01/26/2020
Psalm 27 & Matthew 4:12-23
Chris Breslin
“All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful.” -Flannery O’Connor
“To add insult to very substantial injury, the Ninevites prospered; for an excruciatingly long time (three centuries or more) they fared too well for any savvy Israelite not to wonder about the justice of God. The longstanding dominance of the Assyrian empire was, from an Israelite perspective, something that God might well be expected to answer for, and the hapless prophet Jonah is the guy who takes that job upon himself.” -Ellen Davis
Season Resources:
Joy is for Epiphany, too by Miroslav Volf (Christian Century)
Living the Christian Year: Time to Inhabit the Story of God by Bobby Gross
Songs for Today’s Worship Gathering:
Land of the Living by Pasley/Pasley
Thy Mercy My God by Stocker/McCracken
The Hope of the Poor by Kimbrough
We Will Feast in the House of Zion by McCracken
Heal Us by Cowper/Writ/Morton
Jesus, Savior Pilot Me by Hopper/Seay
Doxology
