"Prayer is not only appropriate when we have much to say to God either in thanksgiving or with our requests. Prayer is also appropriate when we have nothing to say, when our thanks languishes in our hearts and our requests have become numb through disappointment or delay. When we are in such circumstances, our prayers will not be elegant, but they can be powerful, for they come as a heart-cry to the God who alone can bring hope and salvation."
From "Seize the Day (with Dietrich Bonhoeffer): A 365 Day Devotional" (for September 30)
by Charles R. Ringma.
Disciple One: Because each One of us is called to be a Disciple
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Video Segment 4 Summary (Oct 4, 2010 class)
Segment 4: The Called People
Presenter: Randall M. Falk
God’s call and God’s covenant always go together. The rainbow is the sign of God’s universal covenant for the preservation of life. The twofold covenant with Abraham, the covenant of circumcision and of land, bound the people to God in service and enabled them to live in peace and freedom. The covenant of Torah provided the way of living in service to God and fellow human beings through the moral and ethical law. Jews understand they are a people
chosen not for special privilege but to transmit God’s moral law to future generations.
Presenter: Randall M. Falk
God’s call and God’s covenant always go together. The rainbow is the sign of God’s universal covenant for the preservation of life. The twofold covenant with Abraham, the covenant of circumcision and of land, bound the people to God in service and enabled them to live in peace and freedom. The covenant of Torah provided the way of living in service to God and fellow human beings through the moral and ethical law. Jews understand they are a people
chosen not for special privilege but to transmit God’s moral law to future generations.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Theme Verse for Session 4: The Called People
"I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.... and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." - Genesis 12:2-3
9/27/2010 Session
I thought we had an excellent class last night (once we got started, sorry about the delay in getting started). Thank you all for doing your reading and coming prepared.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Labeling posts
You might notice that there is a "Labels" section on the upper right side of the blog. I figured that for stuff we post relating to specific sessions that we might want to reference easy later, just put "Session #" in the "Labels for this post" box, then we can use the "Labels" section to get to all the posts relating to a particular session.
Session 3: More info
I found some interesting definitions of some of the theological concepts that arise from the Scripture readings for this session:
The Fall - The transition of the first humans from a state of innocent obedience to God, to a state of guilty disobedience to God.
Original Sin - The condition of sin that marks all humans as a result of Adam's first act of disobedience.
Sinful Nature of Man - The tendency for man to disobey God.
Free Will - The freedom to make choices to do good or evil.
Confession - The acknowledgement of sin.
Repentance - Implies sin, sorrow for it and a changed attitude towards God about it.
The Fall - The transition of the first humans from a state of innocent obedience to God, to a state of guilty disobedience to God.
Original Sin - The condition of sin that marks all humans as a result of Adam's first act of disobedience.
Sinful Nature of Man - The tendency for man to disobey God.
Free Will - The freedom to make choices to do good or evil.
Confession - The acknowledgement of sin.
Repentance - Implies sin, sorrow for it and a changed attitude towards God about it.
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