Rockville Church of Christ

What is the effect of the "Noise" on us? The constant need for input? The never-ending schedules? The championing of multitasking? How has our Culture shaped our thought patterns and use of the moments in our waking hours? And what might God think of all of the never-ending movement and noise? Psalm 46 and its message of Stillness and Knowing Who God Is may be even more relevant to us than at any time in history.

In Deuteronomy, we notice a pattern of speeches which foreshadow the verbal

ministry of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew. We also see some parallels in

the role of Moses as a type of the Prophet who was to come.

What is the effect of the "Noise" on us? The constant need for input? The never-ending schedules? The championing of multitasking? How has our Culture shaped our thought patterns and use of the moments in our waking hours? And what might God think of all of the never-ending movement and noise? Psalm 46 and its message of Stillness and Knowing Who God Is may be even more relevant to us than at any time in history.

In Deuteronomy, we notice a pattern of speeches which foreshadow the verbal

ministry of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew. We also see some parallels in

the role of Moses as a type of the Prophet who was to come.

We examine some of the aftereffects of sin, especially in its effects on

marriage in a fallen world. But what we find in the whole story of the

Bible is a message of hope for redemption even of our marriages.

A proper view of WORK is a major theme in Proverbs. And to help us see the

nature of Sloth as the opposite of strong work ethic, the book draws a

caricature of someone called THE SLUGGARD. So what makes someone a

Sluggard? How do I see pieces of the Sluggard within myself? And how can

God transform those pieces?

We examine some of the aftereffects of sin, especially in its effects on

marriage in a fallen world. But what we find in the whole story of the

Bible is a message of hope for redemption even of our marriages.

A proper view of WORK is a major theme in Proverbs. And to help us see the

nature of Sloth as the opposite of strong work ethic, the book draws a

caricature of someone called THE SLUGGARD. So what makes someone a

Sluggard? How do I see pieces of the Sluggard within myself? And how can

God transform those pieces?

In Matthew 24-25, Jesus tells 4 consecutive parables that share some common

threads. They are judgment scenarios in which a "lord" is absent for a

time, others are left with tasks to do in his absence, and upon his return

some are ready while others are not. The questions for the others upon his

return are in relation to their "stewardship" of the tasks put in their

charge. But if we read these parables closely, we realize that the lord has

not been absent after all. He's actually still been among them in

disguise...

Our brother John Thompson guides us through the contrasts between David and

Uriah.