Archive for October, 2011
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Monday, October 31st, 2011
An Honorable Life?
David Orendorff Matthew 23:1-12 October 30, 2011
In Jesus’ time to be a scribe (scholars of the Torah) or a Pharisee (advocates of keeping the Torah in modern ways) was a position of honor. And with honor came privileges such as contacts for wealth and great dinners. To have scribe or [...]
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Monday, October 24th, 2011
The Pragmatism of Love
David Orendorff Matthew 22:34-46 October 23, 2011
The idea is simple. Love God, neighbor and self through worship, study and service, and your life will be changed for the better. Those who practice such servant love have greater physical, mental and spiritual health. They have greater joy in the good times and greater strength in the [...]
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Monday, October 10th, 2011
Who Is Invited?
Matthew 22:1-10 David Orendorff October 9, 2011
Today’s lesson comes from a cluster of three parables about what life is like in the Kingdom of Heaven. I invite you to look at all three sometime for your study. In the first century Jewish mind, the Kingdom of Heaven is not so much about life after death [...]
