This Sunday November 16th the Twenty-Third Sunday of Pentecost, the sermon title is I Didn’t Bargain for This. The Scripture is Job 28:20-28.
The theme of the sermon is unjustified suffering, tragedy, etc. It is a common theme that runs through literature from the earliest known literature in the Ancient Middle East until today.
The technical term for this is, “theodicy,” a term that literally means, “God’s justice.”
I look forward to seeing everyone this coming Sunday!
This Sunday November 9th the Twenty-Second Sunday of Pentecost, the sermon title is A Lot Like Algebra. The Scripture is 1 Timothy 4:6-10.
The theme of the sermon is how to meet life’s problems. The analogy is the difficulty of learning algebra.
The catch phrase is, “The answers are at the end of the book.”
Obviously, I’m going to have fun developing the idea that algebra is a lot like the Christian faith: it is sometimes difficult, but the answers are available–and eventually discernable with a little work and faith on our part.
I look forward to seeing everyone this coming Sunday!