1216 sunday

My father dropped me off in time for the second service at SBCC. I met Sam on the patio and we went in shortly before 11am to find some good seats up front. Liz was serving as emcee for both services, and Koinonia was going to be there to support her like last time (see the 11/25 blog). This time, we were up in the 4th row.

Sheri had to teach class upstairs, Wendi was in New York, Eric & Jen attended Saturday night, and Stephanie was running late, so Sam and I recruited Chris, Brian and Cathy to help us.

After Pastor Nathan finished the opening worship, Liz bounded onto the stage and we cheered her on, while spelling out “GO LIZ!” with the letters from the last time and making sure that we spelled it right, this time. We found out later that we threw her off again. Hmmm ... there’s always next time.

[insert sermon notes here]

After the service, I met with Koinonia for our study on the Book of Genesis. Everyone was present, except for Wendi, who was flying back from her New York trip. We chatted a bit about Eric & Jen’s recent cruise experience; I think they both were seasick for most of the trip.

We were discussing chapters 13, 14, and 15, which covered Abram and Lot, and God’s covenant with Abram. At one point, the commentary referred to the spoils of war as “booty”, which Easton’s Bible Dictionary confirms as “captives or cattle or objects of value taken in war”. Wendi, who called in from the airport while waiting for her bags, defined it as “treasure”, although Eric thought she would say “USC quarterback”.

We talked briefly about our planned luncheon next week, for Christmas. Our meeting broke up around 2:30pm. Liz was able to give me a ride home.