Central West End Church

We live in a world that increasingly values cultural diversity. But that is not a new vision. Revelation 7 shows us that this has always been God's vision for the world, and how he fulfills it.

*Please excuse the white noise for the first part of the sermon. We had some technical difficulties and it is resolved right around the 19:54 mark.

Our culture trains us to separate physical reality (the "real world") from spiritual reality (God's world). But what would it look like to live our faith publicly in such a way that those two worlds come near, and even become one world?

While our culture says that sharing your faith is wrong, even some atheists say that if Christians really believe the gospel is the way to abundant life, the only thing that makes moral, rational sense is to share that faith. So why don’t we? In this passage, Jesus helps us to understand that we are missing something.

How do you makes sense of Jesus and the gospel to a world in which Christianity is meaningless, or even seen as harmful and destructive? Jesus' encounter with the woman at the well has a lot to show us about that.

We have no problem publicly advocating for our convictions about many things (e.g. politics) because we believe they address ultimate questions about the wellbeing of the whole world. What if the gospel, rightly understood, has more to say to those questions than anything else?

In this passage, Jesus has a lot to show us about reparations, and how we might think about this controversial subject.

In Matthew 25, Jesus says he's the King before whom every human will one day give an account of their life. What is the basis of his assessment of our lives? What is his desire for us? This passage shows us.

How should Christians think about and navigate all the competing ideologies and theories about justice? And especially, how can we do so in a way that leads not to division, but to greater peace and justice in the world?

What is the relationship between justice and faith? Many feel that faith should be kept private, while justice is public. But what if living a life of justice not only allows for faith to be a part of it, what if real justice requires it?