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Exodus 19: 16-24; Hebrews 12: 18-29  Is there something that a Christian should be afraid of? If we think about it, we can remember David's example. When he was afraid of enemies, armies or wars, he wanted to be closer to God. He sought to be in the house of the Lord where he found peace and protection.  David fought fear in several places. We can hear his fear when he cried out:  Don't hide your face from me  Do not be mad at me  Don't leave me alone  Teach me your way  Do not leave me to my enemie's will.  In moments of anguish David sought to be closer to God. He spent time in contemplation and prayer.  In Exodus 19, the people had to walk for 30 days to reach the foot of Mount Sinai. All the while God had provided water, food and meat. God was demonstrating his power and care. Now at the foot of the mountain the people were going to meet God face to face.   The people had seen the power of God in the last days through v...

We went to City Hall today and discovered that the lots can be used for a church building. We then talked to our lawyer and he made some crucial calls for us. He confirmed what the guy at City Hall had told us. We’re excited and trembling at the same time. I always sweat the details of a big ticket purchase. I think of all of the extra costs that will be involved like: taxes, electric, water and building upkeep. Each will require money that we don’t have. We had a business meeting just yesterday after church. If you would have seen it you might have compared it to one of the old Little Rascals movies. You know the ones where the club is meeting in their old broken-down hide-out and the kids are calling all of the shots. It was something like that. Alexandre was directing the meeting but it was the kids who were voting for and against each item on the agenda. I went back to that scene on the hills of Judah when David met Goliath. I wonder what that looked like? Did it seem silly to t...