“Paul wrote, ‘Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God…'” — Listen here, or download the MP3!
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“And the Lord said, Come now and let us reason together”
“Today will be a challenge so please don’t doze off – stay with me. This is one of those weeks where the readings all come together to make a consistent statement of the power of God. It is humbling, especially in light of last week’s readings briefly concerning the Christian concept of the Good Life and the Good death…” — Listen here, or download the MP3!
People of Fear, God of Grace
“Our reading from the letter to the Hebrews would have snapped the attention of the original readers. While one mountain is mentioned explicitly, the other would have been known simply by the language used to describe it. The mountain of fear would have instantly been recognized as Mt. Sinai…” — Listen here, or download the MP3!
Comprehending the Grace of God
In the sermon this week, I ask the congregation of Saint Mark’s the same questions Paul asked of the Colossians: “What is the fruit of this congregation?” and “Is it in line with what we see in other healthy churches?”
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“To truly comprehend the grace of God. We come to two great questions for St. Mark’s in Paul’s letter to the church in Colossae. Paul has earned the right to plant churches for the spread of the Gospel. He has internalized the Gospel of Jesus in a way that allows him to step back from a particular Body of Christ and observe the actions of the church. He begins to ask questions about the functioning of the faithful people who have gathered in the name of the Lord. We see this in the beginning of Paul’s letter. He has asked himself, ‘What are the fruits of this Colossian congregation, and are they similar to other healthy churches?'” — Listen here, or download the MP3!