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February 27-29, 2016 Cover to Cover Weekend Readings
Here are our readings through the weekend as we finish Numbers and begin Deuteronomy. This is leap year so there is no new assignment on...
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Feb 27, 2016
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Seize the Day
Today’s reading: Numbers 32:1-33:56 James 4:14b says, “What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then...
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Feb 26, 2016
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Special Protection for Women
Today’s reading: Numbers 30:1-31:54 In my comments in Cover to Cover, I mentioned that at first glance it may seem that women are being...
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Feb 25, 2016
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Daily Offerings: Then and Now
Today’s reading: Numbers 27:1-29:40 Old Testament sacrifices, repeated as they were every day, pointed to the need for a better...
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Feb 24, 2016
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Temptation, Sin, and Judgment
Today’s reading: Numbers 24:15-26:65 Satan is a crafty enemy. If a frontal attack won’t work, he will find a weak point and penetrate...
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Feb 23, 2016
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February 20-21, 2016 Cover to Cover Weekend Readings
Here are our readings through the weekend. See you here again on Monday! Saturday’s reading: Numbers 16:1-18:32 Sunday’s reading: Numbers...
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Feb 20, 2016
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The Place of the Law
Today’s reading: Numbers 14:1-15:41 The Reformers understood the place of the law in the life of the Christian as a guide to our growth...
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Feb 19, 2016
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Leadership: Success vs. Obedience
Today’s reading: Numbers 11:1-13:33 Doing God’s will always calls us to obedience and always leads to blessing, even when it does not...
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Feb 18, 2016
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Traveling Prayers
Today’s reading: Numbers 8:1-10:36 The term “traveling mercies”, though quaint, reflects a dependence on God, similar to that which Moses...
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Feb 17, 2016
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Communication with God
Today’s reading: Numbers 7:1-89 In reading Numbers 7 again, I smiled thinking of the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” which was sort...
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Feb 16, 2016
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The Blessing of God’s People
Today’s reading: Numbers 4:34-6:27 One of my joys as a pastor is to give this benediction to God’s people. Those who understand it’s...
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Feb 15, 2016
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February 13-14, 2016 Cover to Cover Weekend Readings
Welcome to the book of Numbers. Here are our readings through the weekend. See you here again on Monday! Saturday’s reading: Numbers...
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Feb 13, 2016
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