Sermon 9-7-03 Psalm 46:1-10
Noisy times of life, quiet times of life
The picture on the wall
Within the silences of the souls of men and women, an eternal drama is ever being enacted, and always its chief actor is the Eternal God of Love.
He speaks and the foundations of the world are shaken
But he speaks to us in a gentle whisper
Be still and know that I am God
Elijah hiding in the cave 1 Kings 19
God is a perfect Gentleman – usually-Paul
We want the beam of light, we are more apt to get the still small voice.
Are you listening
Pastors journey…search…need to find him
Communion
Why we kneel, why we are quiet
Is available every week in the chapel
Every week in the 800 service
Q. When the Indians in old movies put their ears to the ground to find out if the cavalry was coming, did it work? Yes it does, but we will never know, we unless we have put our ears to the track
Just because we are here in church does not necessarily mean we are listening to God.at a certain little league park during a lull in the action, a man noticed a birds nest built right in the main loudspeaker. The bird has chosen an interesting place to raise her young. Although she doubtless hears all that is going on and is right smack in the middle of the game, she has absolutely no interest and is certainly not listening. We can be just the same: attending and being seen, immersed in the noise of the praise and worship and life, but not listening to a bit of it. The hard truth is this: Listening to those we love, from our children to our God, takes effort. You have to work at it.
Noisy times of life, quiet times of life
The picture on the wall
Within the silences of the souls of men and women, an eternal drama is ever being enacted, and always its chief actor is the Eternal God of Love.
He speaks and the foundations of the world are shaken
But he speaks to us in a gentle whisper
Be still and know that I am God
Elijah hiding in the cave 1 Kings 19
God is a perfect Gentleman – usually-Paul
We want the beam of light, we are more apt to get the still small voice.
Are you listening
Pastors journey…search…need to find him
Communion
Why we kneel, why we are quiet
Is available every week in the chapel
Every week in the 800 service
Q. When the Indians in old movies put their ears to the ground to find out if the cavalry was coming, did it work? Yes it does, but we will never know, we unless we have put our ears to the track
Just because we are here in church does not necessarily mean we are listening to God.at a certain little league park during a lull in the action, a man noticed a birds nest built right in the main loudspeaker. The bird has chosen an interesting place to raise her young. Although she doubtless hears all that is going on and is right smack in the middle of the game, she has absolutely no interest and is certainly not listening. We can be just the same: attending and being seen, immersed in the noise of the praise and worship and life, but not listening to a bit of it. The hard truth is this: Listening to those we love, from our children to our God, takes effort. You have to work at it.
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