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Hope in the Holy Spirit

5/31/2022

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Like all of us I’m sure, I have spent much of the past few days in stunned anguish; rocked to the core by the events playing out in Uvalde, Texas. A senseless nightmare unfolding again among us, for the twenty-seventh time in this country since the beginning of this year. Like all of us I am horrified, grief-stricken and in despair at the sensel1596essness of this taking of life; the magnitude of it, and I mourn the generational impact of lives now and in the future cut off--what they could have done, who they could have been. All gone. And like many of us I have found myself crying out with those who have gone before the ancient lament; “How long, O Lord?” How long?
It is a prayer as old as the church certainly; as old as our ancient scriptures, both those written by our New Testament forbears and by those to whom we owe our faith heritage, the Jewish writers of the Old Testament. It is a cry uttered in our Psalms. And in our text today, a version of it appears in verse 6; “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” Is now the time, finally, that you will make things right?
Before we read our main text today, let me introduce the passage. The book of Acts is volume II of a gospel story that begins in Luke. And it opens in verses 1-5 of chapter 1 with an explanation; the author tells Theophilus, the recipient of this letter, that the story is shifting from the life of Jesus, described in Luke, to now the events surrounding the birth of a movement: the church. Our passage for this morning is part of a larger section that ends at 2:47, which describes the hand-off, so to speak, from Jesus to the church in the continuing mission of the Kingdom of God. (Keener) Jesus, having endured his passion and risen from the tomb, has appeared to the disciples and has just promised them that very soon the Holy Spirit will come upon them. It is here, beginning in verse 6, that we pick up the story:
Are we there yet?
Let me take you back to a day just about forty-seven or so days before this conversation between Jesus and his disciples takes place. We remember it on Palm Sunday.  It’s the day when Jesus made his entrance into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey, over cloaks his followers had laid on the ground as they waved palm branches to welcome him. This spontaneous, public display of devotion didn’t come out of thin air. It was intentional; it was subversive, and it was revolutionary. 
The symbolism and fervor demonstrated a hope that Jesus’ followers had carried with them throughout his earthly ministry--that Jesus would finally be the one to restore Israel to her glory among the nations. Some thought he might restore it as a military, kingly figure; others as a priest; still others a prophet. But one way or another, many including his closest friends believed that Jesus would restore the glory of Israel as it had once been; all the suffering, mistreatment, and violence that they had endured under their many oppressors would finally come to an end when Jesus made things right. 
And when Jesus died, that hope was crushed. As he hung dying a criminal’s death, all their hopes that that kingdom was coming died with him. So imagine their heads spinning when they saw him alive again. Imagine the hope welling up again within them, stronger even than before, that finally, things would be made right. All that hope against hope is what lies behind this question in verse 6; “Is this the time?” Is now the time when all will be made right? Is now the time our suffering will end? Is now the time the bloodshed and violence will finally be stopped? “Is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” 
Like an road-weary child on a long trip, the disciples desperately ask Jesus, “Are we there yet?”
Times and seasons
And in a response only slightly less frustrating than a parent’s; “We’ll get there when we get there,” Jesus responds; “It is not for you to know the times or periods the Father has set by his own authority.” (v. 7)
We have looked together at some important ancient understandings around time. Do you remember? We have talked about chronos time and about kairos time, and how they are different. We’ve learned together that chronos time has more to do with linear thinking; about consecutive events in a timeline--what comes before and what comes after. And we’ve also learned about kairos time; that understanding of appropriate seasons, of weighty moments in time that somehow stop the clock and cause us to reflect on the bigger picture of God’s way and our place in the human family as it grows and changes over time. With that in mind, I want to show you the Greek text of this verse. This is what it looks like with some of the Greek added in:
How disappointing! Imagine being the disciples at that moment. This is a loud, resounding, “NOT NOW” to their weighty question--a question filled to bursting with a longing that stretches back a thousand years. How long? When will it end? Are we there yet? Jesus says, not yet. BUT; that is not the end of the story. 
God is God, we are not. God sets the times and seasons. As the great wisdom teacher says in Proverbs, we may make our plans but God directs our steps. We are not in charge. BUT, neither are we powerless.
You will receive power
The author of this second volume of the gospel history shares again Jesus’s promise to the disciples, first told in Luke 24:47-51; the Holy Spirit is about to show up. And when the Spirit comes, so also comes power--dunamis in the Greek. The same word that shows up in our English language in words like dynamism; dynamic; dynamite. Not brute strength, but creative energy; the kind of generative power that brings stars into being. But this is not an unfocused energy; this is power with purpose. Jesus continues in verse 8:
“And You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” 
