Missional Holiness: Reflections on 1 Cor 9:24-27
NIV 1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 Therefore I do not run like a man
Reading Deuteronomy 16:1-8 on Sacred Memory
Sacred rituals are crucial for shaping God’s people to embody God’s character and to serve as a witness to the world. Our Scripture lesson focuses on the Passover festival as described in the book of Deuteronomy. The power of the Passover is found in its ability to ground the community in past as a means to living faithfully in the present and preparing for the future.
Deuteronomy 16:1-8
1 Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the