“Rejoice in the Lord always,” Paul says. Does always really mean always? I’s easy to rejoice when things are going our way, but what about when they’re not? How can we be thankful in all circumstances? In today’s sermon, Brent tackles these questions head-on.
Sermon Text: Philippians 4:4-9
The following is my original sermon manuscript.
So… Slow news week this past week, huh? Just kidding. As is the case whenever there’s a presidential election, some of us are disappointed; some of us are happy. That’s understandable. The good news is that our hope doesn’t rest on the shoulders of whatever fallible human being happens to win the presidential election; our hope is rooted in our King Jesus, who at this very moment is reigning at the right hand of God the Father. The future is in his hands; we’ve seen our own future in his resurrection; and we know that, through him, our future is bright. Can I get an Amen? Regardless of whether our guy won or not, I hope we can all appreciate Governor Romney’s very gracious concession speech early Wednesday morning. It was a short speech, but one that was overflowing with this thing that we’re talking about this month: gratitude.
He thanked his running mate. He thanked his wife. He thanked his sons who worked hard on his campaign, and their wives and children who picked up the slack while they were campaigning. He thanked his campaign workers, volunteers, and donors. But at the end of the speech, he also acknowledged his deep disappointment: He really wanted to win. But he encouraged us to join him and his in praying for President Obama, for his success, and for our nation. Not bad! Read the rest of this entry »