Sermons by T. C. Moore (Page 21)
Worship & Justice
The name of the Love in Public series comes from a quote by Dr. Cornel West: “Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.” In the first message of the series, Pastor T. C. teaches on the “transitive property” of love. When we passionately love God, we develop love for those whom God loves. Therefore, worship cannot be divorced from justice. God is deeply concerned for the well-being of the most vulnerable members of society. This is…
Centering the Lord’s Supper
The embodied practices in which we participate are forming us, whether we realize it or not. What we do, does something to us. So what does the embodied practice of Communion do to us?
One Spirit, Many Voices
Worship is a space where God’s Spirit empowers people with gifts for the building up of the body of Christ. Among the worshipping body of Christ, there is formed an alternative society of shalom, a glimpse of the future in New Creation, a space of radical equality and unity with diversity. In this message, Pastor T. C. preaches from an embattled text with a major landmine in the center. But, in context, this Text displays a revolutionary rejection of the…
Worship as Formation
As the kick-off of the Adore series, we explore Paul’s exhortation to the church in Rome (12.1-2), to present their bodies as a living sacrifice in order to have their minds renewed. For Paul worship is counter-formation. It is the antidote to the ways we’re being malformed by our everyday practices and rhythms. Christian worship is the intentional recalibration of our hearts, our loves, toward Christ and is also the engine of the church. Worship forms us into people on…
The Pilgrimage of Faith
Epiphany means “to make manifest.” This is a season in which the church celebrates the revelation of Jesus as Messiah and Lord of all people groups. In Matthew 2, this begins with the visitation of the Magi from the East. The journey of the Magi is an archetype of the journey of faith, which is in actuality a pilgrimage. This story invites to ask many important questions about our own journeys of faith, and how they can be for us…