Waukesha, WI
St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • Home
  • I'm New
  • Staff
  • Events & News
  • Sermons and Special Music
  • OIKOS 2020
  • Pastoral Messages

Tuesday April 29th

4/29/2014

0 Comments

 
Tuesday, April 29 — Psalm 55:16-19, Leviticus 21:13-22:16; Mark 7:1-8

CLICK HERE FOR THE READINGS

S (SCRIPTURE): MARK 7:1-8

O (OBSERVATION): Jesus is questioned by the religious authorities as to why his followers don't do things as they do, why their traditions are not important to his followers as they are to them.  Jesus response from Isaiah speaks to the cultural religion exuding from religious practice without belief. Ritual without Rite.

A (APPLICATION):  Without offering political implication (no R's, D's, or I's implicated here), a recent speech from by Sarah Palin to the NRA offered a side of cultural religion by misrepresenting the gospel.  You can see the video here. (along with commentary)

{Quick word that the Gospel message is not represented by any political figure, party, or philosophy.}

The point is that civil religion is littered with common practices that trump divine purpose. The Pharisees do this with hand washing, Sarah Palin made it about torturing people as a reference to the sacred practice of Baptism.  Either way, Jesus reference to the words of Isaiah help understand that words of the lips betray the purpose of the gospel.  Saying we are Christian does not necessitate a practice of kingdom goals. 

P (PRAYER): Lord, we all fall short of the glory of the kingdom.  Help us not perpetuate a civil religion that promotes our owns motives but help us live for you!
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Gathered Together by God to Grow and Go Out.