Who We Are Argyle United Methodist Church
Our story started with 27 faithful families who moved to a new area and joined together in community. Rancher Henry Johns had a well that was frequented by travelers passing through the area. The well took on special signi cance in 1884 as the water source for the annual “Brush Arbor Camp Meetings” sponsored by Prairie Mound Methodist Church as well as for family reunions, prayers, singing, repenting, playing, eating and events each year to celebrate the end of harvest. Many years later, Prairie Mound Methodist Church became part of Argyle United Methodist Church.
In 1898, Argyle UMC purchased land atop "Methodist Hill" from the Texas and Paci c Railroad. The rst sanctuary, a frame structure, was built by the rst pastor, Reverend Blueford Henry Webster, and church members. They drove six wagons to the Dallas planning mill to get lumber to build the pews two of which still have a special place in our church today!
Over the years, Argyle United Methodist Church expanded. Adjoining property was acquired by trustees in 1947 and again in 1973. In 1986 the sanctuary was renovated and enlarged and a reception area, o ces, library, kitchen and social hall were added. By 2003, the church had added three portable buildings and exhausted all means of expanding at its present location. As church membership continued to grow, a need to expand to a bigger building did too. Old "Methodist Hill" and the original Methodist church became the Argyle Town Hall and in 2005, Argyle UMC acquired 20 contiguous acres of land on Highway 377. Argyle UMC held its rst Worship service on Palm Sunday 2009 - where we still worship today!
Join us for Worship 8:30 am | Chapel Service A quieter service with piano, hymns & communion 9:45 am | Modern Worship Inspiring Messages and upliting worship music 11 am | Traditional Service Choral & congregational song Exodus: Journey to Freedom Lenten Sermon Series
The book of Exodus is one of the foundational books in the Bible. It tells the story of how the Hebrew people who were slaves in Egypt were led out of Egypt through the wilderness and desert to the Promised Land. This Old Testament story is echoed in the story of Jesus and his journey to the cross in Jerusalem.
Over Lent, we will explore the story of Exodus and how God used Moses to free the Hebrews. It will lead us to the cross and how God freed us from sin through Jesus Christ. Join us each Sunday ready to remember the Old Testament truths of God’s love, call, presence, and promise for us and all of creation.
Use the chart below to see what our study will cover and for a list of all services. If no service time is listed, we will have regular Sunday times (listed on the previous page).
February 26: Ash Wednesday Service at 6:30 pm
March 1: The New King Didn’t Know Joseph Exodus 1: 8-14
March 8: God Heard His People Cry Exodus 2:23-25
March 15: God Promises Deliverance Exodus 6: 6-8
March 22: Angel of Death Passes Over Exodus 10: 16-20
March 29: Crossing the Red Sea Exodus 14: 26-31
April 2: Seder Meal Service at 6 pm (led by Rabbi Geo rey Dennis, Congregational Kol Ami)
April 5: Standing at the Holy Mountain Exodus 20:1-11
April 10: Good Friday Service at 6:30 pm
April 11/12: The Promised Land Luke 24:1-12 4/11: 5 pm (Family), 4/12: 7 am (Sunrise), 9 am (Modern), 11 am (Traditional) Introduction When Pastor Chris asked me to develop the 2020 Lenten Study, I was intrigued and excited by the subject: Exodus. Lent, like Advent, is a time of re ection and preparation. We look forward to Easter Sunday when we celebrate the Resurrection of Christ, our Lord, who conquered death and o ers that gift of salvation for all who believe. This study allows us to look into the past, foretelling another redeeming event.
The word exodus is de ned as “a mass departure”, usually referring to the events told in the second book of the Bible. For Jews, this book tells of the pivotal story in their collective history: the Passover. Each year they retell the story of God’s deliverance at the Seder. One might ask: what is the connection between Passover and our Lent? The answer is found in the Upper Room where Jesus and his disciples just nished the Passover meal when Jesus shared cup and bread, foretelling the saving act that followed.
-Pastor Jon Eckstein
How to use this Study Guide
This study guide is set to begin Sunday, March 1 and takes you through a daily lesson up to Easter Sunday on April 12. Each week o ers a more in-depth look at that Sunday’s sermon.
It can be used for individual or group study, although the latter is suggested because of the fellowship and shared insight. Please contact Jennifer Tolin at [email protected] for help in nding a group that’s right for you.
