Wednesday, Sep 26, 2007

Jesus Lord of the Sabbath

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The Sabbath: Jesus observed the Sabbath. The Sabbath is one of the holiest Jewish institutions. It is a solemn covenant between God and Israel. The Sabbath was meant to be a day of blessing and Joy. It guaranteed that a worker would get at least one day off. It assured that the family would spend one whole day together. But its main purpose was for a day of worship.

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Tuesday, Sep 11, 2007

Jesus: Rejected by His Own

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Luke 4:14-30

Jesus lived a fairly uneventful childhood. He never married. He never did a miracle until he was 30. And from the sound of this passage he never really was into preaching or teaching in his hometown, because they seemed surprised at his newfound ability. In fact Jesus was simply known to them as the son of Joseph and the brother of James, Joses, Simon, and Judas. He took up his adopted father’s trade. Joseph was a carpenter. And so was Jesus. I guess that’s why they were so surprised when he came back to town preaching like a Rabbi

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