Luke 2:41-52 - I just preached on this text yesterday so I'll keep it brief. The truly amazing aspect of this story is that Jesus goes in obedience with his incredibly fallible and sinful parents. That same obedience takes him to the cross, where he suffers in submission to the Jewish and Roman leaders. It is his free obedience that gives you and I freedom from sin. In that freedom, God invites us not only to take on the righteousness of Jesus, but to live obediently for the sake of others. The law can tell me not to harm my neighbor, but only the Gospel frees me to serve in creativity and excess. It is a beautiful obedience because it comes from freedom and not compulsion.
Monday, January 4, 2010
January 4 - Christmas
Isaiah 63:15-65:7 - Consider the response of God at the end of this section. What do Isaiah and God agree upon? Notice that God's absence is a sign of judgment to Isaiah, but also a holding back of judgment from God's perspective. Why is it frightening and comforting to hear God speak?
Luke 2:41-52 - I just preached on this text yesterday so I'll keep it brief. The truly amazing aspect of this story is that Jesus goes in obedience with his incredibly fallible and sinful parents. That same obedience takes him to the cross, where he suffers in submission to the Jewish and Roman leaders. It is his free obedience that gives you and I freedom from sin. In that freedom, God invites us not only to take on the righteousness of Jesus, but to live obediently for the sake of others. The law can tell me not to harm my neighbor, but only the Gospel frees me to serve in creativity and excess. It is a beautiful obedience because it comes from freedom and not compulsion.
Luke 2:41-52 - I just preached on this text yesterday so I'll keep it brief. The truly amazing aspect of this story is that Jesus goes in obedience with his incredibly fallible and sinful parents. That same obedience takes him to the cross, where he suffers in submission to the Jewish and Roman leaders. It is his free obedience that gives you and I freedom from sin. In that freedom, God invites us not only to take on the righteousness of Jesus, but to live obediently for the sake of others. The law can tell me not to harm my neighbor, but only the Gospel frees me to serve in creativity and excess. It is a beautiful obedience because it comes from freedom and not compulsion.
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