Warning: The last shall be first
Who is this leader who issues this warning? Do we even begin to believe that he's the Christ?
Church of the Saviour founder Gordon Cosby was my mentor, and together we cofounded Becoming Church. Last year, as Gordon was dying, he shared with me his thoughts for a “final sermon.” Because a person’s authority can be most compelling after he or she dies, we agreed that I would share his words after his death. Below is my transcription and edit of Gordon’s words—of the sermon he told me he should have preached again and again. —Rebecca Stelle, director, Becoming Church
As I am dying, I am seeing in a new way. I am seeing that weakness is a gift.
It’s appalling to me that the most recognized warning in history—issued by an international leader—has for the most part gone unheeded. What is this warning? It’s Jesus’ clear and frightening statement that the last shall be first and the first shall be last.
