Joshua & Identity Part 2

Sermon Text:

Joshua 2:1-24

This sermon examines the story of Rahab and how her story subverts the narrative established in Joshua chapter 1 of obedience and unity. The story of Rahab in Joshua 2 is an incredible piece of literature in which the most non-Israelite imaginable, a Canaanite, a woman, and a prostitute, becomes the hero of this story. It would have been shocking to its ancient audience. We recover the shocking nature of this story and see what it has to tell us about issues of God and identity.

Joshua & Identity Part 1

Sermons Text:

Joshua 1:1-18

Ephesians 4:1-16

This sermon begins to introduce the major themes of Joshua especially as the book relates to identity. We will interact with ideas of identity and how it shapes religion and politics and enter into the contemporary debate over issues of tribalism. Also in this sermon, we discuss how Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 hit, “Born in the U.S.A.” can be used as a key to understanding the subversive nature of Joshua.

Third Sunday of Advent

Sermon Text:

Luke 2:8-14

Luke 24:36-49

Second Sunday of Advent

Sermon Texts:

John 5:16-21, 31-47

Luke 2:8-12

First Sunday of Advent

Sermon Texts:

Mark 6:45-52, 7:1-13, 7:6-10, 7:13-16

Luke 2:15-20

Mark & Identity Part 5

Sermon Text:

Mark 6:1-13

Mark & Identity Part 4

Sermon Text:

Mark 4:21-34

Mark & Identity Part 3

Sermon Text:

Mark 4:1-20

Mark & Identity Part 2

Sermon Text:

Mark 3:20-35

Mark & Identity Part 1

Sermon Text:

Mark 1:9-27