Post by Woody Williams on Dec 14, 2007 6:45:32 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Acts 13:16-25
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So Paul stood up and with a gesture began to speak:
‘You Israelites, and others who fear God, listen. The God of this
people Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during
their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them
out of it. For about forty years he put up with them in the
wilderness. After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of
Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance for about four
hundred and fifty years. After that he gave them judges until the
time of the prophet Samuel. Then they asked for a king; and God gave
them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned
for forty years. When he had removed him, he made David their king.
In his testimony about him he said, “I have found David, son of
Jesse, to be a man after my heart, who will carry out all my wishes.”
Of this man’s posterity God has brought to Israel a Saviour, Jesus,
as he promised; before his coming John had already proclaimed a
baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. And as John was
finishing his work, he said, “What do you suppose that I am? I am not
he. No, but one is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the
thong of the sandals on his feet.”
Devotional
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In this sermon Paul eloquently describes God's redemptive plan
through the history of Israel as a gift to the whole world. God works
in and through history and humans, revealing his will, grace and
purpose through those whom God chooses. To tell the story of God's
love is to tell the story of God manifested in those through whom God
is revealed, particularly Jesus, God's son.
Prayer
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Help me live out my role in the witnessing community of Christians,
gracious God. Amen
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So Paul stood up and with a gesture began to speak:
‘You Israelites, and others who fear God, listen. The God of this
people Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during
their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them
out of it. For about forty years he put up with them in the
wilderness. After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of
Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance for about four
hundred and fifty years. After that he gave them judges until the
time of the prophet Samuel. Then they asked for a king; and God gave
them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned
for forty years. When he had removed him, he made David their king.
In his testimony about him he said, “I have found David, son of
Jesse, to be a man after my heart, who will carry out all my wishes.”
Of this man’s posterity God has brought to Israel a Saviour, Jesus,
as he promised; before his coming John had already proclaimed a
baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. And as John was
finishing his work, he said, “What do you suppose that I am? I am not
he. No, but one is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the
thong of the sandals on his feet.”
Devotional
----------
In this sermon Paul eloquently describes God's redemptive plan
through the history of Israel as a gift to the whole world. God works
in and through history and humans, revealing his will, grace and
purpose through those whom God chooses. To tell the story of God's
love is to tell the story of God manifested in those through whom God
is revealed, particularly Jesus, God's son.
Prayer
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Help me live out my role in the witnessing community of Christians,
gracious God. Amen