[Sunday] Moses - Ordinary Sinners
Action Item:
This week, think about a time when there should have been curses but you saw blessings instead.
Questions for the Week
Retell the story about Moes in your own words.
Read Numbers 20:1-13. What instructions does God give to Moses? What does Moses do that is wrong?
Moses is an ordinary sinner, just like us. As you think about the Biblical narrative, where do you find hope?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
Bible study launched a Philippians series, exploring Paul’s joy amid imprisonment, the meaning of “epistle,” and the Lutheran contrast between a theology of the cross and a theology of glory—finding freedom in Christ whether we live or die.
Bible study explored Mark 4–5’s crescendo of Jesus’ authority over chaos, demons, disease, and death—highlighting faith, compassion, bodily resurrection hope (against Gnostic ideas), cultural context, secrecy in ministry, and the symbolic resonance of “twelve.”
Jesus frees us from the pressure of having to pray the "perfect" way. Because He is the Lamb who was slain, you can pray boldly knowing your Father in heaven hears you!
Bible study explored the Gospel of Mark, discussing its three-act structure, Jesus’ identity as the true Son of God, and how His upside-down kingdom—revealed through parables, miracles, and His passion—confronts evil, forgives sins, and calls us to sacrificial discipleship.
Jesus specializes in choosing the unimpressive, the broken, and the flawed to represent His presence and love to the world. You are a royal priesthood!
God frees us from the frightening prospect of “evangelism”. For true witnessing is seeing others, and joyfully sharing the beauty of the God who rescues us.