Worship for August 2, 2020: God's Census

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? "

Place Finders

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.

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