On Sunday, we gathered for another Spirit-filled worship service. Our prayer time indicated that several of us are worried about people who are facing health challenges this summer, and we continue to pray for them and for their loved ones. But the service wasn't only somber as we also were blessed by the choir singing the popular "River in Judea."
The sermon, another in the "Summer Blockbuster Sermon Series," featured a classic movie released 30 years ago this year, the classic, Oscar-winning comedy "Tootsie." In the movie, the lead character, an actor who impersonates a woman to land a role on a soap opera, learns how to be a better man by impersonating a woman -- that is, by lying to many people and deceiving them. This is similar to the personal deception endured by the prophet Hosea, who applies its lessons to Northern and Southern Jewish kingdoms in the 8th Century BC.
Unfortunately, because of the broken, sinful world in which we live, we can learn a lot about relationships by dealing directly with deception. The problem, though, is that there are limits to how we can apply these lessons to our relationships with God, who never deceives us or lies to us.
If you missed Sunday's sermon, if you'd like to listen to it again, or if you'd like to share it with other people, you can find an audio recording here.
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