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‘If God Is For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?’
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | September 5th 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 33:18-34:12‘The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms’(27): This is no guarantee of peaceful tranquillity. For Israel, there was conflict. ‘Saved by the Lord’, Israel had found true happiness. Still, read more
Oppose Book Worship!
(Mis)readings | September 5th 2008 by Karlo Mongaya
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the read more
Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof*
Ima on and off the Bima | September 5th 2008 by phyllis
Justice, O Justice,you shall pursue her always.It is a great goal.This week's Torah portion, Shoftim, reminds us that justice is our highest goal, our loftiest aspiration. It is a Torah portion full of rules -- rules for judges, rules for kings, rule read more
We Are 'In The Lord's Hands.' Let Us 'Follow In His Steps.'
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | September 4th 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 32:19-33:17Here, we have both the warning of judgment and the promise of salvation. Rebuking ‘a perverse generation’- ‘They are devious people, children who can’t be trusted’- God says, ‘I will hide My face from them’(20). W read more
The Renewal Of Our Worship
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | September 3rd 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 31:14-32:18‘Write this song, and teach it to the people of Israel’(19,22). Moses did not delay his obedience to God. ‘Write... Teach...’: God is speaking to us about the renewal of our worship. Don’t say, ‘It’s never been do read more
‘It Is The Lord Your God Who Goes With You; He Will Not Fail Yo…
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | September 2nd 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 30:1-31:13For Israel, a real turning to the Lord with ‘all the heart and soul’ involved obedience to ‘His commandments... written in this book of the law’ (30:10). We are not left wondering what God wants us to do - ‘...the Word read more
‘The Things That Are Revealed’ Are Found In ‘The Holy Scrip…
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | September 1st 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 29:1-29God has done great things for His people - ‘in the land of Egypt... in the wilderness’(2,5). Acknowledging Him to be the Lord their God, they were to live in obedience to Him (6,9). The way of obedience is the way of blessing. read more
Ask God To Make You More Holy.
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | August 31st 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 28:25-68There is nothing inevitable about the chain of events described in these verses. These are the consequences of disobedience. God is warning His people: ‘If you will not obey the voice of the Lord your God...’(28:15). Why does read more
God Blesses Us Because He Loves Us - Not Because We Are Worthy Of…
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | August 30th 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 27:11-28:24Through His strongly worded warnings, God calls us back from the way of disobedience (27:15-26;28:15-24). Through His promises of blessing, He calls us to the way of obedience, the only way to true happiness (28:1-14). God’s read more
The Call To Obedience Is Grounded In The Gift Of Salvation.
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | August 29th 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 26:1-27:10The people of Israel had a testimony. They had been redeemed by the God of love. Thankful for His love and salvation, they brought their offerings to the Lord (26:5-9). The call to obedience is grounded in the gift of salvation. read more
Let God's Love Be Your Guiding Light.
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | August 28th 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 24:1-25:19Justice for the vulnerable is grounded in God’s redemption (24:17-18). This is an important principle for us. God loves us. He has done great things for us. He cares. We are to care. Let His love be the guiding light in every read more
Don't Pretend To Be More 'Holy' Than You Really Are.
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | August 27th 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 23:1-25God sees us as we really are. He ‘looks on the heart’ as well as ‘the outward appearance’. We must live to please Him, praying, ‘Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any wi read more
‘When We Were God’s Enemies, We Were Reconciled To Him Throug…
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | August 26th 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 22:1-30Care for ‘your brother’(1-4). Our caring is not to be selective - ‘If the brother does not live near you or if you do not know who he is’(2). When Jesus says, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself’(Luke 10:27), He means much read more
We Must Be Resolute In Our Commitment To Living ‘As The Lord Ou…
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | August 25th 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 20:10-21:23The offer of ‘peace’ is made (20:10; Romans 5:1). Some refuse to ‘make peace’. They choose to ‘make war’(20:12). When the enemies of Christ and the Gospel are raging, we must be resolute in our commitment to living read more
In The Service Of The Lord, We Must Not Be ‘Fearful And Fainthe…
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | August 24th 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 19:1-20:9Justice is concerned with (a) the protection of the innocent - ‘innocent blood will not be shed in your land’(10); (b) the punishment of the guilty - ‘you must purge the evil from among you’(19). Through justice, God is t read more
Pay Careful Attention To God’s Word.
