(The following sermon was delivered as an "interview" sermon during Lent at First Lutheran Church in Kearney, NE in March of 2009)
Scripture: Mark 8:27-38
Scripture: Mark 8:27-38
I remember as a kid being so excited whenever my teacher would ask a question that I knew the answer to. I’d raise my hand and practically bounce out of my seat going “Oh! Oh! I know! I know!” I sometimes was probably as annoying as little Hermione Granger, the little know-it-all from Harry Potter that always answers the teacher’s questions correctly. However, there was this one time, when the teacher asked us what kinds of things we found on airplanes. Now, I’d grown up flying in a small, single engine aircraft. So I felt quite confident that I had a leg up on everyone else in this particular category. I raised my hand confidently and when the teacher called upon me, I answered quite proudly: “Instruments. You can find instruments on airplanes.” The teacher nodded and smiled, affirming I was indeed correct.
