14th Sunday After Trinity 2018 09/02/2018 14th Sunday After Trinity 2018 September 1, 2018 Genesis 45 “Forgive and Forget” 2 Corinthians 5:17 says that “if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” Isn’t that a wonderful promise? As believers in Jesus, we no longer have to keep on living as we once did. A great change has come over us. This newness does not necessarily become observable overnight. Often God works our sanctification over extended periods and through
14th Sunday After Trinity 2018 September 1, 2018 Genesis 45 “Forgive and Forget” 2 Corinthians 5:17 says that “if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” Isn’t that a wonderful promise? As believers in Jesus, we no longer have to keep on living as we once did. A great change has come over us. This newness does not necessarily become observable overnight. Often God works our sanctification over extended periods and through
13th Sunday After Trinity 2018 08/26/2018 13th Sunday After Trinity 2018 August 26, 2018 Deuteronomy 24:10-22 “Rules” According to a 3rd century rabbi, Moses gave 365 prohibitions and 248 positive commands to the Israelites. That’s adds up to a total of 613 rules Moses put on the Jews. King David reduced those rules to just 11, in Psalm 15. Isaiah broke them down to just 6, in chapter 33 of his book. The prophet Micah binds all of those rules into just three commands. And finally, the prophet, Habbakuk, reduces all of those
13th Sunday After Trinity 2018 August 26, 2018 Deuteronomy 24:10-22 “Rules” According to a 3rd century rabbi, Moses gave 365 prohibitions and 248 positive commands to the Israelites. That’s adds up to a total of 613 rules Moses put on the Jews. King David reduced those rules to just 11, in Psalm 15. Isaiah broke them down to just 6, in chapter 33 of his book. The prophet Micah binds all of those rules into just three commands. And finally, the prophet, Habbakuk, reduces all of those
12th Sunday After Trinity 2018 08/23/2018 12th Sunday After Trinity 2018 08/19/2018 “Keeping the Law” I read an interesting story about a husband and wife who didn't really love each other. The man was very demanding, so much so that he prepared a list of rules and regulations for his wife to follow. He insisted that she review them every day and follow them to the letter. Among other things, his "do's and don'ts" indicated such details as what time she had to get up in the morning, when his breakfast should be served, and how
12th Sunday After Trinity 2018 08/19/2018 “Keeping the Law” I read an interesting story about a husband and wife who didn't really love each other. The man was very demanding, so much so that he prepared a list of rules and regulations for his wife to follow. He insisted that she review them every day and follow them to the letter. Among other things, his "do's and don'ts" indicated such details as what time she had to get up in the morning, when his breakfast should be served, and how
