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How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, indeed it faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God...Happy are those who live in your house, ever singing your praise. Psalm 84:1-2, 4

Worship for August 2, 2020: God's Census

August 02, 2020  /  Bethel Lutheran

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On counting women and children in Matthew 14…

"The journey to the census wasn’t just about Jesus or his blood relatives. What if it was the body of Christ being counted? What if it was everyone who goes unseen and unaccounted for? What if every at-risk invisible child or homeless wanderer or anyone living out of reach of the community goes with Jesus into that census? "

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Welcome: :22
Readings: 16:38
Sermon: 20:17
Prayers: 33:28

Sermon Notes

See Megan MacKenna’s book Not Counting Women and Children for more reading on this biblical miracle. To read the full Bible study on Numbers and the persistent sisters, take a look at the ECLA study HERE.

Photo Credit: Rene Bernal on Upsplash

Photo Credit: Rene Bernal on Upsplash