This is the hinge point; when all of Jesus’ ministry and mission turn on a dime. What Jesus had begun in his earthly ministry, Jesus now entrusts to this group of people; people who so often get it wrong. People who are sinful, fragile and limited. People who mess up all the time. And people who have loved him all through his life, death and resurrection. As he has done with Peter, Jesus gives them a new beginning; a new chance to find their purpose in him. Wholeheartedly, even recklessly some might suggest, Jesus hands over all of his work to them, with the promise that the very power that made the stars will move into, among and through them, when the Holy Spirit comes upon them. And so there is hope:--hope for them, and hope for us. Not in our own power, which is so finite and limited, but in the power of the Holy Spirit, which has been the mark of Jesus’ disciples from the very beginning, passed down through the generations as God continues to make all things new among us. 
Jesus taken away (cf. Luke 24:47-51)
And just as he utters these words, the text tells us, Jesus is taken away from them, hidden in a cloud. The baton has been passed. It’s up to them now, as it is up to us, to bear witness.
“Why do you stand there?” A Call to Action
Notice what happens next in the story. The disciples are standing there staring up at an empty sky; perhaps too enthralled by what happened to even notice that two men in white robes have appeared out of nowhere. Perhaps there are the same two men who appeared to the women at the empty tomb in Luke chapter 24. They ask a very similar question; “Why do you stand looking up toward heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way you saw him go into heaven.” And in much the same way as their words motivated the women to action at the tomb, so also are these disciples snapped out of their stupor. They set about the mission right away, gathering at the Mount of Olives with others of Jesus’ followers, praying, telling the story, bearing witness. And so begins the story of the church. 
It would be a number of days before the fullness of Jesus’ promise would be realized, as the Holy Spirit would descend on them all at Pentecost. But the foundation was laid. The disciples were ready and waiting. And soon the miracle would come. In his commentary on the book of Acts, New Testament scholar Craig Keener says that “the empowerment of the Spirit is foundational for the rest of the church’s mission.”
“The empowerment of the Spirit is foundational for the rest of the church’s mission” (Keener); as Jesus was empowered with the Holy Spirit in Luke 3:22-23, so the disciples also will be empowered by the Spirit before their mission begins.
But what I want to focus on today is not the arrival of the Spirit (that will come at Pentecost), but the hope of the Spirit. Because it is hope that lives in the in-between.
Often when we pastors speak of the kingdom of God, we speak of it as an “already and not yet” reality; that is, when Jesus came to us here on earth, he embodied the kingdom of God and ushered it in. So in some ways it is already here; and yet. And yet we still find ourselves beset by sorrow; violence still plagues the human family; there is still war and hunger and all of the intractable problems we continue to face. And so it has not fully come. That’s the “not yet” part. I submit to you this morning that what gets us through the “not yet” is hope. And what plugs us into the “already” is the Holy Spirit. We are not in charge, but we are not powerless. Because the already of the kingdom of God has come. It has come in Jesus. And Jesus has passed it on to us through the Holy Spirit. And as Jesus told the disciples in verse 8, the Holy Spirit empowers us to bear witness. Let us not be silent in the not yet. Let us bear witness to the hope we have in Jesus as we  become messengers of the good news; angels of hope to a hope in desperate need of it. In Jesus’ name, let us bear witness to the Kingdom of God in Jesus, through the power of the Holy Spirit as we fulfill Christ’s command to love God and our neighbor as God has first loved us. Let us pray…
Pastoral Prayer:
Lord, we gather in your name today after the tragic events in Uvalde, TX; and for all those who have been victimized by gun violence. Our hearts go out to the victims and all those who have experienced loss. We pray for all those who lost their lives during this tragedy. May all find peace in your heavenly kingdom. We pray for their families who are suffering pain from the loss of a child or a loved one. May they find comfort and courage to face this pain in your loving presence. We pray for the first responders and those who helped during and immediately after the tragedy. May their work be an inspiration for us all to act like the Good Samaritan in service to others. We pray also for those responsible tragedies like this. May the Lord's justice and mercy lead them to repentance. 
Heavenly Father, as our nation pauses today to remember those in the military who have given their lives for freedoms we enjoy, we pray You would have us all look to You for strength, comfort and guidance. Be with all who serve in our Armed Forces. Bless them and their families. Grant Your loving protection. Let peace prevail among all the nations, O God. Especially let Your mercy rest upon our land, even as we acknowledge with thanksgiving Your past goodness on this country. If it is Your will, preserve the lives of the men and women in uniform as they defend our citizenry. Most of all, we pray that You would turn the hearts of all – military and civilian – to Your holy Word where we find the true peace for our sinful souls that surpasses all understanding. Keep us repentant of sin. Move us to know, take hold and treasure your saving grace. In the name of Jesus, our Savior and Your beloved Son, who alone gives this peace and hope for eternity, we pray. Amen.
And as we remember them, let us pray together the prayer our Savior taught us:
Our Father, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name;
Thy kingdom come;
Thy will be done
in earth, as it is in heaven:
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive them that trespass against us;
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil;
For thine is the kingdom,
the power, and the glory,
For ever and ever.
Amen.

