1. Beyond individual purity in the Church
Holy Together
Beyond individual purity in the Church
February 10, 2019
New Covenant Fellowship

2. “…through our love of Christ and our belief that every LGBTQ+ person, indeed, every person is a beloved child of God.”

4. Nehemiah 9: 34-36
…our ancestors did not follow your law; they did not pay attention to your commands or the statutes you warned them to keep.  Even while they were in their kingdom, enjoying your great goodness to them in the spacious and fertile land you gave them, they did not serve you or turn from their evil ways.

5. Nehemiah 9: 34-36
But see, we are slaves today, slaves in the land you gave our ancestors so they could eat its fruit and the other good things it produces. Because of our sins, its abundant harvest goes to the kings you have placed over us. They rule over our bodies and our cattle as they please. We are in great distress.

6. When Israel was a child, I loved him,
Hosea 11
When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and out of Egypt I called my son.
The more I called them,
the more they went from me;
they kept sacrificing to the Baals,
and offering incense to idols.

7. Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk, I took them up in my arms;
Hosea 11
Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
I took them up in my arms;
but they did not know that I healed them.
I led them with cords of human kindness,
with bands of love.
I was to them like those
who lift infants to their cheeks.
I bent down to them and fed them.

8. How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel?
Hosea 11
How can I give you up, Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, O Israel?
How can I make you like Admah?
How can I treat you like Zeboiim?
My heart recoils within me;
my compassion grows warm and tender.

9. I will not execute my fierce anger; I will not again destroy Ephraim;
Hosea 11
I will not execute my fierce anger;
I will not again destroy Ephraim;
for I am God and no mortal,
the Holy One in your midst,
and I will not come in wrath.

10. who lift infants to their cheeks. I bent down to them and fed them.
Hosea 11:4
I was to them like those
who lift infants to their cheeks.
I bent down to them and fed them.