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Sacrament, Section 2

Micheal and Lunga from South Africa discuss Jesus' parable about the publican and the pharisee going to the temple to pray. They also discuss prayer in general. Then Lunga shares a song about how you must be humbled before the eyes of the Lord and then the Lord will lift you up.

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  • says:

    What a great video, great message and great song!! Thanks for sharing. So sweet and inspiring!! :o)

    Posted on 07/01/09 @ 14:51

  • Lucy says:

    this is great! and what a beautiful background :) cool song, too. i like how they had 2 ppl, so u can get not only one but TWO peoples opinions.

    Posted on 07/01/09 @ 16:49

  • terri says:

    this is a woderful bonus

    Posted on 07/01/09 @ 19:22

  • Anne says:

    heavenly. thank you.

    Posted on 08/01/09 @ 04:59

  • Julie says:

    What lovely ideas and the beautiful Zulu hymn. Thanks Michael and Lunga.

    Posted on 08/01/09 @ 08:38

  • Val says:

    I've never thought of the Pharisee as boasting in front of the publican. Thanks for the fresh ideas and spontaneous sharing.

    Posted on 08/01/09 @ 08:46

  • Gillian says:

    It is so good to know that we are all the children of the One God. Thank you.

    Posted on 08/01/09 @ 10:01

  • Matthew says:

    Thank you for the beautiful song and the wonderful thought behind it.

    Posted on 08/01/09 @ 10:58

  • Lori says:

    Thanks for this concise message!! I found these ideas helpful, too.

    From "Abingdon's Bible Commentary", "The...story...of the Pharisee and the publican...gives us a picture of the wrong kind of shamelessness in prayer...What the Pharisee was saying to himself (v 11 - 'within himself') Jesus lets us overhear. Here are two men at prayer together; the Pharisee separates himself from his fellow worshipper, the publican feels himself desparately alone: 'God,' he says, 'you might be friends with me, the outcast!' The man who holds himself aloof goes home unblessed, the man who longs for fellowship is justified rather than the other.

    In these parables all the people who keep away from the fellows come out badly: the rich fool who tried to be merry all by himself, the elder brother who would not come in, 'Dives' who did not want Lazarus on his doorstep. On the other hand, Lazarus wants to be fed with the crumbs that fall from the rich man's table, the prodigal son, ne-er-do-well as he is, comes to himself and longs to get back home to the others, the unjust steward is eager to make friends, the publican mourns his loneliness, and these get the best of it. In nearly all these parables the same phrase recurs in different forms; the rich fool 'reasoned within HIMSELF,' the prodigal son 'came to HIMSELF,' the unjust steward 'said within HIMSELF,' the unjust judge 'said within HIMSELF,' and the Pharisee 'prayed to HIMSELF.'

    "Interpreter's Bible Commentary" states, "Instead of having faith in God, some trust in themselves...Jesus insists that the tax collector is pronounced righteous and the Pharisee not. The worst sort of sin is self-righteousness, and man is justified by his trust in God, not in his own efforts."

    Posted on 08/01/09 @ 18:42

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