I'm sure everyone who was in Church today will agree that it was an extra special service. We we're blessed with a talk entitled 'Good Guys, Bad Guys and Us Guys' given to us by Vladamir Pujic, a pastor in Central London Church. The talk spoke to many hearts where so often we can get bogged down in trying to be 'righteous' and losing focus on Jesus. The talk was based on the parable given by Jesus found in Luke 18:9-14 (NIV)
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.'
"But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.'
"I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
After the regular fellowship lunch we enjoyed an impromptu lively songs service with wonderful piano playing from Vladamir.
If you couldn't make the service, I've found a pre-recording of the talk from the Central London Church's website. There are more there to find, all available free through podcast.
(To download the talk simply right click on the title link and choose 'save as'.)
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