VII.Let’s take notice of – Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people;once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Let those words open this passage for you, and hear how God’s people are … Continue reading
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VII.We have spent time this week considering fasting and how it calls attention to behaviors we should not practice and behaviors we should practice. Keeping in mind the lifestyle recommended here, pay attention to two other images presented here, that … Continue reading
I.As you spend time with these words from the Prophet Isaiah take note of how he describes “the people.” What has been their history and how does Isaiah describe their situation here? II.Isaiah 9:2-7 (NRSV) The people who walked in … Continue reading
I.This week we turn our thoughts to the Prophet Zephaniah and the closing words of his prophecy. He starts with harsh words for the nation and a few sentences before the passage we focus on this week he tells the … Continue reading
IV.Judgement – Darkness – “ … Will not the day of the Lord be darkness, not light — pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?” Most of the time we would think – or certainly want to think – the “Day … Continue reading