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Sermon Resources at Harderwyk - November 21, 2021

 I. New For This Week

Who Do You Trust? - CLICK HERE to view, download or print a pdf giveaway from LARK that Pastor Aaron contributed to, and my friend Jameson wrote.  It connects to what it looks like to live into Christ’s rest with others in Watershed, and whether we are trusting Jesus or religion.

Tim Keller on Matthew 11:25-30 - CLICK HERE to view a great post by Tim Keller on Matthew 11:25-30.  These 3 questions on rest to help frame this week’s message in Watershed (why we need it, what is it, and how to get it)

Daryl Davis is a blues-piano-playing believer mentioned this morning, a black man who has befriended members of the Ku Klux Klan.  Through their friendship many of those friends have changed their views. Daryl is a marvelous example of what loving your neighbor could look like in our moment of history.  CLICK HERE for a 2-minute YouTube of Daryl himself telling the story of one encounter.  CLICK HERE for the 2017 story on NPR of how Daryl first began these friendships.  CLICK HERE for a Christianity Today magazine interview related to the documentary Accidental Courtesy featuring Daryl.

Celebration Sermon Outline - CLICK HERE for this Sunday's Sermon Outline.

"God-Given Abilities Self-Assessment" - This is a new addition to our Spiritual Formation Resources page that was also referred to in Celebration this morning.  CLICK HERE  and you will find instructions for viewing, and then download and print a copies of material intended to help you identify potential Grace-Gifts for serving in the Body of Christ

Love Your Neighbor - This Sunday in Fusion we will be looking at Christ's command to love our neighbor.  Jesus takes this command to its most provocative edge when he calls us to love our neighbors.  We will explore this during the service, however I also wanted to provide some examples of those living it out.

  • Francis Chan's book Crazy Love quotes Frecerick Buechner - The love for equals is a human thing - of friend for friend, brother for brother.  It is to love what is loving and lovely.  The world smiles. The love for the less fortunate is a beautiful thing - the love for those who suffer, for those who are poor, the sick, the failures, the unlovely.  This is compassion, and it touches the heart of the world.  The love for the more fortunate is a rare thing - to love those who succeed where we fail, to rejoice without envy with those who rejoice, the love of the poor for the rich, of the black man for the white man.  The world is always bewildered by its saints.  And then there is the love for the enemy - love for the one who does not love you but mocks, threatens, and inflicts pain.  The tortured's love for the torturer.  This is God's love. It conquers the world.  (Frederick Buechner. "The Magnificent Defeat.")
  • The Eugene Peterson quotation in the service is from his book "The Pastor."  CLICK HERE for the Amazon link.
  • Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination at Western Theological Seminary - Located right here in Holland, MI!  CLICK HERE to learn more


II. Ongoing Resources

1) Spiritual Formation Resources Page - CLICK HERE - This is still a work in progress, but be a part as we look to build

2) Scotty Smith’s Heavenward Daily Prayers - CLICK HERE - to see the daily prayer blog of Scotty Smith.  You will see an option to have them delivered to your email inbox each day as well.  

3) Simple Lectio Divina Overview - CLICK HERE - for a simple introduction of the spiritual practice of a more personal way of experience the Word through contemplation and reflection.

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