Sermons on Relationships (Page 2)
Transforming Conflict
In this message, Pastor T. C. outlines Jesus’s framework for transforming conflict through reconciliation from Matthew 18.
Family & Differentiation
In this sermon, Pastor T. C. teaches on an important part of being family: differentiation. If we are properly differentiated we can easily fall into indifference or enmeshment. And our differences are important—without them we could not be united in one Body.
Setting the Lonely in Families
Pastor T. C. continues the Roots teaching series, “The Church as Forged Family” with a message on Psalm 68.4-6 which praises God for being a “father to the fatherless, a defender of widows” and for “setting the lonely in families.” This is a theme that is at the heart of what it means to be the church.
Healing Community
In this sermon, Pastor Osheta combines her reflections on a famous Spiritual entitled “There’s a Balm in Gilead” with concluding thoughts on being a Healing Community for our series, Journey Together. She teaches us that in the same way that Jesus is our healing balm, we as a community become a healing balm for one another. Here’s a rendition of There’s a Balm in Gilead:
Grace & Giving
During the season of Christmastide, we give each other gifts in celebration of the greatest gift ever given to the world: Jesus. The advent of Jesus into the world is the greatest demonstration of God’s grace. However, we often misunderstand God’s grace when we think of it as a ‘one-way, unilateral donation.’ As we see in Romans 15 and II Corinthians 8, the apostle Paul thought about grace very differently. For him, grace creates a new social bond and reality,…