My Life as Worship

 Click "Read More" below if you're on the main page of the blog. https://www.neverthirsty.org/bible-studies/leadership-documents/gods-great-passion/ https://www.ctcumc.org/gods-passion-for-the-lost https://www.freegrace.ca/what-does-godwithout-passions-mean/ Genesis 12 Exodus 19 Psalm 67 Matthew 28:16-20

  Click "Read More" below if you're on the main page of the blog. Click HERE for the Handout through Week 4 Matthew 26:6-13 and Luke 7:36-50: Matthew 26:6-13   (see also Luke 7:36-50,  John 11:2 ) - ...Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume and poured it over his head. The disciples were indignant when they saw this. “What a waste!” they said. “It could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.” But Jesus, aware of this, replied, “Why criticize this woman for doing such a good thing to me? You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me. She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial. I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.”

  Click "Read More" below if you're on the main page of the blog. https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-treasure-makes-all-the-difference https://biblehub.com/bsb/revelation/4.htm https://biblehub.com/bsb/revelation/5.htm https://biblehub.com/bsb/revelation/7.htm https://biblehub.com/bsb/revelation/15.htm https://biblehub.com/bsb/revelation/22.htm Matthew 6:19-21 - Treasures in Heaven (see also Luke 12:32–34) Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 13:44 - The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field. 2 Corinthians 4:2-7 - We reject all shameful deeds and underhanded methods. We do...

  For a deeper dive after today's Sunday School time together, feel free to explore the following resources: https://www.neverthirsty.org/bible-qa/qa-archives/question/what-were-the-high-places/ https://feedingonchrist.org/ji-packer-on-images-of-god/ https://biblehub.com/bsb/jonah/2.htm https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%202%3A11-13&version=NIV

  For a deeper dive after today's Sunday School time together, feel free to explore the following resources: https://www.learnreligions.com/false-gods-of-the-old-testament-700162 http://www.stat.rice.edu/~dobelman/Dinotech/10_Eqyptian_gods_10_Plagues.pdf https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/golden-calf-false-worship/ https://www.epm.org/blog/2018/Nov/14/high-places-old-testament https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/high-places-altars-and-the-bamah/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-siren-on-your-starbucks-cup-was-born-in-7thcentury-italy https://theunexpectedcosmology.com/the-starbucks-logo-is-a-goddess-of-fertility-sexuality-and-war-say-hello-to-the-biblical-ashtoreth/ https://northernstar-online.com/the-origins-of-the-starbucks-goddess-logo/ https://www.alecsatin.com/astheroth-lives/ https://biblehub.com/bsb/zechariah/13.htm https://biblehub.com/bsb/jonah/2.htm https://biblehub.com/bsb/isaiah/44.htm https://biblehub.com/bsb/psalm...