Good day everyone! (for Sunday May 15, 2011)
My day started with a sermon and ended with a movie. (Both insightful and hitting on a similar topic: Sacrifice.)
In today’s service (coming out of Corinthians 11: 23-27) the sermon’s focal point was the importance of communion and how to personally prepare for this part of the service.
While explaining the importance of this portion of the service, the question was asked 'How do you personally prepare yourself and show reverence to communion?'
It comes down to SACRIFICE.
What exactly are you willing to sacrifice to take yourself spiritually to the next level?
It is beyond important to not only sacrifice, but make the right sacrifices for the right things. (For example, taking that time in the day to turn off the tv and turn on your ‘bible'. Something as simple as that will elevate you a little higher)
It comes down to SACRIFICE.
What exactly are you willing to sacrifice to take yourself spiritually to the next level?
It is beyond important to not only sacrifice, but make the right sacrifices for the right things. (For example, taking that time in the day to turn off the tv and turn on your ‘bible'. Something as simple as that will elevate you a little higher)
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| Climbing. Elevation. Do you get it?!?! :-) |
This 'elevation' is the type of preparation that we can do for ourselves, to truly understand, appreciate, and embrace the importance of communion and sacrifice that came along with it.
(Although...I feel this elevation can be used in every aspect of our lives)
(Although...I feel this elevation can be used in every aspect of our lives)
Good lesson huh?!??
After a few errands, dinner and visiting some relatives….I ended my day with catching a movie I’ve wanted to see for a while: Water for Elephants with Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson.
Although I wont tell all the details (just in case you want to see the movie), the movie was centered around a man who had lost everything, joined a traveling circus and feel in love with the wife of the boss (an abusive and almost bi-polar man).
The main characters took the risk and sacrificed alot for their relationship.
At the moment their decisions didn’t seem like the ‘right’ sacrifices, but in the end….they were!
Grade for the Movie: I would say a B+
(however it was a really good movie…just wasn’t something Oscar Winning)
Day 10 Lesson: Make the Right Sacrifices for the Right Things!
Til Tomorrow...
~ Morgan L. :-)
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