Community Lutheran Church San Marcos
We face the Giant of rejection in a number of ways, including when we reject others based on worldly measurements. King David, was rejected by his brothers, even his father as a worthy candidate for King. But God looks at the heart when choosing people to carry out his important work of building His kingdom. This message looks at what having a God-Seeking Heart is all about.
We all have giants in our lives that cause us to focus on the negative. Young shepherd boy David chose instead to look at God's power and promise when facing Goliath. When we focus on the power of the Gospel, we realize that God is much bigger than any of the giants in our lives.
God had Joshua build a monument of stones from the bottom of the Jordan River to remind the Israelites of how he delivered them into the promised land. Our lives as living stones serve as reminders to us and to the world of what God has done and is doing in our lives.
We are living stones being built into the temple of God. His presence is where we, his church, are! He has chosen us to be a special people, a royal priesthood to declare His praises. He has called us out of darkness into his wonderful light!
Dead people don't rise from the dead right? Jesus did! And he moved a giant stone to prove it. Stones in our life block us from seeing the freedom and life of the empty tomb, but God is in the business of moving stones. There is no stone too big for God, not then, not ever.
Jesus arrival into the city of Jerusalem angered the Pharisees. Was he proclaiming himself to be king of the Jews? The messiah? He taught a gospel different than what they expected. They told Jesus to quell his disciples. But it is impossible. If the disciples didn't speak, then the stones would cry out.
Have you ever had the thought, "I'm not good enough"? The devil loves to convince us that nothing, not even God will ever make us good enough. But in Christ, we have been given a new identity, not based on what other people say or our past experiences, but on what He did for us on the cross. He has made us complete in Him.
Do you believe the lie, "This is Just the Way I Am"? Do you believe that you can't have victory over some of the strongholds in your life. Find out what Jesus has to say about being transformed by His power.
"A lie believed as truth will affect you as if it is true." Hear about what lies we often believe and what God has to say about them. How does God's strength help us to overpower these lies in our life?
