Life Worship Notes “You shall not murder.” Exodus 20:13 Do Not Kill The notes in my Bible state the key word in this sixth of the Ten Commandments translates appropriately as either murder or kill. A quick survey of popular Bible translations shows a slight preference for murder over kill, but both are used. While … Continue reading Do Not Kill
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Honor Your Father and Mother
Honor Your Father and Mother “Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.” Exodus 20:12 The first four of the Ten Commandments address our relationship to God. We will have no gods before our God, we will not make … Continue reading Honor Your Father and Mother
Keep the Sabbath Holy
Life Worship Notes—February 13, 2104 “Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work…For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that … Continue reading Keep the Sabbath Holy
Wrongful Use of the Name
Life Worship Notes—February 6, 2104 “You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.” Exodus 20:7 Names have power. Names describe what something is and is not, and they limit the perceived essence of the named. For example, the … Continue reading Wrongful Use of the Name
A Jealous God
Life Worship Notes—January 30, 2104 “You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your … Continue reading A Jealous God
No Other Gods Before Me
Life Worship Notes—January 23, 2104 “Then the Lord God spoke all these words: 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.” Exodus 20:1-3 No Other Gods Before Me When I was an adolescent, there … Continue reading No Other Gods Before Me
The Ten Commandments
Life Worship Notes—January 16, 2104 “Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke, because the Lord had descended upon it in fire; the smoke went up like the smoke of a kiln, while the whole mountain shook violently. As the blast of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses would speak and God would answer him … Continue reading The Ten Commandments
A Spiritual Void
Life Worship Notes—January 9, 2104 “For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to … Continue reading A Spiritual Void
It had to be Late December
Life Worship Notes—January 2, 2104 “So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 It is January 1 as I type this note. I look out the window on a cold, colorless day. The sky is an oppressive grey, the … Continue reading It had to be Late December
The Favor of God
Life Worship Notes—December 26, 2013 “And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant.’” Luke 1:46-48a This passage from Luke is the beginning of one of the most widely read scripture passages during the Christmas season. … Continue reading The Favor of God
Contemplating Grace 