A message from the series “Invited To…Serve.” “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.” “What journey?” Elijah might have asked. “I’ve booked no flight. I have no rental car waiting for me. Where am I going?” And God might have responded, “You are going where and to whom I am sending you.” We’re all on a journey, and it is not a journey of our choosing. It is a journey of serving our siblings and God’s good creation.
A message from the series “Invited To…Serve.” God’s house is a very, very, very fine house. Solomon desired to serve God by building God a house, an honor that was withheld from his father David. Interestingly, God never asked for fancy digs. What God asked was worship that involved justice, peacemaking, fellowship. In other words? Service.
A message from the series “You\’re Invited Into – Obedience.” There’s always a backstory. God’s people were tired of their obedience of relational mutuality with God. They wanted a king who would make them bend the knee, who would bring glory to Israel by compelling them to fight their enemies. Didn’t work out well. The solution? Bring another king into the mix, but make it a runt whom God could form and mold.
Today’s preacher is Steve Sylvester, Intentional Interim Pastor at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Roseville
A message from the series “You\’re Invited Into – Obedience.” Samuel “let none of [God’s] words fall to the ground.” Perhaps this kind of trustworthiness, this kind of dogged attention to one’s calling is what true obedience is. Not craven groveling, but courageous faithfulness.
A message from the series “You\’re Invited Into – Obedience.” Sometimes we’re just plain disobedient. Our disobedience brings discomfort. And by all rights, we should just be left to stew in our juices. But God takes a deep breath and simply refuses to abandon us.