In this first show of season 3, Rev. Beverly Gibson and Johnny Gwin discuss the lessons from the Oct.1st readings and sermon that center on questioning authority, spiritual leadership, God’s economy of grace, and claiming the infinite gifts that God bestows upon us all. And NO, one of those divine gifts (while considered an exceptional consumer product) does not include the Yeti Cooler that Rev. Gibson read about in a recent New York Times article. This NYT article focuses on the cult-like hype and love of the almighty Yeti Brand. Quoted is a Ms. Tannehill (Augusta, Ga.) describing this $300 product as practically a divine gift, “God dropped the Yeti down: ‘Here you go, South, it’s hot, I see you’re struggling.” Plus, the reporter Steven Kurutz retells the story of this summer’s Great Yeti Heist of the Springhill Ace Hardware Store.
Covered Topics:
Understanding and questioning authority
The Economy of Grace vs. The Economy of Merit
The Open Enrollment of God Economy of Grace
God’s limitless love
The show up and failure clause of the Baptismal Covenant
The Pharisee’s lack of understanding and heated conversations with Jesus (Mathew 21: 23-32)
The importance to listening to the teachings of John The Baptist
The challenges of the Spiritual Leader
The difficulty of balancing the business of the Church and the purpose of the Church
Claiming God’s ever-present infinite love
How “living love” is a life’s work
Parable of the 2 Sons explained
A Flannery O’Connor and a first class/coach airline analogies of the gospel lessons
The Yeti Mug that glows within each of us… maybe
Weekly Readings:
Exodus 17:1-7
Philippians 2:1-13
Matthew 21:23-32
