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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…

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…

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…

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…

April 14, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Psalm 29 OBSERVATIONS Why should the angels, and everyone (and everything) on earth praise God? Because He is so awesomely great and powerful. We know a person by what they say and do. Since we cannot see God, we can only ‘hear’ God, ie God speaks through words and actions. We do…

April 12-13, 2013 SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 27-34 OBSERVATIONS What do you notice in this passage? APPLICATIONac What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER