Here's the podcast of the sermon I preached last Sunday, the third Sunday of Easter, on April 6, 2008. The text is 1Peter 1:17-23, and the sermon is titled, Living In Exile. Hope you find it helpful.
Read how we spent our summer which was more Club Medicine, than Club Med. Seriously.
The story of Naaman reminds us that outsiders are not our enemies. They are fellow travelers, fellow sufferers, fellow seekers, equally loved by God. And in God’s economy, they are not just recipients of grace, they are sometimes the ones who lead us to it.
Think about the mentors in your own life. Possibly they were teachers, coaches, pastors, family members, or friends who saw something in you before you saw it yourself. What did they pass on to you? What part of their spirit still lives in you today?
Elijah’s story reminds us that God meets us in the cavern of our own despair and discouragement and changes everything.