Monday's thoughts on Sunday's sermon

"Selected to Be Rejected"

In Acts 4:5-12 we discover the early Church had pointed out that Jesus was one who was rejected. The author (Luke) wrote, "This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, but which has become the head of the corner."

I wanted to do a sermon on all the people who have been rejected at one time or another. In so many ways haven't we all found ourselves rejected and isn't it almost as if the our rejection was the thing that allowed us to accomplish some of the most important tasks in our lives and haven't we seen how the rejected people have been the ones, in retrospect, who have been able to make such major accomplishments?

How have you been rejected?

Was it in high school when you tried out for the basketball team and didn't make it (like Michael Jordan)?

Was it in college when a speech teacher told you you should do something in your life that would preclude public speaking (like United Methodist Bishop Robert Spain)?

Was it the realization that you had no aptitude for math that made you consider following some other discipline of study (like Albert Einstein)?

We are Judeo/Christian people. We are descendants of the Chosen People of Israel who were rejected in Egypt, rejected by Assyria/rejected by Babylon. We are Christian people who are followers of a crucified savior.

Do you have thoughts or stories about rejection and it's imperative to succeed?

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I look forward to hearing from you.


Charles Schuster