Worship into the Week- Written on Your Heart

 Worship into the Week- Deuteronomy 6:1-9

The SHEMA

The Greatest Commandment

Love God-

with every fiber of your being.

The command is rather daunting- 

with all your soul, all your heart and all your might.

I can't even attempt that 

without the help of the Holy Spirit.

But, this command lays out the morning till night,

in your place and in your face model.

This prayer is usually considered the most

 essential prayer in the Jewish faith. 

So how can the THE SHEMA

 be helpful to a Christian today?

1. The Shema is a great reminder to Christians

 of the wholeness of our worship of God.

2. The Shema calls us to live a Bible-saturated life- 

in how we study God's Word 

and in our calling to make disciples.

3. The Shema keeps in the forefront of our lives that

obedience to God is out of love rather than duty.

4. The word Shema is Hebrew for Hear. 

It reminds us to declare our love for Jesus by listening 

to the Father and carefully living out our lives as a 

follower and disciple of Jesus with all our might.

It certainly is a wonderful reminder 

as we step out of the house and return each day.

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House Reno- October 2024

 

  October was a very busy month around here.

Started to side the shed. Put the not needed 

kitchen sink window in the shed to reuse.

Been trying to take things to RESTORE-

 but they have become rather picky these days.

Trying to keep things out of the landfill.

Moving along in the Shop space.

Daughter Number 3 thinks

 it looks like her guest room.

It really makes things look tied together

 when the side is going up on the house.

Loving the darker color with the brick.

In John's new office space, music room, guest room 

we went with the Sherwin Williams- Evergreen Fog. 

Then opened a new magazine that came to the house

 this month and it was the chosen color 

for their advertisement.

Went bold- and painted all the 

trim and doors the same color.

Perfect frame to see out of all the windows.

Then kitchen cabinets began to arrive.

This is the really fun part of a renovation.

Now I see why people pack up 

and move out on HGTV.

Living in a remodel is just plain challenging.

We give thanks for a helpful 

GC- Aldo Razo and his careful crew.

Primer on the feature gallery wall in the Hallway.

Custom shelves for John's books in the office

 is a great use of that bit of vertical space.

The LORI bed  (Murphy Bed) 

arrived ready to be put together. 

John's books include the library of his grandfather-

Rev. Fred Droegemueller.

Tried to make an Old Testament and New Testament side.

Sliding door for the space. 

Finished LORI Bed.

Monumental day-10-10-2024- 

all the carpet went out of the house

Countertops arrived.

Appliances starting to arrive.

THAT changes a space.

GE Cafe Appliances.

4 bar stools to fit the family 

with the most littles.

New stair railing.

Flooring is red oak hardwood 

with a light gray wash.

A monumental day to have an ice maker.

First one in our lives- seems like a great luxury 

to not have a freezer full of ice trays.

Trying out the coffee maker to 

replace the battered and leaking old one.

Continuing to give thanks that the years

 of "waiting"

to fix and repair are moving forward 

to make such a great space 

for our family and friends.

Worship into the Week- Justified By Faith

 

Worship into the Week-

Justified By Faith- Romans 3:19-28

Reformation observations have been the agenda

 in Protestant churches this past week.

Time for:

 Sola Gratia- Grace Alone

Sola Fide- Faith Alone

Solus Christus- In Christ Alone

Sola Scriptura- Scripture Alone

Soli doe Gloria- For the Glory of God Alone.

Contemplating words like:

justified

propitiation

righteousness

faith

It all hangs together in Jesus.

Giving thanks for the way that this great gift 

of grace has been given to me- 

as one who has fallen short.

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