This morning we are going to consider one final image the New Testament uses to speak of the church. Scripture includes more than those we’ve looked at—the church as God’s sheep and God’s family—but I’ll end this series by considering the image of the church as the temple of the …
Over the past weeks, we’ve been considering different ways in which Scripture speaks of us, Christ’s church. We began by considering Jesus as our Good Shepherd. Then we turned to what God expects of us as the sheep of Christ, our Good Shepherd God. From there we considered what it …
I’d like to begin this morning by making a confession—and it’s a terrible confession to make given that it is Father’s Day and I genuinely hope all of the fathers in the congregation feel appreciated today! But my confession is that I do not like celebrating secular holidays in worship …
Last week we considered John chapter 10 and learned about the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ, who cares for his sheep. This morning we are going to consider what this Good Shepherd expects of us, his sheep. Our passage in Matthew addresses both the future and the present. It addresses the …
As we turn to this morning’s passage, I’d like to say a few words about its setting: In chapter 9 of John, Jesus healed a man who was born blind, much to the chagrin of some Pharisees, religious leaders at the time who were characterized by a strict observance of …
