Numbers 9:19-23 (HCSB)19 Even when the cloud stayed over the tabernacle many days, the Israelites carried out the Lord’s requirement and did not set out. 20 Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days. They would camp at the Lord’s command and set out at the Lord’s command. 21 Sometimes the cloud remained only from evening until morning; when the cloud lifted in the mornin...  Read More

LACK OF TRUSTApply The TextBelievers can trust God even when current circumstances appear bleak.We can turn to God with our needs and concerns.Believers should recognize that ignoring God’s instructions leads to consequences.Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the Lord (v. 6). Have you experienced “facedown” situations? What advice would you offer to members of your Bible study group about how to...  Read More

Numbers 9:15-18 (HCSB)Guidance by the Cloud15 On the day the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony, and it appeared like fire above the tabernacle from evening until morning. 16 It remained that way continuously: the cloud would cover it, appearing like fire at night. 17 Whenever the cloud was lifted up above the tent, the Israelites would set out; at t...  Read More

Numbers 9:13-14(HCSB)13 “But the man who is ceremonially clean, is not on a journey, and yet fails to observe the Passover is to be cut off from his people, because he did not present the Lord’s offering at its appointed time. That man will bear the consequences of his sin.14 “If a foreigner resides with you and wants to observe the Passover to the Lord, he is to do so according to the Passover s...  Read More

Numbers 9:6-12 (HCSB)6 But there were some men who were unclean because of a human corpse, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. These men came before Moses and Aaron the same day 7 and said to him, “We are unclean because of a human corpse. Why should we be excluded from presenting the Lord’s offering at its appointed time with the other Israelites?”8 Moses replied to them, “Wait he...  Read More

Most people like new stuff. We all go try out the new restaurant in White House; everyone likes new clothes; and many of us long for a new car or house (even if it is just new to us). This fall there are a lot of new things going on all around us. Some families are experiencing new schools; some are experiencing new realities because of changes in the family; and all of us at Temple will have NEW ...  Read More

God Gives Daily Guidance to His PeopleNumbers 9:1-5  (HCSB)The Second Passover9 In the first month of the second year after their departure from the land of Egypt, the Lord told Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai: 2 “The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time. 3 You must observe it at its appointed time on the fourteenth day of this month at twilight; you are to observe it acco...  Read More

GOD GIVES COMFORTRemember that God is always present in your grief.KEY TRUTH: The Death of a Loved One Is a Very Difficult Experience (Acts 12:1–5)KEY TRUTH: Healthy Grief Is a Process (James 5:7–11)KEY TRUTH: We Can Find Comfort and Direction in God’s Word (Psalm 46:1–11)FAMILY CONNECTION:  CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION AFTER CHURCH!What is grief? (The feeling of sadness and loss that a person experien...  Read More

 1.  Have you ever spent a whole day praying? Me neither! Try this: one day this week, try and       remember all the good that you have in your life. List them out loud. Take turns listing             them with your family. There’s something about acknowledging the good that makes the         bad disappear. Report to Jason at the end of the week so we’ll know you did it. (just     kidding) At the...  Read More

Psalm 46:8-11 (HCSB)8 Come, see the works of the Lord,who brings devastation on the earth.9 He makes wars cease throughout the earth.He shatters bows and cuts spears to pieces;He burns up the chariots.10 “Stop your fighting—and know that I am God,exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth.”11 Yahweh of Hosts is with us;the God of Jacob is our stronghold. SelahMichael JacksonI’ve been writing ...  Read More

Psalm 46:4-7  (HCSB)4 There is a river—its streams delight the city of God,the holy dwelling place of the Most High.5 God is within her; she will not be toppled.God will help her when the morning dawns.6 Nations rage, kingdoms topple;the earth melts when He lifts His voice.7 The Lord of Hosts is with us;the God of Jacob is our stronghold. SelahMichael JacksonI grew up on the Buffalo National River...  Read More

Psalm 46:1-3  (HCSB)God Our RefugeFor the choir director. A song of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth.1 God is our refuge and strength,a helper who is always foundin times of trouble.2 Therefore we will not be afraid,though the earth tremblesand the mountains toppleinto the depths of the seas,3 though its waters roar and foamand the mountains quake with its turmoil. SelahMichael JacksonOne o...  Read More