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Re: : U3A Zoom Course R09, Course notes are now posted
Hi Linda, Thanks for your notice.? Wish you all the best.? Enjoy your stay on acreage. I should have a good idea tomorrow whether we'll finish John by the end of this term or not.? If we need an extra session or two and it isn't convenient for y'all to add a session or two to this term, we might just hold any additional sessions over to Term 4. Blessings, Ray
On Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 09:05:21 pm AEST, Linda via groups.io <linfordlinda@...> wrote:
Hi Dear Ray ,? Apologies as tomorrow I'll be in transit therefore no visual.? Also unfortunately? I more than likely won't make holiday class as I'm? planning on going up to? visit Grandies on acreage where I? don't get any? reception . Thank you? very much for all.? Blessings to you and all my fellow? students.? Linda ? ?
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Re: : U3A Zoom Course R09, Courts notes are now posted
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Apologies as tomorrow I'll be in transit therefore no visual.? Also unfortunately? I more than likely won't make holiday class as I'm? planning on going up to? visit Grandies on acreage where I? don't get any? reception . Thank you? very much for all.? Blessings to you and all my fellow? students.? Linda ? ?
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Re: : U3A Zoom Course R09, Courts notes are now posted
开云体育Hello Ray,Margaret and I may be away from Brisbane for a few days during the U3A semester break. However, we will have an iPad and depending iPad ?reception if we are away ?will tune in to an extra session if you present it. ?Blessings, ?Ian and Margaret
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: U3A Zoom Course R09, Courts notes are now posted
G'day all, The course notes for John Chapters 9-11 are now posted at? Thanks for your indulgence with my rough start for today's course.? Since our class finished, I have spent about four hours online with Technical Support in Singapore going through my computer.? There were no viruses or anything like that, but there was one pesky Microsoft computer hibernation program that has a tendency to keep expanding to fill the space available.? The problem I was experiencing was that it had pretty much filled my C-drive so Zoom didn't have enough space to let me in as a tutor.? It's all better now and I have turned off the application that used that program and took up over 16 GB of memory (and growing).? So hopefully the problem is now settled and I won't need to buy yet another computer.? That's a relief. Term 4 enrolment will start soon for our continuing Zoom class.? Hopefully, we'll finish John before then.? It may require a session or two during the break.? How would you feel about that? As always, your questions, comments, complaints, and/or recommendations for next term will be gratefully received. You have received this email because you have enrolled for this course through U3A Brisbane for Term 3, 2021, OR you are a member of the R09 Discussion Group.? Please contact Ray at ray.sarlin@... if you wish to be removed from the mailing list. Blessings, Ray Ray Sarlin _._,_._, |
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Re: Reminder: U3A Zoom Course R09, What the Bible is About begins in about one hour
G'day all, This is a reminder that our session begins in about one hour at 10:45 am.? Our study of John's Gospel continues. Here are the enrollment details.? I will be online from about 10:30. Topic: U3A R09 What the Bible is About Time: Sept. 2, 2021, 10:45 PM to Noon Brisbane To join the Zoom Meeting:- Go online at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82391500970?pwd=ZSs3ZHVtSEQxRFpwRnZDWWYwOFZYUT09 Meeting ID: 823 9150 0970 Passcode: 696693 Or dial in by your location: ? ? ? ? +61 2 8015 6011 Australia ? ? ? ? +61 3 7018 2005 Australia ? ? ? ? +61 7 3185 3730 Australia ? ? ? ? +61 8 6119 3900 Australia ? ? ? ? +61 8 7150 1149 Australia Meeting ID: 823 9150 0970 Passcode: 696693 You have received this email because you have enrolled for this course through U3A Brisbane for Term 3, 2021, OR you are a member of the R09 Discussion Group.? Please contact Ray at ray.sarlin@... if you wish to be removed from the mailing list for this term. Blessings, Ray Ray Sarlin _._,_._, |
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U3A R09 Query on the Parables of Jesus in Luke 16
On Friday, 27 August 2021, 06:13:52 pm AEST, ianmurray <imurray8@...> wrote: Hello Ray, Prodigal son Ever since hearing about the parable of the prodigal son as a child I have felt sorry for the good son although I can understand? the message that this parable is sending. Wealthy man and agent I find the message in this parable very difficult to determine. The wealthy man admires the cunning of his dishonest agent but is still badly treated by him and losing money. What is your understanding of the message that this parable is sending? Blessings, Ian ---------------------------- Hi
Ian,
The parables in Luke 15 and 16 should be taken as a single message about how God?loves lost sinners and his love restores us to a right relationship with God. Heaven is filled with lost sinners who have come home.?God waits patiently, with loving compassion to restore?our full relationship?when we return to him with humble hearts. He freely offers us everything in the Kingdom of God without?dwelling on our past waywardness. The
prodigal son (or really, the prodigal father with two lost sons) follows the parables of the Lost Sheep (more rejoicing in heaven over a single sinner saved than 99 citizens who never put a foot wrong) and the Lost Coin (God's angels celebrate every time even just one sinner repents). Jesus
used these three parables to demonstrate what it means to be lost, how heaven
celebrates with joy when the lost are found, and how the loving Father longs to
save people. Because the younger son was as good as dead, his return was a time
for rejoicing but the jealous elder son who still held the remaining 2/3 of the
father’s estate begrudged losing even one fatted calf,? Bitterness and resentment kept the older son from forgiving his younger brother. He was lost in his own sins which blinded him to the treasure that he had and had freely enjoyed through his constant relationship with their father. This brings
us to the Parable of the Unjust Steward, which is based on the admonition in Deuteronomy
8:11-18 that everything comes from God and we should be thankful for all that we have and use it as He
directs. Jesus wasn’t teaching us to be dishonest, but rather that we should shrewdly
use our present worldly wealth and opportunities for future spiritual benefit. People
can see worldly wealth in three ways:
So how can wealth be used to serve God?
