July 15, 2018

Scriptures for July 15th: 2 Samuel 6:1-5,12-19; Psalm 24; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29; Theme: Being blessed by God Ehpesians: The writer is making it clear, who Christ is, who God is, and who we are as believers. Because of God, we are. The writer makes 4 statements about God: God has chosen believers, God destins them for adoption into the God family, God blesses us, and God showers grace upon us. God comes to us through the life of Jesus Christ in order for us to be able to relate. Christ reveals who God is, but he also opens our eyes to what is to come. The Holy Spirit is a down payment on all of the wonderful things to come when we enter into eternity. Once we know who God is we are able to do our job and serve others and to be a witness to who God is and How God is present in the world. Psalm: This Palm continues that conversation on who God is and why that is important to God. Everything that we understand about life comes from God. This psalm would have been sung as people entered into the temple. There are three main point to this poem. God is the creater of all, we are entering into sacred space, and God is returning to the world in all of his own moving, etc. This poem asks the important question of who is the king if glory – the lord who has been mighty in battle. we are coming to worship and to be grateful for what he has given us. We don’t look at the psalms very often. But I think it is important to look at them and to celebrate the songs of worship, in good times and in bad. Questions: Who is Christ for us? What does it mean for us to follow Christ? Does it make a difference in our lives? If we were to make up a song about coming to church to worship God – what would you say? Why do we need to praise God for what God does?