Isaiah 64:1-9 How Long? How long, O Lord, before you burst from the heavens and come done? This week, after 17 days of being trapped underground, 41 miners were rescued from a collapsed construction tunnel in northern India. What a welcome feel-good story! How long, O Lord, before You come and rescue us? […]
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Joshua 1:1-9; 3-4 ‘When your children ask in times to come, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’ then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off in front of the ark of the covenant of the Lord. So these stones shall be to the Israelites a memorial
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Shirley Redekop Exodus 20 We are continuing on the series Journey to Freedom; Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt. Two weeks ago, Moses encounters God through a burning bush, sending him to Egypt to confront Pharaoh and lead the Israelite slaves from oppression to freedom in the Promised Land that God prepared
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Exodus 7:1-13 From my earliest Sunday School days, I have wondered about the translation of Exodus 7:3 that points to God hardening Pharaoh’s heart. Honestly, “Why would God do that?” If that’s what happened, does that mean Pharaoh had no other choice than to say “No“ when Moses asked to let the Hebrews
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Exodus 3:1-4:17 This year, starting in the Fall, Mennonite Church Eastern Canada, MCEC, our area church conference, offered a unique opportunity for MCEC pastors to join a pilot program they have called a ‘Pastor’s Learning Circle.’ These are groups of 5-6 pastors who gather once a month for an hour over Zoom to
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Exodus 1:1 to 2:10 Without a doubt, the two midwives in our story – Shiphrah & Puah – were courageous women, defying the Pharaoh’s orders. They wouldn’t follow his instructions to make sure all the Hebrew boys died at birth. Consequently, Israel’s population continued to grow, increasing the king’s fear that they would
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