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.
A new work of God in San Diego's East Village
A new work of God in San Diego's East Village
Sermons on Repentance (Page 4)
In this passage, David commits horrendous acts. We take Bathsheba’s view of things and find that God has not forgotten or abandoned Bathsheba, Uriah, or others who have been victimized by the Davids of the world.
We look at the anointing of David, reflect on his legacy, and see that we are called to build beautiful lives but hold onto them lightly, recognizing that all will be destroyed and remade by our creator.
In Psalm 51 we find a beautiful, confessional prayer that finds us in our need for mercy and cries out to God along with us.
We discuss humanity’s place among creation, recognizing our dependence upon the mercy of God for life.
We take a look at the passage where Jesus identifies the two greatest commandments in the law, the commandments upon which “all of the law and the prophets hang.” This week, we focus on the first and greatest commandment, “Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, with all of your soul, and…
Covering a lot of ground, we look at Jesus’ instruction on dealing with sin within the church community.
Derek Taylor takes the pulpit this week and leads us through the story of Jesus healing the daughter of the Canaanite woman. Derek explains how Jesus challenges the mental models of those around him, and encourages us to open ourselves up to having our mental models challenged by Jesus and others.