Early February we will begin a new 3-4 week online Bible Study called: The Jesus Challenge: 21 Days of Loving God and Loving Others by Justin LaRosa. Watch for future announcements. The online description follows. I pray you will take this 21-day challenge! Our culture seems to be busier and […]
Biblical Storytelling by Adelphi Presbyterian Church
The Nativity Story – The Birth of Jesus What an amazing job you did as you learned a verse and shared it on video. Add to your risk of trying something new, the creative technology abilities of Ulung and you have you: toddlers, preschoolers, children, youth, and adults telling the […]
SUMMARY OF BIBLE STUDY ON SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2020
Leader: Anna Che Anna directed our attention to Psalm 91 and read through the entire psalm for us. She made the following points: God is our Protector. v.11 – Angels take care of us; we must ask for angels to be assigned to us each morning and when leaving the […]
Stillness – A way to be present to God
Last month I shifted away from our central gospel phrase “A Baptism of Repentance for the Forgiveness of Sin” and moved towards the topic of prayer. I would like to stay focused on prayer for at least a few months because I think it is something that is far broader […]
“The Danger and the Promise” Psalm 121
God’s hope for creation is Peace, and fear gets in the way of that peace, that shalom, that wholeness. The Psalms help confront the fear that gets in the way of that peace, and helps all best discern the will of God. This is a Psalm about mountains, and […]
The Word of God Etched Upon the Heart, Part II- Psalm 42: The Wicked and the Righteous
Finding Peace in the Will of God, connecting with God on an emotional level, uniting with God, finding the will of God. These goals can be achieved in reading the psalms, reading them as a spiritual discipline, where over time the reader is drawn into a deeper relationship with God, […]
The Word of God Etched Upon the Heart, Part I- Psalm 1: The Wicked and the Righteous
As the introduction, the forward, the preface to the whole of the psalms, Psalm one instructs the reader of the purpose of reciting the psalms: To find Peace in the will of God. Before we get to far into the psalms, there are some risks and realities associated with […]
Day 24: Luke 9:51-10:12
here is the link for today’s reading: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=324577034 On the Road to Jerusalem 9:51 This is a major shift in Luke’s narrative, the Galilean ministry is over, the time has come, and Jesus is headed towards Jerusalem. It is important to note this shift and to pay attention in the ways […]
Day 23: Luke 9:37-50
here is the link to today’s text: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=324292044 Possessed Boy 9:37-43 A couple of things happen here that are worth paying attention to. First off, this occurs before Jesus has time to do anything as he descends the mountain. Secondly is that the disciples could not heal this particular boy. Jesus […]
Day 22: Luke 9:10-36
here is the link to today’s reading: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=324024463 Feeding of the 5000 9:10-17 Although Jesus is attempting to get some time to himself, he welcomes the crowds and teaches them. At the end of the day the disciples tell him he has to disperse the crowd, and Jesus responses to them saying […]