It’s been said that when you come to church, church should be a house of gifts. God giving you His good gifts. This is a distinction that our church, the Lutheran church, has historically tried to make clear. We call what we do on Sunday the “Divine service,” meaning that it’s primarily God’s service to me. God is serving me. The primary direction is not up, but down. Not you to God, but from God to you.
Sermon for Cantate (Sing) Sunday, on John 16:5-15 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix