SERMON/ HOMILY FOR MONDAY OF THE 4TH WEEK OF EASTER 22ND APRIL 2024
SERMON/ HOMILY FOR MONDAY OF THE 4TH WEEK OF EASTER 22ND APRIL 2024 Acts 11:1-18; Ps.42; John 10:1-10 Obedience and Accountability Yesterday, we reflected on the image of the Good Shepherd, a model for us today. Today, Peter, the head of the Church, demonstrated exemplary life-style as a Shepherd after God’s heart. For one to be like the good shepherd, he/she must be able to listen. We need to listen to God’s voice in order to follow him; we need to listen to God’s voice in order to know how to effectively be His ministers. Peter saw a vision in which the Lord made known to him His desire that all men be saved irrespective of whatever barrier that divide men socially and otherwise. If Peter had not listened, he would have been moving but not in God’s direction. When Peter’s action scandalized the circumcised party, he displayed another trait of a good Shepherd: accountability. He explained to them why he did what he did; how he got the divine mandate to welcome the gentiles too into th...