Bible texts: Psalm 133 and Ephesians 2:11-22
In this penultimate sermon in our summer series, Paul looks at Psalm 133 in light of the recent unrest in Belfast. Reading the psalm in tandem with the Apostle Paul's radical vision in Ephesians 2, he questions whether our picture of heaven is sometimes too neat and too tidy. What if God's kingdom is messier and more beautiful that we could imagine? In response to these questions, Paul challenges us to consider the ways in which we might need to change if we are to better reflect the wonderful diversity of the Kingdom of God.
References:
Eugene Peterson, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction
Tom Wright, Surprised By Hope
John Stott, The Radical Disciple
The Walled Off Hotel (https://walledoffhotel.com/)