As I type this, the church is filled with the sound of a jack hammer, while the plumber prepares for our new, handicap accessible, bathroom. The walls are torn open and the ceiling is a mess of pipes and wires . There are tools, lumber and metal lying all over the work site. Everything is coated in dust. It appears as complete chaos. But through the chaos there is a plan. Work is being done and the chaos is being conquered. What appears like it is out of control is actually all part of the process.
In this sermon, called "In Control" (part 30 of the sermon series "Don't Miss This" on the Gospel of John), we look at John 18:1-11. In this passage we see a time when everything seemed against Jesus as a group of soldiers come to arrest him. It looks like the situation is completely out of his control. As I read this passage, I imagine John having a smile on his face as he writes this and thinks about how much Christ was in complete control over the entire situation. Christ was in control then and he is still in control now.
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