I was sick all week and I’m just barely starting to feel better, hopefully it continues as I am done with being sick.
Church at The Gathering
Read from Matthew 3:7-17
Speaking: Eric
Title: Step Into Water
Fire and Brinstone sermons
Not directed towards us
Political leaders and...
Abuse of power, courageous words of truth. Getting indignant when it’s aimed at us, the ‘good guys.’
‘Everybody loves to see justice done to someone else’
John said, you brood of vipers
They didn’t care, they were descendants.
It’s not enough to belong biologically or culturally to this group.
They are hiding rotten hearts
Then after John spoke he immediately wanted to be baptized.
It is necessary for us to fulfil every right and requirement
Jesus is identifying himself with the people he has come to save. Voluntarily giving up his power
Post script: Jesus gets tempted in the wilderness,
Power can be twisted to serve evil purposes or divine.
We have to step into the water like Jesus did.
Is there an area we are being called to step back and say no?
Jesus was baptized in public, almost humiliating for him. Is there any way we can apply that to our public lives as christians and to our lives as a whole. To our church?
Discussion.
That’s all for now.
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