churches because of this issue. And Paul's saying, "No, no, we don't have any divisions. We seek, we focus on unity within the church based on the gospel. If it is in the gospel, that is what we focus on." What's interesting, and a brother in the church pointed out to me this week that it ends by saying, "Avoid people who causes division." Seems like it's causing division. Well, two things that we need to recognize here is that, first, Paul is calling for the flip of what he was saying before. Before he said, "Seek unity and don't create division yourselves." Now, "Avoid those who do cause division and reject the gospel." Well, what is this about? It's first, we as Christians are called ourselves, specifically, individually but also corporately as a body to seek this, to seek unity, to pursue unity in practicality and to live it out. And to focus on the gospel ourselves, to hold the gospel of Jesus Christ in utmost authority over our lives. And when we do that for ourselves, we want to protect it. We want to protect that sanctity. We don't want anything to come in to this body and affect that belief. So we do need to protect the gospel of Christ. Now, are we causing divisions by doing that? No, we aren't. Why? Because Paul is clear, "Those that are causing these divisions are not part of the body to begin with." This is verse 18, "For such persons," those causing divisions, "do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive." See, we cannot serve the Lord and our own appetites. You can't do both. It's one or the other. And this is Paul's argument from chapter six through eight of the Spirit versus the flesh. You can't serve two masters. This is from Romans 8:5-8, it says, "For those who live according to their flesh, set their minds on things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God." And so what Paul is talking about is not division within the church. It's about recognizing that if you are causing division, you are in sin, and you cannot please both your own satisfactions, your own appetites, it's literally your stomach, your hungers, your earthly desires, your flesh and the Lord. And so when we see those that are serving their own desires solely, they are not serving the Lord, we should recognize that, as not what Christ is about and not what Christ is like. And there's always grace and forgiveness and repentance. So if you see somebody who is causing divisions within the church, call them to repentance, and forgive them if they do. If you are causing divisions within the church, call you to repent, and there will be forgiveness, and you will be in the Lord. And we can put aside the desires of our flesh to live in the Spirit. And again, it says that, "Those who set their mind on the Spirit, it brings life and peace." Well, what is the gospel? The gospel is the story of life. The life that we can have eternal life through the working of Christ. And peace is the unity that we seek in this church, but also the peace of our hearts and mind, because of the gospel of Christ.So if you're here today and you're not a Christian, I want to tell you, there are two sides of this, Spirit and the flesh, serving Christ and serving yourself. Ultimately, we'll see that as serving the kingdom of Satan. But I urge of you to run to Christ, pray to Him, seek Him, go to Him, because He desires relationship with you. He died on the cross. He left everything in heaven above to come and save you from your sins, if you have faith and trust in Him. If you will say, "Lord Jesus, I submit my life to you. You are the only one who can save me and bring me into the Spirit, and save me from this sinful flesh of mine." And Paul then goes on talking to the church in Rome, recognizing that they have been saved and they are sanctified, and he knows that by their obedience. Actually before I get to that, quick point, at the end of verse 18, it talks about that, "Those who do not serve the Christ but serve their own appetites, do so by smooth talk and flattery." I like the word flattery. Well, I don't like the word flattery, but I like that it's here. When I think about flattery, what I think about is people telling me I look good when I don't. Like, "Oh, Tyler, you smell great. Is that new cologne?" It's like, I've just been running up and down stairs. I've been sweating. I know I smell terrible. That's not good. That's not true. That's flattery. But that's what flattery is emphasizing here is praise that is not true. So we just sang a song before the service about how God is worthy of praise. That's actually the same word as flattery here. But the difference is, yeah, God is worthy of praise. God is holy. He is worthy of glory. He is almighty. So it's not flattery, it's praise. Now, when someone gives us praise, and we know it's not true, that's flattery. I don't know about you, but my least favorite compliment to ever receive is, "You're such a good person." Jesus is very clear, there is none good but one and that is the Lord God. And so when I hear that, all that goes through my mind is, "You have no idea how much of a sinner I am. You have no idea how wicked I am that you say I'm good." What Paul is saying here is, "Watch out for people who tell you what you want to hear. Watch out for people who tell you how great you are and amazing you are, when it's not true." You see, this was what was causing division in so many churches in the first century, and throughout all of history, is that people start to say, "You know what? I'm going to tell people what they want to hear. I'm going to tell them how awesome and great they are, and then they'll follow