i always find the messages don brings each sunday to be meaningful, insightful, and thought-provoking. he always puts a fresh spin on what it means to live as a christian. however, this wreaks havoc on my music planning, haha! there just aren't that many hymns about talking donkeys or riddles from barbaric judges...
yet, there is a common thread running throughout these stories and throughout the whole bible: relationships. to God. to family. to friends. to enemies. and the perfect example of how to relate to people is found in the life and love of Christ. we (should) follow him as a sheep follows the shepherd and strive to emulate him in everything we do. the concept of shepherd/sheep relationship is fairly hard to understand in our modern times, but i think anyone who has children (or even a dog) can understand what it's like to have someone/-thing watch, follow, and try to be like them. psalm 23 speaks about the role God plays as our shepherd and our appropriate response to that. i encourage you to spend some time reading and thinking about that psalm and how that is reflected in the lyrics of our closing hymn this sunday: Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us.
see you sunday!
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