Thu, 1 October 2015
Focus: Walking with Jesus isn’t being part of an exclusive clique where we keep His things for ourselves. While we wouldn’t say that we exclude others, how often are we skeptical of or do we look down on others who call themselves Christians but aren’t part of our Lutheran heritage? Instead looking to defend our blessings from those outside, Jesus points us inward when looking for problems. Jesus, speak, “be opened” and free us from an us vs. them mindset and those attitudes and desires within us and in our own circles that cause us to sin. Main Text: Mark 9:38–50 |