Entering the New Season with Thanksgiving

Leviticus 23:23-25Numbers 29:1-6

Entering the New Season with Thanksgiving

A bit of review: 1 Thess. 4:13-18P.V.C.

PerseveranceVictory

CompanionshipIt’s about reorienting ourselves towards the future, to anticipate the final blowing of the shofar. BUT …

Entering the New Season with Thanksgiving

What about here and now? There are people who– Sit and wait! They practice none of the above.– Blow their own problems out of proportion.– Are pessimistic about just everything, including their

own problems!!Who do they become?

SPIRITUAL COUCH POTATOES!!!!!

Entering the New Season with Thanksgiving

Get this: Being spiritual couch potatoes is NOT an option! Christianity is belief through actions (James 2)!!

What does it have to do with Rosh Hoshanah?– Literally “Head of the Year”; does not appear in the Bible.– The Bible uses Yom Ha-Zikkaron (Literally “the day of remem

brance”).

Entering the New Season with Thanksgiving

Because this is about making action plans for the new year/season!!

Resolutions are rooted in religious and symbolic acts – and action plans for the year.

New year’s eve in New York and …

Rosh Hoshanah

Fireworks, “Happy new year”, resolutions, …

Introspection, reflection, quietness – also resolutions …

Entering the New Season with Thanksgiving

So, a different set of P.V.C:

Proclamation through joyful sacrificesVictory over sin

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