November isn’t all that safe either. God will utterly destroy those that come against us, 2. was he found among thieves? Last spring about ten or so of us had the great privilege of going over to Menchaca Elementary School on the day when the first graders got to come to the library to pick out their books. 1. We are living memorials to Jesus’ efforts. His love is amazing considering our nature and disobedience, 2. The lost will be tormented by their own memories of lost opportunity. He will judge with an everlasting judgment, 1. The child is under no obligation to the stranger. It is extremely urgent that you make a pick-up immediately. Moses, Pt. David’s story is long and convoluted. For was not Israel a derision to you? But, if we really put our minds to it, if we give it our full and urgent attention, if we really want an answer -- we cannot help but hear the voice of the the Son of the Most High telling us that eternal life is to be with God. No more high places and pesky idols. Zechariah the prophet alleged, “For whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye.” (Zech 2:8) God serves a powerful warning to the world that He is tender and jealous in His love and affection for those who belong to Him. And she read me Alice in Wonderland. In the apple of her eye. That you give to the plate but don’t want anybody to know what you give. He sent him to the home of Jesse, who had eight sons. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this one." Lewis once said, "If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. I think that’s what it would feel like to have a clean heart. Just that we don’t have any proof outside the Bible itself. Let me use the scripture to demonstrate how great is God’s love for His people. They saw the joy we were experiencing by giving these books away. To be the apple of God’s eye! Sunflowers, Sparrows, and Salt. After the dark and bloody era of the Judges God relented to the appeals of his people for a king, and the prophet Samuel anointed Saul. D. Personally, I think He loves us so much because we are His kids! What’s more, a believer can read both testaments and see God’s loving nature plain as day! There is enmity on the part of the world for us – though we mean no man harm. Subscribers, please log-in. His love is that of a jealous parent, II. They had excellent manners as they chose books about vampires, (very cuddly looking vampires), sharks, Strawberry Shortcake, Amelia Bedelia, and Clifford the Big Red Dog. David was the apple of God’s eye. I. God’s Esteem Of His People. Moses, Pt. I’m going to try to encapsulate it or maybe just hit the high points – and low points – for our focus today. His loyalty to His people is unquestioned, unending and unsurpassed. WEB: For wasn't Israel a derision to you? Rush to the office of..." At that moment, a giant city garbage truck rumbled by, drowning out the rest of the instruction. Nonnie loved me like nobody’s business and she looked at me like nobody else did. His love has lead Him to make promises, B. was he found among thieves? A. Tell them you gave electronically and the computer ate your contribution. Men will try to hide and will beg for death, 2. -1 And she had a room full of crafts. Jesus defined eternal life in present terms. Pardon proves we are His children. She loved me like nobody’s business. He danced before the Ark of the Covenant, can’t you just see him? Julia E. Bland. I’m guessing you could be very creative and come up with more than twelve. That does not mean that Abraham and Moses and Noah weren’t real people. Parental love is unconditional and unceasing, 2. No, God’s chosen is the little boy so irrelevant to any honor that he is out in the field with the sheep while the search for the new king is being held. To be the person that God knows I can be because that is the person I am in God’s eyes. © Copyrights 2020. If I could lay out on the table every adjective that could truthfully be said about me it would be a very mixed bag. I read a tongue-in-cheek blog this week by a clergyperson to his flock in which he spelled out twelve ways to get out of pledging. 5 of 15 THE APPLE OF GOD’S EYE (EX 14:1-31) In a survey of 4-8 year olds, kids share their views on love: “Love is that first feeling you feel before all the bad stuff gets in the way.” “When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. His job was to make pick-ups of legal documents from law offices and deliver them to various court agencies. (Guess what – people who want to keep their giving secret are not embarrassed that they might be giving too much.) The Church will face difficult days ahead. They saw that we big people were probably having the best time of everyone there, and they wanted in on it. She would hold me close and look into my face as if it were the most beautiful face she had ever seen and when she did, and I looked back into her eyes, there I was, reflected as clear as day in the dark pupil of her eye. Quite a few of them wrote about this in their thank you letters. was he found among thieves? He