Month: February 2020
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Amos 5 18-24
We are studying Amos 5:18-24 for Sunday, March 1 – one of the most memorable of Amos’s short prophetic speeches. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are some questions we might want to consider or discuss in class: Who is speaking in vv18-20? Who is speaking in vv21-24? Why do we think this? […]
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Grateful Sore Feet
Sore feet do not just happen overnight. It takes months of deconditioning to make possible the kind of foot-soreness that comes from actually using one’s feet for the purpose of standing and walking on them for an extended period of time, like most of the day, on a hard, flat surface, like the church kitchen […]
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Luke 11 1-13
We are studying Luke 11:1-13 for Sunday, February 23 [which will be the day after the church’s CAJUN DINNER, Saturday, 5-7 p.m.; PLEASE COME if you’re in the area!!]. The text is Luke’s version of the Lord’s Prayer, which our curriculum identifies as the “Disciples’ Prayer,” along with a parable and other teachings on prayer. […]
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Study Notes – Luke 11 1-13
We are studying Luke 11:1-13 for Sunday, February 23. This is Luke’s version of the Lord’s Prayer – we looked at Matthew’s version last week – along with some additional teachings on prayer. Or relationship with God. We’ll get to think about that. Here are some notes on the text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: We’ve turned […]
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Get New Self Talk
Some people habitually attack themselves. “What are you doing??!” “You idiot!” “Fat. Loser.” “Sometimes I wish I could tear you up in little pieces and start over from scratch you worthless …” Don’t ask me how I know this. And sometimes we can hear something entirely new in a reading from the Bible we have […]
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Matthew 6 9-15
We are studying Matthew 6:9-15 for Sunday, February 16 – the Lord’s Prayer! This is a text that most Christians, even most new Christians, will know well. Although there is a story of three hermits and the prayer that suggests that maybe not all the saints are familiar with it.[*] Anyway, some notes on the […]