One rarely knows what is good for us and what is bad. Therefore if we knowingly put ourselves in the hands of Almighty, whatever happens must be deemed good. And I try literally to follow that precept.
I didn’t really like the translations offered to me for my assigned preaching class text, so I have done my own translation. Thoughts/feedback? You can compare it to the KJV, NIV, etc., using BibleGateway.com, if you feel so inclined. Please keep in mind that this is going to be performed aloud, not printed, and that [...]
NOTE: This is a sermon I gave on my last day as an intern at Prospect UMC in Yanceyville, NC. I was trying to get the audio for this sermon, but looks like it is lost to the mists of time. Oh well: failing that, here’s the script, which I mostly stuck to. Bible Readings [...]
“Are not you Israelites the same to me as the Cushites?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir?” Amos 9:7 Last week, my Exodus class encountered ” A Thanksgiving Sermon”, by Absalom Jones and Exodus 3–6, including God’s self-identity in Exodus 3:13–18. [...]
