It seems on the surface like Jesus is saying, ‘divorce is inherently a bad idea, and you’re wrong to do it’, when in fact culturally speaking, Jesus’ message seemed to be, ‘you treat women like kleenex, please stop, they’re not meant to be disposable.’
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Category: Sermons, Tabs
Tags: Divorce, god, Gospel of Mark, Is divorce a sin?, Is it okay to get divorced?, Is Jesus a misogynist?, Jesus, liberal Christianity, liberal church, Liberal Episcopal Church, Love, Treatment of women in the bible, What does the bible say on divorce?
What is real humility? Can God use even the useless?
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Category: Sermons, Tabs
Tags: argument, God can use the powerless, God can use the useless, God can use the weak, God can use you, hospitality, how do we be humble?, Humble, humility, Jesus, what is humility?, You have gifts and talents from God.
This is a sermon we offer to you for when life is rough. It was preached directly after yet another violent tragedy (this time, a shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada), but it’s full of wisdom to refer to whenever you are in the midst of the uncontrollable chaos of pain and suffering and you can’t see your way out.
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Category: Sermons, Tabs
Tags: acts of god, chaos, god, loss, pain, paul, shootings, suffering, tragedy, where is god, why do bad things happen to good people