The Lutheran Hour Rotten Tomatoes
Feb 1, 2026
A sermon exploring boasting as rotten fruit and how context changes value. A rotten tomato story sets up reflections on pride, failure, and recovery. Paul’s concern about Corinthian boasting and the paradox of the cross get examined. A VeggieTales rise-and-fall story illustrates pride, collapse, and renewed perspective rooted in belonging to Jesus.
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Context Changes Value
- Rotten fruit can be worthless in one context and valuable in another, depending on how you reframe it.
- Michael Ziegler shows composting as a metaphor for necessary decay before renewal.
Boasting Fuels Division
- Boasting in Corinth created factions by transferring worldly status into the church.
- Paul argues that all gifts are from God so no one should boast in humans.
Stop Claiming Gifts As Your Own
- Avoid treating talents as possessions and remember they are gifts from God.
- If you received your gifts, don't boast as if you did not receive them.
