Sunday Messages

This past sunday the messages struck some ponderings for me.

when the college pastor was preaching from Isaiah 9:6&7 most 6 and just on the words there used to describe Christ. We focused on Wonderful Counselor and Mighty God for that week. It was cool he went to different passages all of the Bible that referenced more of God's character in that way. All of it was good but the part that stuck out to me was what he said about Mighty God. We looked at 1 Peter 5:6&7. Specifically this phrase "If we say God is Mighty but don't submit to it? We do not really believe He is the Mighty God." that just really made me think how many things do we, I say about God and who He is but in my life do I show it?

then the pastor spoke from 1 timothy 3:14-16. Speaking of many different things from this portion but again the thing that stuck out to me is that Paul gives the church direction in who to conduct themselves. First point is that we are the house of God. when we meet together with 2 or more people He is present! Think about that? as individuals we are the temple of God but coming together we are the house of God. just a cool thought but then this is the part that really struck me. At the end of verse 15 it says "Which is the church of the living God, which is the pillar and foundation of the truth." Then the pastor began to describe the the architectural purpose of pillars to uphold something and with the temple of Artemis or Diana, the goddess of fertility (i forget the reference). The pillars they used for her temple 60 feet tall. yes to up hold the ceiling but also to show off the beauty of the temple and ultimately Diana. then he went into describing the practical purposes for foundation. We are those. We are to be upholding the truth and to be showing off its beauty and if the pillars or foundations aren't good then the building suffers and in the same way if we do not uphold the truth it will suffer. I was thinking of the World now and how true it is. Christians not actually being the pillars of truth and the truth is now gray or arbitrary even among "christians."

which just makes me think again back to the college pastor's message we say one thing, "I'm a Christian" "He is a Mighty God" but is there fruit in our lives?