The Common English Bible is used throughout all scripture in this study. The Study Questions are the centerpiece of this study. Some answers can be found in the reading, whereas others are found in your own experience or traditions. Finish this daily study with the prayer designed to summarize the lesson. Sunday, March 1
This Week: The New King Didn’t Know Joseph
Readings: Exodus 1: 8-14
(8) Now a new king came to power in Egypt who didn’t know Joseph. (9) He said to his people, “The Israelite people are now larger in number and stronger than we are. (10) Come on, let’s be smart and deal with them. Otherwise, they will only grow in number. And if war breaks out, they will join our enemies, ght against us, and then escape from the land.” (11) As a result, the Egyptians put foremen of forced work gangs over the Israelites to harass them with hard work. They had to build storage cities named Pithom and Rameses for Pharaoh. (12) But the more they were oppressed, the more they grew and spread, so much so that the Egyptians started to look at the Israelites with disgust and dread. (13) So the Egyptians enslaved the Israelites. (14) They made their lives miserable with hard labor, making mortar and bricks, doing eld work, and by forcing them to do all kinds of other cruel work.
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This Week: The New King Didn’t Know Joseph Readings: Exodus 1:1-4 Genesis 37 Genesis 42: 1-7 Genesis 46: 1-4
Exodus 1:1-4 (1) These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: (2) Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah; (3) Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin; (4) Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
Study Questions: • Describe the circumstances that brought Joseph to Egypt. • What caused his brothers and father to follow him there?
Prayer: Lord God, we ask that you watch over those who are moving from place to place. Please let their arrival be welcoming and their stay be lled with joy. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Tuesday, March 3
This Week: The New King Didn’t Know Joseph Readings: Exodus 1: 5-7 Genesis 41 Genesis 46:26-27
Exodus 1:6-7 (6) Eventually, Joseph, his brothers, and everyone in his generation died. (7) But the Israelites were fertile and became populous. They multiplied and grew dramatically, lling the whole land.
Study Questions: • What had Joseph done that so impressed a former Pharaoh that he awarded Joseph’s family prized land and provisions. • How many relatives took this generous o er?
Prayer: Loving Savior, show me ways to be your hands and feet, so that I may help share your bounty with those in need. Wednesday, March 4
This Week: The New King Didn’t Know Joseph Readings: Exodus 1: 8-14
Exodus 1: 8-9 (8) Now a new king came to power in Egypt who didn’t know Joseph. (9) He said to his people, “The Israelite people are now larger in number and stronger than we are.
Study Questions: • Why did the new king (aka Pharaoh) fear the Israelites? • What was the result of more oppressive workload forced upon the enslaved Israelites?
Prayer: We give you honor, glory, and praise, O God. Grant that we will look upon you with awe, yet not with fear. Holy is your name, Amen. Thursday, March 5
This Week: The New King Didn’t Know Joseph
Readings: Exodus 1:15-22 Jeremiah 29: 4-12
Exodus 1:16 (16) “When you are helping the Hebrew women give birth and you see the baby being born, if it’s a boy, kill him. But if it’s a girl, you can let her live.”
Study Questions: • What was this Pharaoh’s solution for the Israelites’ population explosion? • How is this situation similar to the Babylonian exile? How is it di erent?
Prayer: Divine Spirit, lead us to expand our faith and increase in love for you and others. In Your Holy Name, Amen. Friday, March 6
This Week: The New King Didn’t Know Joseph Readings: Exodus 2: 1-22
Exodus 2:3 (3) When she couldn’t hide him any longer, she took a reed basket and sealed it up with black tar. She put the child in the basket and set the basket among the reeds at the riverbank.
Study Questions: • Describe how baby Moses was saved from Pharaoh’s genocidal order. • How did Moses get his name?
Prayer: Almighty God, please give shelter to the weak and defenseless from those who would harm them. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Sunday, March 8
This Week: God Heard His People Cry
Readings: Exodus 2:23-25
(23) A long time passed, and the Egyptian king died. The Israelites were still groaning because of their hard work. They cried out, and their cry to be rescued from the hard work rose up to God. (24) God heard their cry of grief, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. (25) God looked at the Israelites, and God understood.
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This Week: God Heard His People Cry Readings: Exodus 2: 23-25 Genesis 32: 9-12
Exodus 2:23 (23) A long time passed, and the Egyptian king died. The Israelites were still groaning because of their hard work. They cried out, and their cry to be rescued from the hard work rose up to God.
Study Questions: • What was God’s covenant with Jacob (also with Abraham and Isaac)? • How did the Israelites get God’s attention? • Have you ever cried out to God for help? Please explain.
