John 6
No one can come to God unless God draws him. Does He pick and choose? Some scholars from throughout the ages believe that God decides who to shower with this special grace. It follows then, that only those people can become Christians. Is it possible that we won’t be “selected for heaven”?
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Leviticus 19 – 21
(Friday)
So you may have noticed in your reading program a slight glitch in the days numbered, well, not sure how that happened (actually it has to do with formulas in excel) so you can take a break – if you want, or you can just re- assign the correct dates. I will have new programs for you on Sunday and in a short while, the reading program will be available on our website.
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Luke 9
I wonder why Jesus told the disciples not to take any spare clothes, money or even a walking stick? I suppose it was because the absence of those things made them more likely to stop in towns and look for assistance. For most of us, asking for help is hard to do.
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Leviticus 16 – 18
(Thursday)
The Day of Atonement. We read today about how God has made provisions for His people to atone for their sins. (Atoning in case you are wondering – is about making amends for – saying you’re sorry). So God provides a way out. The priest was to present two goats before the Tent of Meeting and by casting lots,
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Mark 6
In this passage you could almost feel sorry for poor Herod Antipas, who was tricked into beheading someone he respected. Don’t bother. The whole family is a real piece of work. Here’s what I understand about them.
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Leviticus 14 – 15
February 17, 2016 (Wednesday)
In our reading for today, we learn a lot about how to take care of the person with a skin disease. Some skin diseases were temporary and the person after a week or so could be pronounced “clean” and allowed to enter back into the community and worship.
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Leviticus 11 – 13
February 16, 2016 (Tuesday)
Do you remember your mom (or maybe Grandmother) ever saying… cleanliness is next to godliness? It seems like we like to be clean. We just had a “kitchen inspection” here at the church and those things are all about cleanliness and providing sanitary conditions. Doctors and nurses learned decades
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Matthew 14
Have you ever had one of those days when you just wanted to be left alone? Wouldn’t it be nice once in a while to completely “unplug” from all your daily demands and your routine and just spend a little quiet time by yourself?
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Leviticus 8 – 10
February 15, 2016 (Monday)
In today’s reading there seems to be a lot of rules and regulations to follow and I think it can be very confusing for us to understand what it all means. There is always order to what God commands
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Matthew 10
It would be easy to feel like God loves the Jews more than the rest of us, since He tells His disciples to go only to the Jews. “God’s chosen people”. Aren’t the rest of us chosen as well?
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