Sermons
The Purpose and Spirit of the Law
June 3, 2018 |
Series: Pentecost Season 2018
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We always struggle to decide if it is the letter of the Law or the Spirit of the Law that should guide us. Jesus respects the Sabbath and honors it but he also violates community standards for it. What are we to make of this?
How is Not the Right Religious Question
May 27, 2018 | Lorne Bostwick
Series: Pentecost Season
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Nicodemus comes to Jesus wanting an answer to the question "How." How can one be born again? How can I get into heaven. How can I believe? Jesus answers his question with a birth story. It is not about what you doctrine your hold. It is not about what works you perform. It is about your willingness and vulnerability to be born. You can't birth yourself. Only the author of life can give you birth from above. Embrace what you have already been given.
Anger in the Temple
March 4, 2018 | Lorne Bostwick
Series: Lent 2018
Anger is not something we like to talk about in the church. Psychologists tell us that human emotions are neutral but how we use them is critical to righteousness and wickedness. The apostle Paul says in his letter to the Ephesians, "Be angry but do not sin." Jesus cleansing of the temple is an act of righteous anger. Let us not sanitize it but seek to better understand how anger works and how it can be constructively used of good and not sin.