THE TYRANNY OF INSECURITY (2 OF 4)
by Craig Smith
Scripture: Genesis 37
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The Tyranny of Insecurity (2 of 4)
Series: Explicit
Craig Smith
Genesis 37
I. Introduction
Video intro
Welcome to Mission Hills. So good to have you with us for the second week of our Explicit series where we're tackling some pretty messy stories from the Bible that we have a tendency to clean up and water down...especially when we tell them to our kids. And the life of Joseph is definitely one of those stories. If you're only familiar with the kid-friendly version of Joseph, you might think it's the story about the danger of jealousy or sibling rivalry...but the truth is the story of Joseph - or at least the part we're going to look at today - is the story of a young man plagued by self-obsession. Or, in modern terms, we might say it this way: Joseph was a man who insisted on looking at the world through the selfie-lens on his camera...you know the one where you can see the world around you, but what you mostly see is yourself.
Last weekend I posted a short video on our social sites, and part of it was me trying to show everyone something that was laying on the floor of our Littleton campus waiting to me installed. So I was holding the camera up like this, watching through the selfie lens and trying to keep myself in the frame and show you what was on the floor. Now, the video I posted looks fine...I pulled it off. But what you don't' know is that the video I posted was like take number 5. Because it turns out it's really hard to watch where you're going when you're looking through the selfie lens. And I was reminded of something: trying to get around through the selfie lens makes for a rough ride.
But we all do it, don't we? We all struggle with the temptation to look at life through a lens that keeps us in the frame. I was really reminded of my own struggle with that temptation this past week. There's so much going on. In addition to frustration over the quarantine and inconsistent messaging about churches reopening in Colorado, there's also ...
Series: Explicit
Craig Smith
Genesis 37
I. Introduction
Video intro
Welcome to Mission Hills. So good to have you with us for the second week of our Explicit series where we're tackling some pretty messy stories from the Bible that we have a tendency to clean up and water down...especially when we tell them to our kids. And the life of Joseph is definitely one of those stories. If you're only familiar with the kid-friendly version of Joseph, you might think it's the story about the danger of jealousy or sibling rivalry...but the truth is the story of Joseph - or at least the part we're going to look at today - is the story of a young man plagued by self-obsession. Or, in modern terms, we might say it this way: Joseph was a man who insisted on looking at the world through the selfie-lens on his camera...you know the one where you can see the world around you, but what you mostly see is yourself.
Last weekend I posted a short video on our social sites, and part of it was me trying to show everyone something that was laying on the floor of our Littleton campus waiting to me installed. So I was holding the camera up like this, watching through the selfie lens and trying to keep myself in the frame and show you what was on the floor. Now, the video I posted looks fine...I pulled it off. But what you don't' know is that the video I posted was like take number 5. Because it turns out it's really hard to watch where you're going when you're looking through the selfie lens. And I was reminded of something: trying to get around through the selfie lens makes for a rough ride.
But we all do it, don't we? We all struggle with the temptation to look at life through a lens that keeps us in the frame. I was really reminded of my own struggle with that temptation this past week. There's so much going on. In addition to frustration over the quarantine and inconsistent messaging about churches reopening in Colorado, there's also ...
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