Prayer: O God, you are my refuge and strength, and help in times of trouble. Thank you for being present in my life, O God. Tuesday, March 10
This Week: God Heard His People Cry Readings: Exodus 3: 1-3
Exodus 3:2 (2) The Lord’s messenger appeared to him in a ame of re in the middle of a bush. Moses saw that the bush was in ames, but it didn’t burn up.
Study Questions: • What brought Moses to Midian? • What was his job in Egypt? In Midian? • Have you ever been demoted? How did you handle the situation?
Prayer: Holy Spirit, give me joy even when things are not going well. Help me to trust God’s eternal plan. In your Holy Name, Amen. Wednesday, March 11
This Week: God Heard His People Cry
Readings: Exodus 3: 4-10
Exodus 3:5 (5) Then the Lord said, “Don’t come any closer! Take o your sandals, because you are standing on holy ground.”
Study Questions: • Why did God tell Moses to take his sandals o ? • Have you ever stood on Holy Ground? Where and when? • What was God’s assignment for Moses? Do you feel God has ever called you personally?
Prayer: Let me be employed for thee or laid aside for thee, exalted for thee or brought low for thee. Amen. (From UMH607) Thursday, March 12
This Week: God Heard His People Cry
Readings: Exodus 3: 11-22 Luke 10: 1-12
Exodus 3:14 (14) God said to Moses, “I Am Who I Am. So say to the Israelites, ‘I Am has sent me to you.’”
Study Questions: • Name Moses’ excuses for declining God’s assignment. What excuses have you given God? • How were the tasks Jesus gave the 72 that he sent out similar to Moses’ task? Di erent?
Prayer: Father God, I am no longer my own, but thine. Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom you wilt, O Glorious and blessed God. (From UMH607). Friday, March 13
This Week: God Heard His People Cry
Readings: Exodus 4: 1-31 Hebrews 11: 1
Exodus 4:10 (10) But Moses said to the Lord, “My Lord, I’ve never been able to speak well, not yesterday, not the day before, and certainly not now since you’ve been talking to your servant. I have a slow mouth and a thick tongue.”
Study Questions: • Moses wanted a sign to show disbelieving God’s people. Name the 3 miracles God sent. • What was God’s response to Moses’ claim of being slow of speech?
Prayer: Savior, help me to believe by faith, not by sight; by truth not signs. Help me to learn by listening to your word. In Your Holy Name, Amen. Sunday, March 15
This Week: God Promises Deliverance
Readings: Exodus 6: 6-8
(6) Therefore, say to the Israelites, ‘I am the Lord. I’ll bring you out from Egyptian forced labor. I’ll rescue you from your slavery to them. I’ll set you free with great power and with momentous events of justice. (7) I’ll take you as my people, and I’ll be your God. You will know that I, the Lord, am your God, who has freed you from Egyptian forced labor. (8) I’ll bring you into the land that I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I’ll give it to you as your possession. I am the Lord.’”
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This Week: God Promises Deliverance Readings: Exodus 5:1-18
Exodus 5:7 (7) “Don’t supply the people with the straw they need to make bricks like you did before. Let them go out and gather the straw for themselves.
Study Questions: • What reason did Moses give for requesting time o for Hebrew slaves? How did Pharaoh act? • How is straw used to make bricks? Have you ever been given a task without proper resources. What did you do?
Prayer: Lord God, thank you for supplying me with all my needs. Help me be e cient and e ective in my work to better serve you. Amen. Tuesday, March 17
This Week: God Promises Deliverance Readings: Exodus 5:19-23
Exodus 5:15-16 (15) Then the Israelite supervisors came and pleaded to Pharaoh, “Why do you treat your servants like this? (16) No straw is supplied to your servants, yet they say to us, ‘Make bricks!’ Look at how your servants are being beaten! Your own people are to blame!” Study Questions: • Who did the Israelites foremen blame for their troubles. Who did Moses and Aaron blame? • Have you ever been criticized for doing something you thought was right? How did you respond?
Prayer: O God, forgive me when I stray from you and give me shelter from trouble. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Wednesday, March 18
This Week: God Promises Deliverance Readings: Exodus 6:1-9 Matthew 11:25-30
Exodus 6:6 (6)Therefore, say to the Israelites, ‘I am the Lord. I’ll bring you out from Egyptian forced labor. I’ll rescue you from your slavery to them. I’ll set you free with great power and with momentous events of justice.