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Resurrecting Hope: When Jesus Shows Up

5/23/2022

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We have already come across this chapter in this series; just a few weeks ago, we looked at Jesus’ re-commissioning of Peter, which happens after today’s passage in verses 15-19 of John chapter 21. Remember that Jesus’ words to Peter are forward-looking; Jesus gives Peter the three chances to once again profess his love for Jesus and he commissions him with the command; “feed my sheep.” So there is something happening in this Johannine epilogue that shifts the focus from what Jesus has done, to what the disciples are now going to do. And what I would like to suggest is that, as is always the case with Jesus, the process is as important as the teaching. We know this to be true; the words of Jesus cannot be separated from the way of Jesus. Put another way, how Jesus teaches is as important as what Jesus teaches. So I’d like us to look together at the how of this miraculous encounter. What happens when Jesus shows up, and what can we learn from the how of Jesus’ interaction with his followers.  And I have a request for you today; as we dive into the story, don’t just dissect it with your intellect it--feel it in your heart. Imagine in your mind’s eye the scene as it unfolds before us. Smell the salt air and the scent of fresh-caught fish. So what do we notice when Jesus shows up in this story? I think the first thing we notice is what happens before Jesus gets there. It’s an early morning at the edge of the Sea of Tiberias. Peter, Thomas, Nathanael, James and John the sons of Zebedee and two other disciples were together. And notice what it says in verse 3: Peter declares to the group; “I am going fishing.”  Not; “Let’s go fishing” or “Do you guys want to fish with me?” No; “I am going fishing.” And then notice what his companions say right back to him; “We will go with you.”
This may seem like a small, insignificant narrative detail. But remember where Peter is in this story. He made perhaps the three biggest mistakes in his life when he denied Jesus over the course of the crucifixion. This interchange happens in the moments before he is graciously re-commissioned. He could be riddled with shame and guilt; not sure where he stands with his friends. Perhaps so ashamed that he couldn’t even assume they would want to go fishing with him. So in a way he offers them the opportunity to say no. “I’m going fishing.” perhaps underneath that statement is a hidden hope that his friends might choose to join him; and they do. A small act of solidarity among friends. 
I wonder whether this small, loving act could be read as evidence of the Holy Spirit already at work among them. Think about it; In the chapter preceding this one, the risen Christ appears to these very men and breathes the Holy Spirit upon them (20:22; “Receive the Holy Spirit. Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” 
This competitive group, so ready in previous months and days to jockey with each other for position, in this moment receive their friend; “you will not go alone. We will go with you.” It is a small and significant mercy. And what we learn is that when Jesus shows up, the broken are befriended.

