The college class at Central Church of Christ continued our study of Deuteronomy this Sunday. We focused on chapter 11.
In this chapter, Moses reminds his people again of who God is and how good God has been to them. He encourages them to be faithful to their covenant with their God after they enter the [...]
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Pass It On
Posted in Bible, Deuteronomy, religion, tagged Bible, children, Deuteronomy, Moses on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Concern About Abuse
Posted in Uncategorized on June 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In my sermon Sunday morning, I briefly mentioned abuse in my childhood. Today someone expressed to me some concern about it, so let me offer a short note of clarification.
The abuse was NOT inflicted on me by either of my parents, nor was it their fault in any way. They would NEVER do anything remotely [...]
Basis for Ethics
Posted in Bible, Deuteronomy, religion, tagged Bible, Decalogue, Deuteronomy, ethics, God, Ten Commandments on June 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This Sunday morning, before I preached in the worship assembly (see last post), I led the college Bible class in the second session of our series on Deuteronomy. We looked at the text of Deuteronomy 5:1-6:3, the third biblical appearance of the Decalogue (Ten Commandments). At least three interesting aspects attract me to this passage.
First, [...]
How to Hide from God
Posted in Bible, Sermon, religion, tagged Central Church of Christ, God, Psalm 139, sermon on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This Sunday morning, God blessed me with another opportunity to preach for Central Church of Christ in Spartanburg. For a few days, I had been fighting some sort of sickness with plenty of congestion, and I had been ill enough on Friday that I had thought I might not be able to preach on Sunday. [...]
An Ancient Retirement Speech
Posted in Bible, Deuteronomy, religion, tagged Bible, Deuteronomy, God, Moses on June 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
That’s what the biblical book of Deuteronomy is–an ancient retirement speech. More precisely, it is Moses’ farewell address to his people, the Israelites, before they enter the Promised Land. He will not enter the Promised Land. He will die before they reach that land, and his assistant, Joshua, will lead them. As Moses delivers his [...]
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