NFL or Blood of Christ?

This video was posted and clearly was supposed to be funny....but is it funny??  Or is it a mockery of something that is so serious (our separation from God) that it is truly sad to watch?

Pastor Tim Christensen leads the flock at Gold Hill Lutheran Church in Butte, Montana. Pastor Christensen is also a huge 49ers fan. And the 49ers' playoff game on Sunday directly conflicted with the normally scheduled church service. So Pastor Christensen took matters into his own hands and performed the preaching equivalent of a hurry-up offense. 

You can watch the video above - really, it won't take long - or you can read this transcript below:

Pastor: "Would you all like to be forgiven for your sins?"

Congregation: "Yes."

Pastor: "OK, that's great. You are. Today's message was supposed to be about wine, and servanthood, but you know all about that, right?"

Congregation: "Right."

Pastor: "There's bread and wine on the table, feel free to help yourself. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord." 

He then followed with a not-quite-holy-but-pretty-inspiring Kaepernick-style bicep kiss and Newton-style Superman reveal of his 49ers shirt. And with that, he was out the door. 

Well done, sir. Let's just enjoy this, and not think too deeply on whether the church or the NFL is the most dominant force in American life today. 

Here;  http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/check-out-this-pastor-s-one-minute-pre-football-sermon-164101573.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory

The last sentence in this article from Yahoo is supposed to be funny but in reality is a sad commentary how far we have fallen.  Clearly the NFL HAS become a false god for millions of Americans.  How many spend MORE TIME, effort, money and passion on the NFL vs. spending time, money and passion on serving The Master??

So has the NFL become a more dominant force in American life than Jesus Christ??

Sadly, I think we all know the painful answer.

"You can't serve two masters....."

"Have no other gods before me...."

As many of you know I was raised ELCA....so it comes as no surprise to me whatsoever that this church is part of the ELCA.