Mission in Crisis: Love One Another
Third Sunday after Pentecost - June 21, 2020Message: "Mission in Crisis: Love One Another" by Pastor Chris Steubing
Readings: Ephesians 4:1-16 & Matthew 4:43-48
God does not promise that the path of the disciple will be easy. Jeremiah feels the pain of rejection from those who do not want to hear what he has to say. Jesus declares that his words may bring stark division. Even so, we need not be afraid for God accounts for each hair on our heads. Though we may experience rejection, frustration, division, and death, God’s grace and love make us a new creation each day. Marked with the cross and filled with holy food, we are sent from worship to witness to Christ in the world.
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- Jun 21, 2020Mission in Crisis: Love One Another
Mission in Crisis: Love One AnotherThird Sunday after Pentecost - June 21, 2020Message: "Mission in Crisis: Love One Another" by Pastor Chris SteubingReadings: Ephesians 4:1-16 & Matthew 4:43-48God does not promise that the path of the disciple will be easy. Jeremiah feels the pain of rejection from those who do not want to hear what he has to say. Jesus declares that his words may bring stark division. Even so, we need not be afraid for God accounts for each hair on our heads. Though we may experience rejection, frustration, division, and death, God’s grace and love make us a new creation each day. Marked with the cross and filled with holy food, we are sent from worship to witness to Christ in the world.
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