Happy Kissing, Leonard Sweet, Premiered 11 July 2021, LenTalk #69

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Lectionary Passages 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 Psalm 24 Amos 7:7-15 Psalm 85:8-13 Ephesians 1:3-14 Mark 6:14-29 While Moses was up the mountain chatting with the Almighty and cribbing notes onto stone tablets, the people waiting down below got restless. Worn down by the wilderness and wound up by the bad ideas of some, they decided to create a more accessible deity. Gathering the gold they had gleaned from Egypt, they melted it down and cast for themselves a glittery golden bull. Once this gleaming god had been created, the people bowed down and worshiped it. To pay homage and honor this glamorous god, the worshipers would approach and reverently kiss the golden bull. “The people kiss bull” is how the Scripture phrases it (cf. 1 Kings 19:18; cf. Hosea 13:2). #kissbull The Greek word most often translated “worship” (Proskuneo pronounced “Pros-key-now”) has a literal meaning of “to kiss toward” someone or “to fall prostrate before” or “to throw a kiss forward to show respect or homage,” a word very similar to the Hebrew shachah. We would love for you to hit the "subscribe" button for these vlogs. Don't forget to Hit the Notification Bell so that you never miss our most recent video. Support Len’s Ministry through his 510-c-3 “SpiritVenture Ministires” (SVM) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... Become a SpiritVenture Ministries (SVM) Supporter at $9/month or a Tribe of Issachar Member at $49/month https://preachthestory.com/cart/​ Follow Leonard Sweet on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leonard.sweet​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lensweet​ (Sweet’s daily micro-blogs) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lensweet​ (Sweet’s daily blogs) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/preachthestory​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/preac... (Specifically for preachers and others who love those who preach) Access sermons, conferences, and more Leonard Sweet activities: https://preachthestory.com/​ (hundreds of written sermons) https://www.facebook.com/thesalishsea... (Sweet’s newest publications) https://salishsea.press/​ https://the-salish.com​ (Orcas Island getaway cottages for board, staff and church advances (aka “retreats”) #LeonardSweet #MetaNarrative #BigPicture #WholeShebang #chesed

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