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Emmaus Presents: The Psalms, Part 2

Emmaus Presents: The Psalms, Part 2 In Part 2 of our studies in Psalms, Dr. Vern Steiner leads us into ...

Psalm 119: The ABC of the God-Centered Life

Psalm 119: The ABC of the God-Centered Life – Emmaus Institute for Biblical Studies This piece was originally featured in the Southern Nebraska Register’s “Ask the Register” column on May 24, 2024, which can be found here.

The books of 1 and 2 Maccabees are not like their predecessors, Samuel and Kings. These books don’t follow a sequential order, but generally recount the same time period from two different perspectives. They tell of the heroic Mattathias and his sons, known for their strength and bravery, earning them the nickname of the Maccabees (meaning “the hammer”). Under their leadership, they fight to keep alive a faithful remnant who remain zealous for God’s law. The underlying question is, how faithfully do they adhere to the task? It is these books, set in the years just prior to Jesus’ earthly ministry, that set the stage for the world into which Jesus is born, bringing his saving message to a fallen race.

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Join us for this free course to draw closer to the heart of God by entering more deeply into the study of the Bible’s most beloved book of prayers and praises on the journey of faith. Our mission is to lead God’s people into deeper conversion through life-giving encounters with God in his Word. Please keep us in your prayers, and please consider joining us in this mission with your support. Emmaus is sustained by God’s provision through generous donors like you. In order to achieve this mission, we need you. No gift is too small, and we appreciate each one tremendously.

Encountering the Heart of God in the Psalms – Emmaus Institute for Biblical Studies Join us for this free course to draw closer to the heart of God by entering more deeply into the study of the Bible’s most beloved book of prayers and praises on the journey of faith.

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Our mission is to lead God’s people into deeper conversion through life-giving encounters with God in his Word. Please keep us in your prayers, and please consider joining us in this mission with your support. Emmaus is sustained by God’s provision through generous donors like you. In order to achieve this mission, we need you.

At the moment, our monthly donors are relatively small in number, while a large chunk of our operating expenses typically come from occasional, larger-sum gifts. But the pursuit of sustainability is at least in part the pursuit of orderly diversification. So our aim is to spread the way the institute is funded by increasing our monthly donor base to 250 at $25+/month.

Here’s the thing about an apostolate like Emmaus: we’re not a business. And we’re not in the business of building a business. We’re a ministry focused on building the Kingdom of God by giving people the gifts we’ve received in our own training: specifically, the gift of formation for studying the Bible, which the Church has called lay professional academics and scholars to provide for the faithful. In order to do this, we need other people of means to keep giving their gifts to Emmaus so that Emmaus can keep giving its gifts away to the Church that has called for them. No gift is too small, and we appreciate each one tremendously.

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Psalms has consistently been a favorite among God’s people throughout the centuries, beginning with the biblical authors themselves, who cite it more often in the New Testament than any other book from the Old Testament. Sometimes called the ‘Psalter’, the book of Psalms offers the Church a gift like no other. As biblical poetry, the Psalms are both the word of God to his people (revealing his person and program) and the words of people to their God (expressing their prayers and praises). Encountering the Heart of God in the Psalms will explore this both-and dynamic, by exposing how these inspired and exquisite poems are intended to draw us into a deep and living relationship with our Lord, both through our receptive listening to their message and through our liturgical and personal responses in prayer, song, and meditation.

Emmaus Presents: The Psalms, Part 1 Emmaus Institute President, Dr. Vern Steiner, gives an introduction to the Psalms.

The Book of Esther—at once deadly serious and daringly hilarious—is a story about an immense empire with an incompetent king; a deposed queen who is replaced by a Jewish woman named Esther; an upright man of Judah who happens to be Esther’s cousin; a raging egomaniac who hatches a plot to exterminate the Jews, only it backfires; banquets galore; and a festive holiday in the Jewish calendar. Comedy and satire flow thick in this story; but behind it all is the unseen hand of God sparing his people and preserving his plan to save the world! Here’s a story filled with mystery and marvel and a special message for us all: Our Lord will be faithful, whether or not we are able to see his hand in every circumstance.

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Judith is the story of a fearless and faithful widow who saved her people from the wicked plans of King Nebuchadnezzar and his evil general, Holofernes. Through a plan of inspiring courage and faith, Judith infiltrated the enemy camp, allowed herself to be taken into the general’s tent, and when the time was just right, she struck off the head of the evil general with his own sword, saving her city. She was praised by the leaders of the people and was acclaimed as “blessed among women.” The next person in the Bible to receive that title? The Blessed Virgin Mary. When we read Judith with the eyes of Christ, we read just how God has intended to strike at the head of our true enemy, Satan, and whom He is going to use to accomplish such a task.

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The book of Tobit is a fascinating story of adventure, filial love, and childlike trust in God’s hidden plans. It’s filled with travel tales, a unique fishing trip, hidden angelic heroes, pestering demons, and a family who is restored in loving communion. It tells of a Father who sent out his son, guided by an angel, to claim his inheritance. On this journey the son meets his bride, brings healing to her afflictions, and brings her back to his father to present her to him. Sound familiar? The story of Tobit is the story of Jesus sent by the Father, nourished by his angels, who heals our broken humanity, and weds us to his very self, presenting us as radiant and spotless before our heavenly Father.

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