Pentecost 2007 What is Pentecost? Pentecost, also known as Shavuot, or the Feast of the Weeks, was (and is) the Jewish holiday celebrating the harvest season in Israel. Shavuot, which means “weeks”, refers to the timing of the festival which is held exactly 7 weeks, or fifty days, after Passover. Shavuot is known also as … [Read more…]
Easter 6 Joel 2 Mother’s Day 2007/Martin baptism I’m a little hooked on the Old Testament these days. In part, because it gives me a chance to re-familiarize myself with books like Leviticus and today, Joel. Joel is the ‘Pentecostal’ book, because, as we will see in a couple of weeks, it is the book … [Read more…]
Easter 5 Leviticus 19 John 13 One rarely hears a sermon on Leviticus and usually when someone tries to read the whole Bible they can get through Genesis fine–they hit Exodus and Moses keeps them interested, but when someone gets to Leviticus, then they bog down and the Bible goes back on the shelf. Leviticus … [Read more…]
Easter 4 Good Shepherd “The word of the LORD came to me: Mortal, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel: prophesy, and say to them– to the shepherds: Thus says the Lord GOD: Ah, you shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep? You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves … [Read more…]