Ashes to Fire #2: "Jerusalem, Jerusalem"
Text: Luke 13:31-35
As Jesus moves steadfastly toward Jerusalem, he does so fearlessly, knowing that the timing if his death is entirely in the hands of the Father. Lamenting the broken systems and lost people in Jerusalem, Jesus continues to make intentional decisions which lead to his arrest and execution. And yet, we still get a sense for the Father-heart of God, as Jesus longs to gather under his wings the very people who will seek to do him harm. In a reversal of our English idiom about the fox guarding the hen house, here we see the hen walking straight into the lair of the fox.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Ashes to Fire #1: Wilderness Survival Guide - February 17, 2013
Ashes to Fire #1: "Wilderness Survival Guide"
Luke 4:1-14
As we begin our wilderness adventure with Jesus, we consider the ways in which His identity formed the foundation from which He faced temptation. Jesus knew who He was, whose He was, and Who went with Him. In the same manner, as dearly loved children of God, we survive the wilderness by being firmly rooted in our identity and the knowledge that the Holy Spirit goes with us.
Luke 4:1-14
As we begin our wilderness adventure with Jesus, we consider the ways in which His identity formed the foundation from which He faced temptation. Jesus knew who He was, whose He was, and Who went with Him. In the same manner, as dearly loved children of God, we survive the wilderness by being firmly rooted in our identity and the knowledge that the Holy Spirit goes with us.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Transfiguration: Going Back Down the Mountain - February 10, 2013
"Transfiguration: Going Back Down the Mountain"
Text: 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2
Concluding the Season After Epiphany, the Transfiguration reminds us that we meet God in order to be transformed; that we go up the mountain in order to return to the valley; and that we enjoy the privilege of a personal relationship with God. As we go back down the mountain into the valley, we are to be the representation of God--ambassadors to the world.
Text: 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2
Concluding the Season After Epiphany, the Transfiguration reminds us that we meet God in order to be transformed; that we go up the mountain in order to return to the valley; and that we enjoy the privilege of a personal relationship with God. As we go back down the mountain into the valley, we are to be the representation of God--ambassadors to the world.
Monday, February 04, 2013
Missio Dei - February 3, 2013
"Missio Dei"
Text: Luke 5:1-11
Jesus invites Peter, James and John to partner with Him in fulfilling the Mission of God. It is the same call that is issued to every follower of Jesus, and yet we have often been content to sit back and wait for the world to come to us. We are reminded of the response of Isaiah: "Here am I, send me."
Text: Luke 5:1-11
Jesus invites Peter, James and John to partner with Him in fulfilling the Mission of God. It is the same call that is issued to every follower of Jesus, and yet we have often been content to sit back and wait for the world to come to us. We are reminded of the response of Isaiah: "Here am I, send me."
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