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The subject of vocation returned to Minneapolis’ Westminster Presbyterian Church on February 9th. A prior post examined the service’s music on the subject, and the bulletin and an audio and video recording of the service are online.[1] The sermon that day was “What Happens When Jesus Calls?” by Rev. Dr. Timothy Hart-Andersen, the Senior Pastor, which will be reviewed in a future post. The Scriptures for that sermon were Psalm 27 and Matthew 4: 12-23. Here they are. Psalm 27 (New Revised Standard Version): The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers assail me to devour my flesh—my adversaries and foes—they shall stumble and fall. Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war rise up against me, yet I will be confident. One thing I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will set me high on a rock. Now my head is lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord. Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud, be gracious to me and answer me! ‘Come,’ my heart says, ‘seek his face!’ Your face, Lord, do I seek. Do not hide your face from me. Do not turn your servant away in anger, you who have been my help. Do not cast me off, do not forsake me, O God of my salvation! If my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will take me up. Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies. Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen against me, and they are breathing out violence. I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! Matthew 4: 12-23 (New Revised Standard Version): “Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: - ‘Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned.’ From that time Jesus began to proclaim, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’ As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen. And he said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.’ Immediately they left their nets and followed him. As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him. Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people.” ———————————- [1] Vocation was also the subject of the January 26th service. The Bulletin for that service is available online along with the text and audio recording of the sermon as well as a video recording of the service. Prior posts have discussed that service’s (a) Prayer of Confession; (b) an anthem beginning with the words “God be in my head;” (c) passages from the Bible’s book of Acts and the sermon’s drawing on them for comments concerning the vocations of Tabitha, Peter, Lydia and Paul; (d) a passage from Paul’s epistle from a Roman prison and the sermon’s drawing on them for comments about the preacher’s and her people’s vocations; (e) a hymn, “How Clear Is Our Vocation, Lord;” (f) another hymn, “Give Thanks, O Christian People;” and (g) an anthem, “Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go.” Clicking on “Westminster Presbyterian Church” in the Tag Cloud at the top right of the blog will give you all of the posts about the church in reverse chronological order of posting.
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RAZMIŠLJANJE UZ EVANĐELJE Evanđelje po Mateju (Mt 4, 12-23) Kad je Isus čuo da je Ivan predan, povuče se u Galileju. Ostavi Nazaret te ode i nastani se u Kafarnaumu, uz more, na području Zebulunovu i Naftalijevu da se ispuni što je rečeno po proroku Izaiji: »Zemlja Zebulunova i zemlja Naftalijeva, put uz more, s one strane Jordana, Galileja poganska –narod što je sjedio u tmini svjetlost vidje veliku; onima što mrkli kraj smrti obitavahu svjetlost jarka osvanu.« Otada je Isus počeo propovijedati: »Obratite se jer približilo se kraljevstvo nebesko!« Prolazeći uz Galilejsko more, ugleda dva brata, Šimuna zvanog Petar i brata mu Andriju, gdje bacaju mrežu u more; bijahu ribari. I kaže im: »Hajdete za mnom, učinit ću vas ribarima ljudi!« Oni brzo ostave mreže i pođu za njim. Pošavši odande, ugleda druga dva brata, Jakova Zebedejeva i brata mu Ivana: u lađi su sa Zebedejem, ocem svojim, krpali mreže. Pozva i njih. Oni brzo ostave lađu i oca te pođu za njim. I obilazio je Isus svom Galilejom naučavajući po njihovim sinagogama, propovijedajući evanđelje o Kraljevstvu i liječeći svaku bolest i svaku nemoć u narodu. I glas se o njemu pronese svom Sirijom. I donosili su mu sve koji bolovahu od najrazličitijih bolesti i patnja – opsjednute, mjesečare, uzete – i on ih ozdravljaše. Za njim je pohrlio silan svijet iz Galileje, Dekapola, Jeruzalema, Judeje i Transjordanije. Isus je pozvao učenike i oni su pošli za njim. Prepoznali su ga kao svoga Spasitelja, on ih je poučavao, a oni su slijedili njegov primjer. Nisi li i ti izabran od Isusa za njegovog učenika i nasljednika? Već odavna, Bog te izabra, od začeća, od dana tvoga krštenja. Na krštenju Gospodin je ušao u tvoje srce, izabrao te da mu pripadaš cijeli život. Jesi li do sada bio revan Kristov učenik? Nastojiš li ga nasljedovati u svojoj svakidašnjici? Petar i Andrija, Jakov i Ivan slušali su poziv i vidjeli svjetlo. Oni su razumjeli srcem, prije nego su znali razumom što to znači ići s nekim. Isus ih uvjerava, da je za njih važnije da se brinu za ljude nego za ribe. I oni ostavljaju lađe i idu za novom zadaćom. Za njih je to dosljednost iz svjetla koje ih je obasjalo. Od ribarske lađe do ljudi. Isusov poziv vrijedi, da i mi dademo odgovor vlastitim životom. Priredila s. Danijela Jukić