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VII.In the Scripture passage we read this week, what did Isaiah see and hear in his day that led him to believe the people were not on the path of covenant life with God? Maybe we could make a list. … Continue reading
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This week’s Scripture can be read at –https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua%205%3A13-6%3A5%2C%2015-16%2C%2020&version=NRSV VII.Let’s take some time to slowly and deliberately go back to the first part of this passage and as best we can enter the scene and even try to visualize it as … Continue reading
Here is a link to this week’s focal passage and some of the preceding text to give us some more background –https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+4%3A3-42&version=NRSV V.The other day I asked us to think about what these folk bring to this incident and what … Continue reading
Take some time to reread the passage a couple of times –https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%202%3A1-2%2C%207-15&version=NRSV;CEB;NET IV.This passage opens for us a way to notice that the same event, the same piece of history is seen by different folk in very different ways. It … Continue reading
I.As we approach the fourth Sunday of Advent, we have as our Scripture focus the arrival of the “wise men.” While we have Christmas hymns that call these men “kings,” they were more likely of a class of scholars or … 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
VI.Where is the sustaining power and strength for the servant(s). Look over the passage and notice what it tells us about the “God, The Lord.” Even from the first sentences we begin to draw a picture of the God Isaiah … Continue reading
IV. As Malachi addresses the priests, notice how he describes what is involved in giving “glory to my name.” “ … that my covenant with Levi may hold.” The priests are challenged for their failure to both provide instruction to … Continue reading
VIII.Can we agree the prophet wants the people to have no uncertainty that their festivals, assemblies, offerings, sacrifices, songs and music do nothing to move God. All the things they might count on as proper religious activities are worthless. What … Continue reading
I. This week we hear Jesus give some practical and concrete examples of what he thinks “religion” is about. We hear him mention “practicing your piety.” I guess “piety” is about religion? After you read through this passage several times … Continue reading