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Good Morning and welcome to another week of church here at the Bridge.
I am so glad that we could be together this morning.
I appreciate the week off and enjoyed some time away with my family.
It is good though to be back with my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ and i am thankful for that this morning.
Riding the Coasters
One of the fun things that we did while were on vacation was that we went to Dollywood.
For our kids this was one of the first experiences they had ever had going to an amusement park.
They hadn’t really been able to experience that yet in life.
Angie and I were really looking forward to riding some roller coasters because we love to ride them.
Thankfully Ayndria and Isaac are both tall enough now that they were able to ride pretty much anything in the park.
We decided to start out simple and ride a basic indoor coaster that was in the park.
For the most part the kids enjoyed it.
Ayndria wasn’t so sure she liked it.
We decided that a big part of it was because it was dark and she couldn’t see what was happening.
Knowing it was important for her to get on another to really experience a roller coaster we headed toward another coaster.
Now, I Feel it is important that i mention that we had never been to this park.
We had no idea what the coasters were like.
With that being said we decided that we would ride the Tennessee tornado.
That might have been a mistake.
Insert Tennessee Tornado Picture
The Tennessee tornado is a steel coaster that goes around 70 miles per hour and flips you upside down and all around.
Now remember we didn’t know this.
WE got into line because it was a shorter line and we knew it would be a more intense coaster but we didn’t know how intense.
There was a point in line that I looked up and i saw the loops and the corkscrews and I thought to myself Uh oh.
This isn’t going to be good.
We were already in line and I didn’t want to get out and I still thought it would be fun for the kids to experience it.
I knew though that if Ayndria saw the loops she would not be interested in this Coaster.
I might have done something a little deceitful.
The Great Deception
Alright some might call it a pretty big deception on my part of my poor child.
I made sure i stood in front of her so she couldn’t see the loops and twists of this coaster.
I know horrible right.
We got on the coaster I sat next to Isaac and Angie next to Ayndria and we were off.
Up and down all around at high speeds.
Like I said earlier i knew that did a lot of flips and turns but I wasn’t prepared for the speed.
Neither were the kids.
After we got off the coaster Ayndria was pretty much done with roller coasters for the day.
You could tell that the rest of the day she didn’t quite trust us when it came to rides and how scary they may have been.
Now I want to end this story on a high note.
She did trust us enough to go on a Log ride and she fell in love with it even though she was scared at first of the final drop.
It quickly became her favorite ride.
I think some day we will get her back on some coasters and she will love them, but for now not a chance.
This morning we are going to start looking at Galatian chapter 6.
We will be out of this passage this week and for the next couple as we break down this passage and what it means for us today and how we can apply it to our lives.
This morning though tt was the deception though that was powerful this morning to me and the passage that we will be looking at this morning.
It connected to me to the fact that we can easily be deceived if we aren’t careful in a lot of areas of our lives.
Turn with me to Galatians 6:7-10
Do Not Be Deceived
The very first line of this mornings passage is an important one for us this morning.
The truth is that we live in a world that is in a constant state of trying to deceive us.
Deceive-Cause someone to believe something that is not true
There are a lot of truths out there today.
Many people stand on different sides arguing and fighting about what the truth is.
As individuals we are tasked with determining the truth and figuring out what is the actual truth.
Now let’s be honest many topics are very nuanced and aren’t as simple as a yes or no.
I won’t deny that.
However, when it comes to matters of spiritual things we must be reminded that there is one truth.
We hold to the truth that the only way to God is through Jesus and his death and Resurrection.
Jesus makes that clear for us in
We live in a world that we can’t be deceived.
This isn’t a new idea of people who come to believe in Jesus.
The Galatians were struggling with this as well.
The outside forces of the world were trying to influence and lead them astray just like today.
The Galatians were being led astray though in a specific area that is one of great importance.
God Cannot be Mocked
Have you ever thought about what it means to be mocked.
When it comes to my mind i always go to Baseball.
“Hey Batter Batter” or “We want a pitcher not a belly itchier”
Now of course those are some cute and fun ways of getting under someones skin or causing them to mess up.
Or you might be thinking of the idea that the catcher might be whispering things to the batter to distract them.
When this is portrayed in movies it is usually done through insults and mockery.
Trying to get the batter to mess up.
Is that the type of mockery we are talking about when it comes to Mocking God.
The Greek word for Mock only appears here in the NT.
Usually when that happens it is of note because it is an uncommon word.
It is an idea that should grab our attention.
In this incident it can be understood as...
Mocked--To turn ones nose up to, ridicule, or to treat with contempt
Can you imagine for a moment what it means for us to turn our nose up to God.
You all know that one kid or even adult who is a picky eater.
They turn their nose up to any food no matter how good it might be.
That is this idea that even though God is Good and there for us we turn our nose up to him.
We ridicule him.
We mock him.
WE show him contempt.
It grabbed my attention because this is a serious issue for us today.
We know that God is love.
He loves us so much he sent Jesus to die on the cross for us.
Yet, we forget that God is also a God of Justice, and holiness.
He has commands and expectations for us.
In many ways we Mock God when we live our lives contrary to the Word of God.
When we knowingly sin against him.
When we turn from what he has for us and reject it or turn our noses up to it.
Thankfully God is also full of Grace.
He doesn’t reject us just because we fail or fall short but he forgives us.
This is the hope that we can have.
This is the joy that we have.
This is the reason we don’t need to fear God but this passage reminds us the importance of respecting God.
We need to be reminded that God’s grace came at a great cost and it wasn’t cheap when Jesus died on the cross for us.
We need to respect that and appreciate that.
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