Moses’ Youth (Exodus 2:1-25) Read Exodus 2:11-15 According to Acts 7:23, Moses was not a man of about 40. – What did Moses do after he saw an Egyptian abusing a Hebrew man? – When Moses later tries to break up a fight, what does one of the men say to Moses? – […]
1st Maccabees, Lesson 8: More Strife and Rome Enters the Picture
July 10, 2013 by
In chapter 6, we learned of an internal struggle for power following the death of Antiochus IV. It was this struggle that brought Lysias to propose a peace treaty with Judea (Israel), so he could go back to Antioch to seize power. Demetrius becomes King: 1 Maccabees 7:1-7 In this chapter, we learn of […]
1st Maccabees, Lesson 7: The Seleucids Counterattack
July 10, 2013 by
In chapter 5, we see Judas weaken the Gentile forces surrounding him while strengthening and consolidating his Jewish population base. But he still doesn’t have full control around Jerusalem. We see that in today’s lesson. The Death of Antiochus Epiphanes: 1 Maccabees 6:1-17 Read 1 Maccabees 6:1-4 – From what Antiochus tried to do, what […]
Exodus 20:1-17: God’s First Word
July 7, 2013 by
Even after God had given His Law to us, when He gave tablets of stone to Moses, we still shouldn’t have needed God to do that. For, at the dawn of time, God engraved His Law on our hearts. The Apostle Paul wrote about this, even about those who aren’t Christians: When [they], who do […]
Exodus, Lesson 1: Introduction to the Birth of Moses
July 6, 2013 by
Title The title “Exodus” comes from the Greek translation of the Old Testament called the Septuagint. Exodus means “departure” or “going out.” It has that title because it covers Israel’s departure from Egypt to the time when the Israelites finished building the Tabernacle, the place where God would reveal Himself to His people in the […]
Properly Formed New-Covenant Worship
July 2, 2013 by
Our True Citizenship 1 Peter 1:1-2: Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ: To God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and set apart by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood. Hebrews 11:13: […]
Sermon for St. Peter and St. Paul: Matthew 16:13-19
July 2, 2013 by
Everywhere we look, it seems as if the world we grew up in and know is crumbling around us. State after state is redefining marriage to include a union with people of the same gender. Abortion in our country continues unabated, where the rights of the mother override the rights of the infant to have […]
Bob Stimson’s Funeral Sermon, 2 Corinthians 6:2
June 26, 2013 by
I’ve only spoken to Bob a few times on the phone. And you can probably imagine what some of those conversations entailed. Bob would explain to me that he and Sally were planning to come back to church after they sold their store in Lampe. And that in some way defined the last few years […]
Remembering St. Peter and St. Paul on Sunday, June 30th
June 25, 2013 by
On June 29th, the Church remembers the Apostles Peter and Paul. This year, we will transfer the feast to Sunday, June 30th. The festival of St. Peter and St. Paul is probably the oldest of the saints’ observances (dating from about the middle of the third century). An early tradition held that these two pillars of the […]
Funeral for Robert “Ha-Bob” Stimson
June 24, 2013 by
The funeral for Robert H. Stimson (whom many simply called “Ha-Bob”) will be on Wednesday, June 26th, at 10:00 a.m. here at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. The burial will follow after the funeral service at Pinecrest Cemetery in Lampe, MO. The Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June […]