The story of the rich man and Lazarus flows naturally from these four parables. After physical death, it's too late to repent. Don't put off until tomorrow, etc.? Fleetwood Mac was halfway correct when they sang, "Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone," but they certainly missed the mark theologically on "[tomorrow] it'll be better than today." Blessings, Ray P.S.? You have received this email because you have enrolled for this course through U3A Brisbane for Term 3, 2021, OR you are a member of the R09 Discussion Group.? Please contact Ray at ray.sarlin@... if you wish to be removed from the mailing list for this term. |
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Reminder: U3A Zoom Course R09, What the Bible is About begins in about one hour
G'day all, This is a reminder that our session begins in about one hour at 10:45 am.? Our study of John's Gospel continues. Here are the enrollment details.? I will be online from about 10:30. Topic: U3A R09 What the Bible is About Time: Aug. 26, 2021, 10:45 PM to Noon Brisbane To join the Zoom Meeting:- Go online at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82391500970?pwd=ZSs3ZHVtSEQxRFpwRnZDWWYwOFZYUT09 Meeting ID: 823 9150 0970 Passcode: 696693 Or dial in by your location: ? ? ? ? +61 2 8015 6011 Australia ? ? ? ? +61 3 7018 2005 Australia ? ? ? ? +61 7 3185 3730 Australia ? ? ? ? +61 8 6119 3900 Australia ? ? ? ? +61 8 7150 1149 Australia Meeting ID: 823 9150 0970 Passcode: 696693 You have received this email because you have enrolled for this course through U3A Brisbane for Term 3, 2021, OR you are a member of the R09 Discussion Group.? Please contact Ray at ray.sarlin@... if you wish to be removed from the mailing list for this term. Blessings, Ray Ray Sarlin |
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U3A Zoom Course R09, What the Bible is About: Information on in-person U3A classes
G'day all,? Indoor face-to-face classes in Adelaide St, Creek St and district venues will remain suspended until Monday 30th August. Some classes in district venues who have been able to operate within the capacity limits may of course continue. Face masks remain mandatory indoors for the next week. Based upon this and input from your fellow participants, I have advised U3A that we will continue Zoom sessions for Term 4.? Thank you for your understanding and participation. Course notes for Session 1-5 covering John 1-7 are posted at?? You have received this email because you have enrolled for this course through U3A Brisbane for Term 3, 2021, OR you are a member of the R09 Discussion Group.? Please contact Ray at ray.sarlin@... if you wish to be removed from the mailing list for this term. Blessings, Ray Ray Sarlin |
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Re: Reminder: U3A Zoom Course R09, What the Bible is About begins in an hour
G'day all, This is a reminder that our session begins in one hour at 10:45 am.? Our study of John's Gospel continues. Here are the enrollment details.? I will be online from about 10:30. Topic: U3A R09 What the Bible is About Time: Aug. 19, 2021, 10:45 PM to Noon Brisbane To join the Zoom Meeting:- Go online at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82391500970?pwd=ZSs3ZHVtSEQxRFpwRnZDWWYwOFZYUT09 Meeting ID: 823 9150 0970 Passcode: 696693 Or dial in by your location: ? ? ? ? +61 2 8015 6011 Australia ? ? ? ? +61 3 7018 2005 Australia ? ? ? ? +61 7 3185 3730 Australia ? ? ? ? +61 8 6119 3900 Australia ? ? ? ? +61 8 7150 1149 Australia Meeting ID: 823 9150 0970 Passcode: 696693 You have received this email because you have enrolled for this course through U3A Brisbane for Term 3, 2021, OR you are a member of the R09 Discussion Group.? Please contact Ray at ray.sarlin@... if you wish to be removed from the mailing list for this term. Blessings, Ray Ray Sarlin |
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U3A Zoom Course R09; Question on Hebrew Gematria (Numerology)
Hi Merlene, Thanks for your interesting observations. Perhaps you'd like some more things to ponder.? What you'll see from these brief descriptions of the Hebrew meanings of numbers is how each number in Scripture is perfectly fit for purpose. All numbers in Scripture are significant, some more so than others.? On one level, the Law of Moses specified certain ages for specific purposes.? For example, no one could work in the tabernacle until age 30, except Kohenim (Levites) who could start a five-year training period at age 25 (Numbers 4:35; 8:24).? Jesus’ ministry therefore started per the Mosaic age requirement. Three is the Hebrew gematria number of divine and heavenly perfection (e.g., Trinity). Fittingly, Jesus’ ministry during His First Coming was three years long. Twelve is the?product?of 3 and 4 (the earthly, the number of what is material and organic). It is a mathematically perfect number that signifies?governmental perfection. It is found as a multiple in all gematria numbers that have to do with?