January 29th

Exodus 21-22, Matthew 19

Every society HAS to have rules to live by. In some cultures, such as the pre-literate cultures, the rules were spoke to each generation. The Celts were such a culture and many of their stories and traditions are alive today.

In this section of Exodus, God is giving His people His rules. Remember, this is the God who delivers on His promises... So, they listen and (generally) heed. They are aware that He is listening and watching all the time... he may not be paying particular attention to YOU at this moment (so put down the ice cream), but He Knows... Think 1984, Big Brother and Santa all rolled into one... HE KNOWS

He still does... So... you'd better watch out ;+)

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Matthew 19

I will not address Matthew 19:1-13... Divorce can be an ugly thing. It hurts adults, it hurts children. Sometimes the greatest good, for all, is through divorce. Jesus says that a man shall not divorce except for sexual immorality...


So much said, so little time...

"Let the little children come to me..."

Story of the rich young man...

Jesus tells the rich young man that to gain heaven he must give up his earthly possessions.

Ouch! No iPod? No internet?! Gad zooks! Zounds~

Too often life is more about stuff than people and relationships. Not a great thing, but that is the way it is sometimes. Every choice we make, every action we take involves gain and loss. We make a choice, we live with the consequences; be they good or bad.

Jesus lay out the simple rules for getting to heaven. We have to decide what choice to make.

Remember, he never said it would be easy.