Judges 2:6-3:6 Judges 2:11-17 – 11 And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals. 12 And they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods, from...
Judges 1:1-2:5 Judges 2:1-5 – Now the angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up from Egypt and brought you into the land that I swore to give to your fathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you, 2 and...
Psalm 42:1-11 As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? 3 My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to...
Introduction: some years ago, I was at a wedding of a close friend of mine, while Catriona was at a wedding of a close friend of hers. Inconveniently, our two close friends hadn’t co-ordinated very well, and put their weddings on the same day. The one...
Psalm 95:1-11 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! 2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! 3 For the Lord is a great God, and a great...
Psalm 8:1-9 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. 3 When I look at your heavens,...
Psalms 73 1 Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. 2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. 3 For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4...
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Exodus 3:1-12 [Intro - What’s the problem? Our contemporary cultural context] The story of the Burning Bush One of the most famous stories coming out of the Bible The problem with familiarity… We become indifferent We become apathetic Perhaps, one of the reasons many of us have grown cold in our...