Ephesians 4:25-5:2 and John 6:35, 41-51 This week Dan Selock will present Ephesians 4:25-5:2 and John 6:35, 41-51.  “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” And, “I am the bread of life.  Whoever comes to me will never…

Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15, Ephesians 4:1-16, John 6:24-35 Granger brings a word.

Titus 1:5-2:8, The elders of the church that are described in Titus sound great, don’t they? Trilby wants to know if they actually exist. I will remind you at this point that in 1915 (as recorded in the minutes) there were no suitable elders to elect in this congregation. The language here is important. Elders should. And yes, they should. Are they?…

A 5 Page Paper First of all, there’s only 3 chapters in Habakkuk. Talk to Trilby about why we have this passage for today. In general Habakkuk is a short book, and a simple book. It is a plaintive call from a prophet and priest who wants to know why God stands by and lets bad things happen.  Why so short? It…

Habakkuk 4:7-12 Before Trilby told me why she wanted to hear about this passage, I had my own thoughts. Since it isn’t actually a Scriptural passage, I thought about all the things that people think are in Scripture that aren’t. After all, God helps those who help themselves. This, too, shall pass. Spare the rod, spoil the child. God works in mysterious…

The book of Hosea is one that most of us aren’t incredibly familiar with. The Wednesday morning group tackled it as part of their study of the Old Testament prophets. The word of God that comes to Hosea isn’t polite, it isn’t clean, it isn’t easy. Hosea ends up living out the broken relationship of God and God’s people in his own…

Jeremiah 28:1-11 (12-17) In the 28th chapter of Jeremiah, there is a conflict between 2 prophets. Jeremiah and Hananiah go toe to toe and prophecy to prophecy. If you’ve never heard of Hananiah, then you already know who ‘won.’ Jeremiah responds to a prophecy from Hananiah that things will all be the same as it was before (back to normal) by defeating…

Nahum 2:1-13 Nahum is a prophet who only appears in his own book. He prophecies destruction against Nineveh and Assyria, in a marked contrast to the book of Jonah. We certainly hear the tone of Jonah the prophet in the words of Nahum. This book fits the context of Jonah, and Habakkuk. Here Nahum describes an attack on Nineveh, or perhaps how…

I Kings 9:1-9 Covenant is a key part of the story of God and humanity. There are times when the covenant is unconditional – God will do this thing regardless of what we do; and times when the covenant is conditional – if the people are faithful then God will do this thing. This passage focuses on a conversation between God and…