Study Questions: • What does God promise to the Israelites? What promises has God made to you? • What is the di erence between Jesus’ yoke and Pharaoh’s? De ne deliverance. De ne redemption.
Prayer: Thank you Jesus for reducing my burden. I willingly share your yoke with you daily. Amen. Thursday, March 19
This Week: God Promises Deliverance
Readings: Exodus 6:10-30 Exodus 7: 1-2
Exodus 7:1 (7) The Lord said to Moses, “See, I’ve made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.
Study Questions: • Why didn’t Moses expect Pharaoh to listen to him? Do you have di culty sharing the Gospel? Why? • Israel had how many tribes? Moses and Aaron were from which one?
Prayer: Help me Lord, to be your spokesperson, to share the greatest story ever told to others. In your Holy Name, Amen. Friday, March 20
This Week: God Promises Deliverance
Readings: Exodus 7:1-13
Exodus 7:8-9 (8) The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, (9) “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Do one of your amazing acts,’ then say to Aaron, ‘Take your shepherd’s rod and throw it down in front of Pharaoh, and it will turn into a cobra.’ ”
Study Questions: • What was Aaron’s title and job description? • How was Aaron’s sta more powerful than the Egyptian magicians? What does this tell us about God’s power and might?
Prayer: Fill me with your love, O God, that I may love others in the same way with all my heart, mind, soul, and strength. Amen. Sunday, March 22
This Week: Angel of Death Passes Over
Readings: Exodus 10: 16-20
(16) Pharaoh called urgently for Moses and Aaron and said, “I’ve sinned against the Lord your God and against you. (17) Please forgive my sin this time. Pray to the Lord your God just to take this deathly disaster away from me.”
(18) So Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord. (19) The Lord turned the wind into a very strong west wind that lifted the locusts and drove them into the Reed Sea. Not a single locust was left in the whole country of Egypt. (20) But the Lord made Pharaoh stubborn so that he wouldn’t let the Israelites go.
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This Week: Angel of Death Passes Over
Readings: Exodus 7: 14-24
Exodus 7:17 (17) This is what the Lord says: By this you will know that I am the Lord. I’m now going to hit the water of the Nile River with this rod in my hand, and it will turn into blood.
Study Questions: • How did Moses and Aaron change the water of the Nile to blood? • Where did the magicians go for water? Where do we go for life-giving water?
Prayer: As a deer pants for water, O Lord, my soul longs after thee. Thank you for your sustaining grace. In Your Holy Name, Amen. (From Psalm 42:1) Tuesday, March 24
This Week: Angel of Death Passes Over Readings: Exodus 8:1-32
Exodus 8:22 (22) But on that day I’ll set apart the land of Goshen, where my people live. No swarms of insects will come there so you will know that I, the Lord, am in this land.
Study Questions: • Which plague: frogs, gnats, or ies is the most gross to you? Why? • Which plague couldn’t the magicians replicate? How was Moses trying to work with Pharaoh to “let God’s people go”?
Prayer: Lord, soften my heart so that I might be more understanding of others and so I might bless rather than curse them. Thank you, Lord. Wednesday, March 25
This Week: Angel of Death Passes Over Readings: Exodus 9:1-12
Exodus 9:7 (7) Pharaoh asked around and found out that not one of Israel’s livestock had died. But Pharaoh was stubborn, and he wouldn’t let the people go.
Study Questions: • Was the fatal livestock plague species-speci c or owner-speci c? At what stage would you have sent your guests home? • Why were the Pharaoh’s magicians not in court during the plague of boils?
Prayer: The Prophet asked for “Comfort, Comfort” for your people. I ask the same for us today. In Your Holy Name, Amen. (From Isaiah 40:1-5) Thursday, March 26
This Week: Angel of Death Passes Over Readings: Exodus 9: 13-10:20
Exodus 9:18 (18) Tomorrow at this time I’ll cause the heaviest hail to fall on Egypt that has ever fallen from the day Egypt was founded until now.
Study Questions: • Hail is common in North Texas. Have you ever been in a hail storm? How did you feel? • Was any crop left after the hail? What about after the locust? Any human lives lost? • What did Pharaoh admit? What was God’s reply?
Prayer: Lord help me to weather the storms of life. You are with me in the midst of the storm. Allow me to not only survive, but thrive for you. Hear this prayer O Lord. Amen. Friday, March 27
This Week: Angel of Death Passes Over Readings: Exodus 1:1-4 Genesis 37 Genesis 42: 1-7 Genesis 46: 1-4
Exodus 12:17 (17) You should observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread, because on this precise day I brought you out of the land of Egypt in military formation. You should observe this day in every generation as a regulation for all time.
