“Joy Waits for Us"
What do you make of this? Paul writes, “Rejoice in the Lord always.” Mind you, he’s in a Roman jail cell. How can he be rejoicing? He lifts his head and hands and rejoices when he ought to be burying his head in his hands and sighing. How can that be? What that says to me is that joy – biblical joy – is apparently not dependent upon external circumstances, but upon an awareness of God’s presence in all circumstances.
A House of Living Stones
I hasten to say this – the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ as proclaimed by Peter and by Pastor Rick last week: this building is not the church. You are the church. The stones piled high by Redden Construction’s stonemasons are not the church. Says Peter, you are the church, “living stones... built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 2:5) Preached at Coolwater Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Scottsdale, AZ. Click here to watch video