(Sermon preached May 7, 2023) In John 14:1-14, Jesus tells his disciples to not let their heart be troubled. What sounds like bad grammar may actually be speaking to the collective heart of the disciples.
FCCO Worship Livestream Service- May 7, 2023
FCCO Worship Livestream- April 30th, 2023
Jesus the Gate
(Sermon preached April 30, 2023). John 10:1-10 is a jumble of mixed metaphors related to shepherding that Jesus’ audience doesn’t understand. Midway through the passage, he says, “I am the gate,” which is a challenging metaphor to unpack. Is Jesus the only way into an exclusive community of the saved or are the teaching of Jesus and his example the way of abundant life for all people?
Creation Care = Neighbor Love
(Sermon preached April 23, 2023) Galatians 5:13-15 may not be the most obvious text for an Earth Day Sermon, and yet, when we consider the impact of our practices of consumption and production we learn that it is the most vulnerable people that suffer the consequences. Every act, large or small, that we do in care of creation, is an act of neighbor love.