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THIS WEEK’S READINGS
Jan 11: Job 29-31
Jan 12: Job 32-34
Jan 13: Job 35-37
Jan 14: Job 38-39
Jan 15: Job 40-42
Jan 16: Gen 12-15
Jan 17: Gen 16-18
Jan 18: Gen 19-21

NOTES ON JOB 29-42
·         If you have wearied of the speeches in Job, take heart – they are coming to an end!  Chapters 29-31 give Job’s final defense.  [...]

The Urgency of the Present by bob

January 10th, 2010

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(The following are excerpts from a 1948 sermon Dr. Harry D. Althouse preached at the Massanetta Springs Bible Conference.  Found in our cornerstone, the sermon seems especially appropriate as we begin a new year.)
“Our Master’s life was a busy life.  On one occasion, He restored the sight of a blind man and referred to this [...]

Is This Boat Safe? by bob

January 10th, 2010

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Being in the storm is nothing like anticipating it.
Genesis 7:11-24
January 10, 2010
Safety audit
It’s one thing to take a hundred years building a boat the height and width of this sanctuary but three times as long.  You build it based on God’s instructions, and you fully expect that it will keep you, your family, and the [...]

THIS WEEK’S READINGS
Jan 4: Job 1-5
Jan 5: Job 6-9
Jan 6: Job 10-13
Jan 7: Job 14-16
Jan 8: Job 17-20
Jan 9: Job 21-23
Jan 10: Job 24-28
Jan 11: Job 29-31

NOTES ON JOB 1-28

Join me Wednesday, January 6, at 5:15 PM in the Althouse Room when I will overview the whole Bible’s story in about 30 minutes. 

Starting Over by bob

January 3rd, 2010

No Responses

If God wanted to do a new thing, would he include me in his plans?
Genesis 6:5-18
January 3, 2010
Snow days
About two weeks ago, on the day following December’s 7” snowfall, I officiated at a wedding where both partners had been married previously – one partner more than once.  During the “charge to the bride and groom,” [...]