"Lord’s Supper" Tagged Sermons
Anointed Heads and Overflowing Cups
When the disciples objected to the woman anointing Jesus with oil (Matthew 26: 6-13) they revealed their own lack of contentment in life. For us too joy, happiness, and contentment are elusive. But David reminds us that our Good Shepherd anoints our heads with oil and causes our cup to overflow. What does it mean that our Good Shepherd anoints our heads with oil and that our cup overflows? These images fit with the table he prepares for us. This…
A Table Prepared
Today we face a problem; our verse is a mixed metaphor. After all what do sheep have to do with a table prepared? Sheep don’t need a table; shepherds don’t prepare tables. Yet this is what our Good Shepherd does for us in the presence of our enemies. The Scriptures often use mixed metaphors because ordinary metaphors often struggle to express spiritual truths. Mixed metaphors, understood by faith, can take us into new understanding. So our Good Shepherd prepares a…