Faith is a living, bold trust in God's grace, so certain of God's favor that it would risk death a thousand times trusting in it. Such confidence and knowledge of God's grace makes you happy, joyful and bold in your relationship to God and all creatures. The Holy Spirit makes this happen through faith. Because of it, you freely, willingly and joyfully do good to everyone, serve everyone, suffer all kinds of things, love and praise the God who has shown you such grace. - Martin Luther


Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Do you remember the divided kingdom?

I'm working on getting ready for confirmation tonight. Our 6th-8th grade students are studying the Hebrew Scriptures, or Old Testament, this year. Last week they learned about the splitting of the kingdom of Israel into two kingdoms: Israel, the northern kingdom, and Judah, the southern kingdom. Tonight we'll be learning more about the northern kingdom, its kings, and some of the prophets who called them to return to faithful relationships with God and each other.
If all of this sounds like a distant memory, at best, I'd encourage you to break out 1 and 2 Kings, and maybe even check out Enter the Bible, a great new website from Luther Seminary. It makes learning about books of the Bible and important people in the Bible easy and fun. You can learn more about 1 Kings here. Explore the site - and HAVE FUN!!
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