Whose Rules?
This is my sermon text from January 29. The text was Luke 6:1-16. Grace, Peace and Mercy to you from God, our Creator and Jesus Christ, God’s Son and Our Savior. Amen. Have you ever watched a sporting event and thought that the rules were not being applied equally? Sometimes, one team is called for breaking a rule, but when the other team does something similar, they are allowed to do it. Or what was a penalty or violation early in the game is no longer being called late in the game. You’ve noticed it too? When I was coaching high school football, I remember wanting to have a conversation with one of my lineman who had been called for holding twice during the same drive. I wanted to talk to him, before the other coaches could scream at him. He told me he was doing what I had taught him, and that he wasn’t holding. I said, “You must be, or the man in the stripes wouldn’t have thrown his flag.” Before the timeout, I asked the linesman o