“Knowing you are worth something is everything. And we as a church are entrusted with that message – by Jesus we are called to bear the message that the most vulnerable are worth something, that the persecuted and punished, the broken and the beaten and the discarded are precious and foundational to the universe. ”
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Sermon 23:16
Prayers 38:09 Comm Time 44:01
Sermon Notes
The insight about abusive relationships and being black in America comes from this book — which I have yet to read but others recommend: James Cone — The Cross and the Lynching Tree.
Today is not just about reform or becoming more inclusive or becoming relevant or tweaking the worship to keep us all happy. Instead, it’s about the wholesale breakdown of every assumption of what it means to be church.
Sermon Notes
Thank you, Rev. Matt Keadle, for your ironical observations about our current Pentecost.
The story I quote today comes Rabbi David Wolpe and his minute long daily inspiration videos. To watch the whole clip, visit his project at Mt. Sinai Temple in Los Angeles.
