Forgive Us Our Sins (7/24/16)

Psalm 138; Luke 11:1-13

He Qi, Knocking at the Door

As Christians, we are called to forgive those who have sinned against us. Yet it can be very difficult to practice forgiveness. We saw that on display during the Republican National Convention, as Ted Cruz refused to support the Republican nominee, Donald Trump. This sermon is not about any candidate or party; it is about the spiritual affliction that comes from the refusal to forgive. 

Who Is My Neighbor? (7/17/16)

Deuteronomy 30:9-14; Luke 10:25-37

Vincent van Gogh, Good Samaritan

On July 17th we considered the story of the Good Samaritan. Frankly, I think this parable is misnamed. A better title might be, The Merciful Samaritan. We are so familiar with the phrase "good Samaritan" that we think the two words go together naturally, but in Jesus' time nobody would have used those two words in the same phrase.