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single like jesus

so i like to listen to sermons while i exercise because it keeps me from focusing on the things that stress me out. i exercise anywhere from 4-6 days a week. most churches only have 1 or 2 sermons a week. so as you can see, i quickly run out of sermons.

so a few weeks ago i subscribed to another church series - mars hill church in seattle. i'm not really sure where i first heard of mars hill or its pastor, mark driscoll. i probably saw a quote somewhere or something like that. anyway, i began downloading the sermons, listening to them regularly, and quickly became a fan of the Truth I was hearing.

it just so happens that about 2 years ago, mars hill went through 1 Corinthians, just as is the Austin Stone currently. this past saturday i just happened to come to chapter 7 - something we have currently bypassed until spring '09. i look forward to what our pastors at the stone have to say on this subject. for now, i enjoy mark driscolls commentary.

anyone who is single knows how annoying it gets when people come to 1 Corinthians 7 where Paul talks about the benefits of being single. we get yelled at about how we should treasure all of the time and freedom we have. and we're almost guilted into christian busy work. but i finally heard a message that makes sense. you definitely need to listen to it yourself, but the highlight is this:

those of us who are single are not such in order to drown ourselves in christian busywork. we are single because there is something else the Lord has for us right now.

in other words: don't go looking for some way to use your time, energy and resources. recognize how God has already provided these ways, live in them fully, and be thankful for them.

posted by Alexia & Jeffrey @ 9:48 PM