A WHOLE MAN

12 He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah. 13 And his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; 14 one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; 15 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; 16 one male goat for a sin offering; 17 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. [1] Numbers 7:12-17 If reading today’s text was tough for you then strap in because you are about to read the exact same gifts being presented to God 11 more times. Could it be that Moses was running out of ideas and so he went on repeating himself for each of the tribes? Was Moses scribing down everything that was happening in real...

3 Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, 5 “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”  John 12:3–5  This week marks the beginning of Lent for 2019 and it is a beautiful church tradition that has been celebrated for nearly 2,000 years; originally lasting only as a 2-3 day fast. Generally, it is thought of as a time of self-reflection, fasting, and denial but the reality is that Lent is so much more than that. At Overflow Church, the theme that we are weaving throughout each week is that Lent brings us to repentance and repentance produces renewed and grateful lives (To see this unpacked check out our first sermon in our Lent series: 3/3/2019 Lent Sermon ). During Lent, we are more acutely aw...