Peter was not shunned. His friends showed up for him. And he was not left alone. In much the same way that Jesus came alongside the Samaritan Woman at the well, these disciples came alongside Peter in solidarity and friendship. 
And then Jesus himself showed up in the flesh; but as was the case with Mary Magdalene at the tomb, the disciples journeying to Emmaus, the disciples didn’t recognize him at first. It took a miracle to open their eyes; but not just any miracle. A particular one; a miracle that met their need. Verses 5-6 tell us that Jesus, observing form the shore, comments; “children, you have no fish, have you?” When they answer that yes, in fact, they don’t have any fish, Jesus invites them to cast their nets one more time, and suddenly the net fills with one hundred and fifty-three fish, the text tells us. It is then, finally, that they recognize Jesus. As we observe Jesus’ way with the disciples in this passage we notice a second characteristic that happens when Jesus shows up: Needs are met. Specific, particular needs; and they are met in such a way that it becomes clear to all involved that Jesus is behind it. 
Specific, particular needs; and they are met in such a way that it becomes clear to all involved that Jesus is behind it. 
A third thing we notice when we observe Jesus’ way in this encounter is that the hungry are fed…

It’s interesting isn’t it, that meals at table play such a prominent role in Jesus’ resurrection appearances. If we look at all the appearances of the risen Christ that happen after the empty tomb, we notice that they happen around tables; in Mark 16:14, he meets the disciples as they are seated around a table. In Luke he reveals himself to the disciples in Emmaus as they break bread together, and then he appears to the whole group of disciples and ate food to show he was real. And of course here in John, he appears to the disciples as they are working on the water and cooks for them himself. If, as we read so many times in scripture, Jesus’ way of teaching is particular and intentional, with every word and action pregnant with meaning, then this must not be a coincidence. Jesus’ way is to feed the hungry; not just physically, but spiritually, as we see he does with Peter in the next passage.  When Jesus shows up, the hungry are fed; and fed abundantly. Remember how Jesus turned water into wine at the wedding at Cana; his first miracle. How he fed thousands with just a few fish and some bread. Where Jesus shows up there is abundance; Jesus’ way is one of extravagant hospitality--his is the way of more than enough.
There are many ways to hunger; and perhaps it is true that the simplest way to show we have love to give is in the sharing of our food. Think of the conversations that might spring up around a table generously shared; what deeper needs might become evident once the need for the nourishment of our bodies is met. When is the last time you opened your table? What happened? What might happen next time?
We serve such a generous God. Take a moment to place yourself in the story. Jesus quietly observes his friends out on the boat; perhaps he noticed their loving response to Peter earlier that morning. He sees the empty net. Gently inquiring, he playfully urges them to lower their net just one more time. He laughs with them in delight when they finally realize who it is as their net strains to hold its catch. Then while they are busy hauling in their huge haul, he goes about the quiet work of building the fire; perhaps the disciples feel the warmth of it as they come in from the water’s chill. They hear the hissing and crackling of the wood and see the warm, welcoming face of their friend and their Messiah, inviting them to breakfast. What better way to give courage to these men, who have been through so much and yet still have so much to do? Jesus offers them the simplest thing in the world--love, in the form of fish, bread, and a warm fire.
John 20 tells us that in the first meeting the risen Jesus has with his disciples in a room darkened by fear, Jesus blesses his friends with peace; he commissions them and breathes the Holy Spirit upon them. And then, it seems, the story ends; but for this wonderful little epilogue in chapter 21, where we learn the character of jesus’ way in the world--a way that has been passed on to us, the church. In much the same way that Peter and the disciples find their brokenness healed, their needs met, and their hunger satisfied, so we can be nourished, healed and provided for as we grow to know Jesus better.
Where is there brokenness in your life? What is the empty net in your life? Where are you hungry? Jesus wants to come to you, meet your need and nourish you today--and he invites you to do the same to others. This is why we are disciples of Jesus Christ. Not only do we have hope; we can pass that hope on to others. What does it look like when Jesus shows up?
