Bible Study Prep 05.01.10

What kind of economy is supposed to exist in God's Kingdom? How are God's people supposed to interact with buying and selling in a way that stands against Empire? What role does acquiring stuff and consuming products play in informing our identities and communities?

This week our conversation continues with a discussion of Leviticus 25 and how God ordered the Exodus people's calendar to answer some of the above questions.

Read Leviticus 25.

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Bible Study Prep 4.24.10

This week's conversation will continue on some implications of God's calling to His people during their Exodus. Looking at some of the specifics of the calling helps us develop a clearer picture of the one doing the calling (God) and the hopes and dreams of the caller for those being called (God's people). Each command helps us see the kind of creation God is in the process of restoring.

This week we will look at a few passages that talk about how God ordered the time of His people, how their calendar intentionally called for worship and action on behalf of the most vulnerable. God embedded concern for the weak into their understanding of how time passed/progressed.

Have a look at these passages:

Leviticus 25: 1 - 7

Leviticus 25: 8 - 56

Deuteronomy 16:9 – 12

Bible Study Prep 4.17.10

We will continue with our exploration of the ways God describe a new kind of humanity would live in relation to the most vulnerable. This week you can prepare by reading through the following verses and looking for possible present day applications. Who are the most vulnerable among us, in Sacramento, right now? What could our response as a community of Jesus followers look like?

Deuteronomy 10:14 - 19
Deuteronomy 14:28 - 29
Deuteronomy 16:9 - 12
Deuteronomy 24:17 - 22

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Bible Study Prep 4.10.10

This coming week's Bible Study conversation will continue discussing the implications of "God's Body" in 1 Corinthians and then jump back into Exodus with a look at how God sought to form God's people into a nation that would fully demonstrate the essence of God. The people of God are always called to live in a way that translates their blessings and relationship with God into a demonstration of God's goodness. This was to be applied to more than their religious lives. It was to impact their economics, their acceptance of those who were different from them and how they related to the most vulnerable among them.

Here is some reading to get you started:

Exodus 22:21 - 27
Exodus 23:6
Deuteronomy 10:14 - 19
Deuteronomy 14:28 - 29
Deuteronomy 16:9 - 12
Deuteronomy 24:17 - 22

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