the more the word appears in the sermon, the bigger it appears in the image
Every fourth Sunday, Mighty Joe Espresso, my support-raising HQ, turns into an acoustic worship venue as Contact 6:56, a cooperative effort between Tuckerfirst and Tucker First Baptist, fills the local coffee shop to the brim.
I had the privilege of giving the talk last night. Check it out here: link.
Some highlights:
- …those who were not as good at memorizing the rules were weeded out, until after years and years only those who had all the rules memorized were left to become Pharisees – the Top Gun of Judaism.
- [Jesus was] a threat to the authority of Jewish law and to the Pharisee’s source of income. That’s a double-whammy.
- And then Jesus shoots the moon when he sums up the ten commandments in two.
- Following God’s commands now means our highest priority should be on showing God’s love to the world rather than condemning the world in God’s name for violation of God’s Law.
Support raising: Made 40% of monthly on Sunday morning. Next stop, 50%. How do we get there? I’m open to suggestions.
Other news: Globalscope England, known to the natives as Canvas is having their first Bible Study tomorrow. They have a huge following – an opening party with 100+ students last week – so we are looking forward to news and student reactions!
October 28th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Aw, “people” is behind “Jesus” in this one! I guess that’s fair enough…
October 29th, 2008 at 10:59 am
True enough, although much of it is a narrative of his misadventures with the Pharisees. I do like that the phrase “love rules” is in the picture, even though the two words don’t appear next to each other in the actual text.