me." But, Paul's saying, "No, follow those not who speak well, not who have smooth talk, but those who live lives of faithful obedience." Don't listen to what I'm saying or any other preacher at Mosaic says, because we are eloquent, check us. Are we faithfully following the Lord? And by God's grace we strive to, we desire to. And anyone who is faithfully obedient to the Lord, they are the ones to follow, regardless of how well they speak, regardless of how charismatic they are, are they bearing fruit of faithfulness to the Lord? Follow them and praise them, because then it's true. Praise God that you are able to live a life of faithful obedience and bestow that honor upon such people. And that's what Paul does here, right? In verse 19, he says, "For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil." Paul rejoices, he brings praise over the church in Rome, because he knows that they have been obedient. He's also clarifying, he's like, "I'm not saying these things about you. You haven't been the ones causing division. You aren't the ones with smooth talk and flattery. I'm thankful and praising God for you because of your obedience." And what Paul is drawing on is that faithful works, faithful obedience is not the same thing as fulfilling of the law. And where do we see that clearly is the rejoicing that Paul gives for their obedience. Have you ever rejoiced because someone followed the law? That's like, you're supposed to follow the law, just do it like we don't rejoice and celebrate the fact. Guys, I can tell you this past week I did not murder anyone. Great. Yeah, exactly. That proves my point. No one rejoices over me doing what the law says I'm supposed to do. You're like, "No, duh, just do what you're supposed to do." But what we rejoice over is when people do things that they're not supposed to do, that they are not supposed to be able to do. And this is what Paul argues in Romans chapter four and in chapter five, kind of together, that whole argument he brings it about. But in 4:1-5, Paul says this, "What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness. Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but believes in him, who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness." See, when we work, we get wages, right? You have a job, you get paid. So when you receive wages for the work you do, that's just what you're supposed to get. When you get a gift, that is a cause for rejoice and because you know don't deserve it. And what this text is saying, is that Abraham was counted as righteous, was counting as faithful before the Lord because of his faith. He was counted as doing good things, as fulfilling the law, because of his faith, not because of the works he did. And so he is in a position of saved by grace through faith. And anyone who bears the name of Christ is in the same. We are in a position, a state of faith by grace, of grace by faith, I should say. Well, so then what do we do from that position? This was Paul's argument in his thesis that from faith, for faith, you are in faith. From that faith, now you go in faith, you do faith, you live in faith. And this is Romans 5:2-5, "Through him," through Christ, "we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand," this is the state we are in because of faith, "and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God." Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." We're in a position of faith, now, we live in faith. We live in a way that allows us to endure suffering, to build character, to produce hope in us. Why? Because of the faithful obedience to God that we are able to live in because of the state of grace through faith that we are in. And we rejoice over it, right? He says twice that, "We rejoice in the hope of the glory of God, but we also rejoice in our sufferings." There is a rejoicing, and that's Paul's point here. He says, "I rejoice over your obedience," because when we see the obedience in our lives, when we see the obedience in other faithful Christians lives, we look at them and what we see is not them doing good things. What we look at is we see that God has saved them and has allowed them to live a life that actually brings honor and glory to God. Praise God. That's not possible for any of us to do unless it's a gift of God. So when we see faithful obedience, we should rejoice, we should celebrate it, not because it's good work, but because it's a gift from God. And then he says this little phrase, "Be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil." The word innocent literally means unmixed, untainted. What he's talking about is purity. Be wise as to what is good without any evil mixed in. Okay, well, and what is wisdom? My working definition that I don't know where I got it from, but I've heard for many years and I love about wisdom is knowledge applied. It's not just knowing what is good, but actually living in it and applying it to day-to-day life. I can see what God says is good and apply it to my day-to-day situations. So what Paul is calling for us to do is to strive for perfection. Oh, that's a hard thing to do, right? Now, none of us are perfect, none of us achieve it. But again, it is a gift from God in the first place that we could do anything good. And so if that is true, then we trust God and we seek him, and he will enable us to remove the evil within our hearts, within our lives. And so Christians, we are called to examine ourselves. We are called to look at our lives and say, "Where is their sin? Where is there evil? Where is there something within my heart and my life that I am not submitting to the