Different?!

He came to his home town and began to teach the people in their synagogue, so that they were astounded and said, ‘Where did this man get this wisdom and these deeds of power? Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all this?’ And they took offence at him. But Jesus said to them, ‘Prophets are not without honour except in their own country and in their own house.’ And he did not do many deeds of power there, because of their unbelief.

(Matthew 13:54-58)

You would think that the home town of any person that has become popular for the common people would be popular at home. Perhaps even a hero. But not so for Jesus. He was one of those odd fellows for he did not follow all the rules. As an example, on the Sabbath Day he was supposed to rest. Sabbath rest meant not doing one thing that could wait until the next day. Jesus, the rebellious God-centered one, would instead heal people on the Sabbath who could have waited a day.

OK, Jesus, how am I to be different today?

Arlington UMC

http://www.arlingtonum.org/

8:30 AM Breakfast

10:00 AM Worship

1360 Murfreesboro Road

(South of Briley Parkway and North of Donelson Pike)

Nashville, TN

(615) 361-4896