This is true for you; it is true for me; and it is true for everyone. May we not keep this good news to ourselves, but surprise those around us with the generous, abundant grace of God in Jesus Christ, as we listen for and obey the promptings of the Holy Spirit, in Jesus’ name.
Pastoral Prayer Lord, save us from ourselves. We continue to do the same things over and over, expecting different results. Lord, save us from doing too much. We go fishing every day, not noticing you waiting with a meal on the beach.  Lord, save us from doing too little. We say we love you, and yet so often we neglect your sheep. Lord, save us from ourselves. Help us to hear and respond when you say, "Follow Me."
Lord, in our mind’s eye we imagine you, smiling over a crackling fire, offering us nourishment after hours of hard work. A friend and savior; a walking miracle; God with us. Help us to receive your smile of love washing over us; reminding us that we are loved; and not only us but the whole world. Your fire beckons all of us to come and be fed. Your Spirit invites us to go and feed others; “feed my sheep” you told Peter. And so, may we open our tables, stoke our fires, and offer your nourishment to a hungry world. We pray these things in the name of Jesus as together we pray the prayer our savior taught us….
Lord’s Prayer Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
Benediction:
I share this Celtic blessing with you as we depart from this place:
May God bless the world in which you move, and bless your home and bless your friends. May God bless the eyes with which you see, and bless the ears with which you listen. May God bless the way you use your hands, bless the way you employ your tongues.   And the blessing of God Almighty, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. In the name of Christ: AMEN.






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That They May be One

5/15/2022

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​“That They May be One”
Scripture reading John 17: 17-23
17 When Jesus finished saying these things, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, so that the Son can glorify you. …
6 “I have revealed your name to the people you gave me from this world. They were yours and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 
17 Make them holy in the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. 19 I made myself holy on their behalf so that they also would be made holy in the truth.
20 “I’m not praying only for them but also for those who believe in me because of their word. 21 I pray they will be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. I pray that they also will be in us, so that the world will believe that you sent me. 22 I’ve given them the glory that you gave me so that they can be one just as we are one. 23 I’m in them and you are in me so that they will be made perfectly one. Then the world will know that you sent me and that you have loved them just as you loved me.

I am deeply moved by the way our community responded to Thursday’s storm. I have seen amazing generosity and kindness shown to one another by the residents of our city: (Anyone experience kindness?)
Let me tell you my story: Jenny and I were out walking around Hillside Park on Thursday afternoon – at 5pm (I know – we thought that we would have time for a walk before the storm arrived).  We saw the cloud and turned back home – and the siren went off. A group of students opened their door and invited us to shelter inside of their home

This weekend I saw a City where people worked together to make life better for everyone. No division, no one demanding to be helped first – just people helping people.
And here is the sad thing – the fact that I am struck by the human co-operation is a comment on how we have become as a society: Sadly, the Pandemic seems to have bent us out of shape.
We have become distant from each other / individuals have allowed themselves to say offensive things on social media / and we have begun to see division and meanness as a normal way of life.
But this past weekend has shown me that deep down, we are better than this.
And I was reminded of the prayer of Jesus in John 17:  What we have is a summary of what was on the heart of Jesus : here is the most important thing that Jesus wished for at the end of his ministry: And Jesus says these words three times:
21 I pray they will be one, Father
22 I’ve given them the glory that you gave me so that they can be one just as we are one. 
23 I’m in them and you are in me so that they will be made perfectly one.

