1 cor 11:17-28 sermon 9-29-02
Sometimes Paul was not very polite to his Christian offspring
You are having a big party…..eating, drinking
Not taking the Lords table seriously
Not taking your relationship with Jesus seriously
How do we do this today?
Stuck in our own lives, our own thinking
Sin, specific
Sin general, systems of thinking
What are they….sin systems
· I want [everything]
· It wasn’t me
· I call shotgun
· I cant change
· It doesn’t matter
Confession and absolution
1 John 18 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Grace delivered to you
Accept it
Face your life, your spiritual life with devoted integrity
Not so serious that you drive people crazy, but seriously enough that
Places in the heart
Robert Benton's Academy Award-winning film Places in the Heart ... is the story of a young woman, widowed within the first few minutes of the film, struggling against principalities and powers of evil incarnate in everyday life of central Texas during the 1930s. Forces work to take away the only thing her husband has left her and her two small children - a small farm in Texas. Lynchings, brutality, infidelity, racism, greed, duplicity all of these are woven into the lives of those who make up the tapestry of Benton's story. The film ends with a communion service. At first the camera shows you a few of the good folk in town. Next, some of the not-so-good. Then the banker and others who conspired to take away the farm. The camera continues to move with the cups of wine. There is the faithful black farmhand who helped bring in the crop so the widow might pay her mortgage; next to him, the blind boarder. The plate passes to the children, then to their mother. She is seated next to her late husband. As you are trying to take this in, the plate moves to the young man who shot her husband. They commune, and each responds: "the peace of God." All are gathered at table, to share the bread and cup of salvation. Suddenly this is more than Sunday morning; this is the kingdom, eternity captured in time... .This is not a human point of view. The camera has given us a look at life, the way Jesus said God looks at it. God has done something to enable everyone to come home. The apostle Paul says it this way: "In Christ, God was reconciling us to himself, not counting our trespasses against us ... ."
3 questions to ask
A few years ago a nationwide poll asked, "What word or phrase would you most like to hear uttered to you, sincerely?"Can you guess the first thing people wanted to hear? You're right: "I love you." The second was, "You are forgiven." Number three, believe it or not, was, "Supper is ready." How long has it been since we have heard these words spoken to us? "I love you" -- God's unconditional love."You are forgiven" -- God's unmerited grace."Supper is ready" -- God's unsurpassed invitation.
a person should examine themselves
this is what Jesus brings to you
what do you bring to Jesus
Sometimes Paul was not very polite to his Christian offspring
You are having a big party…..eating, drinking
Not taking the Lords table seriously
Not taking your relationship with Jesus seriously
How do we do this today?
Stuck in our own lives, our own thinking
Sin, specific
Sin general, systems of thinking
What are they….sin systems
· I want [everything]
· It wasn’t me
· I call shotgun
· I cant change
· It doesn’t matter
Confession and absolution
1 John 18 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Grace delivered to you
Accept it
Face your life, your spiritual life with devoted integrity
Not so serious that you drive people crazy, but seriously enough that
Places in the heart
Robert Benton's Academy Award-winning film Places in the Heart ... is the story of a young woman, widowed within the first few minutes of the film, struggling against principalities and powers of evil incarnate in everyday life of central Texas during the 1930s. Forces work to take away the only thing her husband has left her and her two small children - a small farm in Texas. Lynchings, brutality, infidelity, racism, greed, duplicity all of these are woven into the lives of those who make up the tapestry of Benton's story. The film ends with a communion service. At first the camera shows you a few of the good folk in town. Next, some of the not-so-good. Then the banker and others who conspired to take away the farm. The camera continues to move with the cups of wine. There is the faithful black farmhand who helped bring in the crop so the widow might pay her mortgage; next to him, the blind boarder. The plate passes to the children, then to their mother. She is seated next to her late husband. As you are trying to take this in, the plate moves to the young man who shot her husband. They commune, and each responds: "the peace of God." All are gathered at table, to share the bread and cup of salvation. Suddenly this is more than Sunday morning; this is the kingdom, eternity captured in time... .This is not a human point of view. The camera has given us a look at life, the way Jesus said God looks at it. God has done something to enable everyone to come home. The apostle Paul says it this way: "In Christ, God was reconciling us to himself, not counting our trespasses against us ... ."
3 questions to ask
A few years ago a nationwide poll asked, "What word or phrase would you most like to hear uttered to you, sincerely?"Can you guess the first thing people wanted to hear? You're right: "I love you." The second was, "You are forgiven." Number three, believe it or not, was, "Supper is ready." How long has it been since we have heard these words spoken to us? "I love you" -- God's unconditional love."You are forgiven" -- God's unmerited grace."Supper is ready" -- God's unsurpassed invitation.
a person should examine themselves
this is what Jesus brings to you
what do you bring to Jesus
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