Do you remember the story from Luke's gospel account of the Pharisee and the tax collector praying in the temple and how Jesus told the crowds that it was the tax collector who left the temple justified? We have probably been conditioned to think about the Pharisee as the bad guy in this story. But in Jesus' day, this story would have been shocking to "good folks" because the Pharisees were thought of favorably by most people. This story that Jesus told would have stood their ideas about themselves and the way to be righteous on their heads.
In this week's scripture we are going to be considering a passage from Paul's letter to the Romans that essentially gives the same message to the Jewish Christians in Rome that Jesus made to his listeners in the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. Join us this Sunday July 8, 2012 at 11:00AM at the Rock Presbyterian Church 6910-B Miramar Rd., San Diego, CA 92121 as we ask ourselves some hard questions about which we are in the story. The answer might surprise you.
Don't forget we will have corporate prayer at 1015 in the second floor chapel where we can pray for our personal concerns and the needs of our congregation. All are welcome.
We are now on Facebook! Check out our new Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SDRockPresbyterianChurch.There are some pictures from last weeks outing at Mission Bay Park.
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