Cornerstone Community Church, San Jose Ca

When was the last time you made a sacrifice? It probably wasn’t that long ago; we make them all the time. No, not the kind of sacrifice where you place an animal on an altar, like the people of Israel did in Old Testament times. But you know what I mean. If you’re a parent, you make sacrifices pretty regularly. You sacrifice your wants and preferences for the sake of your kids. You sacrifice your money so they can have they things they need and want, so they can get the kind of education we think they deserve. If you’re married, I’m pretty sure you made some sacrifices this last week. You wanted to watch an action movie, and she wanted to see another formulaic romantic comedy. You’ve seen so many over the years that within five minutes you know how the story is going to play out, and frankly it was something of a sacrifice for you not to lean over to your wife and tell her, “This is what’s going to happen …” If your part of a family, you