We are a forgetful people in a land of distractions. Our minds are easily captivated by trivial and temporary inducements. New things quickly become old. In our mind’s eye even glory tends to fade and warnings tend to wane. It is no wonder that we who are invisibly united to Christ and visibly in and not of this world live in constant need of renewal. And what is true for the Christian is true for the church. This is a series that seeks to renew the mind of the church. Not so much by reviewing what she is called to do as much as what she is called. As with the Christian so with church, her God-given identity defines her. We who are the church are a people for God and none other.
Before we return to the book of Romans, we will be looking at the what scripture says about the Church, in its nature, how she expresses herself in song, and how the church cares and equips for its members.
The messages from this series can be found here:
Manny Pereira - August 6, 2017
Hope Is Born
The sermon seeks to highlight Matthew’s intent to close the narrative of Christ’s birth with an emphasis on hope. The threefold insistence placed on Christ’s fulfillment of otherwise unanticipated Scriptural references illustrates contextually an emphasis on hope. As the text continues to present Jesus as the long hoped-for Messiah-King, attention is now directed to hope that stands in the face of great tragedy and evil. Indeed, our Lord is quite the unexpected Christ—completely uninvented by man and shockingly glorious.
Scripture References: Matthew 2:13-23
