Reading Thru the Bible Week 18

Here are the reads

February 25 - 1 Samuel 19, Psalms 23, 59, and Luke 21:1-19
February 26 - 1 Samuel 20, 21, Psalms 34 and Luke 21:20-38
February 27 - 1 Samuel 22, Psalms 56, and Luke 22:1-23
February 28 - Psalms 52, 57, 142, and Luke 22:24-46
February 29 - 1 Samuel 23, Psalms 54, 63 and Luke 22:47-71
March 1 - 1 Samuel 24, 25, 26, 27 and Luke 23:1-25
March 2 - 1 Samuel 28, 29 and Luke 23:26-56

Notice that we start seeing more Psalms mixed in as we get to the time of David. That is because David wrote most of the Psalms. I don't know about you but the book of Judges through 2 kinds are some of the most interesting books in the entire Bible.

Pastor Fred

Reading thru the Bible week 17

Here are the readings

February 18 - 1 Samuel 1,2,3 and Luke 17:20-37
February 19 - 1 Samuel 4, 5, 6, and Luke 18:1-23
February 20 - 1 Samuel 7, 8, 9 and Luke 18:24-43
February 21 - 1 Samuel 10, 11, 12 and Luke 19:1-27
February 22 - 1 Samuel 13, 14 and Luke 19:28-48
February 23 - 1 Samuel 15, 16 and Luke 20:1-26
February 24 - 1 Samuel 17, 18 and Luke 20:27-47

Pastor Fred

Read thru the Bible week 16

Here are the readings

February 11 - Judges 7, 8 and Luke 13:23-35
February 12 - Judges 9, 10 and Luke 14:1-24
February 13 - Judges 11, 12 and Luke 14:25-35
February 14 - Judges 13, 14, 15 and Luke 15:1-10
February 15 - Judges 16, 17, 18 and Luke 15:11-32
February 16 - Judges 19, 20, 21 and Luke 16
February 17 - Ruth 1, 2, 3, 4 and Luke 17:-19

Pastor Fred

One Season Ends, Another One Begins

The end of the football season and the beginning of a big church season coincide this year. Yesterday we all watched a game that seemed like a big defensive struggle through the first three quarters. Wasn't that Giant's defense amazing? You gotta be happy for Strahan. Plus it was kind of nice to see the Patriots come apart. They couldn't do anything. Payton's little brother seemed to keep it together no matter what happened. Now some people don't like a low scoring game, but those are the same people who watch the game for the commercials. Speaking of commercials I wasn't impressed by any of them. You would think for 3 million dollars they would do something interesting. The fourth quarter was probably one of the most spellbinding quarters of football all season, not because of anything spectacular but because it looked like the Patriots might actually lose. That quickly changed when they scored again and we all leaned back in our armchairs and said well what else could we have expected. And then Payton's little brother became Eli and did what no one thought he could do. He drove down the field escaping from tacklers along the way and eventually threw a touchdown to the man who had predicted a New York victory. And as if to top everything off and show that good does win over evil, the Patriot coach (Darth Vader) left the field with time still on the clock. It was like the end of a superhero movie where the good guy (Eli) saves the day but the bad guy (Darth Vadar) gets away at the last second (literally) to plot his next attack. Yes New England will be back! And you could add a few more dramatic lines in here like Darth Vadar saying, "And I would have gotten away with it if had been for that meddeling kid (Eli)" And you could also add in a Senator's name that is similar to spectator. So the football season is over and now is the time of my discontent, but April and the draft is coming.
Now we begin the next season, not a sport season, sports are over until training camp in July. No this is a church season. The season of Lent which kicks off (get that kicks off, okay bad joke) this Wednesday with Ash Wednesday. We will be holding Wednesday evening services for the next six weeks at 7 p.m. There will be soup suppers preceding them starting Wednesday the 12th. The series that we are following this year is Lamb of God Pure and Holy which is a Lutheran hymn (LSB 434). The themes are as follows: "The Pure and Holy Lamb of God"; The Crucified Lamb of God; The Patient Lamb of God; The Lowly Lamb of God; The Lamb of God Who Bears Our Sins Away; The Lamb of God Who Suffered Scorn; On Maundy Thursday the theme will be, "The Lamb of God Who Has Mercy on Us. On Good Friday it will be "The Lamb of God Who Gives Us Rest."
If you have not picked up a devotional book yet please do so on Wednesday. It follows the themes and provides good meditation.
The story of Lent is similar to the story line of the football game that we saw yesterday. It looks all throughout the story that the bad guy is going to win. And yet time after time Satan is frustrated and keeps getting sacked by Jesus. But then as the game comes a close Satan scores big with the crucifixion and it looks like it is all over. But then Jesus shows what he really made of and rises from the dead. The result is an upset victory in the eyes of the world. The good guy wins agains.

Pastor Fred

Reading Thru the Bible week 15

I know I missed last week, but that should give some you time to catch up.

February 4 - Joshua 10, 11, 12 and Luke 10:1-24
February 5 - Joshua 13, 14, 15 and Luke 10:25-42
February 6 - Joshua 16, 17, 18 and Luke 11:1-28
February 7 - Joshua 19, 20, 21 and Luke 11:29-54
February 8 - Joshua 22, 23, 24 and Luke 12:1-31
February 9 - Judges 1, 2, 3 and Luke 12:32-59
February 10 - Judges 4, 5, 6 and Luke 13:1-22

Pastor Fred