This online worship service was led by Rev. Joan Pell. Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28. Hymns are from Singing the Faith, numbers 416 and 404. Video and audio available and the written text for the sermon. This is the third sermon in the five-week series living outside the box.
We try to box God in, but God is always breaking out of the box and shattering our understandings of life in God’s kingdom. In today’s scripture, Jesus has put himself in a box. It takes a voice from an outsider to challenge his viewpoint. Jesus is very human in this story and not very nice or kind.
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