Rhythm of Time
1 Comments Published by Bryce Ashlin-Mayo on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 9:18 PM.
I preached on rest last Sunday and what it means to keep Sabbath rest in our lives. In tackling the subject, I used the illustration of rhythm. Interestingly, what makes a beautiful rhythm or melody are not just the notes played (the musical activity done) but equally important are the rests, or the ceasing/resting of activity in the music. If the ceasing of sound did not occur, then it would be just noise. I related the Genesis creation account to this (on the seventh day God rested/ceased then blessed it and called it holy) and that God has establish a rhythm of rest that we as humans, too often, war against. This warring comes at great cost to our lives and relationships as it was never how we were created to live.What would it mean to live in a proper rhythm of activity and rest in our lives, that when working together, would create a beautiful sound scape?
How ??? is your God
5 Comments Published by Bryce Ashlin-Mayo on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 at 12:23 PM.
This Sunday I preached on the concept of time. Among other things, I communicated that time, unlike our marred concept of it, is beautifully and wonderfully created by God and in Genesis is called 'good.' In the process of my sermon preparation I keep coming back to the popular, yet not completely accurate, phrase: "How big is your God?" The reason I wonder about the accuracy of the phrase is that since all matter is created by God, then God isn't "bigger" than it. God is not bigger than anything, because God created the conceptional nature of size. God would, by definition, be "beyond size." That does mean, even more profoundly so, that the universe pales in comparison to God who created all that we know and experience.So..."How 'beyond' is your God?"
Haggai: Re-Trace Follow-up (Prayer of Examine)
0 Comments Published by Bryce Ashlin-Mayo on Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 12:38 PM.
As part of our current sermon series on Haggai, this morning we talked about the idea of RE-Tracing our spiritual journey and how God has worked in our lives (individually and together as a community) so that we can then see our present and future with a new perspective.As part of RE-Tracing our past, I mentioned the Ignatius Prayer of Examine and so I thought I would include a few links here:
- Written Prayer of Examine that you can use to reflect on the end of your day.
- Free MP3 Prayer of Examine that you can listen to with your Ipod, Mp3, media or CD player at the end of your day.
As always, I hope my messages get to the route of what the word "sermon" stems from (conversation) and that they would truly start spiritual conversations. Thus. I would always invite your comments, concerns, stories, prayer requests, etc. as we pursue life together.
