On Sunday, we continued our Lenten journey. Our worship was warm and Spirit-filled, including a wonderful musical offering, "Sanctuary," from Eastgate's Bell Choir. We also continued our "Curses" sermon series. This week we focused on the story of the curse that befell the Philistines after they captured the Ark of the Covenant. In "Fallen Idol: The Curse of the Ark of the Covenant," we considered the idolatry that sometimes succumb to in our lives, losing self-awareness and perception about things in our lives like money, possessions, and even loving relationships with those closest to us.
In all honesty, I found Sunday's sermon a bit difficult to prepare. I greatly enjoy the Biblical story that I preached upon, but idolatry in our lives is much different from placing a statue on a pedestal. Though I believe that idolatry is a common occurrence, even for Christians at times, it does not have generic manifestations, but tends to be very unique. It may even be that certain actions might be idolatrous for some people, but not others. This made illustrating Sunday's sermon more difficult than I had expected. As you noticed (or will if you listen), I eventually resorted to speaking about an opposite of idolatry, in this case love, to try to flesh out the Biblical lesson for our lives.
If you missed the sermon, if you would like to listen to it again, or if you'd like to share it with someone, you can find an audio recording here.
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