St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, Epc

View this email in your browserInstruments in the Redeemer’s Hands In 2016, the Memphis Grizzles made the playoffs. At the time the Grizzles had a lot of injuries and would be a massive underdog against the San Antonio Spurs. This was back in the day when the Spurs still had Tony Parker and Tim Duncan. Because of injuries, the Grizzlies were starting guys I hardly remembered as I looked back to fact check this story—Jordan Famar and Chris Anderson, remember him? Every part of his body covered with tattoos and a multi-colored mohawk? He was also nicknamed, “The Bird man.” They promptly lost the first two games by a total of 58 points. Matt Barnes summed up the situation best when, in his frustration, he said this, “We’re coming to a gunfight with spoons.”  In basketball, that is never a good situation to be in; however, we see a totally different reality in the gospel of the Kingdom. In our passage this week, God highlights that this is the situation all his disciples find themselves in. It is sort of like thi