Victory and Vulnerability - Leonard Sweet, Premiered 21 February 2021, Lectionary Vlog #49

About this sermon

First Sunday In Lent Genesis 9:8-17 1 Peter 3:18-22 Psalm 25:1-10 Mark 1:9-15 "Where God builds a church, the devil builds a chapel," Martin Luther liked to say. The moment of your greatest victory is when you are most vulnerable to the tempter and to falling. The moment of your greatest brokenness and vulnerability is when God can bless others through you most powerfully. After showers of blessing often come dry spells and deserts. After a major achievement there often comes drab, drag, lag time (post-achievement syndrome). After a triumphant victory or a vanquished opponent, after a Mt. Carmel or Mt. Tabor experience with Christ, you can find yourself slumping and slumming in your faith. The first Adam was tempted by the tree of knowledge and lost the tree of life. Adam and Eve lost faith for reason; they lost knowing God for knowledge about God; they lost the garden for gnosis. The first Adam was driven out of the garden after succumbing to the Tempter, after deciding that he could be god and that being a child of God was not good enough. The second Adam is driven out of his garden moment with God----”You are my beloved son, You bring me great pleasure”----but resists the Tempter and refuses to play his game which would end hunger, bring about peace, and defeat death but would use the devil’s means to do so. We would love for you to hit the "subscribe" button for these vlogs. Hit the 🛎 Notification Bell so that you never miss our most recent video. Support Len’s Ministry through his 510-c-3 “SpiritVenture Ministires” (SVM) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted...​ Become a SpiritVenture Ministries (SVM) Supporter at $9/month or a Tribe of Issachar Member at $49/month https://preachthestory.com/cart/​ Follow Leonard Sweet on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leonard.sweet​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lensweet​ (Sweet’s daily micro-blogs) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lensweet​ (Sweet’s daily blogs) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/preachthestory​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/preac...​ (Specifically for preachers and others who love those who preach) Access sermons, conferences, and more Leonard Sweet activities: https://preachthestory.com/​ (hundreds of written sermons) https://www.facebook.com/thesalishsea...​ (Sweet’s newest publications) https://salishsea.press/​ https://the-salish.com​ (Orcas Island getaway cottages for board, staff and church advances (aka “retreats”) #LeonardSweet #Vulnerability #glowstick #temptation #wildbeasts #baptism #wilderness #devil #Victory #Semiotics

Topics

• Overcoming Obstacles