Sermon: “Open to A New Beginning”
Theme: Our vision for Christmas is of reconciliation and peace, which takes place through daily openness to God’s healing in our lives as we acknowledge our need for renewal.
Purpose: The congregation will recognize a need to seek a new vision for themselves and for the world in which they live.
Scriptures: Isaiah 11:1-10 A shoot from the stump of Jessie, the wolf shall live with the lamb, the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord.
Matthew 3:1-12 John the Baptist, baptized with repentance.
Questions:
In what ways are we blind to possibilities for hope and peace? In what ways does our inability to envision ourselves being different keep us from being open to God’s renewal and work in our lives? In what ways do we create the hopelessness and despair for peace in which we live? How can we envision God accomplishing a new work in our midst? How do we live acting realistically while keeping the ideals of peace and justice as our guide? What role does working for peace have in our ability to envision change in ourselves and in the world around us?
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