VIII. To start off today let’s read this passage in The Message translation, Matthew 6:25-34 (The Message) 25-26 “If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don’t fuss about what’s on the table at … Continue reading
You can review this week’s Scripture focus here – https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6%3A25-34&version=NRSV IV. Rabbi Jesus identifies several categories of things to not worry about, “… do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about … Continue reading
I.“ … do not worry… ” That would be a good thing, not to spend time with an unproductive activity like worrying. But how do we get there? It’s one thing to be told to stop something, but maybe another … Continue reading
You can reread our focus passage of Jonah 3 here –https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jonah%203&version=NRSV VIII.As you read our focus passage notice where Jonah is –“So Jonah set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord.” (Jonah 3:3) Notice what … Continue reading
You can reread our focus passage of Jonah 3 here –https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jonah%203&version=NRSV And it would probably be a good idea to also read Jonah 1 –https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jonah%201&version=NRSV V.In Jonah 3 we hear from Jonah and see the city’s response to Jonah’s “successful … Continue reading
I.This week closes out our time with the Hebrew prophets and we turn our attention to Jonah. We focus first on chapter 3 of Jonah’s story. As you read this week’s Scripture, notice who all we encounter and what they … Continue reading
The focus passage in the NRSV translation can be found at –https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+18%3A1-9%2C+30-32&version=NRSV VII.As we look at this passage today, I invite you to focus on those sentences that offer some descriptions of what a righteous life might look like, Ezekiel … Continue reading
The focus passage in the NRSV translation can be found at –https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+18%3A1-9%2C+30-32&version=NRSV IV.Did you notice Ezekiel mentions a proverb that seems to have been known and repeated by the people, “The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth … Continue reading
I.This week we turn to Ezekial’s words that at once can be heard as a challenge and as a path opening to renewal of God’s covenant with the people. As you read this passage pay attention to not only what … Continue reading
This week’s passage can be found at –https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jeremiah+38%3A14-23&version=NRSV VII.The more I look at King Zedekiah and more I listen to him, the more questions I have. He seeks out the advice or better the counsel of the prophet Jeremiah. But … Continue reading