{"id":3457,"date":"2012-02-28T08:21:15","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T13:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/?p=3457"},"modified":"2012-02-22T13:29:44","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T18:29:44","slug":"march-4-2012-not-what-anyone-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/march-4-2012-not-what-anyone-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"March 4, 2012&#8211;Not What Anyone Expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Contributed by Lindean Barnett Christenson, Bozeman, MT<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Warm-up Questions<\/h3>\n<p>Has a parent, teacher or coach ever expected too much, or too little, from you? What was that experience like?\u00a0 Have you ever expected too much, or too little, from a parent, teacher or coach? What was that like?<\/p>\n<h3>Not What Anyone Expected<\/h3>\n<p>Jeremy Lin is becoming a household name for basketball fans and for anyone who pays attention to sports media.\u00a0 Now playing for the New York Knicks, Lin was captain of his high school basketball team his senior year. That team (Palo Alto High School) finished the 2005-2006\u00a0season with a 32-1 record, upsetting a nationally ranked school for the California Interscholastic Federation Division II state title.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2012\/02\/shutterstock_70067704edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3475\" style=\"margin: 5px;border: 1px solid black\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2012\/02\/shutterstock_70067704edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"134\" \/><\/a>Lin was named first-team All-State and Northern California Division II Player of the Year.\u00a0 Yet at 6 feet, 3 inches tall, and with a high school GPA of 4.2, Lin was offered no college basketball scholarships. He chose to attend Harvard University and had a great college basketball career there.<\/p>\n<p>No one selected him in the NBA draft and before becoming a star for the Knicks, Lin was cut by two other NBA teams. Now \u201cLin-sanity\u201d has swept across, not just New York, but the sports world and regular news media as well. Why? Opinions vary. Lin is the first NBA player to put up the kind of numbers he did in his first five starts \u2013 at least 20 points and seven assists per game. He is also the only NBA player who is an American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Lin has defied expectations and stereotypes and many do not know what to do when someone defies expectations in such a grand manner. From ESPN (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/sns-rt-us-espn-jeremylin-wtre81j046-20120219,0,4203448.story\">which fired one reporter after he used a racist word in a headline)<\/a> to Saturday Night Live, Lin\u2019s skill on the court and the media\u2019s reaction to it are ongoing topics of conversation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Discussion Questions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0How would you account for all the media hype about Jeremy Lin?<\/li>\n<li>Which is the bigger story \u2013 Lin\u2019s basketball skills and recent performance or the media\u2019s reaction to it? Why?<\/li>\n<li>What is the difference between a stereotype and an expectation?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Scripture Texts (NRSV) for Sunday, March 4, 2012 (Second Sunday in Lent<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=196924577\">Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=196924619\">Romans 4:13-25<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=196924656\">Mark 8:31-38<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Text links are to <a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/\">Oremus Bible Browser<\/a>. Oremus Bible Browser is not affiliated with or supported by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. You can find the calendar of readings for Year C at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elca.org\/Growing-In-Faith\/Worship\/Lectionary.aspx\">Lectionary Readings<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>For lectionary humor and insight, check the weekly comic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agnusday.org\/\">Agnus Day.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Gospel Reflection<\/h3>\n<p>Jesus\u2019 response to Peter was more than Peter expected.\u00a0 In our reading from the eighth chapter of Mark, Jesus predicts for the first time his impending betrayal, trial, execution, and resurrection. That prediction proves more than Peter can handle, so Peter pulls Jesus aside to try to set him straight, \u201cNo way! That\u2019s not how things are supposed to go!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But it is, and Jesus sugar-coats nothing in telling Peter how it must be. Jesus\u2019 passion prediction was not what Peter expected of a Messiah, of a Savior, even after so much time spent learning from and watching Jesus. And certainly it\u2019s not what Peter was hoping would happen to his friend. Even all these years later, when we stop to think about it, death on a criminal\u2019s cross seems an unlikely ending for the Son of God. Perhaps we shouldn\u2019t be surprised when the life of faith turns out not to be easy all the time&#8211;when we are faced with difficult choices or put in uncomfortable situations because we strive to follow Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>Our Lord hits us point blank, just as he did with his disciples and the crowd: \u201cIf any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.\u201d As Deitrich Bonhoeffer put it, \u201cWhen Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If this was all we knew of the story it might make us wonder why anyone would ever want to become a follower of Jesus in the first place. Jesus doesn\u2019t just say we should deny ourselves <em>something, <\/em>like giving up chocolate for Lent. He says we should deny, or disown, our <em>selves<\/em>, meaning that his followers don\u2019t belong to themselves anymore.\u00a0 We belong to him.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus knows something about us, that on our own we will strive to gain the world and lose our souls in the process. We will set our minds on human things, not divine things. We prefer strength and comfort and security, over weakness, suffering, and trust.<\/p>\n<p>Life with Jesus is not always what we expect it will be, unless we expect our sinful selves to be surprised, over and over again, by grace, forgiveness, and the presence of God in the most unlikely places.<\/p>\n<h3>Discussion Questions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0If someone were to ask you what it\u2019s like to follow Jesus, what would you say?<\/li>\n<li>On a day to day basis, what do you expect God to do?<\/li>\n<li>When\/how have you experienced God at work in situations of weakness, loss or suffering?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Activity Suggestions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>If appropriate in your context, watch the opening sketch from Saturday Night Live on February 18<sup>th<\/sup> together. Keep track of all the stereotypes named. Ask: which stereotypes are offensive? Are there any that are not? What makes the difference? How do stereotypes get handled at school? In your congregation?<\/li>\n<li>Invite an experienced saint from your congregation to join your conversation, and ask about times they have been\u00a0 surprised in following Jesus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Closing Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>O God, it is not always easy to follow Jesus. Give us strong hearts and bold spirits to lose our lives in his life and death, that we may find our lives in his death and life. Bless us during this season of Lent, with faith to trust and follow your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contributed by Lindean Barnett Christenson, Bozeman, MT &nbsp; Warm-up Questions Has a parent, teacher or coach ever expected too much, or too little, from you? What was that experience like?\u00a0 Have you ever expected too much, or too little, from a parent, teacher or coach? What was that like? 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