Sermon excerpt
We have been chosen by God for a different kind of freedom, and it has been given to us NOT so that we can go around indulging ourselves in our favorite sins, falsely thinking that since God’s going to forgive us anyway, we might as well do whatever we want.
Instead, God has freed us and called us to live a different kind of freedom—one that that mirrors God’s own freedom, a freedom which is anything but self-indulgent, a vice which certainly belongs in Paul’s list of the “works of the flesh” in verses 19-21. A vice which very colored my younger perception of freedom—Christ has not freed us from the “rules” so that we can do whatever we want.
Rather, Christ has chosen us for a kind of freedom which mirrors God’s own freedom … freedom dedicated to serving others in love.
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"Won't You Be My Neighbor?" (The Wisdom of Mr. Rogers #1) Sun, Nov 11, 2018
"The People Standing Here" (All Saints' Sunday - Sun, Nov 4, 2018)
Gifts of Love: "Spurring Each Other On" (Sun, Oct 28, 2018)
Gifts of Love - Two Small Copper Coins (Sun, Oct 21, 2018)
Gifts of Love - Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength (Sun, Oct 14, 20181)
Season of Creation - "I see humans but no humanity" (Sun, Oct 7)
Season of Creation - "Keep It Holy" (Sun, Sept 30, 2018)
Season of Creation - "What the Heavens are Saying" (Sun, Sept 23, 2018)
Season of Creation - "Subdue the Earth?" (Sun, Sept 16, 2018)
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09.02.18 Looking in the Mirror
08.26.18 From the Beginning to the End
08.19.18 Flesh & Blood
08.12.18 Wonderbread
06.24.18 "Don't Be Afraid"
06.10.18 Family Reunion
06.03.18 Sabbath Rest
05.27.18 In Isaiah's Shoes (Trinity Sunday)
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