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The Bible readings for Sunday 28 and Monday 29 October are -- Jud 15:9-17:13; Ps 58:1-5; Pro 13:9-10; Lk 23:20-38.
Labels: cross, discipleship, love
posted by Ps John @ 12:22 AM
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Hi and welcome. Ashfield Baptist Church is a "caring community church sharing God's love". We are very diverse in our nationalities, backgrounds and ages, but united in our desire to grow spiritually and to reach out and help others. Our vision is "to be a body of Christ-like people living out the great commandment and the great commission in the Holy Spirit's power". This blog is mainly for people connected with Ashfield Baptist Church. It has been set up as an "info & chat space" as we start the "THRU IN 2" challenge. This is our program for reading the Bible right through during 2007 & 2008. Many are using the Every Day With Jesus Bible which also has daily devotions from Selwyn Hughes. As we read through the Bible together over these two years, we can use this blog to share insights, stories, reflections, questions etc. The goal is to grow spiritually together. So leave your comments. Together we can help each other grow. Blessings. Ps John. To leave a comment about the readings for a particular day, or to view the comments of others, just click on "comments" at the bottom of the post.
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At our services on Sunday 28 October, we had two excellent, thought-provoking sermons, both relating to the day's "Thru in 2" readings.
In the morning, Rev Richard Geering (Chaplian for Ashfield Baptist Homes Ltd) spoke on "Simon, a Picture of Discipleship" from Luke 23:26. He pointed out that Simon, a "foreigner", was willing to pick up the cross and follow Jesus while many others, including his disciples, had fled or stood off at a diatance. Richard's applications about inclusiveness and commitment were a timely challenge.
Then at night we had a visit from Delilah - actually, Karen Beaton in character (and in costume). "Delilah" not only told us about Samson from her perspective, but also shared some of her feelings and motivations. The climax was her affirmation that the source of Samson's strength wasn't his uncut hair but His God. Again, very thought-provoking. In fact, there was quite a lot of spontaneous discussion about the story of Samson and Delilah (both the Biblical and Hollywood versions) over supper.
Karen - Would you like to comment a little further on a couple of questions arising from the night?
1. Was Delilah an Israelite or a Philistine?
2. Did she love Samson?
3. What was her motivation for getting Samson's secret and passing it on?
4. Did she realise that Samson would be so badly treated?
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