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We have a new fireplace
The old one
It started when friends in TX offered to make us a new mantle made out of mesquite.
We go up to Flag Hearth and Home to find out what it will take to simply mount a new, heavier mantle on our fireplace.
Reinforce inside the chimney box.
Take it apart to do that.
Not a huge deal.
Sara shows him a picture like this.
That stove isn’t code.
18” to a flammable surface.
Insurance may not cover a loss.
Plus, w/ a 2-year old it is too easy to get burned.
And, it was installed in 1986.
Now, we’re talking about a new wood stove, too.
And, if we’re going to change the mantle and stove, why are we keeping rock that we aren’t thrilled about.
We go from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand.
This is what we ended up w/.
It’s beautiful.
1 minor hiccup.
The guy we bought it from didn’t tell the guys building it that we wanted the cubbies for firewood in the hearth.
They had to tear out what they had done, cost us a day, and, they said, we didn’t have enough stone.
Corners.
When we priced out the stone we discovered if we buy it in Flag it would cost us close to $1100.
By buying int Glendale and picking it up myself we saved over half.
So, I borrowed a truck and picked it up.
Round trip in 1 day.
5 boxes of flat stone, 1 box of corners.
Now, they tell me I need one more box of stone.
Are you kidding?
I have to get to Glendale and back one more time just for one more box?
Jared is on strike.
He could pick it up.
Jason and Kristen are coming thru on Saturday.
We get it all worked out.
Then, Monday, we talk to the guys and it turns out we didn’t need the extra box after all.
We nearly nailed the exact amount of flat stone, Just a few left over.
These are the rejects.
Wrong size, shape.
Slightly damaged.
Or, just unnecessary.
We took them back, got our money back.
Someone else will choose our rejects and use them and they may end up being the most beautiful pieces on their wall.
We rejected them, someone else will choose them.
Rejected stone, if any consequence, it was good.
$ back.
It’s one thing to reject stone going on our fireplace.
It’s a whole different thing to reject the Stone that is the Cornerstone of the Church.
Jesus came and offered Himself as Messiah to the religious leadership.
But they rejected Him.
Who they rejected and vilified, God vindicated.
They rejected Him w/ severe consequence.
B/C they rejected Him, someone else got to accept Him.
When we accept Him, we get every good thing that comes w/ Him.
And, what comes w/ Him makes it possible for ordinary people to do extraordinary things.
To accept is to surrender, everything.
Give up trying to control what you really have no control over.
And
Hold onto your pride and remain ordinary.
Let go of your perceived control and be extraordinary.
So, don’t settle for ordinary.
Pray for extraordinary.
comes right after Peter and John had healed a beggar who had been crippled since birth.
Lame in both feet.
He’s now over 40-years old.
A man who was physically crippled was given a new life by Jesus as Peter and John were about to interact with a group of people who were spiritually crippled.
Jesus would have done the same for them, had they responded the same way the man did.
But, they didn’t.
Interrupted
While they were speaking.
You can see it.
Peter explained the what happened and why.
This man who was born crippled now has a new life.
Jesus did it.
He’ll do the same for everyone who reaches out and takes His hand.
Now, some Q & A. There’s a noise level, excitement, energy, emotions.
Then, a group of religious leaders come running up from the nearby temple and interrupt everything.
They cut the discussion off, abruptly.
This is their turf, they are the authority here, and they are afraid they are losing control.
We’re in charge
Stop! Stop talking.
Stop everything!
Quiet.
Shut up!
They assert their authority.
They are used to being in charge in this arena, both place and subject matter.
The priests were the intermediaries between God and the people.
They made the sacrifices, led worship, all according to their traditions.
The capt. was in charge of the temple police.
Rules needed t/b kept and rowdiness needed t/b kept down.
(maybe we need church police!)
The Sadducees were the ruling board.
Kind of like the elders and staff running up to a group of regular members to get them under control.
One of the unique doctrinal distinctives of the Sad’s was they didn’t believe in the resurrection of the dead.
No bodily res in heaven for believers.
The Sad’s and the temple guard also kept a good relationship w/ Rome.
So, when they heard what was going on, they were very concerned.
Deeply disturbed.
Not just a passing anxst.
Deep Concern
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