Good morning on this first Saturday of October. Some things are just made to go together. Orange and duck, mint and lamb, lemon and fish are foods which provide a wonderful complement to each other. Each makes the other better and complete. The Old and New Testaments in the Bible are perfect when considered together. There is an old saying which goes, "The New Testament is in the Old contained and the Old Testament is in the New explained." The Old Testament looks forward to the coming of Christ and the New Testament looks back to Christ's coming. The center of both Testaments is Jesus Christ as Lord, Savior, and Messiah. Christ is revealed in each of the 66 books of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation and is ultimately the theme of each division. It is an exciting adventure to look for Christ in every book and story in Scripture, e.g., Genesis (Creator and Seed of Woman), Exodus (Lamb for Sinner's Slain), Leviticus (High Priest), Numbers (Star of Jacob), Deuteronomy (Prophet Like unto Moses), etc. Likewise check the verses of the Bible looking for Jesus such as in Genesis 1:1: In the beginning (Jesus is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End), God (Jesus is God, He who has seen me has seen the Father), created (Jesus is the Creator, by Him all things were made which were made),  the heavens and the earth (Jesus is Lord of Heaven and earth).  My challenge to you today is to try reading Scripture specifically with an eye toward seeing Christ throughout the Bible. You will be both enlightened and blessed because the written word was written to reveal the Living Word, Jesus Christ. Seeing is believing but believing is seeing - see for yourself!
Tomorrow's sermon is entitled, Assignment Crete. Please plan on attending.
Mel Brown