You know that leftover ham and turkey from the family get-togethers? It can make for excellent “leftovers”. I remember at my grandmother’s house, some of the best sandwiches I ever ate were made up with the “leftovers” from the previous day’s celebrations. Sermons often are similar to festive celebratory meals during family gatherings. There is much prepared, much served, but there are also leftovers to enjoy and keep feeding on even in the days following the party. A faithful minister of the gospel taught me to share the leftovers from sermons - those aspects of study and preparation that didn’t quite make the cut for various reasons. In preparing to preach on John 2, I have a few leftovers to share. Today’s leftovers have some questions to get us into the “meat” of the topic:

The irony in this article and complaint is straight from Grand Rapids' city attorney and Police force. They state that there are no other "health care" facilities that experience noise complaints. That would be directly tied to the practice of the killing of the unborn that takes place at this location.

In these written messages of the Old Testament, God also set forth His will for His people and what He requires of them. Then, for obeying His commands, there is a rich blessing and communion with Him in the promised land.  However, for transgression of His commands, there are devastating curses not unlike the curses that Adam and Eve suffered for their disobedience. These covenant documents were written by Moses, well after the creation of the world. God most often orally communicated to a specific messenger.