Flying High

Excerpts from a sermon by the Rev. Leigh Spruill on October 4, 2015.

Jean Mermoz was a renowned French aviator in the early 1900’s who flew in the French Air Force in WWI. By 1929, France wanted to establish a commercial air route to South America and Mermoz became the lead pilot for the project to fly from Senegal to Chile. However, the planes that Mermoz had were capable of flying to 16,000 feet and the Andes were over 20,000 feet.Leigh continued that is similar to the dilemma we often face today where we have 20,000 feet spiritual desires but 16,000 feet human realities. We all want a vibrant Christian life, but it is hard for us to maintain our enthusiasm to our commitments and disciplines.Dr. Larry Crabb is a psychologist, speaker, Bible teacher and leader of NewWay Ministries and was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2011. He has written on his experience of being changed with adversity, but to his disappointment, he wasn’t changed foreve