Sermon 2/15/08

"God uses ordinary people like us" by Rev. Erik Samuelson

Preached 2/15/08

Texts: 2 Kings 5:1-14, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, Mark 1:40-45 (click to read)

Click to listen: BLC_2009_02_15.mp3

OK, the sound quality is kind of bad agian (but in a different way this week). I'm blaming the digital TV conversation. I'll try to get it sorted out soon.

I play a song in the sermon which you can also listen to and download here (also, the whole album is here).

These are the lyrics:

"Given" By Tara Ward

We may be little, insignificant in the eyes of this world, but when we realize that God has sent us to the world as blessed our lives will multiply and grow to fill the needs of others. Our gift is not what we can do but who we are.

Who can we be for each other?
Who can we be for the world?
Who can we be for each other?
Lord, who can we be?

How different would our lives be if we believed every single gesture every act of faith or love or joy or peace or word of forgiveness would multiply as long as there are people to receive it. Our gift is not what we can do but who we are.

We are given. We are given. We are given.
(We are given. Our gift is who we are. It's who we are!)
Our gift is not what we can do but who we are.

(From the Album "Hope for a Tree Cut Down" by Church of the Beloved)