Pastor Tony

Miriam: “Beloved”

The scripture readings for this morning teach us: what God did for the leper, he is “willing” to do for sinners—wait patiently for them to be purified. Numbers 12:1-15 Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. 2 “Has the Lord spoken only through […]
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Miriam: “Musical Prophet”

“Mary” is an English derivation of the Hebrew name Miriam. The scripture readings for this morning capture the moments when two women with the same name, separated by 1400 years, bursting into song over the greatness of God! Exodus 15:19-21 When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots and horsemen went into the sea, the Lord
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Miriam: “Big Sister”

The Scripture readings for this morning bear witness to a special advocacy that God provides. Whether it is the Holy Spirit or in the person of a big sister, like Miriam, God is there for us. Exodus 2:1-10 Now a man of the tribe of Levi married a Levite woman, 2 and she became pregnant […]
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Everything is Kosher

God gives us everything as food, according to the scripture readings for this morning. Everything God has created is good. Genesis 9:1-4 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. 2 The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts […]
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