Rev. Reed Lee Pedersen's
The rambling this week is short and sweet. The cover of our bulletin had the line, "Jesus is ________." I invited the congregation to put in that blank space what first comes to mind. I heard responses like Jesus is "here", "teacher", and "Savior". So what comes to your mind first when you see the statement "Jesus is ________."? That was just step one! Here is step two: using whatever you filled in the blank finish this statement, "Jesus is ________, so I am ________." If Jesus is "here", then what does that mean for you? If Jesus is "teacher" and so I am "student" what does that mean for my life? If Jesus is "Savior" and so I am "saved", how does that affect the people I am going to see this week and how I interact with them? This is an exercise in contemplation of what Jesus relationship to you means for your life. Enjoy! For those interested, here is the sermon which sparked today's rambling. It is based off of Mark 8:27-38.
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AuthorPastor Reed is a first call pastor at Augustana Lutheran Church in Andover, Illinois. Archives
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