RoboPreacher

on the body that i'm in when the put me in the ground A sermon on Nathan's sermon to King David : After putting it off for too long, we finally got around to moving the last remaining artifacts at old Trinity.   Although I must say, we’re still engaging in a bit of dithering . There remain artifacts that need to be claimed and relocated. We’re also probably trying to hold on to a few too many items that would be better left parted with in the sure and certain hope of the resurrection.   And I know it’s hard . But if you’ve been dragging your feet, I must tell you, the time is here . Say your goodbyes . Arrange a time to drop by old Trinity. Say some prayers . Give thanks . Reminiscence. Shed a tear . Claim an artifact. Take the one you claimed home, for heaven’s sake! Yes, this will bring up a lot of emotions —maybe some you’ve been trying to avoid . But trust me, you’ll be thankful you faced these feelings when the demolition forever turns that page in our history...

in the old king james version We’re going to spend a little time with the Old Testament . Time with the Bible is always well spent. For those of us who place our trust in Jesus, though, it is especially important to to familiarize ourselves with the Old Testament.  After all, Jesus was Jewish; he understood his mission in light of what we call the Old Testament (which, for him it was just called “the Bible”). Of course it all begins with Eden , God’s perfect creation. Not long into the story, though, Sin rears its ugly head, and Eden is lost . The rest of the story, is the story of God repairing creation; of God getting this world back to what was intended at Eden. To do this, God chooses a wandering Armenian; Abraham. You remember, “Father Abraham, had many sons; and many sons had father Abraham.” It turns out that, for no reason other than the God you worship is an electing God, God chooses Abraham for the project of restoration. And to do this, God makes ...