Communion Meditation 7-9-95 1 Peter 1:17-19

Communion Meditation - 7-9-95 1 Peter 1:17-19

A Father acts impartially
giving the children what they need, whether they deserve it or not
my dad vacations....new stuff...in ground pool in backyard
I am proud of my Dad...pulling like a trooper in mom's illness

God our heavenly father acts impartially too
gives us what we need whether we deserve it or not
We had/have a need
a great gulf exists between Gad and man...needs to be spanned
life without God...empty, barren

Redemption not done with perishable things
Not done by the religions of men
no moral code can span the gap

we have been redeemed by the precious blood of Christ
give freely
gruesome...senseless...yet it is the way that God chose to act
the innocent for the guilty
We are redeemed not
because Jesus was a nice guy, tho he was
not because Jesus taught a code of ethics, tho he did
not by following his example, tho he should
but because he is the perfect lamb, w/o spot or blemish...God's sacrifice on your behalf

Salvation, right standing with God is a gift...brought to you by God, thru the blood of Christ there is power in the blood of Jesus Christ

Romans 1:16
I am not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation for everyone who believeth

John Knorr to sing..."The Blood Will Never Lose It's Power"

Prayer of Thanksgiving

Looking for a Day When... Isaiah 2:1-5 10-28-01

Sermon 10-28-01 Isaiah 2:1-5 Looking for a day when

Remember when you wanted to be 16 so you could drive?
18 so you could vote
21 so you could go all of those places.
I remember when I was young thinking that I would be 42 at the turn of the
Century. It seemed so far off.

A yearning is ………..
In the Christian tradition there is a great history of yearning
Hannah – yearning for a child
Paul – longing to see his Christian friends
Heart of the Christian, longing for redemption
Hoping for the day when God's reign would be established

Most noticed and experienced by those who are being oppressed
No trouble, no longing, no yearning
Slaves in pre civil war America, wished for the day
Music illustrates their yearnings
Folks not in trauma usually don’t yearn much…things are good
See yearning as "pie in the sky" type of thinking

IN the Christian tradition there is an understanding of the K of God,
Gods rule both as a here and now
And as a future event yet to be when Jesus returns

Isaiah looks to the day when
People will worship God - No more war

What are the longings of your heart?
Do we yearn for these things because we want the reign of God
Or because we want things to go back like they were
We want to be in control

Editorial
Worried about our kids - Kids are ok
They are used to not being in control

Let us yearn not for a,b,c or d
But for the reign of god in our world





There is a heaven on earth
I see it here, there
From time to time
Its what we work toward its why we put out effort in this life

Today I am looking for a day when
There is no more war
There is no more anthrax
There is no more hatred
What are you yearning for?

I declare to you today
The kingdom of God
His rule in your life
I pray that you will yearn to know him and walk with him