Study Questions: • Describe the circumstances that brought Joseph to Egypt. • What caused his brothers and father to follow him there?
Prayer: Have mercy on me a sinner, O Lord. Forgive me, for I have sinned against you. Wash me whiter than snow. Amen. Sunday, March 29
This Week: Crossing the Red Sea
Readings: Exodus 14: 26-31
(26) Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the water comes back and covers the Egyptians, their chariots, and their cavalry.” (27) So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. At daybreak, the sea returned to its normal depth. The Egyptians were driving toward it, and the Lord tossed the Egyptians into the sea. (28) The waters returned and covered the chariots and the cavalry, Pharaoh’s entire army that had followed them into the sea. Not one of them remained. (29) The Israelites, however, walked on dry ground through the sea. The waters formed a wall for them on their right hand and on their left.
(30) The Lord rescued Israel from the Egyptians that day. Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. (31) Israel saw the amazing power of the Lord against the Egyptians. The people were in awe of the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.
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Crossing the Red Sea Readings: Exodus 12: 31-42
Exodus 12:33 (33) The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the land because they thought, We’ll all be dead.
Study Questions: • Why were the Egyptians eager for God’s people to leave Egypt in a hurry? • Why did the Israelites travel without yeast for their bread? How long did they live in Egypt?
Prayer: I pray for families that live far apart. May you bring them spiritually closer, even when they are far away. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Tuesday, March 31
This Week: Crossing the Red Sea Readings: Exodus 13: 17-22 Genesis 50:22-26
Exodus 13:22 (22) The column of cloud during the day and the column of lightning at night never left its place in front of the people.
Study Questions: • Why did Moses avoid traveling through the land of the Philistines? • Whose bones were carried back to Canaan? Do you carry mementos of the old place to the new one? Why?
Prayer: When I travel, O Lord, keep me safe and sound until I reach my destination where I can continue to serve you. Amen. Wednesday, April 1
This Week: Crossing the Red Sea
Readings: Exodus 14: 1-9 John 9: 1-5
Exodus 14:5 (5) When Egypt’s king was told that the people had run away, Pharaoh and his o cials changed their minds about the people. They said, “What have we done, letting Israel go free from their slavery to us?”
Study Questions: • Why did Pharaoh believe the Israelites were confused and wandering after he released them? Are things always as we see them? • Pharaoh was having second thoughts. Who needs whom the most: God or us?
Prayer: Lord, give me clear sight that I may vividly “see” the vision of your glory so I may do the work you have laid before me. Amen. Thursday, April 2 Join us for our Seder Meal tonight at 6 pm. Rabbi Geo rey Dennis, with This Week: Congregation Kol Ami of Flower Mound, will lead us in this very special Crossing the Red Sea sermon and dinner. Readings: Exodus 14: 10-20
Exodus 14:11 (11) They said to Moses, “Weren’t there enough graves in Egypt that you took us away to die in the desert? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt like this?
Study Questions: • The Egyptians saw Hebrews as a potential mighty military fos, but how did they act when seeing the 600 chariots? • Did God use Israeli forces to ght for his glory? Have you had any trust-forming miracles?
Prayer: The Lord is my salvation, whom shall I fear? No one! One thing I ask, that I may dwell in your house forever, Amen. (From Psalm 27) Friday, April 3
This Week: Crossing the Red Sea
Readings: Exodus 14: 21-31
Exodus 14:23-24 (23) The Egyptians chased them and went into the sea after them, all of Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and cavalry. (24) As morning approached, the Lord looked down on the Egyptian camp from the column of lightning and cloud and threw the Egyptian camp into a panic. Study Questions: • Who’s confused now?! Who got wet and who crossed dry? What’s that mean for us? • How many in the Pharaoh’s army survived? • What is a hyperbole? Is hyperbole used in the Bible? Please explain.
Prayer: Thank you Lord, for providing me with dry ground to walk upon when I feel surrounded by raging waters. O Holy One, Amen. Sunday, April 5
This Week: Standing at the Holy Mountain
Readings: Exodus 20:1-11
(1) Then God spoke all these words:
(2) I am the Lord your God who brought you out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
(3) You must have no other gods before me.
