Category: Cover to Cover
Cover to Cover Reading: Deuteronomy 9:1-11:32 Focus: Deuteronomy 9:1-6 One of today’s popular mantras is: “Because you’re worth it…” The self-worth of individuals is forever being promoted, all under the guise of building self-esteem, personal confidence; it is, let’s be honest, a shameless lie of a marketing scheme. With increasing materialism and individualism, no longer is there any real social conscience or concern for those less fortunate. The Church has not been immune and there is a growing sense that God has saved ME, the individual and I will make a difference in my world…
Cover to Cover Reading: Deuteronomy 5:23-8:20 Focus: Deuteronomy 6:4-9 There is a lot that you can tell about a person through the lifestyle that they choose to live. A survey of a person’s lifestyle can reveal a great deal about their values, their principles, and their priorities in life. A single businessman that lives in a studio apartment, with three cars in the garage (a saloon, convertible and off-roader), at the clubs and bars each weekend with a different girl on his arm each night… A married mechanic with three kids that lives in a three bedroom house, with one…
Cover to Cover Reading: Deuteronomy 3:1-5:22 Focus: Deuteronomy 4:15-20 Let’s get straight to the point, nobody who has walked this earth (except for Jesus) has seen God. Nobody can tell you His form, nobody can give you a description of His image, not one single person knows what this being looks like. Maybe He’s Semitic in appearance? Or Asian? Or African? Or Caucasian? Nobody knows what God looks like. And yet, masses around the world revere Him, honour Him, worship Him, and give their lives over to Him.
Cover to Cover Reading: Deuteronomy 1:1-2:37 Focus: Deuteronomy 1:41-45 There is one particular line that I dread hearing from my parents… “I told you so.” It’s a line many of us never wish to hear. Yet, in our arrogance we think that our own ability and will is enough to change circumstances. You were warned that doing it alone or doing it your way would result in failure, but no, you had to go and try to prove them wrong… “I told you so, don’t come crying to me for help…” Why do we always have something to prove?
Cover to Cover Reading: Numbers 33:1-36:13 Focus: Numbers 35:6-15 In the life of any society, there are legal statutes in place to protect the livelihood of its people. There are enforcement agencies (e.g. police) which operate to maintain the livelihood which people expect from their social order. When these social structures are kept in place, it allows for a society to be confident as it seeks thrive and mature as a community. When these social structures are broken down, society struggles with issues of fear and anarchy locking down its growth rather than encouraging it.
