A summary of our bible study from June 10, 2021. 

The following resources are used in this podcast:

Crossan, John Dominic. The Power of Parable: How Fiction by Jesus Became Fiction about Jesus (p. 8). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.

Levine, Amy-Jill. Short Stories by Jesus Participant Guide (p. 28). Abingdon Press. Kindle Edition.

Levine, Amy-Jill. Short Stories by Jesus (p. 4). HarperOne. Kindle Edition.

The Scripture for today is Acts 16:16-21, 

Priests for Equality. The Inclusive Bible. Sheed & Ward.

Thoughts, fears, and prayer processes that I am having on the day before surgery.

The scripture for the day is from 2 Kings 5:1-15.

Priests for Equality. The Inclusive Bible. Sheed & Ward.

Today's lesson is from Psalm 94:8-23

Priests for Equality. The Inclusive Bible. Sheed & Ward. 

The Old Rugged Cross, by George Bennard (1913).

Thanks to John Ourensma for sharing his recording of this song with us.

The Power of the Cross

Stuart Townend & Keith Getty Copyright © 2005 Thankyou Music (Adm. by CapitolCMGPublishing.com excl. UK & Europe, adm. by Integrity Music, part of the David C Cook family, [email protected]) CCLI Song #4490766

Quote from Stuart Townend: https://www.stuarttownend.co.uk/song/the-power-of-the-cross/

Permission to podcast this song from CCLI# 3134300.

Thanks to Nick Nestorak and John Ourensma for presenting the music for this episode.

What Wondrous Love is This is an American Folk Song out of the camp meeting era, first published in 1811.

The beautiful viola in this recording is by Renee Nestorak.

Piano and Vocals by John Ourensma.

Ah Holy Jesus, 1630, by Johann Heermann

This translation by Catherine Winkworth in 1863.

Thanks to John Ourensma and Renee Nestorak for the powerful musical presentation.

Were you there when they crucified my Lord. 

First Published in William Eleazar Barton's 1899 Old Plantation Hymns.

Played and sung by John Ourensma and Nick Nestorak.