(4) Do not make an idol for yourself—no form whatsoever—of anything in the sky above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth. (5) Do not bow down to them or worship them, because I, the Lord your God, am a passionate God. I punish children for their parents’ sins even to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me. (6) But I am loyal and gracious to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.
(7) Do not use the Lord your God’s name as if it were of no signi cance; the Lord won’t forgive anyone who uses his name that way.
(8) Remember the Sabbath day and treat it as holy. (9) Six days you may work and do all your tasks, (10) but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. Do not do any work on it—not you, your sons or daughters, your male or female servants, your animals, or the immigrant who is living with you. (11) Because the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them in six days, but rested on the seventh day. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
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This Week: Standing at the Holy Mountain Readings: Exodus 19: 1-9 Galatians 4: 24-31
Exodus 19:4 (4) You saw what I did to the Egyptians, and how I lifted you up on eagles’ wings and brought you to me.
Study Questions: • What is the di erence between “Jacob’s household” and the people of Israel? • Describe the covenant God made with the o spring of Jacob? Have you made a covenant with God. What was included?
Prayer: Help me Lord, to keep my end of our covenant. You are the Creator and I am your special possession; a follower of your way. Amen. Tuesday, April 7
This Week: Standing at the Holy Mountain
Readings: Exodus 19: 10-19
Exodus 19:12 (12) Set up a fence for the people all around and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up the mountain or to touch any part of it.’ Anyone who even touches the mountain must be put to death.
Study Questions: • In what forms did God appear on Mt. Sinai. How did Moses stop the Mt. climbing? • What was the punishment for violating that limitation? Have you ever been punished by God? Please explain.
Prayer: Awesome God, make me ready to come into your glorious presence today and every day. In Your Holy Name, Amen. Wednesday, April 8
This Week: Standing at the Holy Mountain Readings: Exodus 19: 20-25 Hebrews 5: 1-6
Exodus 19:24 (24) The Lord said to him, “Go down, and bring Aaron back up with you. But the priests and the people must not break through and come up to the Lord. Otherwise, the Lord will break loose against them.”
Study Questions: • Who was designated the rst Jewish High Priest? What extra privileges did he have? • How would you feel standing at the foot of Mt. Sinai that day?
Prayer: Draw near me, Lord, and never let me forget that I am standing on Holy Ground. Remind me of my limits so I won’t overstep. Amen. Thursday, April 9
This Week: Standing at the Holy Mountain Readings: Exodus 20: 1-11 Isaiah 56: 1-2
Exodus 20:1-2 (1) Then God spoke all these words: (2) I am the Lord your God who brought you out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Study Questions: • The greatest gifts given and received are relationships. Commandments 1-4 describe our relationship with whom? • How about Commandments 5-10?
Prayer: Speak, O Lord, and I will listen. You are the one and only God whom I adore. May I always honor the Sabbath and keep it holy, Amen. Friday, April 10 Join us for our Good Friday service tonight at 6:30 pm and tomorrow This Week: for our Family Easter Standing at the Holy Mountain service at 5 pm. Readings: Exodus 20: 12-21
Exodus 20:20 (20) Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid, because God has come only to test you and to make sure you are always in awe of God so that you don’t sin.”
Study Questions: • Which of the last 6 Commandments would you most likely break? Why? Which one least? Why? • Does fear (or awe in some translations) of God Keep you from sinning? Please explain.
Prayer: Jesus, help me to respect others, especially those who are on the margins. Help me to follow your ways and to keep your Laws, Amen. Sunday, April 12 Join us for our Easter services today: This Week: Sunrise Service: 7 am Modern Service: 9 am The Promised Land Traditional Service: 11 am
Readings: Luke 24:1-12
(1) Very early in the morning on the rst day of the week, the women went to the tomb, bringing the fragrant spices they had prepared. (2) They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, (3) but when they went in, they didn’t nd the body of the Lord Jesus. (4) They didn’t know what to make of this. Suddenly, two men were standing beside them in gleaming bright clothing. (5) The women were frightened and bowed their faces toward the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? (6) He isn’t here, but has been raised. Remember what he told you while he was still in Galilee, (7) that the Human One[a] must be handed over to sinners, be cruci ed, and on the third day rise again.” (8) Then they remembered his words. (9) When they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the eleven and all the others. (10) It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles. (11) Their words struck the apostles as nonsense, and they didn’t believe the women. (12) But Peter ran to the tomb. When he bent over to look inside, he saw only the linen cloth. Then he returned home, wondering what had happened.
Also Read: Joshua 3:14-17, Colossians 1:13-14, Acts 4:33
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