Sermon: Watchfulness & Faithfulness

Scripture Text: Luke 12:35-48

Quotes for Reflection

John Calvin, The Institutes
God is not to be feared as if He were ready to punish us, but rather to be revered because He has loved us so much.

Rebecca DeYoung, Glittering Vices
At its core, acedia is aversion to our relationship to God because of the transforming demands of his love. God wants to kick down the whole door to our hearts and flood us with his life; we want to keep the door partway shut so that a few lingering treasures remain untouched, hidden in the shadows.”

Frederick Buechner, Wishful Thinking
The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.

Application Questions

1. As you reflect on the parables of Luke 12, how might your view of God’s character be off?

2. What are your daydreams telling you?

3. Reflect on the quote from Frederick Buechner. Describe that “place” in your own life.