February 23, 2025, Epiphany 7C: "A Radically New Life"

Despair in American life is nothing new. From 2005-2019, an average of 70,000 persons per year died deaths of despair (including drug addiction, alcohol overdose, and suicide, among others). For many, it’s hard to see how life has any good. But Jesus gives us a new way of being. How does Jesus not only give us a more joyful way to live, but also attaches a powerful promise to that life? Why is that life so radically different from the life we have now? Pastor David preaches “A Radically New Life” based on 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50 and Luke 6:27-36.