Nailing It To The Cross

Chris Altrock spoke to those meeting in the "Life Center" at Highland in Memphis this past Sunday. I have heard Chris there before, and also out at the Pepperdine Lectures last year. He does a great job every time I hear him! On Sunday, his thoughts centered around Colossians 2: 13-15, and he titled it "Overcoming the Darkest Powers Keeping you from your Deepest Desires". It was really good. If you remember, there is a phrase in that section that says "he took it away, nailing it to the cross". Guess what Chris had there for us.........yeah, a cross. He also provided slips of paper and pencils and nails with several hammers. From the invitation till the end of the service, you were invited to come down and write a struggle on the piece of paper and then nail it to the cross. When the invitation song began, nobody went down. After a verse or so, two men came down and then the flood-gates opened. LOTS of people came down, many of them with tears , and nailed a struggle to the cross. All during the serving of the Lord's Supper, you could hear the nails pounding.......and THAT was very impacting. It made me reflect on the fact that this time last year we were very much aware of the cross because of "the Passion" and all the conversation it stirred up. This coming Sunday we will be focused on the Resurrection, but this past Sunday it was good to be in the presence of a Cross.

I'm thankful for brothers like Chris who aren't afraid to go beyond Zebra to get the message to those who may have never heard it, and to us who have lost some passion because of the apathy that ritual and routine seem to produce at times.