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God’s will is identical with his being, his wisdom, his goodness, and with all his attributes. And it is for this reason that man’s heart and mind can rest in that will, for it is the will not of blind fate, incalculable fortune, or dark energy of nature, but of an omnipotent God and merciful Father”…

What are you doing here? Repeated question Out of my comfort zone learning lots of things Information vs. Experience Getting to know people Passion, gentleness, determination, mana Experiences I’ve never had before Tangata whenua side of powhiri sharing in the kitchen, and in the laundry making friends…

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Breaking camp is about being action oriented. Its about remembering to always be striving to grow and mature in Christ. It is about having our goals and desires in the will of God and not becoming comfortable with yesterdays experiences and not moving forward. There is nothing wrong with yesterdays experiences…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Deuteronomy 16:8-21:9 REVIEW This is our fifth message from Devarim- Deuteronomy elle-ha deverim = these are the words Picture of Journey An 11 day journey that lasted 40 years Reason why the journeys are moments and opportunities to learn The first generation that came out of Egypt was “thick headed”…

Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 REVIEW We completed the book of Bamidbar - in the wilderness / Numbers From that book, we will continue to speak about common themes in Deuteronomy/ Devarim Distorted Thinking Today very predominant We talked about the prophetic significance of the Golden Calf - idolatry We will…

15 “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen— 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name,…

Evening 18 June 2023

The Scales of Justice What does it take to convict a man of guilt? We weigh the actions and motives of a person against the weight of the law. If we want to be able to judge people with dignity and equity we must choose which law we will judge by very carefully. Where do we find such a law? Does it come…

What Good is the Past? Lessons learned Won’t make that mistake again An opportunity for growth Faithfulness of God What God brought into our lives to teach us What God spared us from though we deserve it As we begin our study of the book of Deuteronomy we enter into it with a desire to learn from those…

Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 In our previous Torah portion we talked about Moses feeling tired, perhaps even angry How can I alone bear your problems and your burdens and your complaints? Moses had to establish lines of command through the tribes to organize…

Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 Devarim defined in different ways. Consider 3 These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side of the Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain opposite Suph, between Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.…

The Cost of Disobedience I’m going to begin with reading our passage for this morning, which is a little bigger chunk of scripture than I normally preach on, but it is a long narrative so I will read the whole thing and then we will get into finding some lessons in it. In case you missed the last week…

Organizing God’s People Last week, we looked at the very beginning of the book of Deuteronomy. We talked about the need and value of studying these books of the Old Testament. While people often want something new and innovative, God has laid down in scripture guidance for life that continues to be applicable…

A man named Stanley went to a psychiatrist and said: "Doc, I've got trouble. Every time I get into bed, I think there's somebody under it. I get under the bed, I think there's somebody on top of it. Top, under, top, under ... you gotta help me, I'm going crazy!" "Just put yourself in my hands for two…

When Jenelle and I were dating, at that time I worked for my dad, and part of my job was to visit local car dealerships and hadn out business cards and desk calendars and that sort of thing in way of marketing so that the car dealers maybe would send some business our way. Jenelle was with me one day…

Our Scripture lesson this morning is Deuteronomy 1:19-2:1. Before I read our Scripture lesson this morning, I want to remind you of where we are in Moses’ sermon. This first address, consisting of Deuteronomy 1:6-4:44, is a recounting of Israel’s dealing with God up until now. The purpose of this section…

The book of Deuteronomy consists of one sermon divided into three addresses. The sermon was divided into three addresses because it extended to a whole day of worship. The first address was given in the morning, followed by a lunch break. The second and longest address was given in the afternoon and…

Deuteronomy from a deeper perspective

“No!” “You can’t!” “It won’t work!” “There is no way.” “We took a vote.” How do you hear it? Do these words give you a sense of victory, or do they give you a sense of defeat? It may depend on whether you’re the one hearing them or the one saying them. Either way the source of these words can often be…

We’ve been moving through CASKET EMPTY, and I don’t want us to lose sight of why we’re doing that. The whole idea of Casket Empty is to recognize God’s redemptive story throughout the Old Testament. Many have wondered did God create the world and then just leave it to run itself, and what we see throughout…

If we’re honest we’re always somewhere on the scale between belief and unbelief. I’ve shared with you many times the Father’s exclamation from Mark 9 when he brings his son to Jesus and asks him to heal him, “if he can.” Jesus responds: And Jesus said to him, “ ‘If you can’! All things are possible for…

I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking…