July 13, 2014 | Dr. Doug Hucke
Does our Christian faith make a difference in how we live our lives? Too often we do not take God seriously, either by leaving him out and assuming we are in charge, or by sitting back and expecting God to do everything. The journey requires us to work together with God, trusting in him. God does not snap his fingers and make things easy-he wants to shape us by struggle, but he never abandons us.
Series Information
This series looks at the songs ancient pilgrims used to sing as they made their way to Jerusalem.. When Judah and Israel were conquered their people were sent out all over the ancient world. This was called the Diaspora, or dispersion. Three times a year, Pentecost, Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles, Jews from various parts of the world would celebrate religious feasts by making pilgrimages to Jerusalem, to worship in the Temple. As they walked up the hill toward the Temple they would sing Psalms 120-134, the "Songs of Ascent."
