Twisting Or Turning- 1st Sunday In Lent

Lutheran Sermons

Throughout this season of Lent we will be called to turn back to God’s word, seeking the ways in which it gives us life and sustains us for the journey. However, we cannot turn to God’s Word with a desire to love only THIS far, and no further. God’s love is reaching out, farther and farther than our human lines and divisions. God’s word is a message that is meant to turn God’s people back to the journey—the faithful, tough, long, liberating, hope-filled, kingdom seeking journey—that is turning the world upside down. The question for us, as faithful followers, remains. What are we doing? Twisting or Turning? Are we twisting scripture to limit our love, or are we turning our lives to better see Christ’s Kingdom here and now? Are we turning our lives to remain rooted in the word of God in love, not looking for an easy way out of this call to discipleship? Are we turning our lives to keep the cross of Christ in focus, even as the Gospel way turns our lives upside down all around us? Sermon Preached by Pastor Alex Zuber at Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lexington, VA on 3/10/2019