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Somebody had to take over the thread while I was gone! Might as well be the pastor!Just had to be first, didn't ya?
"If you give God your best, He will give you His best, too!"
Just curious, as I've never heard that line in a sermon before.
Ok Rev....or anyone else here...please, explain this line from the Palm Sunday ELCA service I attended this morning.
"If you give God your best, He will give you His best, too!"
Just curious, as I've never heard that line in a sermon before.
*ruining the levity of the evening*
Hmm.. well, from looking at the ELCA lectionary for yesterday.. MAYBE the Philippians lesson:Ok Rev....or anyone else here...please, explain this line from the Palm Sunday ELCA service I attended this morning.
"If you give God your best, He will give you His best, too!"
Just curious, as I've never heard that line in a sermon before.
*ruining the levity of the evening*
5Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
6Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
7but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
...
24Also a dispute arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. 25Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. 26But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. 27For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. 28You are those who have stood by me in my trials. 29And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, 30so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel...
Definitely!Good to see you back, Seajoy!
1. Visiting friends about 4 hours from home.The better question is, What in the world were you doing at an ELCA church?What did you expect?
Thanks for looking that up.But without more explanation than just the phrase you used, I'm rather leary of the message. The focus seems really off to me.
I'm no Doctor of Theology, but I prescribe a reading: Part 3 of the Smallcald Articles. That should fix you right up in no time!Thanks for looking that up.
There was no mention of law in the entire sermon...at all. I felt empty after the service. I still feel yucky inside. No talk of why Jesus had to come to save me. The one thing going to that service did for me, was to help me see that I need the comfort of hearing both law and gospel each time I'm in church. Am I weird....or do I think about things too much maybe?
Lest I get in trouble here...I suppose I should not talk anymore about it. I just look forward to being at my own church for the rest of Holy Week.
1. Of SinI'm no Doctor of Theology, but I prescribe a reading: Part 3 of the Smallcald Articles. That should fix you right up in no time!
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