January 15, 2023 Sermon Series: People of Light Sermon Title: Light Response Text: Isaiah 49:1-7 Preacher: Todd Nelson Sermon Podcast: https://downtownlex.org/podcast/ __________________________________________________ The prophet Isaiah had an amazing calling by God which begins, “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty, and the hem of… Read More People of Light in the Arena of Darkness
January 8, 2023 First Sunday after Epiphany People of Light Isaiah 42:1-7 Sermon Podcast: https://downtownlex.org/podcast/ _________________________ We are now in the season after Epiphany. Epiphany takes place on the thirteenth day after Christmas Day. It is the day celebrating that the gospel was opened to the Gentiles. The story of the wise men following a… Read More People of Light
Sermon from January 1, 2023 Isaiah 63:7-9 Sermon podcast available at https://downtownlex.org/podcast/ __________________________________________ In chapter 63 of Isaiah, Israel has returned from exile to a torn-up Jerusalem and a host of other problems. The chapter examines their response to finding things left bad and the entire journey ahead being overwhelming. And in the middle of… Read More Glass Half Full God
As we begin our series on the Cross this Lent, today is a day we crest the hill and begin to see the lights of a far away city and get a sense of its scope. Not every detail will be visible mind you, and it never will be in this story, but we will… Read More Approaching the Cross: Defining Love
Would you do me the favor of allowing me to share a hard lesson for me? It’s been whispered in my ear for the past fifteen or so years. Our gospel is too narrow. By “gospel” I mean how God brings the good news of salvation upon the earth. I believe that our gospel is… Read More A Narrow Gospel
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