Sermon 6-2-02 choose this day Heb 9:27
2 things sure in life…..death & taxes
Part one of this scripture……
Dying part is very sure
Faith teaches us that this life is our chance
When it is over, we stand before God
You don’t have to be perfect…..majestic steak house
Choices we make are very important
Easy to get lost in the stuff of life
Too many choices about me……
Even the way we interpret the Christian faith
Elijah and the prophets of Baal
If Baal is god follow him, if the Lord is god follow him
We have all followed our other Gods
It is a constant struggle
We get pulled in
The answer cannot be that easy, that simple
It is
Part 2 of the scripture
Message of Gospel is simple
Essentials of faith
Where are you?
Hurting? Questioning? Cocky?
No way out??
Nothing broken beyond repair
John Wesley taught that communion was salvific…..
Throw yourself upon the mercy of a loving God
The fields were parched and brown from lack of rain, and the crops lay wilting from thirst. People were anxious and irritable as they searched the sky for any sign of relief. Days turned into arid weeks. No rain came. The ministers of the local churches called for an hour of prayer on the town square the following Saturday. They requested that everyone bring an object of faith for inspiration.
At high noon on the appointed Saturday the townspeople turned out en masse, filling the square with anxious faces and hopeful hearts. The ministers were touched to see the variety of objects clutched in prayerful hands - holy books, crosses, rosaries.
When the hour ended, as if on magical command, a soft rain began to fall. Cheers swept the crowd as they held their treasured objects high in gratitude and praise.
From the middle of the crowd one faith symbol seemed to overshadow all the others. A small 9-year-old child had brought an umbrella
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