RevSornchai
@revsornchai.bsky.social
Lutheran Pastor, Asian American, Husband Father and Ice Hockey 🏒 Fan.
But our identity is in Christ, whose faithfulness carries us from the wilderness to the cross to resurrection. /End
March 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
But our identity is in Christ, whose faithfulness carries us from the wilderness to the cross to resurrection. /End
8/ The world is always tempting us:
“If you are children of God, then…” (insert temptation here).
“If you are children of God, then…” (insert temptation here).
March 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
8/ The world is always tempting us:
“If you are children of God, then…” (insert temptation here).
“If you are children of God, then…” (insert temptation here).
7/ As we enter Lent, may we reject the temptation of shortcuts and power. May we trust in God’s provision, serve rather than conquer, and cling to Christ’s faithfulness rather than our own strength.
March 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
7/ As we enter Lent, may we reject the temptation of shortcuts and power. May we trust in God’s provision, serve rather than conquer, and cling to Christ’s faithfulness rather than our own strength.
6/ Jesus fasts because we don’t. Jesus rejects power because we don’t. Jesus is obedient because we are not. His faithfulness saves us—not our own.
March 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
6/ Jesus fasts because we don’t. Jesus rejects power because we don’t. Jesus is obedient because we are not. His faithfulness saves us—not our own.
5/ Dominionism is one modern form of temptation: the belief that Christians must take control of society. But Jesus rejected worldly power. The kingdom of God is not won through conquest but through servanthood.
March 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
5/ Dominionism is one modern form of temptation: the belief that Christians must take control of society. But Jesus rejected worldly power. The kingdom of God is not won through conquest but through servanthood.
4/ Even the Devil knows Scripture. Just because someone quotes the Bible doesn’t mean they use it faithfully. Jesus responds to temptation with Scripture—but rightly understood.
March 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
4/ Even the Devil knows Scripture. Just because someone quotes the Bible doesn’t mean they use it faithfully. Jesus responds to temptation with Scripture—but rightly understood.
3/ Jesus shows us that faithfulness is greater than effectiveness. The way of God’s kingdom is not through coercion or shortcuts but through trust, obedience, and love.
March 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
3/ Jesus shows us that faithfulness is greater than effectiveness. The way of God’s kingdom is not through coercion or shortcuts but through trust, obedience, and love.
2/ In the wilderness, Jesus is tempted—not with blatant evil, but with shortcuts to seemingly noble goals. Turn stones into bread? Rule the world? Perform a miracle? Each could be justified, but Jesus refuses.
March 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
2/ In the wilderness, Jesus is tempted—not with blatant evil, but with shortcuts to seemingly noble goals. Turn stones into bread? Rule the world? Perform a miracle? Each could be justified, but Jesus refuses.