Lord?" And we're called to cut it out. We're called to remove it. We're called to submit it fully to the Lord and be sanctified, so that we are unmixed, we're innocent to evil. Now, Paul transitions very easily to verse 20, which is all about the sovereignty of God in this. If we want to strive for perfection, if we want to grow in sanctification, we need God to be in control of it. That's verse 20, where Paul says this, "The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you." So Paul's encouragement for us as we're striving to be faithfully obedient, to do what is good and remove evil, is that God will crush Satan under our feet. This is my favorite verse in this text. I love this verse, it's good pre-workout. You should just read it before you lift. But it's really interesting, because it's God doing the crushing. It says, "God will crush you." Sorry, "God will soon crush Satan." Sorry, slip of the talk. No, God's not going to crush you, by god's grace, if you're in Christ, so repent and believe. God will soon crush Satan. But it's under our feet, not under His feet, under our feet, but God is the one doing the crushing. What is going on here? If you think back and remember to the story of creation and the fall of Adam and Eve, the very first prophecy of the Messiah is in Genesis 3, and it's about how Jesus, the Messiah, will crush the serpent's head, will crush him with His foot. And in Hebrews 2, we see that Jesus is that Messiah who has done this. In Hebrews 2:14, it says this, "Since therefore the children's share in flesh and blood, he himself," Jesus, "likewise, partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil." What it's saying is that we are flesh and blood, we are people, and Jesus Christ, likewise, took on flesh. This is what we celebrated at Christmas. He became like us. He took on flesh. Why? So that through his death, his death on the cross, he might destroy the one who has the power of death. It is Satan. That word destroy and crush that it's the same idea. It's complete, utter destruction, completely destroys. It's the idea of a fine China vase that you just take and throw and smash on the ground. It's just shattered into millions and billions of pieces. And you could never put it back together the way it was before. It's completely destroyed. It's no longer what it was. Jesus did that. Jesus defeated Satan in that complete total way from his death and resurrection on the cross, because he proved that he has power over Satan, sin, and death. And just like Christ's righteousness is applied to us through faith, so is this applied to us. This actually comes from the book of Luke. In Luke 10, Jesus sends out 72 disciples and tells them, "Go preach the gospel to anyone who will listen." And those 72 come back, and this is what it says in Luke 10:17, The 72 returned with joy saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." See, God is in control of all things. Romans tells us that all things are from Him, through Him, and to Him. He is in control of all. And what He has ordained from the beginning is that Christ will defeat Satan. That the kingdom of God will reign and power and might and defeat and crush and utterly destroy the kingdom of Satan. And by God's sovereign grace, we are called to partake in that mission. We are called to partake in the treading of the kingdom of Satan underfoot. And how do we do that? Not by rejoicing in it, not by celebrating and getting power hungry and being like, "This is great. We can do all this." No, but we rejoice that our rejoice that our names are written in heaven. We rejoice in the salvation that comes from Christ alone. And like those 72 that were sent out, the great commission calls us to be sent out, to go and preach the gospel to all nations, to all who have not heard. Why? Because it's good, it's true, because we desire for people to be saved? Yes, and this is how God ordained us to continually tread, excuse me, continually tread the kingdom of Satan underfoot. We recognize that it is the kingdom of God versus the kingdom of Satan. And so when we see places where God is not at, where the world is not in submission to the Lord, where kingdom of Satan is ruling, we march into those areas and boldly, faithfully proclaim the gospel to anyone and everyone who will listen. And we usher in the kingdom of God in places where it is not, because we recognize kingdom of Satan you have no power, you have been defeated from Christ. And as we look forward to the day that that is fully realized, at the second coming of Christ, we still are faithful in ushering the kingdom of God here and now. We want to trust in the sovereignty of God. But specifically what Paul is calling us to do that in is the preaching and proclamation of the gospel for the salvation of those who hear. So in everything in life, trust in the sovereignty of God, but especially in the preaching of the gospel. And then in verses 21 through 23, Paul gets into a little bit more of greetings saying hello to more people. If you're here last week what we talked about was how the word greeting is Paul welcoming as if into their own home. We talked about how Paul genuinely loved and cared for other Christians, and he can't help but greet more people and send more greetings from other people, because they actually love and care for each other. So if you want more information on that, listen to last week sermon where we talk about how Christians, we are called to love each other here in this room, but every single person who bears the name of Christ, we are called to love and care for. But in verses 21 through 23, Paul says this, "Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsman. I Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord. Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greets you." So rather than greeting people who are at Rome, he's sending greetings from people that are with him, encouraging them like, "Church in Rome, there are people who love and care about you here too." And this is just like my personal head cannon. This is not certain, so don't... it's not certain, but Tertius and Quartus, it says, "Our brother Quartus," I believe they're physical, literal brothers. But anyway, here's why Tertius means third and Quartus means fourth. So great creativity, parents, they named their kids first, second, third, fourth. And praise God, I haven't had any teenagers roll through. "Oh, you're the first one. What's your name? First, oh, second, third..." Thank you parents for creativity in naming your kids. And if you name is first, second, third, fourth, I'm sorry, but the Lord still loves you, and we will all receive a new name in heaven anyway, so it's okay. No, anyway, sorry. So he is just continually pointing out his themes that he is going through. He has his greetings, his longing to be with the people in Rome. And then in verses 25 through 27, the largest part of his conclusion, his summary, he focuses on the most important thing. The most important thing for how all of this applies to us today is that we need to hope in Christ alone. So verses 25 to 27, he says this, "Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel in the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith, to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen." Starts by saying, "Now to him who is able to strengthen you..." Well, who is that? That is God. That is Christ. He is the one who is able to strengthen us. So when we're looking to live in faithful obedience, when we're looking for living in life in the Spirit and to follow all the practical wisdom and guidance that the scriptures give us, we first need to recognize that the strength we need to do this comes from Christ alone. Comes from the hope that we can have that He is with us, He is strengthening us, He is encouraging us, He is there. Then he says, "According to my gospel." Paul, it's not your gospel, it's the gospel. Don't hold it for yourself. No, this is incredible, because what Paul is saying is he really truly believes the gospel applies to everything about him. He has internalized the gospel, recognizes the reality of the power it has over who he is. It's not just the gospel, it's not just the good news, it's his good news, because it's the only way that he can be saved. It's the only way that he can have hope in Christ. It's the only way he can have hope in this life. So Christians, do we actually think the gospel applies to every single area of our life? Do we look at parts of our lives, what we think, what we say, what we do, and say, "Is this following the gospel? How does the gospel transform this?" And do we actually have pride in this? Paul is bold enough and proud enough to say, it is his gospel to declare to everyone that it is his. He takes ownership of it. It's not just something he thinks about or likes or prefers. It is his gospel. It's part of his identity. It is his identity. Christians, are we bold enough to proclaim to those around us, "It's our gospel too"? We're not ashamed of the gospel, right? That was his thesis in verse 16, chapter one. I'm not ashamed of the gospel, we're not ashamed of it, because it's our gospel. It's the only thing that saves us, as we talked about earlier. It's the only thing that brings life and peace in this world and in the one to come. Then he says, "In the preaching of Jesus Christ," I love this too because that's part of why I'm up here. That's part of why every preacher does what they do is we want you guys, we want all of us, myself included, to focus on Christ. To focus on Christ, so that you are strengthened, you have hope in Him, so that way we can live lives of faithful obedience. I'm not up here just to talk about things that were written a long time ago. I'm not up here just to say whatever I want to. I'm up here so that we can all, as a church, as a body be unified and strengthened and encouraged. So that when we walk out those doors, we don't just say, "That was nice. I had a good time." No, that we walk out these doors saying, "I am ready. I am prepared. I am strengthened to be able to live this day, this week, this life in honor of God, to bring glory and praise to His name." And in this text, Paul can't help but focus on the sovereignty of God still, right? That's the next part. "According to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations..." Paul is saying, "This salvation through Christ alone has been God's plan, his sovereign plan for all of human history. And what gives us the strength to go and live lives of faith... we need His help in living lives of faithful obedience." And it's his command. I love that, too, by God's command. God's command is do not fail. He is true. He keeps his word. He is honorable, and it is His command that all nations will hear the gospel. And so when we see that we take encouragement, we take hope in Christ, because Christ coming, His death and resurrection, His life here on earth is proof of God's sovereignty. It is validating to us that when we look at Christ, when we see the hope we have in Christ, yeah, God's sovereignty is real. It's not just in theological idea. It's not just something we think about, but it is proven true through the life of Christ. And