A Covenant Is Not A Contract
Genesis 39 Last summer we studied together the United Church of Christ’s Statement of Faith, which includes the affirmation that God promises to all who trust forgiveness of sins and […]
Tag: Genesis
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Belonging Shapes Behavior
Genesis 11:27-12:9 Each year in September as we study the Bible together on Sunday mornings, we go all the way back to the beginning, to the book of Genesis, and […]
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Violence Never Fixes Violence
Noah and the Flood, Genesis 6–9 This morning we are beginning a new journey in studying the Bible. For most of the year I follow the Narrative Lectionary, which is […]
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The GenerUSity of Attendance
Genesis 28:10-22 I am the kind of person who likes to underline and make notes in books. Some people don’t like to do that, especially in the Bible, but I […]
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Facing Our Heritage of Biblical Violence
Guest Preacher: The Rev. Jon R. Powers Genesis 21:1-3; 22:1-14 Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. Sarah became pregnant and bore […]
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Let There Be Light
Genesis 1:1–2:4a We had some tech trouble this morning and there’s no audio until about minute 24. Michael Newcomb is talking about our “doing justice” in the next several months […]
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God Calls: creation
Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Marshall Cook Deuteronomy 30:15-20 (Testify, week 2) The Bible is the foundation of our faith. I’m always amused by the reactions of children to many of […]
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Roller Coasters and Divine Jujitsu
Exodus 37 – 50 / The Joseph Saga There are really only two types of people in the world: people who like roller coasters and people who don’t. Who likes […]
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God’s Promise to Abram and Sarai
Genesis 15 Genesis is a book of origin stories, especially the first 11 chapters. These are stories not primarily about HOW things happened in the past (although we read them […]
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“The Fall” is Good News
Genesis 3 Each autumn, after Labor Day, as a church we turn our hearts and minds back to the Old Testament and begin another journey through the Bible. From now […]