Both of my daughters, Kate and Molly, were part of Jane Hatch's piano
recital in the sanctuary. Music is a gift, a channel to a seat in the
presence of God. Last night especially as Kate played Claire de Lune, many
of us were "moved" to another realm. The music was the vessel or the avenue.
Seeing a Don Drumm metal art piece is another way some of us find a vessel
or an avenue. The sunset last night as the storm clouds moved east, the sun
set in the west, was another vessel or avenue. These are not ends in and of
themselves. But they point toward or guide to the presence of God in Jesus
Christ in our world. Then...how do each of us carry that to the world around
us? That is what Jesus was asking us. Maybe not that specific vessel or
avenue that we received it in, but the essence of what we received, because
the whole world around us will not hear or see or touch or smell it in the
way that we received it. Yet, we are so compelled by our experience of being
guided to that essence that we will go to great lengths to use whatever
resources (vessels and avenues) we have available to share it with the world
around us. That is what Jesus said in the Great Commission, "go into the
world and make disciples of all people, baptizing them in the name of the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit."
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Article by Mike Yaconelli entitled "The Tyranny of the Trivia"...scroll down on this sermon to find it.
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What is the ONE thing of your life that you will sell everything for and go and follow Jesus into the world?
Martha and Mary
The field and the treasure
The rich young ruler