Christ Church Jerusalem

Deuteronomy 11:13-21 contains the second portion the Sh’ma, again encouraging the believer to remain faithful to the faithful King of the Universe, to love God with both heart and soul. Should the believer do so then God promises to send rain from Heaven to nourish the Land. Future prosperity is dependent on the morality of the Israelites. It is a good thing to be dependent on the Lord. Dependency is a guard against pride. The blessing of God is success, but the danger of

success is idolatry.

Led by Aaron Eime.

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23 Aug 2020 - Neville Jones has us consider Jesus' preferred title, Son of Man, and Peter's epiphany of Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God. In a place with a long history of idolatry, God the Father revealed to Peter the powerful truth on which God builds his community. Jesus very quickly affirms Peter's confession not far from a location dubbed the Gates of Hades. There, Jesus declares that the counsels and schemes of the enemy -- personified as death -- will not to prevail against his people. Instead Resurrection himself wins the victory.

Readings: Isaiah 51:1,6-8; Matthew 16:13-20

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"Be holy as I am holy," God tells Israel. However, holiness and distinction are not the goal. Rev. David Pileggi reminds us that Israel's call to holiness is for the sake of the nations. God's intention for human society is mutual love and service. Instead, we tend to split into groups of us and them, which results in self-satisfaction, self-righteousness, and domination. Paul knows that when the community of God lives as one "us," we prove the validity of the Gospel of Jesus Messiah. In his letter to the divided church in Rome, Paul points to how God's mercy to Israel should instruct us so that we can live a life of united worship and obedience before our God.

Readings: Romans 11:1-2, 25-28; Matthew 15:10-28

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Love is not a matter left to impulse or feelings. Love is actually a commandment from God. We are to love God irrespective of personal emotional feelings that hinge on chemical reactions or human relationships. Love is a choice and not relegated to whether we had too much chocolate or had a fight with work colleagues. This command from the lips of Moses also reveals what God really wants from us: to love God and keep His requirements. He could have commanded countless other things from us, but for God the priority is love from His creation.

Led by Aaron Eime.

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There are many things to fear in our time: disease, civil unrest, and a culture that would woo our children away from Jesus. Canon Daryl Fenton reminds us that cultivating trust in the Lord is the best rememdy for fear. Rather than allowing our present circumstances to spark fear, we must push through in faithfulness to the God we love and who loves us. Living a life of faithfulness and pray makes opportunity for our children and grandchildren to know Jesus.

Readings: 1 Kings 19:1-8; Romans 10:1-15; Matthew 14:22-33

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In this week's gospel portion, Jesus gives thanks for the bread and fish and then tells his disciples to feed the hungry crowd. Today, we often overlook the importance of food in the Bible. Rev. David Pileggi reminds us that food is an essential part of Biblical worship. Our sharing table fellowship builds Jesus-centered communities of compassion, mercy and forgiveness.

Readings: Genesis 32:22-31; Romans 9:1-16; Matthew 14:13-21

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On the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, Jews around the world remember and mourn the destruction of both temples. This fast day begins a season of repentance in Judaism. Deacon Aaron Eime looks at this day of mourning and has us consider how unholy behavior affects our relationship with God.

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Moses remains on the mountain interceding with the Lord for 40 more days and nights. Jewish exegesis finds three occasions where Moses spends 40 days with God on Sinai, thus it is said that Moses had a total of 120 days with the Lord. And the Lord listens. Why does God listen? Was it the prayers, the obedience, or the mercy of God that causes him to relent from harming Israel? Why did it take so long for the Lord to answer Moses? Why was his intercession not answered swiftly? The text provides no answer but simply allows the reader to ponder and contemplate divine justice and power of prayerful intercession.

Led by Aaron Eime.

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Jesus’ understanding of the in-breaking power and presence of God is rich and multi-faceted. Simply using bullet points, charts, or systematic theology does not enable us to fully understand and enter into the Kingdom of Heaven that we hear about so often on the lips of Jesus. In order to herald the redeeming work of God in our midst, Jesus uses short stories about yeast, or seeds, or a net. Join Rev. David Pileggi as he examines in greater detail how the seemingly insignificant imagery of first-century life challenges and encourages us at this time.

Readings: 1 Kings 3:5-14; Matthew 13:31-52

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The Tablets of the Covenant given by God were never meant to be destroyed and broken by Moses. Thus a second set of stone was carved out by the hand of Moses with God declaring He would write again the words of the covenant. While Deuteronomy says that God will inscribe the Tablets, Exodus notes that actually God dictated and Moses wrote all God said. In both narratives the second set of Tablets is a joint venture between Man and God, while

the first had been God alone.

Lead by Aaron Eime.

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