Sermon 03.24.13 :: Consumption

Turning requires a physical reorientation.  You move your body from one direction to another.  Simply put, this is the nature of what it means to repent.  God’s Word calls us to turn from one direction to another, from sin to righteousness.  This Lent, we consider what it means to turn.  What do we need to turn from?  How do we turn from deeply engrained sins?  Underlying all of this turning is the graciousness of God in Christ.  His “turn” to Jerusalem and to Golgotha reoriented our destiny for eternity. 

Based on member feedback, each week we will consider a different sin that we’re called to turn from.  As we celebrate Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week we consider our place in the reality of our consumer-driven culture.  When we are surrounded by endless options offering us exactly what we want there is only one I AM who gives us abundantly more than we need.  Today he reveals himself to us through his Word and Sacrament in this community.

“If there is no Day of Judgment (justice being served) what hope is there for the world?  If there is a Day of Judgment what hope is there for you and me?  - Tim Keller

“There are two kinds of people; those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, ‘All right, then, have it your way.’"  - C.S. Lewis

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Sermon posted at reliantchurch.org