Today, we pronounce the gospel that Christ is risen and death’s reign is over.
A new work of God in San Diego's East Village
A new work of God in San Diego's East Village
Sermons on Confession
We keep it simple and look at three ways to respond to this remarkable reading, a hymn of the ancient church, today: We are to contemplate what Christ has done, become a people who witness what Christ has done, and learn to live what Christ has done.
Please forgive the recording issues – the recording for this homily starts about 1/4 of the way through.
Paul tells us that despite being the epitome of an honorable person, a good Jew, he “counts it all as loss” because of Christ. What does it mean to count it all as loss? We find that only in giving up our accomplishments do they have any value at all.
Paul brings our focus to “pleasing God.” Sin is still an issue for Christians, but God always gives us a path out of it.
“If you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” We hear and dwell upon this good news
Jumping to 1 Corinthians 15, Paul brings our focus to the bodily death and resurrection of Jesus.
Samantha Elliott visits us from a sister church to reflect on the forgiveness and redemption of David after David’s terrible sin with Bathsheba and Uriah.