At NCC we supply Scripture reading for the week in preparation for the weekly message on Sunday. Today’s reading:
Luke 11; 19:28-48
The Olivet Discourse is Jesus’ last major conversation with his disciples, and most of the time it is dealt with as if it were a stand alone passage. Any passage of Scripture must be read in its immediate context. Luke gives us important information in these passages directly related to Jesus message on the mount of Olives.
April 4, 2008
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Try out this great new service called Jott at Jott.com. You can call a number and have your spoken note transcribe to an email and instant message and even to your blog. In fact this blog post is transcribed over Jott. Try it out, it’s free. listen
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Jott is truly cool…the above was transcribed by Jott…the awkwardness is the way I worded the message. The word “transcribe” in the second sentence has to do with my lack of articulation. Otherwise it is perfect. You can even connect Jott with your Google Calendar and have it put appointments on your calendar by phone. It is much easier than writing things down when you are driving.
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April 3, 2008
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At NCC we supply Scripture reading for the week in preparation for the weekly message on Sunday. Today’s reading:
Malachi 1-4
Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament and reflects God’s frustration with Israel and his plan to send a purifier to the Temple.
April 3, 2008
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At NCC we supply Scripture reading for the week in preparation for the weekly message on Sunday. Today’s reading:
Daniel 7-9
Daniel’s Vision in chapters 7-9 gives some critical Old Testament background to the Olivet Discourse that we will begin looking at this Sunday from Luke’s gospel.
April 2, 2008
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Daniel Dennett is the author of “Breaking the Spell,” a book about religion being the result of natural phenomenon. As a result of this premise he desires the “facts” of all religious belief to be a mandatory part of education in America. It is a fascinating video as he critiques Rick Warren’s “Purpose Driven Life”. His final plea is for people to discard the notion that morality is dependent upon the existence of God.
I find some of his observations to be fascinating, especially his observation that humanity is driven by culture which is driven by religion and the connection he makes to the idea of domination. It is important to listen to people like Dennett, they challenge us to examine our “interpretation” of facts. The interpretation of the facts he presents are driven by an anthropocentric world view, and he embraces human “design” in reverse engineering. All the things that theologians want to say about God, atheists want to say about humanity.
More to come later, I have a lot to say, but I am being distracted from sermon preparation…
from www.ted.com posted with vodpod
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April 1, 2008
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At NCC we supply Scripture reading for the week in preparation for the weekly message on Sunday. Today’s reading:
Mark 13
The Olivet Discourse is Jesus’ last major conversation with his disciples. Often misunderstood and misplaced, we will look at Luke’s version of the discourse starting this Sunday. It is important to see the other gospel writers versions of the Olivet Discourse.
April 1, 2008
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At NCC we supply Scripture reading for the week in preparation for the weekly message on Sunday. Today’s reading:
Matthew 24-25
The Olivet Discourse is Jesus’ last major conversation with his disciples. Often misunderstood and misplaced, we will look at Luke’s version of the discourse starting this Sunday. It is important to see the other gospel writers versions of the Olivet Discourse.
March 31, 2008
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