Children at the Altar, Anthem, and Message (with song)
ReThink Easter: In the Night My
Hope Lives On
Hope Lives On
#2,
Victory for the Fearful
Victory for the Fearful
2016/04/10 Christ Church,
Mountain Top, Easter 3
Mountain Top, Easter 3
Call to Worship, Psalm 46
Children, Genesis
32
32
Message, 2 Kings 6.8-23
Song, “In the Night”, vv 1-2, 7-8
Song: In the Night (Andrew
Peterson), including lyrics below
Peterson), including lyrics below
I am weary with the pain of
Jacob’s wrestling
Jacob’s wrestling
In the darkness with the Fear, in
the darkness with the Fear
the darkness with the Fear
But he met the morning wounded
with a blessing
with a blessing
So in the night my hope lives on
When Elisha woke surrounded by
the forces
the forces
Of the enemies of God, the
enemies of God
enemies of God
He saw the hills aflame with
angels on their horses
angels on their horses
So in the night my hope lives on
Well, I remember how they scorned
the son of Mary
the son of Mary
He was gentle as a lamb, gentle
as a lamb
as a lamb
He was beaten, he was crucified,
and buried
and buried
And in the night, my hope was
gone
gone
But the rulers of this earth
could not control Him
could not control Him
No they did not take his life–he
laid it down
laid it down
And all the chains of death could
never hope to hold him
never hope to hold him
So in the night my hope lives on
Easy to focus on the simplistic …
which destroys the story’s appeal
which destroys the story’s appeal
God
as an ace up our sleeves
as an ace up our sleeves
Just
have faith
have faith
Genesis
31.53, Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac
31.53, Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac
God
wrestles with Jacob, all night long!
wrestles with Jacob, all night long!
Be careful of misdirected fear
The
attendant’s cry: Alas, master! What shall we do?
attendant’s cry: Alas, master! What shall we do?
Focused
on the imminent threat
on the imminent threat
Forget
that our God is the Living God, the Almighty,
that our God is the Living God, the Almighty,
“The
Fear of Isaac”
Fear of Isaac”
“I
will show you whom you are to fear”
will show you whom you are to fear”
Do not call conspiracy all that
this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what it fears, or be in
dread. 13 But the LORD of
hosts, him you shall regard as holy; let him be your fear, and let him be your
dread (Isaiah 8:12-13).
this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what it fears, or be in
dread. 13 But the LORD of
hosts, him you shall regard as holy; let him be your fear, and let him be your
dread (Isaiah 8:12-13).
The threat is always more visible
than salvation and gift
than salvation and gift
Problem
is always bigger than the solution
is always bigger than the solution
Dad’s
anger, Robin’s appendicitis
anger, Robin’s appendicitis
The
root of her call
root of her call
Be wary of becoming the monster
you fear
you fear
The
king’s suggestion: Father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?
king’s suggestion: Father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?
Beowulf,
Grendel, Grendel’s mother, the dragon
Grendel, Grendel’s mother, the dragon
Overcome evil with good
Bullies
– 2nd grade, high school
– 2nd grade, high school
Jesus,
“gentle as a lamb …”
“gentle as a lamb …”
Live in HOPE
Good
does overcome evil, not by power but through weakness and brokenness! Christ is
Risen!
does overcome evil, not by power but through weakness and brokenness! Christ is
Risen!
While
the threat is always more visible than salvation and gift, it is salvation and
gift that have the last word. Christ is Risen!
the threat is always more visible than salvation and gift, it is salvation and
gift that have the last word. Christ is Risen!
