glory is his lowliness. ‘Great is the glory of the Lord. For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly’” (Ps. 138:6). The book does not make light of sin and God’s judgment nor does it make light of our tendency to “function out of a subtle belief that our obedience strengthens the love of God.” Ortlund reminds us that Galatians teaches that “we are made right with God based on what Christ has done rather than on what we do. To help the gospel, therefore, is to lose the gospel.”
Ortlund writes that the only two words Jesus uses to describe his heart are gentle and lowly, and the first two words that God uses to describe who he is are merciful and gracious. God’s mercy doesn’t come with an expiration date. It’s steadfast love, not fickle love. Gentle. Lowly. Merciful. Gracious. Steadfast. Imagine the crowds that would line up, in a socially distance way of course, if we stood in line with them as sinners and sufferers making our way to Jesus.
Summer Book Group will meet to discuss this book. The Zoom meeting will take place August 3. 10, 17, 24, and 31. The in-person meeting will take place Aug 5, 12, 19, 26 and Sept. 2. You can order a copy of this book at our website: https://www.10ofthose. com/us/products/7061/gentle-and-lowly. For details of the meetings, contact Wil Triggs at the Church Office or email wtriggs@ college-church.org
MEET YOUR LEADERS
Ed Simon Where I serve: Assistant Head Usher Why I serve: To give back and for the camaraderie Three words that best describe me: dependable, overly analytical, grandpa My favorite hang-out space: building furniture in my workshop
Meredith Sommars Where I serve: Hospitality Committee and HYACKs (high school ministry) Why I serve: I serve because the Lord calls us to be in community and to serve one another. It’s also a great way to get to know more people in the church. Three words that best describe me: hard-working, adventurous, good listener My favorite hang-out space: around a bonfire
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