A close friend tells a joke about the supposed death of his grandfather (who was not really dead yet). "Yes, my grandfather died peacefully in his sleep. The screaming of the other folks in the car he was driving at the time didn't phase him!" ha! My side my side! hahaha
Just like the passengers wondered how the grandfather could have fallen asleep at such a critical time, the disciples wondered how Jesus could have fallen asleep in a terrible storm that threatened to kill them all. I can just hear our Lord awaking, lovingly calming the storm then looking at the disciples incredulously when he asked "Why are you afraid? I GOT this!" (my translation) hahaha
How many times in our lives do we act all disciple-ish? We have Jesus on board in our lives and we still fear the storms as if he wasn't around! Maybe we need one of those cute little signs in our car windows: Jesus on Board! ;-)
Lord, you are always with us and calm the storms within us and around us. We thank you and praise you!
Teaching Tuesday
Ephesians
We read the book of Ephesians this week. I am not sure what all to say about the experience of reading it again and what our text said about the book. It is very different than what most folks learn in Sunday school. It could be upsetting to some folks to say the least. Here are some of my notes in the four category format we use in EFM:
This is Amazing
Eph 2:8 saved by faith
3:18 love of Christ
This Befuddles/Bothers me
The predestination passage in 1:11
Stop fighting each other and fight against evil.
This is worthy of Celebration
We are sealed by his HS through faith
Ch 6 spiritual armor
I want to Dig Deeper into this
Submit to husband stuff
I have been thinking and praying about the submit to husband passage for several years now and how it applies to relationships today. Does it apply at all? Does it apply to a same sex marriage? I got some very stern looks when I suggested that last possibility in the "gay" church in Columbus like I was crazy. As I joke with friends -- I am not crazy; my mother had me tested. ha!
Ephesians has some very cool passages. I tend to focus on those!
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I pray the weight of my sins doth not crush me back to dust from where I came. I pray that God create in me a new, clean heart and place a right spirit within me. Restore to me the joy of my salvation. Praise the Almighty God from whom all blessings flow.
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