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Text: 1 Samuel 2:12-26 I got a kick when the phrase “…before I go Old Testament on you…” entered into the vocabulary of every 6th grader. (If I remember right it was from Pulp Fiction which I can’t explain why 6th graders would be watching that movie.) The phrase actually captures some of the flavor . . . → Read More: Growing up Old Testament Text: Luke 20:19-26 The last thing that I’d want to do is wade into a political mine field, but the text before me today contains the famous reply of Jesus, “Give to Ceasar what is Ceasar’s, and to God, what is God’s.” It is a reply that asks us at a fundamental level to examine . . . → Read More: Life Priorities Text: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 Paul makes complete sense, and then he doesn’t. In some ways it is easy to understand Peter when he said of Paul in 2 Peter 3:15-16 – “His letters contain some things that are hard to understand…” The daily readings have been taking us through 2 Corinthians, and I’ve ignored . . . → Read More: 2nd Corinthians, Visions and Thorns The prayer book that I have been using has the days scripture readings (OT, Epistle and Gospel), a 4th reading from the church and opening and closing prayers. Tuesdays the opening prayers come from the Book of Common Prayer. The original version was the work of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury – the English Reformation . . . → Read More: Prayer for the day Text: Deuteronomy 16:18-20, Deuteronomy 17:14-20 One of the great confusions of the day is that between the Kingdom of Grace and the Kingdom of the Law. God is in control of both of them. That is the biblical witness, but He chooses to operate differently in each. In the Kingdom of Grace God operates and . . . → Read More: Burden of Leaders – Laws of the Left Hand Kingdom/The Kingdom of the Law Text: Luke 17:20-37 (cross reference Hebrews 6:1-3) In our Sunday study we’ve been looking at Hebrews and the above link ties into what must have been the outline of the basic catechism or teaching: repentance, faith, baptism, laying on of hands (ministry/healing), resurrection and judgement. I’ve been thinking about that list and the current state . . . → Read More: The Day of the Son of Man Text: Deuteronomy 4:25-31 Dangerous territory the later days. Especially when you ponder the Jewish people. Over and over again in history Christians have looked for the wholesale “return” of the Jews to belief. It is one of those thoughts that is just too tantalizing. And when it doesn’t happen in a person’s lifetime the results . . . → Read More: In later days you will return…  One comment - (Comments are closed)  Meditation, Repentance  Deuteronomy, Israel, mercy, Moses, redemption, return Text: Hebrews 4:12-13 We are studying the book of Hebrews for about 6 weeks on Sundays. Last Sunday we read Hebrews 3:1 – 4:13 which is one sermon or section of the book. The theological start by the writer of Hebrews was an assertion of the superiority of Jesus as the son and heir compared . . . → Read More: A question I left with the Sunday Bible Class Luke 10:25-37 The text is (or should be) well known. It is the Good Samaritan. One of the roles of parables is to get us thinking about the relationship between God, the kingdom and us. We have heard this parable over and over and know that it is a moral tale. Go and do likewise. . . . → Read More: A Man who fell among robbers Text: Hebrews 6:1-12 Hebrews is not a book for the lighthearted or the new Christian. Its argument is the centrality and sufficiency of Jesus Christ and it assumes a large background of knowledge about the OT and How God interacted with his people. The ultimate purpose as I’ve read it is to argue apathetic or . . . → Read More: The edge of the cliff 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Hebrews, Meditation, Repentance, Spirit, Witness Apostasy, Christian Life, Holy Spirit |
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