Keeping up to speed....

Hey Everyone,

Just a quick post to let everyone know about the changes in our meeting schedules for the last few and next few weeks.

Last Sunday, 9/21, we had a stand-alone lesson from Luke in preparation for the annual MBC Missions Festival, which started this week, 9/28. Today, 9/28 and next Sunday, 10/5 we will have a little different format during the Sunday School hour as we will be hearing from one of our visiting missionaries. This morning, we heard from Mark and Diane Vanderkoii, who are missionaries to the Kwong people of Chad, Africa. Among other things, their ministry includes translation of Bible passages into the Kwong language, a radio ministry, and teaching Kwong men, women, & children about the savior, Christ, who loves them very much.

We'll not be having the midweek study this week due to the Missions Festival, but will be starting it up again after the Festival.

Sunday School: 9/7/08 & 9/14/08

We made it!!! Today we finished the book of Exodus after 7 short months and discussed the overall themes and applications of the book as a whole. Of the many things we discussed, one of the things that stuck out to me was how Exodus demonstrates God's purposeful redemption in a small dose of what would come through Christ. Just as Genesis makes the case for man's depravity, Exodus concludes with the beautiful picture of God's redemption and the establishment of a specific method for approaching God.

Fast forward to the New Testament and we see Christ demonstrating eternal redemption in his death, burial, and resurrection. He ascends to Heaven where he is our Eternal High Priest, forever pleading his own blood as payment for our sin.

Here are the outlines. For bonus credit, leave a comment on your thoughts regarding the similarities and differences between God's covenant with Abraham and with Moses (see the last interpretation question on the Exodus 39-40 outline). See you next week!!

9/7/2008: Exodus 37-38
9/14/2008: Exodus 39-40