Now interestingly enough, in our Old Testament lesson, it says that God sent serpents among the whining people—at first, that sounds kind of vengeful. It sounds like God was so fed up with the people he just was going to send serpents and give them some pain just like they were giving him some pain, but I don't think that was the point of it, and I don't think that's really the way that God operates. Don't we sometimes have consequences that move people in the right direction? And, in fact, isn't it that consequences that often move us the right way? Now what I want you to know today is that even when there are consequences for our actions, God does not always remove those consequences. God often provides a way for us. And he does it because he loves us.
TRADITIONAL WORSHIP | MAR 14
COVENANTS | THE BRONZE SERPENT
March 14, 2021
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As we go through life, there are certain memories that we want to hold on to, things we will never forget. It might be the day that somebody special first said those three words, “I love you.” It might be the day you bought your first car. Today we read the prophet’s words saying that God is going to give us a new covenant and that we would know his teachings, and they would be written on our heart. So, what does that mean? Is that a special memory that will carry throughout our lives? Well, that’s part of it.
TRADITIONAL WORSHIP | MAR 21
March 14, 2021
As we go through life, there are certain memories that we want to hold on to, things we will never forget. It might be the day that somebody special first said those three words, “I love you.” It might be the day you bought your first car. Today we read the prophet’s words saying that God is going to give us a new covenant and that we would know his teachings, and they would be written on our heart. So, what does that mean? Is that a special memory that will carry throughout our lives? Well, that’s part of it.
REJOICE! WORSHIP | MAR 14
March 14, 2021
Now interestingly enough, in our Old Testament lesson, it says that God sent serpents among the whining people—at first, that sounds kind of vengeful. It sounds like God was so fed up with the people he just was going to send serpents and give them some pain just like they were giving him some pain, but I don't think that was the point of it, and I don't think that's really the way that God operates. Don't we sometimes have consequences that move people in the right direction? And, in fact, isn't it that consequences that often move us the right way? Now what I want you to know today is that even when there are consequences for our actions, God does not always remove those consequences. God often provides a way for us. And he does it because he loves us.