“rule”.? Rabbinic literature regarded it as the threshold of adulthood. For many boys and girls, this was the age that their formal religious instruction ended. For some, this was the age where one began formal apprenticeship under a Rabbi. Interestingly, this was the age where Jesus demonstrated in the Temple the completeness of His learning. Ten is the number of ordinal perfection. Twenty is one short of twenty-one; if 21 is 3x7 (the Divine times spiritual perfection), then?twenty signifies “one short”, or expectancy: the Bible has many examples of people waiting 20 years. Age 20 marked the transition to adulthood in the biblical period. This meant different things for boys and girls. Whereas the obligations taken on by a young man at?bar mitzvah?were public and visible, a young woman’s obligations were more private.? This was the age that the taxation began for both men and women (Exodus 30:14, and conscription began for men (Numbers 1:3, 24).? Thirty (three times ten) denotes in a higher degree the perfection of Divine Order and marks the moment Christ commenced His ministry. Blessings, Ray
On Wednesday, 11 August 2021, 04:56:39 pm AEST, Merlene <merlene@...> wrote:
Hi Ray,
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I hope your emergency is resolved quickly and without too much
worry and stress.
My prayers are with you.
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Here’s a thought that has been running through my head the past couple of
weeks as I’ve listened to your presentations on John.? I find it
interesting to say the least, that Jesus’ life on earth was only mentioned once
(when He was 12 in the Temple) and then in some detail for about 3 years after
He turned THIRTY.? Why so long?? What do we suppose he was doing in
those first 30 years of his life? If there is some significance in the number of
‘30’ years to WAIT, the ‘3’ years to DO His Father’s work, maybe it ties in with
the next ‘3’ days he spent in the Tomb.? Something to ponder, eh!
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All the best, Ray, and look forward to seeing you on 19 August on
Zoom.
Merlene
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Re: U3A Zoom Course R09, What the Bible is About; We must skip this Thursday Week 5, August 12, 2021
开云体育Hi Ray ? I hope that all goes well. ? Regards ? Drummond ? From:
[email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Ray via groups.io <ray.sarlin@...> Hi Everyone, ? I just wanted to let you know that we will skip class tomorrow 12 August and resume next week on 19 August at the regular time.? I regret any inconvenience. ? Although all materials are prepared for the next three sessions, I have had an emergency arise that will preclude my attendance tomorrow.? I will be ready to resume on Thursday, 19 August.? I hope to see you again then. ? Your comments and questions about John will be especially welcome this week as we won't be meeting via Zoom.? You can send them by responding to this email (which goes to all participants) or send them to me in private at ray.sarlin@.... ? You have received this email because you have enrolled for this course through U3A Brisbane for Term 3, 2021, OR you are a member of the R09 Discussion Group.? Please contact Ray at ray.sarlin@... if you wish to be removed from the mailing list for this term. ? Blessings, ? Ray ? Ray Sarlin |
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Re: U3A Zoom Course R09, What the Bible is About; We must skip this Thursday Week 5, August 12, 2021
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Will be thinking of you and? trusting for a? Blessed? outcome. Good health and Blessings, Linda?
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Re: U3A Zoom Course R09, What the Bible is About; We must skip this Thursday Week 5, August 12, 2021
Thanks for the advice.? Will miss you, but only for one week.? Go well. Deslea Hughes
On Wednesday, 11 August 2021, 04:01:20 pm AEST, Frank and Bev <frankmole@...> wrote:
Totaly understand. Look forward to following week. Trust it is under control.?? AS you say "Blessings" Frank/Bev?
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Re: U3A Zoom Course R09, Thursday, August 12, 2021
开云体育Hi Ray,
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I hope your emergency is resolved quickly and without too much
worry and stress.
My prayers are with you.
?
