This sermon was preached on August 2, 2015 at Epiphany Anglican Mission in Peoria Illinois.
Scriptures:
2nd Samuel 11:26-12:13
Psalm 51:1-13
Ephesians 4:1-16
John 6:24-35
Our Scripture passages this week consist of a big heavy story (2nd Samuel, followed by Psalm 51) and big expansive ideas (Ephesians and John). We have David's sin of murder and infidelity addressed in 2nd Samuel, followed by a raw prayer of repentance in Psalm 51. Then we have Paul painting a grand picture of what the Church is in his letter to the Ephesians, and Jesus speaking of himself as the Bread of Life in the Gospel of John. But despite having all this grand and heavy material at our disposal we are going to zero in on something very specific from Ephesians: speaking the truth to each other in love. We will go back and link some of the bigger ideas to this one concept, but our main focus will be on this one difficult task. It is a great sentiment, speaking the truth in love, but how to actually do so is quite the undertaking.
