Week 8 // The Best Time To Question God

1. INTRODUCTION

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2. SH’MA

Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Hebrew: Sh’ma yis’rael adonai eloheinu adonai echad. Baruch shem k’vod malchuto, l’olam va’ed. V’ahavta et adonai elohecha, b’chol l’vavcha, u’vchol nephshecha, u’vchol ma’odecha.

English: Hear Israel, The LORD* (YHWH) our God the LORD (YHWH) is one. Blessed be the name of His glorious Kingdom forever and ever. And love the LORD (YHWH) your God with all your heart, and all your soul, and all your strength.

*When LORD is spelled with all caps it means that in Hebrew it is referencing the name of God which is YHWH. We believe from sufficient scholarly research the best way to pronounce the name is Yahweh. Many Jews and some Christians have refrained from using the name at all so as to not misuse the name (Exodus 20:7). If you don’t feel comfortable pronouncing the name YHWH, we say Adonai (Lord) to replace it in Hebrew. Many also call YHWH “HaShem” which means “The Name.” 

3. LORD’S PRAYER 

“Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
For yours is the Kingdom,
and the power,
and the glory forever.
Amen!”

The Lord’s prayer can be found in Matthew 6:9-13 except for the final line. You can learn more about that final line in this article here.

4. WORSHIP SONG 

Song: Holy Encounter

VERSE
Where others quit and stop
I will press beyond
For there is more to find
Than a surface-level God
And I will find the LORD
I’m confident He’ll open up the doors
And as His Spirit rushes in
I won’t hold back a single thing

CHORUS
‘Cause I don’t wanna be a bystander
To holy encounter
I lay my life here on the floor

Bridge
So burn burn away the lies
Burn burn with holy eyes
Burn burn inside my life
Til all I see now is your beauty

“Holy Encounter”
Isaiah LaDuke

5. HOMILY 

Mark 15:24-27; 33-36

“Then the soldiers nailed him to the cross. They divided his clothes and threw dice to decide who would get each piece. It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. A sign announced the charge against him. It read, “The King of the Jews.” Two revolutionaries were crucified with him, One on his right and one on his left. At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means ‘My God, my God, why have you abandoned/forsaken me?'”

Christians and Spiritual Leaders Need The Gift Of Lament

The Number 6

“At nine o’clock…”
“At noon…”
At three o’clock…”

Hypostatic Union

This is a phrase we use in theology to understand the mystery of Jesus being fully God and fully human. The New Testament claims that both the Father and the Son are of the same nature. The Greek word “hupostasis” is used in Hebrews 1:3, “[Jesus is] the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature.

ἐγκαταλείπω / Egkataleipo

● “To forsake, leave, abandon.”

● “To leave down in.”

● “To leave in the most dire of circumstances.”

6. BLESSING

Blessing (Numbers 6:22-27 + Justin’s Addition):

“May the LORD bless you and keep you. May the LORD turn His face toward you and shine upon you and give you grace and peace as you go throughout your week. And may you always remember, no matter how dark it gets, Jesus will always be there when you need him. No matter what. Jesus will always dwell by your side.”

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1. We’re in need of people who love worshipping and can record worship music. Or have their own music already recorded that they would be willing to let us use in these sessions.

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