Rev Bill

I was so busy last Sunday I did not post my sermon to my sermon blog — then I was out of town being the Bible Study leader at Camp Pee Dee for the week. That was a real blessing and a great experience for me!

Anyway — I have now posted last Sunday’s sermon — based on Luke 10:25-37 and entitled “Go And Do” .

Here’s a portion of it:

What will it take for us to learn how to love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength,
and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself

What will it take for us to learn to
Go and do likewise
What will it take for us to learn to
Go – and do?

You can read the entire sermon here.

I have also posted today’s sermon to my sermon blog. It’s based on Luke 10:38-42 and entitled “Be Prayerfully Active”. Here’s a portion of it:

A few Wednesday nights ago we were discussing the “hard sayings of Jesus” in our study of James Moore’s book

Yes Lord I Have Sinned (But I Have Several Excellent Excuses)

and we named some of the “sayings of Jesus” we found hard to follow such as “turning the other cheek” or giving someone our cloak when they ask for our coat or going “the extra mile” for someone or loving our enemies. I must admit that this passage we have before us today is one of those “hard passages” for me that I struggle with. It is not one I like to preach on – in fact I can probably count on 1 hand the number of times I have preached on it very often in the 25 years I have been in the ministry. I suppose my struggle with this passage comes in feeling like I have to identify with either Mary or Martha – and live like either one or the other – and I am not comfortable with having to make that choice. Yea, this is one of those “hard sayings of Jesus” or “hard passages” for me.
What about you?
Do you feel you have to identify with either Mary or Martha in this passage?

You can read this entire sermon here.

You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.