calls us the apple of His eye – There is nothing so tender or as delicate as the eye. That wasn’t the lesson we set out to teach them. If you want to read a summary of David’s story I commend to you the account on Wikipedia. All Rights Reserved Sunday Sermons, Eternal life is this: to know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. On the subject of [...], To read the complete sermon, enter a subscription. He was a warrior – if you know one story about David it is undoubtedly the one about Goliath – and he was a gifted musician and poet, the author of many of the psalms. Blessings on your story journey, Jane Anne ©Jane Anne Ferguson, 2019 and beyond. They caught onto the fact that the real joy is for the giver, not the receiver, and that here were a bunch of old people who didn’t know them and they were having fun giving books to little children whose names they didn’t know. What is eternal life? Something that had nothing to do with them getting books. And the thing is that God loves you like that. I spent the night with her a lot, and whenever I came over she always had fresh-squeezed orange juice and 7-Up and amazing cole slaw. He loves God so much he wants to build him a permanent home, a temple, but God says, slow down, David, take your time, tend to the business at hand, and David does. God knows each and every one of those adjectives that you’d like to sweep off the table. 1. While the New Testament is filled with references to a loving, forgiving, sovereign; the Old Testament appears to reveal a jealous, cold-hearted judge ready to punish any violation of His law. Don’t go to church in October. The reality is that you are the apple of His eye. for as often as you speak of him, you shake your head. David is the first main character in our biblical ancestry whose existence can be historically corroborated. A. Other than Jesus, no one is more pivotal in the gospel narrative than David, but the fact is, he doesn’t show up all that much in the Revised Common Lectionary, which is the one we typically read and which is pretty much standard in all mainline churches these days. Should a person that did not know God read first the Old and then the New Testament he would probably assume they were written about two entirely different Gods. were scrubbed out of me. You’re Good, if nothing else I’d be draw to Christ just from your writing.. Use it!Sis in Christ. Move and don’t give the church your address. A father may chasten his son, but will be very wroth if he sees another man so dealing with him. A. Perhaps He loves us because we are His greatest work, 1. for since you spoke of him, you skipped for joy. Subscribe to receive regular updates delivered FREE to your inbox! But David did live, and conveniently we can locate him right around the year 1000 BCE. These wise, observant, sensitive children saw something in us. What if they were all there, words like those old refrigerator poetry magnets, and I could take away all the ones I don’t like and get rid of them forever and keep all the ones I do? At once, the voice came back on the speaker saying, "you have been dispatched to the Office of the High Commissioner at the International Court of Justice." As a matter of fact, God is exactly the same in Matthew as He is in Exodus. Create in me a clean heart, David prays. "God, why don't you ever answer me?" 1. 52 Sermons and Activities for Children. Jeremiah 48:27 For was not Israel a derision to you? S. Conway . We’d spend the whole weekend gluing sequins and rhinestones and pearls onto every random piece of plastic that wasn’t already covered with sequins and rhinestones and pearls. I had to go back to when I was very small to retrieve the memory. Most would rather take any injury in order to protect their sight. was he found among thieves? What would you do to protect your eyes? What would it feel like to have a clean heart? When you put a dollar in the plate. If we could truly internalize this, how would it affect our work for justice, for economic equality, for peace? I imagine it would feel like all the cheapness, pettiness, meanness, stubbornness, laziness, and greediness. 5 of 15 THE APPLE OF GOD’S EYE (EX 14:1-31) In a survey of 4-8 year olds, kids share their views on love: “Love is that first feeling you feel before all the bad stuff gets in the way.” “When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and open that heart to do your will, to share with the world from the blessings you have given me because that is the best way I can love you back. I’m guessing not so much. He begs God, “Create in me a clean heart.” That is a good prayer, one we could well pray every day. The Subject of both testaments is the same, the difference is in the relationship of the writer. He calls us the apple of His eye – There is nothing so tender or as delicate as the eye.
Maureen Nolan, Without Love Where Would You Be Now Lyrics, Nicki Minaj - 1-900-ms-minaj, Bill Kelliher Gibson, Thomas The Train Sound Meme, Application Risk Management, Tiger Lake, Los Angeles Mission Volunteering,
