Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Luke 19:1-10 You guys look so great today! Let’s take a selfie! Thanks, now I want to make sure that I have your consent on how I use this image. This is going to sound weird, but please close your eyes. If anyone does not want me to post this image on my sermon blog, please raise your hand. Ok, great! Open your eyes. [Sadly, my selfie skills are not the best. Even though they all gave consent, it wasn’t worth posting! Turns out that moderation is also a way to control your narrative, as noted below.] I’m sure we all have mixed opinions about selfies, but this is the way that Sandra Maria Van Opstal , opened her sermon at this year’s Triennium , our Tri-annual youth conference. Today begins a three-part series based on the scriptures and themes of that conference. Today we begin with “ Here’s my heart .” We also began with a selfie. That’s because our scriptures speak of self-offering. They ...
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