April 22, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 22:41-46 OBSERVATIONS David knows that He is not the one who will ultimately restore Israel. In 2 Samuel 7:11-16 God tells David that he will not build the temple, but one of his sons will build the temple and establish his kingdom. This kingdom will last forever. David knows that this ‘still to…
Author: Norm
Dedicated to praising God
April 21, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Psalm 30 OBSERVATIONS This is David’s testimony, a song written to inspire people to praise God. He tells his story, how in a time when he was sick and dying, he cried out to God and God came through. God turned things around for Him, from grief to joy, from misery to…
Joshua 1-5
April 19-20, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Joshua 1-5 OBSERVATIONS What do you notice in this passage? APPLICATION What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER
Just a hop?
My stubborn heart
April 18, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 22:34-40 OBSERVATIONS More testing for Jesus. This was a multiple choice question, the Jews figured there were 613 commandments in the Law of Moses. How do you reduce that many commands down to one? But Jesus knows the heart of the Law, for He knows the heart of God. He knows that…
God in a box?
Haven’t got a clue!
April 17, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 22:23-33 OBSERVATIONS The Law of Moses had it’s own system of support for widows. It may strike us as troubling (it does me), but in that time, in that culture, it was effective. See the story of Ruth for how it worked. The person who married the widow was a kinsmen…
love your neighb-emies
Lord of lords!
April 16, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 22:15-22 OBSERVATIONS Notice how crafty the Pharisees are, listen to their honey-lipped fangs, “we know you are a man of honor. You teach the way of God truthfully. You don’t let others tell you what to do or say. You don’t care how important they are.” Men without honor calling Jesus…
The kingdom of God is a Party
April 15, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 22:1-14 The exciting reality of God’s kingdom on earth is available to all. The problem is that some people do not care, others do not want it. Still others accept it but only halfheartedly (not changing for it). There’s a second message. The first invitees are the Jews, the ‘anyone you…