Yesterday, we continued our "Survival Guide to Christmas" series…it was a joy to see all 4 of us there. 🙂
Actually our attendance was kind of what I suspected it would be with the cold & ice. I’ll tell you, I was VERY thankful for the crunchy layer of sleet that fell on top of the ice overnight. It made the trip a lot safer.
Anyway, yesterday’s topic was on "Dealing with Family" from Joseph’s story in Matthew 1:18-25.
Here are some bonus thoughts:
- I had a BLAST doing the research on the process of Jewish engagement & marriage in Jesus’ day. It really brought the story to life for me.
- I also got a new view of the pain that Joseph must have been going through. It wasn’t a question of IF he was going to divorce his fiancée Mary, but HOW MESSY would he make it.
- Kudos to the Drama team who illustrated family strife at Christmas really well.
- This is one message I’d encourage you to put on your Ipod. Every one of deal with family issues.
- Biggest "God Moment" for me this week? We NEED our families because it’s the greatest way God uses to help us grow more like Christ.
- Old Testament verses I referenced yesterday?
- The "mohar" or reverse dowry (Genesis 34:12)
- Engagement (Exodus 21:9)
- Engagement Cheating Deuteronomy 22:23-24)
- Divorce & remarriage (Deuteronomy 24:1-4)
- The pain of a friend’s betrayal (Psalm 55:12-14)
- The verses I decided not to mention for sake of time?
- Dad gets the evidence (Deuteronomy 22:13-21)
- The benefit of trials (Psalm 119:71)
Happy Happy Birthday! You is gettin’ old! 🙂
I really enjoyed the message yesterday … it was unfortunate so many had to miss out!
Hope you had a happy b-day today!!
Happy b-day!!! Not that you have to worry about it for another 11 years or so, but I’ve been told 50 is the new 30; so you got that going for ya, which is nice. I hope you had an enjoyable day, surrounded by those who love you most (by that I mean Cathy and the kids, not Brian, Ben and Jim).