Sermons from November 2020

Sermons from November 2020

Thinking Biblically: Reading the Bible as a Whole

Primary Text: Hebrews 111:-12: Scripture quotes in this sermon are from the NRSV, unless otherwise cited. Although it was not read in it’s entirety in two of the three services, Hebrews 11 is included here in it’s entirety. 11 ” Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. 3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is…

Thinking Biblically: Introducing Prophecy

Primary Text: Zephaniah 3:14-20 All scripture references in this sermon are from the NRSV, unless otherwise noted. 14 Sing aloud, O daughter Zion;     shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart,     O daughter Jerusalem! 15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you,     he has turned away your enemies. The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;     you shall fear disaster no more. 16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Do not fear, O Zion;…

Thinking Biblically: Wisdom Literature

Primary Text: Job 28 1 “Surely there is a mine for silver,     and a place for gold to be refined. 2 Iron is taken out of the earth,     and copper is smelted from ore. 3 Miners put[a] an end to darkness,     and search out to the farthest bound     the ore in gloom and deep darkness. 4 They open shafts in a valley away from human habitation;     they are forgotten by travelers,     they sway suspended, remote from people. 5 As for the earth, out of…