Have you ever been lost? It's an important question we all must all wrestle with as we consider the three parables. Today's Scritpure reading was from Luke 15:1-7. Jesus tells these stories in response to the Pharisees and Scribes grumbling and complaining about Jesus' social habits. These three stories are meant to be taken as a single unit. In addition to the Pharisees and scribes, we also want to consider the the tax collectors, sinners, and Jesus himself in this famous chapter from Luke's Gospel.
This is the first sermon in a four-week series by Pastor Mario. The first of the three stories begins with a lost sheep in the wilderness and a shepherd who will gladly search until he finds it. This first story ends with a party that the community throws when the lost sheep is found. This story is a glimpse into repentance, reconciliation and restoration. Join us, as we journey together, into the heart of Luke's Gospel and into the heart of Jesus.
*For further reading, see Kenneth Bailey's, The Cross and the Prodigal: Luke 15 Through the Eyes of Middle Eastern Peasants. *
Advent 3: Choose Joy
Adent 2: Proclaim the Good News Because God's Word Endures Forever
Advent 1 -- Putting Scripture Front and Center
Who Picked This Scripture ? God Did!
Hosea: God has not given up on us ...
David puts God at the Center
Elijah confronts Ahab
Ruth -- God's Loving Kindness within Displacement
Deuteronomy 5 -- Covenant Relationship
Exodus 3: 1-15 -- Called by God
Genesis 32: 22-30 -- Jacob Wrestles with God
Genesis 18 and 21 -- "All things are possible: Laughing in Despair and Joy"
Genesis 1 -- "In the Beginning" (September 13, 2015)
Finally, Why Hilltop?
Then, Why the Wesleyan Understanding of "Church"?
First, Why God?
June 21, 2015 -- 9:00 Service -- Father's Day and Emanuel AME
June 7th, 2015 -- Communion II
May 31, 2015 -- Graduate Recognition Sunday
May 24, 2015 -- Pentecost and Confirmation Sunday
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