Seeds & Shelter – 30th Anniversary Sermon, 9/22/24
Our Scripture reading this morning comes from the gospel according to Matthew. It’s a short one, just two verses, so let’s zoom out and get a little context. This whole chapter is full of parables, with Jesus repeating over and over and over again ‘the kingdom of heaven is like…’ It’s like a little bit of yeast, mixed in with a whole bunch of flour – and suddenly the whole thing is leavened. It’s like a treasure hidden in a field – when someone finds it, they go and sell everything to buy that field in order to have the treasure hidden within it. In the midst of all that, Jesus says...
Read MoreInside Thoughts – 9/15/24 Sermon
We find ourselves once again in the book of James this morning. If you were with us last week, you might remember that James is zeroed in on the internal workings of the Christian community – reminding the people who are already seeking to follow Jesus of what we are called to be and do in the world. Scripture: James 3:1-12 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For all of us make many mistakes. Anyone who makes no mistakes in speaking is perfect, able to keep the whole body in...
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