Small picture, big picture Week 2 – Friday 18 March “See, just as the Lord my God has charged me, I now teach you statutes and ordinances for you to observe in the land that you are about to enter and occupy. You must observe them diligently, for this will show your wisdom and discernment to the peoples, who, when they hear all…
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Posts from March 2022 (Page 2)
Justice as shared responsibility Week 2 – Thursday 17 March “Now therefore, if you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession out of all the peoples. Indeed, the whole earth is mine, but you shall be for me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation.” Reading Exodus 19.1-8 The Israelites Reach Mount Sinai At the third new…
An eye for an eye? Week 2 – Tuesday 15 March ‘You have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also.’ Reading Leviticus 24.18-22 Anyone who kills an animal shall make restitution…
Emotional services today at both St. Philip’s and St Andrew’s, followed by a lovely party this afternoon where the team came together to say farewell to Andy with much love and appreciation from everyone. He was incredibly touched by the numerous cards and presents he was given. …
Why laws? Week 2 – Monday 14 March ‘So now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? Only to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of the Lord your God…
Remembering Egypt Week 1 – Weekend When you come to the land that the Lord will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this observance. And when your children ask you, “What do you mean by this observance?” you shall say, “It is the passover sacrifice to the Lord, for he passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt, when…
The God who transforms part 3 – Israel Week 1 – Friday 11 March “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘I am going to rain bread from heaven for you, and each day the people shall go out and gather enough for that day … On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as…
The God who transforms part 1 – Moses Week 1 – Wednesday 9 March ‘So come, I will send you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.’ But Moses said to God, ‘Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?’ He said, ‘I will be with you; and this shall be…
Lent reflections Hearing, seeing, remembering Week 1 – Tuesday 8 March “After a long time the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery, and cried out. Out of the slavery their cry for help rose up to God. God heard their groaning, and God and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God looked upon the Israelites,…
From guests to slaves Week 1 – Monday 8 March “Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. He said to his people, ‘Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more powerful than we. Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase and, in the event of war, join our enemies and fight against us…