He can change all nations by it, by this reality, by his sovereignty. And within this conclusion, he just slips in his thesis one more time, just to make sure we all understood and we all heard it. Verse 26, "But has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings and has made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God..." Why? "To bring about the obedience of faith, to the only wise God be glory forever more through Jesus Christ! Amen." The obedience of faith is a gift from God that we even get to live at all, let alone live a life that brings honor and glory to His name. And so we should live lives of obedience, faithful obedience to the Lord, joyfully, trusting in his sovereignty, focusing on the hope we have in Christ. And as it says in verse 27, "All for the glory of God." That is the way we bring the greatest glory to God's name by living lives that honor Him, by living lives that are faithfully obedient to His word. And that when others see it, they recognize it as God in us, and that we are then able to proclaim the gospel to all who witness and see. So I told you what I was going to tell you, talked about what Paul has already told us. I just told you what I've been telling you. We are called to live lives of faithful obedience to the Lord. Let's pray. Heavenly Father, Lord, you are good. We thank you that we get to honor and glorify your name. We thank you that we get to live in obedience to you. We thank you for that gift. Give us hearts that are able to recognize where sin is in us and to run to you, to repent of it to you, and remove it from our hearts, remove it from our lives. Lord, give us hearts that truly desire to see your kingdom come here on earth, to live faithfully marching forward for your kingdom. And give us hearts that no matter what circumstances come our way, are focused on Christ, are focused on the hope that you alone provide, and will strengthen us to be able to get through all of life's situations. We thank you and we praise you. In Jesus' name, amen.

Sermon Notes Date: 01/01/2023 Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor Series: Romans Key Text: Romans 1:1-7 Description:   [scribing vignette] Apostle Paul: Tertius, my amanuensis, grab pen and ink… I must write to the church in Rome. Tertius of Iconium: At the ready Paul. Apostle Paul: [dictating] Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set […]

Volunteer Plastic SurgeonDr. Tertius Venter just completed his 40th visit on board a Mercy Ships vessel as a volunteer plastic surgeon. His first visit aboard the Anastasis radically impacted him and changed his life. Leaving his private practice behind in South Africa, Dr. Tertius became a fulltime volunteer.  In this episode, Dr. Tertius shares about the complex surgeries he performs, the reward he feels from volunteering, and how he incorporates his faith into his medical practice.  Dr. Tertius' compassion and selfless life will compel you to live generously for the sake of another. For more information about Mercy Ships, go to: mercyships.org Follow us on Instagram: New Mercies Podcast 

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In this sermon on Romans 16:17-23, Cole introduces us to Tertius and demonstrates how a church can bulletproof itself against division by recognizing the imago dei in people.

Beth Graybill and Kathy Burnette - Week 5 of a 6-week series on How to Live As Neighbors. In a season when we're all wondering how to be human while living as neighbors, we talk about what it means to practice empathy and build connection by acknowledging the personhood of those around us. And we explore this idea against the backdrop of the story of Paul and his scribe, Tertius, from Romans 16:17-27. Then we get to hear from a member of the South Bend community, Kathy Burnette, who owns Brain Lair Books. Kathy shared her mission of building empathy one book at a time while uplifting marginalized voices. You can find out more info and browse the bookstore HERE. This series is based on an upcoming book by author Shannan Martin titled, “START WITH HELLO: And Other Simple Ways to Live As Neighbors.” If you're a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com. You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the “podcast” option from the drop-down menu to let us know how you're participating in the life of SBCC. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

Jeremy takes the lead on this episode of "By Their Fruits". Tertius joins the show from all the way across the map. He shares with the listeners many personal experiences from his work in the private security industry in South Africa. The two of them discuss a wide array of topics, always centering the focus back to the power that can only be found in Christ alone! This one covers some darker topics and is not recommended for children, or the faint of heart. Proceed with discernment. Please consider leaving a rating and/or review wherever you listen to the show! May the LORD bless the giver, the gift, and the receiver.

Jeremy takes the lead on this episode of "By Their Fruits". Tertius joins the show from all the way across the map. He shares with the listeners many personal experiences from his work in the private security industry in South Africa. The two of them discuss a wide array of topics, always centering the focus back to the Power we can find in Christ alone! Please consider finding "By Their Fruits" on your preferred podcast platform and leaving a rating and/or review. May the LORD bless the giver, the gift, and the receiver.https://www.spreaker.com/show/by-their-fruits