April 10, 2006

Palm Sunday:Lay Down Your Burdens

Hosanna=Save me Now (Mark 11:1-11)

What is it that we perceive we are most in need of being saved from? What burdens, stessors, sin or more have clouded our vision and captured our thoughts.

We talked today about perspective. We have an eternal perspective. The world has a temporal one. In other words for the world it is all about today. For us it is all about eternity. That's why in the 1 Corinthians passage we read, the cross if foolishness to those who are perishing, but everything to those who believe. Does that thinking truly pervade our thoughts, minds and actions. Or are we just as caught?

Here's a link to the video we saw today.

If you peak around you may
also get a sneak peak to some other videos we may be using in the future.

ben


Posted by Genesis Worship at 09:42:54 | Permanent Link | Comments (4) |
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1 - Interesting to think about the images in everyday life where there are reminders of the cross. Trying an experiment, at lunch today I went for a walk around the city and counted at least 20 everyday things that made the image of a cross. Made me think about perspective – it maybe be a simple windowpane or a tree branch or a street sign but what an interesting idea the filmmaker had to illustrate perspective.

We are gifted with an eternal perspective through God’s gift of his son to die for our sin.

I know I believe in the eternal perspective, I’m just not sure I always consider it in terms of ALL or EVERYTHING and probably that’s lack of perspective or lack of obedience or effort.

When you mentioned the public outcries against the Easter Bunny - that's what settled around my heart. Effort. Not why don't other Christians have an equal indignation against public outcries about our belief but what effort am I willing to make? (Comment this)

Written by: Anonymous at 2006/04/11 - 09:35:22
2 - I have been thinking a lot about perpective since Sunday. It is easy to think about that on a Sunday in church, but now, a couple of days later I've found myself doing the same old things and the same old routines and stuck in the same old ruts as before.

The video was helpful. I guess I don't recognize that I, more than not, am listening to the wrong voice. I also like seeing the crosses in everyday places. That has been a good reminder to step back and take another look at things. (Comment this)

Written by: tim at 2006/04/12 - 04:33:42
3 - I would really llike to know more about this genesis worship. Check my blog out at michaelfuller18.blog.com
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Written by: michael fuller at 2006/04/14 - 22:01:33
4 - Off-topic question: Whatever happened to Joseph? Did he die before Jesus' adult years?

(Tried to look in the Bible but didn't really find much.) (Comment this)

Written by: Anonymous at 2006/04/16 - 08:35:47
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