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Tag Archives: Ten Commandments
Sermon: Not quite the God we know
Their relationship with this God was so intimate and immediate that they could imagine God sending them quails to eat in the evening and bread in the morning (Exodus 16:13-16); they could imagine the Lord being so hurt by their rejection that God needed to be talked out of killing them. As I have said so many times this year, the religion created by the Jewish followers of Jesus is an inclusive Israel gathered from all the nations of the world. The character of the Lord in today’s story is not identical with the God we worship, but this sense of intimacy between God and God’s people is ours too. Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron, Book of Exodus, commandments, Exodus, Exodus 32:1-14,, God the character, inclusive Israel, Israelites, Moses, Ten Commandments, the Law, Torah, Year of Matthew
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Sermon: The Ten Words
And if we struggle to believe that in God’s sight we are ‘precious and lovely’, then be assured: the day will come when ‘we shall really understand what [God] means in these sweet words where he says, “All shall be well, and you shall see for yourself that all manner of things shall be well.”’ Continue reading
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Tagged C. S. Lewis, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Exodus 20:1-20, forgiveness, Freedom, Julian of Norwich, Lent, Lent 3, Psalm 19, sin, Ten Commandments, Walter Brueggemann, Year of Mark
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Sermon: When commandments bring freedom
‘It is grace to know God’s commands. They release us from self-made plans and conflicts. They make our steps certain and our way joyful.’ Continue reading
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Tagged Exodus 20:1-20, law, Psalm 19, Ten Commandments, Year of Matthew
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