Holy Companion: Message for 11th Sunday after Pentecost 2011

August 28, 2011 Sermons by James Ravenscroft Edit
Along with democracy and our understanding of beauty, Greek theological concepts are also a part of their legacy to us. The distant Zeus seems more how we conceive of God than what we see in the scriptures - God who is close to us as our own heartbeat. In both Moses encounter with God in the burning bush and Jesus' invitation to his followers to share in his cross, we hear of God who is there with us rather than distant. Read more at sermon.110828.pdf or listen sermon 110828.mp3. To comment, click on this week's message title.

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# Wayne Wilson 2011-08-30 11:04
I just finished watching a video of Karen Armstrong's "TED" Lecture on a Charter for Compassion. Her point is that religion is all about the golden rule, i.e. compassion. In this sermon, the comment "The Son of Man must feel the depth of what others feel" ties the sermon directly to issue of compassion. To me this provides a much better understanding of the meaning of the Jesus' death on the cross than the traditional "he died for our sins" view. His death provides us with the image of God understanding our trials - with the view that we should also strive to understand the experience of others - including our enemies. Very thought provoking sermon - thanks.
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