Somehow, I’ve actually managed to get a jump on this week’s sermon post. Perhaps it’s because my little girl is visiting with her grandparents, leaving me a little extra time to handle other tasks. In any case, this Sunday will be the second week in a 4-part message series based on John Ortberg’s book, When the Game Is Over It All Goes Back in the Box.
This sermon builds on the idea that–in the Game of Life–we were never meant to be passive spectators. Instead, we are meant to “take our turn,” which involved identifying and responding to God’s call in our lives. One of the challenges I faced was finding a creative way to engage this theme…one that fit with the ‘game’ theme that guides the series. I think that the effort turned out pretty well…