Catch Up

Here are some of the things that have happened lately... bit behind, aren't I? Bout' time for some pickkies and updates!

Bible Study
I have been thoroughly enjoying my ladies Bible study (sorry no pictures here...) We have been studying the book of Matthew. It has been great getting into some challenging questions - I have been preparing my study for Monday... We have been looking at the issue of the Sabbath - what Jesus said about it in Matthew and how it relates to the Old Testament. The heart of it being that Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath - the pharisees spent much time debating and arguing about what was/wasn't allowed... Here are some Old Testament verses from Isaiah 58 which get at the heart of the Sabbath issue :

"If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath,
From doing your pleasure on my holy day,
And call the Sabbath a delight and the holy day of the Lord honorable;
If you honour it, not going your own ways, or seeking your own pleasure, or talking idly,
Then you shall take delight in the Lord,
And I will make you ride on the heights of the earth,
I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father,
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken."

So take delight in the Lord of the Sabbath !

Grampy

We were privileged to enjoy some time with my Dad who was down in Brissy recently. We especially enjoyed having Grampy play some hymns during our evening devotion time together - always adds such a dimension to our songs/worship.

It was also a lovely time for the children to soak up some cuddles, story reading and time in the cubby. Grampy, Joshua and David also managed to pick up a second hand frame for the stairs to the cubby house - so we look forward to having some steps in the near future! Thanks Grampy!