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“The two most important days in a person’s life are the day they were born,
and the day they find out why." — John Maxwell We are wired to have purpose… any search for purpose apart from God is a dead end… a deep relationship with God including an acceptance of Jesus Christ who died for our sins and was raised to new life, is humbling. Christ alone gives purpose. To embrace Christ is to set your life on the path of your greatest purpose! Today’s scripture: a man trying to figure out who he is… Mathew, Mark and Luke include this story in their gospels… only Luke tells us he is a RULER. Often, during a crisis, we question our identity… a death, illness, graduation is a crisis…. A wedding is a crisis because it is letting go of what was and leaping into the unknown. I like this silly testimony of a young husband who forgot he was married. The day after the newlyweds returned from their honeymoon, the husband was 3 hours late getting home from the office. Dinner was burned—and his bride was burning mad. He had absentmindedly gone to his mother’s house!
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This is a parable/story with the main message upfront READ Luke 18:9: the Pharisee promotes himself based on how much better he is than the tax collector… we are wrong to base our salvation on how terrific we are compared to others…
I want to focus on two lessons drawn from this scripture. #1, salvation is based on God’s mercy, not our good works/accomplishments. #2 a new way of thinking about ourselves and others, to put into practice that not everyone is as they appear. First lesson: Salvation is only found when we turn to God asking for Him to forgive our sins. The Pharisee lists the good things he does: fasting and tithing. Those are good things. And the bad things the other people do are bad things: robbery, evildoing, adultery… The problem: nobody is good enough to deserve the salvation of God. |
 
Carl Crouse, Pastor
At SACC we believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God. Every Sunday the worship service includes a message from the Bible. My words are an attempt to understand and apply the Bible to our daily living. I post weekly sermons and other biblical messages on this page. May you find meaning and hope as you read through each message and seek to hear God's voice. Leave a comment to ask questions or inspire others with your insights. Categories
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