It’s been a while since my last update, but with 4 young kids, a job, coaching ball, and prepping for a sermon it’s a little tough to find time to blog anything.
I was blessed with the opportunity to teach again at The Well this past Sunday. BTW, each time I preach, I’m amazed by the pastors that teach every week. How they’re blessed with that ability is amazing. Plus, I get to follow a worship led by Kyle O’Neal and the rest of the band. Unreal.
I opened the message by saying that it probably wasn’t like any Palm Sunday message we had heard before and it wasn’t. Not to diminish the power and importance of Palm Sunday either. It’s one of the most important days that honors Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. The waving of the palm branches was one of the highest honors the people of Jerusalem could give anyone at that time and they gave it to Jesus that day. Then, about 3 days later, many of those same people wanted Him crucified. The tables turned pretty quickly.
Sunday’s message was very difficult message about lust and sexual sin. You can hear it here: The Well – 3/28/2010 – Jacob Burson
The scripture was the story of David and Bathsheba from 2 Samuel 11. If you’re not familiar with the story, click on the link and read up. David’s adultery with Bathsheba and murder of Uriah began with complacency and lack of accountability. David had zero accountability.
Accountability is key to purity.
Just like Proverbs 27:17 says, we need each other so we can keep each other sharp and hold one another accountable for our actions. We can’t go at it alone, because it’s not a matter of “if”; it’s a matter of “when” we will fail if we don’t have accountability. Seriously, how many leaders in the church, politics, sports, and business have we seen become involved with massive moral failure? It’s the same ratio of everday folks that fall…. Social status doesn’t matter.
Accountability is key to purity. We can’t be who God has created us to be by trying to do everything, especially dealing with sin, alone.
