Playing catch up with summaries:
-we had a great father’s day at SCC. Cool dad video, and some other neat things I’ll write about this week regarding a book called “servolution.”
-I remember in High School, we used to play this game that I hated. It was limbo.
-Ridiculous crazy music.
-A broom stick. Lowered as much as one could.
-Why did I hate it? I was short. They assumed I could win.
-I wasn’t that flexible.
-It was a paradox. Stupid to be sure, but still a paradox.
-We explored the lives of two different leaders. Two different kings. Both sent by God. One did not live up to his potential. The other is still king today.
-We took a journey through 1 Samuel looking at King Saul.
-Israel wanted a king, even though Samuel didn’t.
Vs: 20: We want to be like the other nations.
Samuel: no, the Lord will protect you. You should be different.
-But Saul could have been a God-driven leader, the kind of leader who can really do some great things to help God’s world.
Check this out:
1 Samuel 13:8-15/1 Samuel 10:8
-Saul messes up and sacrifices wrong. This was serious to God.
1 Samuel 14:24-46 Made a rash vow that hurt people…including his son.
-Saul wasn’t listening wisely. He didn’t listen to the right voice.
1 Samuel 15:26: It cost him dearly:
Jealousy: 1 Samuel 18:6-9
1 Samuel 19:1-11 tries to kill David.
1 Samuel 22:11-19 Kills priests.
1 Samuel 28:7-15 Consults a witch.
But……..there is another King.
Jesus in Matthew 18-20: 4 out of 5 major discourses (sermons-teachings) in Matthew.
-talking about how life should be for us who are His.
-what should characterize followers of Jesus.
Matthew 18:1-5, 28-30: Wanna be great? Come to Him like a child.
Matthew 19:28-30: First will be last and last will be first. paradox
Matthew 20:16-19: clues revealed to Jesus’ future. This was heavy stuff.
Matthew 20:20-28: Jesus just drops a major bomb and this mom (More than likely Mary’s sister) just ignores the power of it and goes straight to “can my sons have places of position and prominence and power?”
-The irony is: James dies a martyr’s death and John gets exiled for most of his adult life.
-The other disciples were indignant; not from their request. They were upset the other two were using family to get position they wanted as well.
-25-6: DON’T BE LIKE THE REST. Servant/Slave: hired or forced. Lowest on the social pole.
Jesus was stating a paradox: WANT TO GO HIGH? GO LOW IN SERVICE.
-Be like Jesus: Did not come to be served (had right) but to serve.
-Jesus was a ransom; a bill paid to free slaves.
-Here’s a paradox: we are free to be a slave?
-If you want to go high, you have to go low.
-I won one round of Limbo. I put my face to the ground. Like Matt Redman states: When we face up to the glory of God, we go face down.
Going low with you,
Jason
