Steve Sylvester - August 24, 2025
What???!!! In MY kingdom???!!!
Every pastor has heard a variation of this: “Good sermon, pastor. Too bad the people who needed to hear it weren’t here.” It can be hard to “Be still and know that I am God,” when we are convinced that we’ve heard everything God has to say or that God’s reprimand is meant for someone else. When you are like that, pray that you will have a Nathan in your life, someone who is willing to speak to you bluntly and honestly.
Scripture References: 2 Samuel 12:1-9
From Series: "Be Still and Know That I Am God"
As followers of Jesus, we are called to tune out the cacophony and busyness around us and within us in order to be still in God’s presence and listen. This is especially true for Prince of Peace during this “interim” time. Who exactly are we? Who is God calling us to be, and what is God calling us to do? And how do we listen for and really hear God’s word of grace and forgiveness in order to live faithfully and with confidence instead of tentatively and with fear, as individuals and as a community of faith?