Pastor's sermon is based on the gospel lesson from John 2:13-22. Jesus challenged the purity system in almost everything he did. It can’t be accidental that so many Gospel stories talk about Jesus willing to get his hands dirty. Story after story, person after person, like Israel's greatest prophets, Jesus longed to draw people back to the heart of God, back to the first commandment. We heard it in our first scripture lesson of today: "I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me." This is a commandment grounded in relationship, the relationship between God and God's people. Remember who you are, Jesus was saying, and even more importantly, remember whose you are. Amen!