Jesus prays that his disciples may be one.
But it is not as simple as this -  because the disciples were not a homogenous group.
Some were fishermen, some were the sons of a business owner, one worked for the IRS, while another worked for the revolutionary forces trying to overturn the Roman government.
Some came from rural Galilean roots, one had a Greek background, and one was thought to be Syrian. There were men and women, some were  wealthy, most were poor, some were religious, and one was a thief.  
Jesus had been key to holding this group together – and he worried about their unity if he was not around. 21 I pray they will be one, Father

Jesus is not the first to try to keep a group of people together:
This has been the challenge of every King, President, General – and the mother of every family on earth. I can still recall my mother saying to our family “If you don’t stop arguing I am going to send you to bed without supper.”
People have come up with various solutions for maintaining unity in groups – if you discount the threat of starving the kids…
Some have suggested that the group needs to have a common language or share a common culture – politicians throughout history have said that the only way a nation can be united is to make laws that impose the same beliefs on everyone / often followed by “we need to prosecute people who have a different view”.

In contrast to the externally imposed beliefs – many of us choose to keep our views to ourselves. We seek unity by avoiding disagreement at all costs: We refuse to touch any of the “hot button issues” and so we do not speak about politics, we do not speak about history and especially we avoid speaking about race. All this in the hope that this will keep us all together.  

This was my experience in my growing up: I come from South Africa.
We had a political system called Apartheid: which was a system of laws that imposed a particular kind of Christian nationalism on the country. Truth be told it mostly kept the white people in charge and the black people as servants of the whites.. And the system needed the military to impose law and order. And it required police to keep the people quiet. It did not work – it just kept us all angry with each other

Imposing unity by law  is understandable – but it is not Christian.  

Jesus prays for unity – but he is not praying for uniformity.
The unity that Jesus was praying about had nothing to do with having a common language, or a common culture.
Neither did it have anything to do with avoiding difficult issues. 
  
Jesus knew this one truth: being united as one, was the result of hearing God’s calling to serve. These memorable words from Jesus:
 18 As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.
The disciples knew that they were a diverse group. But they also knew that they had been called by God – and sent to serve the community. 

The United Methodist Church has embraced this as our practice: we refer to ourselves as “a big tent” – meaning that there is space for people of different languages, races, cultures and theological positions. We do not try to make everyone do things exactly the same – in fact our motto is quite clear: 
“Open hearts / open minds / open doors”
Everyone is welcome – the thing that binds us is the call of God on our lives.  John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, said that to be faithful to Jesus is not about us all saying the same thing:
‘orthodoxy, or right opinions, is at best a slender part of religion, if it can be allowed to be any part at all,’

Recently some people have formed a new Methodist Church – which they have called the Global Methodist Church.
This is an attempt to create a church where everyone thinks the same, and believes the same. This is understandable – but definitely not Methodist. And Brookings FUMC will not be joining them….

….because our unity is not found in trying to make everyone think and say the same thing. We have old and young / conservative and progressive / academics and farmers. We are diverse – but we are united in our love of God – and our desire to share the love of Jesus with our community. 

This is what I saw these past few days: a diverse community of people who were united in serving our community.. 
I pray that it was not just a thing for the storm. I am inviting us to let this be the character of our city.
Let this be the character of our church.
And let this be the character of our families. 
Let us be diverse / let us have different opinions / different histories / different races – but nevertheless let us be united by our desire to serve God. 


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