October 20th, 2010
We had a very large group this past week! 28 people all together! Including gobs of kids.:-) Scott & Tammie’s house was quite crowded, it was great.:-)
David and I were welcomed with bunches of gifts for our precious new arrival.:-) Baby Jeremiah was born on October 7th, weighing 9lbs. 9oz.! Thanks to all of you! Our church family is a great blessing to us.
Tammie made a delicious pot of soup and a wonderful chocolate fudge cake! We are so spoiled.:-) Happy Birthday was sang for both Tammie and I.:-)
We were graced again by the musical talent of Joshua and David for our worship time- you guys are awesome! They were also accompanied by one of the children learning to play guitar. (Great leadership, Joshua!)
After watching the video portion for John chapter 8, we broke into several groups for our study. Since it is such a long and loaded chapter, we decided to focus on just the first half this week. (verses 1-30)
One through 11 is the story of the woman caught in adultery. The scribes and pharisees brought her to Jesus and told Him of her sin. (trying to tempt Him in order to accuse Him) Jesus makes quite a point when He says in verse 7, “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” One by one, all the people walked away, leaving only the woman with Jesus. He says to her, “Where are those thine accusers? Hath no man condemned thee?” She said, no. And He responds, “Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.”
To me, this is what the Journey is all about- “Love the sinner, hate the sin.” What a lesson for us! So common, yet so hard to apply to everyday life. God give us that love.
Verses 12-30 is kindof a blur for me as my little Isaac decided he was hungry when we got to that point. But it contains a very important message, “I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
Jesus talks with the Pharisees about who He is and the truth of His judgement, that He bears witness of His Father and is not of this world. Verse 28 forshadows his crucifixion and how all will know then that He truly is the Son of God. He was sent to earth to do the will of His Father.
I believe we will be meeting at Scott and Tammie’s again next week? After that, we’ll see you at the Gathering @ Corner Cup in Cambridge!:-)
