"HEARTS OF STONE"

Rev. Lon Lorton

Third Sunday in Lent

March 4, 2018

Luke 11:37-52

The journey of Lent takes us on a path strewn with stones.

• Some of the stones are on the inside

Pharisees

• "Religious" men
• Assumed they were on the right track because of their religious zeal
• Scribes - experts on Jewish law

Jesus messed with the minds of "religious" people.

• He had no patience for religious gatekeepers.
• He criticized their self pride.

Many of us today carry similar yardsticks to measure others by.

• Yet we rarely apply similar standard to ourselves.

Godly love trumps rules.

People trump programs.

Compassion trumps protocol.