Have you ever seen the movie "Vantage Point"? It is a great one. It tells the story of a president assassination, but it does so from each perspective of a handful of people who were there. It keeps rewinding to a certain beginning point and looks through the eyes of a body guard, a pedestrian, a news person and some others.
Well I am working on my sermon for this Sunday and I thought it would be really cool to look at the Garden scene in the Gospels from all four of them. In this I have noticed that each one has told the exact same story but all from their point of view.
Matthew gives a general overview of what went down. Mark emphasizes a little more on the details. Luke goes into fine detail of what happened and where Jesus prayed. John just notes that they went to the garden and skips over to when Judas betrays Him.
Its interesting thought because all perspectives compliment each other! Each one gives a certain tone and emphases, but each one wants you to look at a certain aspect of the story for a specific reason and message.
So here my sermon thought for today:
What message is He trying to tell you in your reading today, try looking at it not from your perspective, but the authors. What is the context, the background, spiritually, historically, theologically.
What is His message for you?
God bless
Well I am working on my sermon for this Sunday and I thought it would be really cool to look at the Garden scene in the Gospels from all four of them. In this I have noticed that each one has told the exact same story but all from their point of view.
Matthew gives a general overview of what went down. Mark emphasizes a little more on the details. Luke goes into fine detail of what happened and where Jesus prayed. John just notes that they went to the garden and skips over to when Judas betrays Him.
Its interesting thought because all perspectives compliment each other! Each one gives a certain tone and emphases, but each one wants you to look at a certain aspect of the story for a specific reason and message.
So here my sermon thought for today:
What message is He trying to tell you in your reading today, try looking at it not from your perspective, but the authors. What is the context, the background, spiritually, historically, theologically.
What is His message for you?
God bless
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