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | August 22nd 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 17:14-18:22Even the king is subject to God’s ‘law’. His supreme responsibility is this: Pay careful attention to God’s Word (17:18-20). Politically, he may be in an elevated position - a ‘king over’ others (17:14-15). Spiritua read more
Seven Wonderful Species
Ima on and off the Bima | August 22nd 2008 by phyllis
All through the book of Deuteronomy, Moses is giving his final exhortations to the people as they prepare to enter the land.If you keep God's lawsGod will bring you to the Land,and it's a Good Land.There are seven thingsthat especially grow thereand read more
Celebrating God's Love
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | August 21st 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 16:1-17:13Blessed by God, the people of Israel had much to celebrate. They had been brought out of the land of bondage. They were about to enter the land of promise. The keeping of the feasts (16:1-17) was a response to God’s love, a wa read more
In Our Worship And In The Whole Of Life, We Are To Be ‘A People…
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | August 20th 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 13:1-14:21Obedience to God involves an uncompromising attitude toward those who would lead people away from God. Those who say ‘Let us go and serve other gods’(13:2,6,13) must not be permitted to exert their evil influence on God’s read more
Through His Precious Promises And Strong Warnings, God Leads Us I…
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | August 19th 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 11:1-32God is at work among His people, teaching them many lessons. Through His precious promises and strong warnings, He leads us in the way of obedience and blessing (31-32). If we are to enjoy the Lord’s blessing, we need the whole W read more
LOST Book of the Law
Exploring Our Matrix | August 18th 2008 by James McGrath
In the episode "What Kate Did", Mr. Eko makes reference to the "Book of Law" that was found by Josiah in the temple in Jerusalem. He then reveals that he found a book, a Bible, in which was hidden what turned out to be the missing parts of the Dharma read more
‘We Will Give Ourselves Continually To Prayer And To The Minist…
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | August 18th 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 8:1-9:21The ‘wilderness’ was a place of ‘testing’. God was ‘disciplining’ His people. He was teaching them to ‘walk in His ways’(2,5-6). In the ‘wilderness’, we must remember this: ‘man does not live by bread alone.. read more
God Is Holy - Fear Him. God Is Love - Love Him.
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | August 16th 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 6:1-25‘Hear’ and ‘do’(1-3; James 1:22-25). In our obedience to God, there is to be the fear of the Lord and love for the Lord (2,5). Fear and love: the two belong together. God is holy - fear Him. God is love - love Him. This is f read more
Remember What The Lord Has Done For You, And Your Love For Him Wi…
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | August 15th 2008 by Administrator
3:1-29The promised land was near. For Moses, it was ‘so near and yet so far’. He was excluded. Together with the sadness of Moses’ exclusion, there was the joy of the people’s entrance (27-28). When we consider Moses’ sadness and the people read more
Will We Be The New Generation, ‘A New Creation In Christ?’
Kingdom Expansion Ministry Blogspot | August 14th 2008 by Administrator
Deuteronomy 1:1-46With the exception of Caleb and Joshua, the older generation - including Moses - was not to enter the land (34-38). For the new generation, there was a challenge. There must be no more failures. One wasted generation was enough. Thi read more
Deuteronomy Chapters 23 - 33
Just The Word---Please! | August 4th 2008 by King's Kid
DEUTERONOMY 23 Verses :1-6, lists those that shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; one who is wounded in the testicles; or one who is castrated. A bastard or the Ammonite or Moabite, even until the tenth generation, because they helped y read more
God’s Treasure
MaybeToday.org | July 27th 2008 by johnwgillis
A few years ago, I started teaching a unit called "Biblical Themes" in the parish Confirmation Prep program. I was given six 90-minute sessions to work with, and no curricula whatsoever. Since I was recruited for the task a mere week before c read more
Yahweh – A Moral Monster? Not According to Copan
Codex Blogspot | July 21st 2008
As I mentioned in my previous post, Yahweh – A Moral Monster?, I wanted to interact with Paul Copan’s article written in response to the views of the so-called “new atheists.” In this post I will review Copan’s article, “Is Yahweh a Moral read more
Yahweh - a Moral Monster?
Codex Blogspot | July 14th 2008
One of the biggest moral and theological challenges modern readers face when reading the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible is the brutal violence found within its pages. And if the graphic descriptions of violence perpetrated by humans upon other humans wa read more
My Times Are In Your Hands
This I Do..... | July 13th 2008 by Mike
A bird having a rest in Iceland, originally uploaded by fusiasa. My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest...Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid of terrified because of them, for the Lord God goes with you; he will never leave you read more
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