10 Tweets

Here's last weekend's sermon in 10 Tweets, "What is Love? (1 John 4:8)," Loveology: Love, Marriage and Relationships in the Story of God:

1/ What is love? Henry: "Lois, Nala has stinky feet!" Lois: "Yeah, I know, but I don't mind it."

2/ The Bible's definition of love: God is love. You have no idea the depths of that statement unless you have the backstory.

3/ The depths of God's love early in the story (Creation) doesn't become evident until much later in the story.

4/ At Separation (Gen 3) there is a rending of all relationships. God sees the consequences of sin yet loves so much he launches a rescue plan.

5/ God's Promise to pay the price of Abraham's (and our) sins with his life is incomprehensible & ludicrous for the next 2000 years.

6/ By Salvation (the gospels) God's love in creation becomes evident. He had all the love & fellowship he needed in himself (Jn 1 & 17:5)

7/ He creates us to share in his love. To join the dance.

8/ When Jesus goes to the cross, we see the fulfillment of his promise. God pays the price. God dies. Rom 5:6-8, while we were still sinners

9/ That is the backstory to the song called "God is love"

10/ God's story--which is the gospel--gives you the pattern and power for love in your life.

10 Tweets

Here's my sermon from Easter weekend in 10 Tweets, "For those who didn't get the memo," Matthew 28

1/ I don't know about you, but every day I see or hear something that I don't understand & I feel like I didn't get the memo...BOGO

2/ It's serious when we don't feel we got the memo on connecting with God.

3/ Easter is about God making sure the people who didn't get the memo get the memo.

4/ Mary Magdalene is the only clearly identified disciple in the entire resurrection narrative in Matthew.

5/ Mary M typifies the people Jesus intentionally targeted in his ministry--those who didn't get the memo.

6/ Some of the disciples still doubted, even as Jesus was giving them the Great Commission.

7/ The key word in the memo is one in Greek but is translated, "He has risen."

8/ The key word means there is new life and a new body coming. Great news for those facing death or experiencing disability.

9/ Because he is risen we have his teaching to direct our everyday lives. And we have him (I will be with you to the end of the age)

10/ We are a bunch of people who got the memo, responded in faith and now help others get the memo and become followers of Jesus.