"Kingdom of God" Tagged Sermons
John 3:16
If we don’t understand the broader story framework of the Bible, even a verse as familiar as John 3:16 can be misunderstood and its message distorted. Far too many people think that the story the Bible is telling is about personal behavior, knowing the right information about Jesus, and going to heaven when we die. In this message, Pastor T. C. sets the record straight by placing this overly-familiar verse in its proper context.
The Snake vs. The Samaritan
This is the second message in the teaching series on Jesus’s parables called, “Ears to Hear.” In this sermon, Pastor T. C. contrasts a story from a song, called “The Snake,” with a parable of Jesus which has come to be known as “The Good Samaritan.” The Snake story is a favorite of the current President, Donald J. Trump. He uses it to teach fear of the Other: people who are different from us, who worship differently, look differently, or…
The Stories We Inhabit
This is the introduction sermon for the “Ears to Hear” teaching series on the parables of Jesus. We’re taking another look at these enigmatic stories with an ear toward what they might have to say to us today. Because we are not only daily being formed by the practices in which we participate, but we are also daily being formed by the stories we inhabit.
