May 18, 2008 Sermon Notes

Pastor Matt Anderson – May 18, 2008 (10:45)
“Seize the Day”
Life Strategies series, part seven

“Let me tell you why you are here …” – Matthew 5:13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am the SALT of the EARTH.

-         I am VALUABLE.

-         I am here to PRESERVE LIFE.

-         I am here to MAKE LIFE TASTE BETTER.

 

 

A morning thought…

God has given certain creatures amazing capabilities. The chameleon, for example, shows uncanny accuracy in nabbing bugs with its tongue. Scientists have recently found out why: chameleons have telephoto eyes.

According to Matthias Ott and Frank Schaeffel of the University of Eye Hospital in Tubingen, Germany, the lizards have eyes that work like the telephoto lens on a camera, which requires a positive and negative lens. All other animals in the world have only a positive, convex lens. This is the first discovery of a creature that also has a negative, concave lens. The two lenses give the chameleons “super vision.” Being able to see in ways that others do not often makes the difference between success and failure.

The Apostle Paul says, “I ask—ask the God of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory—to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing Him personally, your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is He is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life He has for Christians, oh, the utter extravagance of His work in us who trust Him – endless energy, boundless strength!” (Ephesians 1:17-19a, The Message). May our vision for today, with bright hope for tomorrow, lead us into the future God has prepared for us.

—George R. Skramstad, 2008