Unfortunately there was some sort of weird problem with our audio recording of Sunday’s encounter service. So the podcast hasn’t been posted yet. Hopefully we’ll get it fixed and post the podcast within the next week.
Brian did find the video we watched Sunday over on YouTube. Here it is. Good stuff…
“…when I say share I’m not talking about every tactic you’ve used on me in the past, like judging my every move, telling me I’m a bad person, pointing fingers, giving me disgusting looks. And my favorite is when you tell me that I’m lost. I don’t even know what it means to be lost. Do you really think judging me is going to make me change? Would it make you change?”
From the encounter blog:
The video was part of the conclusion to the “inverted†series at encounter sunday. the ultimate inversion happens when our life is given away completely for the sake of Christ and demonstrated in giving ourselves away completely for the sake of the gospel.
The fact that we have to be reminded of the needs that exist beyond our own life shows how quickly and easily we default to self. We think its all about us. Inversion calls us out.
The one who inverts his life to this degree discovers a new meaning and joy to life. He does so out of love for Christ and others and not out of duty or demand. He finds great delight in serving instead of being served, going last instead of first, giving instead of taking, being humble instead of proud, forgiving instead of holding on to bitterness.
God, invert us!