Here’s a thought that has been running through my head the past couple of
weeks as I’ve listened to your presentations on John.? I find it
interesting to say the least, that Jesus’ life on earth was only mentioned once
(when He was 12 in the Temple) and then in some detail for about 3 years after
He turned THIRTY.? Why so long?? What do we suppose he was doing in
those first 30 years of his life? If there is some significance in the number of
‘30’ years to WAIT, the ‘3’ years to DO His Father’s work, maybe it ties in with
the next ‘3’ days he spent in the Tomb.? Something to ponder, eh!
?
All the best, Ray, and look forward to seeing you on 19 August on
Zoom.
Merlene
? From: Ray via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 1:38 PM
To: [email protected] ; Jocelyn Swanston ; Patricia Van Den Camp ; Peter Wornham ; Wayne Weiler
Subject: [b4uc] U3A Zoom Course R09, What the Bible is About; We
must skip this Thursday Week 5, August 12, 2021 ?
Hi
Everyone,
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I just wanted to let you know that we will skip class
tomorrow 12 August and resume next week on 19 August at the regular time.?
I regret any inconvenience.
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Although all materials are prepared for the next three
sessions, I have had an emergency arise that will preclude my attendance
tomorrow.? I will be ready to resume on Thursday, 19 August.? I hope
to see you again then. ? Your comments and questions about John
will be especially welcome this week as we won't be meeting via Zoom.? You
can send them by responding to this email (which goes to all participants) or
send them to me in private at ray.sarlin@.... ? You have received this email because you have enrolled for this
course through U3A Brisbane for Term 3, 2021, OR you are a member of the R09
Discussion Group.? Please contact Ray at ray.sarlin@... if you wish
to be removed from the mailing list for this term.
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Blessings,
?
Ray
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Ray
Sarlin |
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Re: U3A Zoom Course R09, What the Bible is About; We must skip this Thursday Week 5, August 12, 2021
Totaly understand.
Look forward to following week. Trust it is under control.?? AS you say "Blessings" Frank/Bev?
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Re: U3A Zoom Course R09, What the Bible is About; We must skip this Thursday Week 5, August 12, 2021
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On 11 Aug 2021, at 14:07, Christine <cjmcfadyen46@...> wrote:
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Re: U3A Zoom Course R09, What the Bible is About; We must skip this Thursday Week 5, August 12, 2021
Sorry to hear of your emergency, Ray, and l trust it reaches a good?outcome. Prayers. On Wed, 11 Aug 2021, 1:38 pm Ray via , <ray.sarlin=[email protected]> wrote:
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U3A Zoom Course R09, What the Bible is About; We must skip this Thursday Week 5, August 12, 2021
Hi Everyone, I just wanted to let you know that we will skip class tomorrow 12 August and resume next week on 19 August at the regular time.? I regret any inconvenience. Although all materials are prepared for the next three sessions, I have had an emergency arise that will preclude my attendance tomorrow.? I will be ready to resume on Thursday, 19 August.? I hope to see you again then. Your comments and questions about John will be especially welcome this week as we won't be meeting via Zoom.? You can send them by responding to this email (which goes to all participants) or send them to me in private at ray.sarlin@.... You have received this email because you have enrolled for this course through U3A Brisbane for Term 3, 2021, OR you are a member of the R09 Discussion Group.? Please contact Ray at ray.sarlin@... if you wish to be removed from the mailing list for this term. Blessings, Ray Ray Sarlin |
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Re: U3A Zoom Course R09, What the Bible is About Course: Information of Queensland Lockdown and U3A In-person classes
G'day all, Although Queensland announced?an end to the lockdown from 4pm today, U3A has determined that it is impractical to resume in-person classes until at least 23rd August. Face masks remain compulsory.? While this doesn't affect our ongoing Zoom classes, it does seem to make recommencing face-to-face classes in Term 4 2021 less likely. Please consult the??for latest information. Your comments and questions are always very welcome.? You can send them by responding to this email (which goes to all participants) or send them to me in private at ray.sarlin@.... You have received this email because you have enrolled for this course through U3A Brisbane for Term 3, 2021, OR you are a member of the R09 Discussion Group.? Please contact Ray at ray.sarlin@... if you wish to be removed from the mailing list for this term. Blessings, Ray Ray Sarlin |
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U3A Zoom Course R09, What the Bible is About Course Notes Are Posted
G'day all, Notes for Session 4 (John 5-6:40) are now posted on??our unofficial course website. Your comments and questions are always very welcome.? You can send them by responding to this email (which goes to all participants) or send them to me in private at ray.sarlin@.... You have received this email because you have enrolled for this course through U3A Brisbane for Term 3, 2021, OR you are a member of the R09 Discussion Group.? Please contact Ray at ray.sarlin@... if you wish to be removed from the mailing list for this term. Blessings, Ray Ray Sarlin |
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