On this first Sunday of Advent, we consider a messianic psalm: Psalm 72. When will divine justice come, and what will it look like? Pastor David helps us investigate this idea.
The Shepherd King
The Old Testament prophet Ezekiel looked forward to a time when God would make all things right. How does this point us to Jesus, the Shepherd King? Listen to Pastor David’s sermon on Ezekiel 34:11-24.
Charlottesville
Please read this statement on Charlottesville from our General Director, Jim Lyon.
Imitating God
The path of discipleship requires us to imitate God: as Micah 6:1-8 instructs us, to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with our God. What does this look like in today’s world? Listen to Pastor David’s sermon.
The King Brings Justice
What is justice? How do we define it? What is God’s idea of justice? Listen to Pastor David’s sermon on this topic, based on Luke 18:1-8.
The Decision
Instead of “another day, another dollar,” today we could say, “another month, another sad story of conflict between police and citizens.”
In recent weeks, we have seen news reports from Texas, where an African-American woman named Sandra Bland was arrested by a Hispanic male state trooper named Brian Encinia. Thanks to today’s technology, we have seen video footage of the conversation, altercation, and arrest. That footage gives us reason to consider our lives and our choices. Continue reading
The Art of Self-Justification
We have read some troubling stories lately in our Chronological Bible readings. In the past month, we have worked our way through the books of Joshua and Judges, which contain no small amount of violence and bloodshed. Some of these biblical stories can make your stomach turn with disgust!
One such story is the death by gang rape of an unnamed young woman in Judges 19. So much of this story is unspeakably disturbing. Continue reading
Justice in Christ
“It’s a real problem, and somebody better do something about it. But who? Oh, it’ll take care of itself.” Do we ever say that in our lives? And what does this have to do with the courtroom drama that plays out in Micah 6:1-8? Listen in to this week’s sermon:
Life in Christ
Do you know John 3:16? “For God so loved…” It seems like many people, especially Christians, know that verse, but what about its context? If we only read John 3:16, being a Christian could just depend on a mental acknowledgement of Jesus. But that’s not what John 3:14-21 is about. Listen in as Pastor David continues our series of messages with connections to human trafficking. (And visit www.free2work.org when you are finished!)
Hope in Christ
This week, our guest speaker was Kaitlyn Mercy, a local 17-year-old survivor of human trafficking. Due to the sensitive and personal nature of her experiences, we will not be posting an audio recording of her message. Instead, please take some time to familiarize yourself with some of the resources we can use to fight human trafficking:
- Read about the Polaris Project at www.polarisproject.org.
- Call 1-888-3737-888 if you suspect someone is a victim of trafficking.
- Check out Project HOPE, an organization founded by Kaitlyn herself to help people find healing: www.facebook.com/projecthope1 or www.project-hope.tumblr.com.