tip to Justin TaylorRussell Moore delivered a most prophetic messages on Joseph, the demon-fighter and patron saint of the Mass'keteers on October 16, 2008 at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. You can download it here. The title of the sermon was, "Joseph of Nazareth Is a Single-Issue Evangelical: The Father of Jesus, the Cries of the Helpless, and Change You Can Believe In" (Matt 2:13-23).
THIS IS A MUST HEAR SERMON - SORRY IT IS NOT IN HOMILY LENGTH, BUT IT IS AN AWESOME MESSAGE ON SAINT JOSEPH AND ALL FATHERS.
One of the most poignant sections of the sermon comes when Moore makes a comparison between “Christians” of a former generation who tolerated the lynching of African-Americans and “Christians” of this generation who tolerate the atrocity of abortion:
And many of them believe that it is missional to speak to people while blunting or silencing a witness about the life of children so that you can reach them with the gospel. . . Some will tell us there are many other issues: economics, global warming—issues I’m very concerned about too. Previous generations have said that as well. Previous generations of preachers have stood in the pulpit and preached until they were red in the face about card-playing and movie-going and tax-policy and personal morality and tobacco-smoking and a thousand other issues, but would not speak to the fact that there were African-American brothers and sisters of the Lord Jesus swinging in the trees! And there is judgment of God upon that. And there is here too.Read more on the fruits of the Democratic candidate to understand what we are voting for in this upcoming election.
Remember it is all about LIFE! Don't get caught thinking overwise.
3 comments:
Joseph, DEMON FIGHTER,, huh? Wow, that makes sense out of what (or who?) Peter Kreeft says are the true enemies of the human race.
Of course, it is all only figurative speech for aspects of mimetic desire and the primitive sacred, right? Right? Right?
I'm not ready to let go of the Church's magisterial teaching on this one. I AM prepared to say it is a both/and proposition. So, yes, St. Joseph, demon fighter, in my book.
Well, actually, NOT in my book. Maybe next time!
AAAhhhh, by your question Gollum and I know that you have not listened to the audio portion of the post. Me, Gollum asks, ah my precious, can you deny the need for demon fighters? Listen to Moore and I think you will agree how faithful Joseph was at fighting off the demons.
I liked your comment in Gil's post.
He's remarkably on bead, although his bit about Joseph being father of James shows his non-Catholicism.
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