Good morning. We have a short piece of scripture today that revolves around the word authority, and so, with the authority vested with me, that is the word that I am going to preach about today. Let’s begin by reviewing where we are: Jesus is in Galilee. He has just begun choosing his disciples. There
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Today I want to preach about the state of our nation, and while the January 20 inauguration was honorable and majestic, as it should be, I am still troubled by what happened at the US Capitol building on January 6. The memory of signs and symbols asserting that it was a Christian sanctioned movement: a
Politics in the Kingdom of God: Love and Freedom
September 13, 2020, The Rev. Doyt L. Conn, Jr. preaching
In the Vestibule
May 3, 2020, The Rev. Doyt L. Conn, Jr. preaching
Good Friday 2020 – How Has God Offended Us?
April 10, 2020, The Rev. Doyt L. Conn, Jr. preaching
Maundy Thursday 2020 – Have No Fear
April 9, 2020, The Rev. Doyt L. Conn, Jr. preaching
What it means to be free
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Here is the assumption Luke is making: every soul deeply desires freedom from the expectations of their context, whether a hedge fund manager in Manhattan, or a grandmother in Seward Park, or a shepherd in the Sudan. We all have cultural expectations set upon us, and while much of this is good and healthy, some of this can be constricting and onerous and cause us to give away our lives in favor of someone else’s expectations. And that is not Good News. Jesus came to give us Good News. He came to set us free, to liberate us, which is why he introduces us to this woman. Because she is free.