All Saints Day, November 1, 2105
Commerce Presbyterian Church, Commerce GA
Slide: Images of Saints
Never too early for Jolly Ole St. Nick!
What vision fuels your living?
I feel like since there are so many football fans in this congregation it’s okay to use football references from time to time..if you get tired of them, just let me know :)
Yesterday was rough for most of us football fans in this state, but not all of us!
This football story comes from what seems a distant memory.
At the end of the game last Saturday against Florida State, Georgia Tech blocked the field goal attempt.
The chances of that happening were extremely miniscule:
The FSU kicker, a two time All-American, was 23/23, in the 4th Quarter.
The person who blocked the kick, Pat Gamble, had never blocked a kick before.
Slide: Photo: Pat Gamble, Brett Davis, USA Today
In the post game interview, Pat Gamble said, “Actually when I got down in my stance, this is the crazy thing, I saw myself blocking that kick.”
He had a vision, which lead him to the improbable.
Visions. What we see.
These are what inspire or in the very least guide our living.
What else gets you out of bed in the morning?
It has to be what you see...
There are many images and visions which compete for our imaginations,
Political candidates cast visions which they hope will captivate us.
They seek to “reignite” “unleash,” “Heal.” “be a champion”
They cast visions of walls, jobs, security, revolution!
There are visions of advertisers who promise us a better life with their product, which can give us better hair, whiter teeth, a beastly vehicle, insurance, the energy we need to get through work since apparently adequate sleep is not an option, even romance well into our golden years.
Yes, so many visions which compete for our imaginations, visions which inspire our living!.
Here we are in church. we gather as Christians,
Do we realize that Jesus, and that the scriptures are as guilty of competing for our imaginations as any of the product vendors and politicians out there?
I would think that is why we come...we seek an alternative from what we see all around.
And interestingly if we turn off the 24 hour news, turn down talk radio, and skip over the ads, and instead
Read the bible every day--it too will shape your imagination.
Pray and Meditate every day, and you will gain vision for what God wants for your life.
Study the life of Jesus, see his vision, in order better see how you might walk in his footsteps.
Actually, the visions cast in scripture could be considered ridiculous! And I’m sure many people think they are.
