Pacesetters Bible School Newsletter

. . . has been posted at Mandi Kaye.

My scripture today is Mark 12:41-44, and I’m reading from my working translation:

41And he sat down by the treasury, and he was watching how the crowd threw money into the contribution box. And many rich people threw in lots! 42Then one poor widow came and threw in two small copper coins about the equivalent of [...]

 

 Stewardship as God Sees It [11:51m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Note: This is the manuscript for a sermon I preached at Gonzalez United Methodist Church, Sunday, 8/26/2007. I am not very strict in reading my manuscript, so the sermon I actually preached may differ. Then again, nobody recorded it, so I’m probably safe!]
Ezekiel 33:12-16 (TNIV)
Introduction
One of the functions of preachers seems to [...]

[This e-mail was sent out to the Gonzalez UMC membership, but it applies to many of us. How about some discussion of mission statements for churches?]
What is the mission of the church? What is the reason or purpose for the existence of the church in the world? Do you think you know? [...]

I am going to post something in a few moments by Rev. Riley Richardson who is my pastor at Gonzalez United Methodist Church. I hope to have much more from him in the future. We are looking into recording some sermons and making them available via the Bible Pacesetter podcast. Riley has [...]

Pacesetters Bible School will sponsor a weekend for discussion of restoring Biblical literacy in the church October 26-28, 2007. The event will be held at Gonzalez United Methodist Church in sunny Gonzalez, FL, just north of Pensacola. Our featured speaker will be Dr. Alden Thompson, author of the book Who’s Afraid of the [...]

. . . has been posted at Chasing the Wind.

. . . but only in a very appropriate way!
Today I’m going to discuss two passages from the book of Mark, Mark 12:35-37 (the question about David’s son) and then Mark 12:38-40 (Jesus denounces the scribes).
I’ll start with the first, Mark 12:35-37. I’m reading my own working translation:

35In response Jesus began to teach [...]

 

 Jesus Strikes Back [12:08m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On a hot July day, Meghan Sealy, Child Life Program Director, and I went SHOPPING! Meghan had a ‘Wish List’ for the children at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital (Pensacola, FL) and the John Webb Winter Golf Tournament had money from its very generous supporters to make those wishes come true! Here are [...]

I am again going to reduce the frequency of these podcasts due to time constraints. I would also like to post more notes on the passages to accompany the podcasts. From now on these will appear each Tuesday, starting with Tuesday, August 21, 2007.