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United Methodist Church Unison PrayerWe praise you, O God,
for the beauty around us.
During thes midsummer days,
May we take time to
Delight in your creation,
Radiate your warmth,
And share your love. Amen.
Serpentine Tales: Snakes in the HandActs 28: 1-10 Rev. Marianne Niesen July 25, 2010 I know that a good many of you will be glad to know that this is the third and final installment of my Serpentine Tales sermon series. Over these three weeks, I have chosen a few stories from Scripture that have included a snake or serpent and have expounded on it. First was the story of the Garden of Eden and the serpent there. Last week, we jumped forward hundreds of years to the time when the Hebrews were slaves in Egypt and God had chosen Moses as the leader who would free the people. In his first confrontation with Pharaoh, he had Aaron throw down his staff and it turned into a snake or serpent. Some of you have asked me just what the difference between a snake and a serpent really is. Scholars are quite clear that what is often translated as ‘snake’ in the Garden of Eden and the Pharaoh stories was not a snake as we think of it. It was a serpent - and they make the point that this distinction is important. I actually thought ‘serpent’ was just a bigger category that included snakes. Instead, as I did some research, what I found was this definition: . . . . . . Click here to read more of the sermon. Click here for Previous sermons.
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