December 10, 2012 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 9:14-17 OBSERVATIONS 1. John’s disciples can’t figure out why Jesus’ followers do not do the ‘normal’ religious things that every other religious person practices, ie fasting. Jesus shows that fasting in and of itself is not the issue, but the reason for the fast. If it is a time of crisis,…
what can we do?
December 9, 2012 SCRIPTURE: Psalm 11 OBSERVATIONS 1. “When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (v.3) David is describing a tense, volatile and dangerous time, when society is collapsing into violence and evil. Would this be an apt description of our times to, when the foundations are bing destroyed? We still have…
Exodus 7:6-11:10
December 7-8, 2012 SCRIPTURE: Exodus 7:6-11:10 OBSERVATIONS What do you notice in this passage? APPLICATION What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER
Jesus in a bar?
December 6, 2012 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 9:9-13 OBSERVATIONS 1. Jesus shows up, says ‘follow me’, and Matthew leaves everything to follow Him. What would it take for this to happen? Either Matthew was compelled by God, or he was already primed for this (tired of persecution as a tax collector? hating his job and his life? shocked…
our greatest need
December 5, 2012 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 9:1-8 OBSERVATIONS 1. Jesus forgives and heals the paralyzed man because of the faith of his friends. This is encouraging for when we pray for people we love, even if they themselves cannot or do not have confidence in God.
anti-Jesus scare tactics
December 4, 2012 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 8:28-34 OBSERVATIONS 1. These guys are scary, what we would call raving lunatics, violent and dangerous. The town lived in fear of these crazy men. Jesus does them a favour by healing them. But then the incident with the pigs messes things up. They saw the two men restored, but they…
experiencing God’s power in the storm
December 2, 2012 SCRIPTURE: Matthew 8:23-27 OBSERVATIONS 1. Jesus seems quite harsh on the disciples, you of little faith! He does love them, so He probably said it in a gentle, not judging way. But who can blame them their fear of drowning. On the other hand, the picture of Jesus sleeping in the midst of…
if God seems distant, who moved?
December 1, 2012 SCRIPTURE: Psalm 10 OBSERVATIONS 1. Sometimes (often) God seems silent, distant, as if He does not exist or does not care that we are going through crisis. David says here that he feels that God is standing far off, hiding? Does God play ‘hide and seek’? Why does it feel that we are…
worship songs as teenage love songs?
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Exodus 1:1-7:5
November 30-31, 2012 SCRIPTURE: Exodus 1:1-7:5 OBSERVATIONS What do you notice in this passage? APPLICATION What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER