"servanthood" Tagged Sermons
‘Sitting down’ in John 6:3 and 11 signals a formal meal, set against Catholic communion practice, with Christ, pastor, and elders pictured as servants standing to honor their seated guests. Further meaning turns up in the mountain of verse 3 and the grass of verse 10.
Naaman’s request and Elisha’s answer get worked through in careful positive-and-negative pairs, first in verses 15-16 and then in 17-19. What emerges is a portrait of gratitude still working out its own boundaries.