"Fantastical" -- Sermon from March 9, 2024

Bethlehem Lutheran Church Podcast

English - March 09, 2024 23:00 - 17 minutes
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Americans love to read novels set in fantasy worlds. Pastor Stephanie invites us to consider what happens when real life blends into the fantastical and the world of faith? God warned King Nebuchadnezzar in a dream that his arrogance would be his downfall. Like many fables used to teach a moral lesson the story of King Nebuchadnezzar uses a fantastical transformation to warn the hearer of the dangers of certain character traits. It took being reduced to a wild creature for him to be humbled to the point of recognizing the greatness of God.