Video Segment 8 Summary (November 1, 2010 class)

Segment 8: The People Without a King

Presenters: Albert C. Outler and Richard B. Wilke

The books of Joshua and Judges describe two stages in the history of
the covenant: Joshua describes the conquest, and Judges describes the
settling of the land and the building of a covenant community under
God’s will and rule. The judges were deliverers, not lawgivers. They
brought the people back to an understanding of the covenant way of life
with God as king and ruler of Israel. Israel’s desire for a king symbolized
their false belief that they could be like other people and keep the Law as well.

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Note on this week's readings

If you have started your daily readings, you might have noticed you are reading lots of Leviticus, and it isn't the easiest read. I suggest you just skim thru the readings. The important thing is that they did the offerings, and what the offerings represent, not the details of the offerings.

Eugene.

Video Segment 7 Summary (Oct 25, 2010 class)

Host: Zan W. Holmes J.
Segment 7: When God Draws Near
Presenter: Bernhard W. Anderson

The acts of sacrifice to God as depicted in Exodus and Leviticus
must be read in the context of the whole Torah. God chooses to draw
near and dwell in the midst of a worshiping people. Our reaction to
God’s drawing near usually is an overwhelming awareness of unworthiness.
Sacrifices express God’s readiness to forgive, to cleanse, to restore.
God provides the means of “at-one-ment” so that a sinful people may be
accepted in the presence of the holy God. Christ’s sacrifice on the cross
fulfills and completes the meaning of the priestly sacrificial system of
the Old Testament. In the Lord’s Supper, or Holy Communion, the Christian
community acts out its conviction that Jesus’ sacrifice offers cleansing
and at-one-ment with God.

October 18 class

Note that next Monday is the third Monday of the month, so United Methodist Men meets in Fellowship Hall at 7:30 pm. So we need to be done by 7:30 pm. Ideally, we will start promptly at 6 pm (or a little after), so we can complete our session by 7:30 pm.

thanks,

Eugene.

Numbers 6:24-27

Numbers 6:24-26 (New International Reader's Version)


" ' "May the Lord bless you
and take good care of you.
May the Lord smile on you
and be gracious to you.
May the Lord look on you with favor
and give you his peace." '

the Shema

Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (New International Version)

4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. [a] 5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

Video Segment 6 Summary (Oct 18, 2010 class)

Host: Zan W. Holmes Jr.
Segment 6: God Sends the Law
Presenter: Randall M. Falk

The Ten Commandments continue to speak with freshness and integrity.
Most of the commandments start with a no because they describe kinds
of conduct that will destroy life in community. In their negative
statements, the Ten Commandments show aspects of life that ruin our
lives if we do them. As a collection, they are without parallel. We need
both the guidance stated as negatives in the Ten Commandments and the
positive counsel of the New Testament.

Session 5 class

thanks to all who came out. I think we had a good discussion.

Video Segment 5 Summary (Oct 11, 2010 class)

Host: Zan W. Holmes Jr.
Segment 5: God Hears The Cry
Presenter: Randall M. Falk

"Passover has both agricultural and historical significance. Coming at the season of wheat harvest, it is a thanksgiving for the gifts of the earth. Historically, it commemorates the liberation of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt and their journey to the Promised Land. Passover is celebrated with a ritual dinner called the Seder, a family time in which questions are used to tell children of this historical event: Why is this night different from all other nights? The Last Supper of Jesus and his disciples may have been the Seder meal."

Next class October 11

I will be out of town next class. :-( but I'll post my comments on here when I get a chance!!

Exodus 4:24

This caught my eye:

24 On the way to Egypt, Moses stopped for the night. There the Lord met him and was about to kill him.

Ricci, this latest layout is not displaying well at all for me. The stuff on the left side blocks the view of the posts.

kids in church

...just for fun, a friend emailed this to me and i thought i would share

3-year-old Reese :
'Our Father: Who farts in heaven?
Harold is His name.
Amen.'
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A little boy was overheard praying:
'Lord, if you can't make me a better boy, don't worry about it.
I'm having a real good time like I am.'


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After the christening of his baby brother in church,
Jason sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car.
His father asked him three times what was wrong.
Finally, the boy replied,
'That preacher said he wanted us brought up in a Christian home,
but I wanted to stay with you guys.'


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One particular four-year-old prayed,
'And forgive us our trash baskets
as we forgive those who put trash in our baskets.'


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A Sunday school teacher asked her children as they
were on the way to church service,
'And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?'
One bright little girl replied,
'Because people are sleeping.'


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A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin 5,
and Ryan 3.
The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake.
Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson.
'If Jesus were sitting here, He would say,
'Let my brother have the first pancake, I can wait.'
Kevin turned to his younger brother and said,
' Ryan , you be Jesus !'


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A father was at the beach with his children
when the four-year-old son ran up to him,
grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore
where a seagull lay dead in the sand.
'Daddy, what happened to him?' the son asked.
'He died and went to Heaven,' the Dad replied.
The boy thought a moment and then said,
'Did God throw him back down?'
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A wife invited some people to dinner.
At the table, she turned to their six-year-old daughter and said,
'Would you like to say the blessing?'
'I wouldn't know what to say,' the girl replied..
'Just say what you hear Mommy say,' the wife answered
The daughter bowed her head and said,
'Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?'

class

I am really looking forward to class tonight. Great stories this session. =) Anyone else looking forward to class?

"Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservations." - Elton Trueblood