This week's sermon...from the book of Esther...with reference to Psalm 46 and Hebrews 10:19-23.
God's covenant promises are one of the primary themes of the Bible: though we may not see their fulfillment, God will surely be faithful to what God has promised. But while we can rest on these sure promises, we also have to recognize that those promises sometimes demand our vulnerability, our willingness to venture into the unknown, our willingness to take a risk. Just like Abraham, like the Israelites in the wilderness, like Esther, we have to step out in faith in order to step into the blessing that God has for us.
This week's sermon...from the book of Esther...with reference to Psalm 46 and Hebrews 10:19-23. What is a miracle, really? Is it limited to things we cannot explain? Things that defy reason and science? Or can we recognize the amazing gifts that are around us every day, the ordinary miracles? Because God is at work in the mists of regular, ordinary, everyday things. In the book of Esther, all of the unexpected twists and divine reversals emerge out of perfectly normal kinds of things. And far more often than not, it's the same in our lives. Let's look around and notice God's sustaining presence with us.
This week's sermon...from the Book of Esther, with reference to Psalm 147 and Romans 8:28-39. |
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