Seattle Mennonite Church Sermons

Don’t Build a Ramp Into the Empire’s Pool


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When the systems of the Empire fail, we may follow our impulse to reform them; to make them more just. But our salvation will never ultimately come from the systems of Empire. We may (and must!) also follow the lead from Jesus: to notice those who have been abandoned for 38 long years, to engage those beloveds, and to seek and offer healing from an altogether different source.

Sermon begins at minute marker 2:28

 John 4.46-5.18

Resources:

  • BibleWorm podcast: Episode 725 - Miraculous Healthcare, Amy Robertson and Robert Williamson, Jr. - An especially HUGE debt of gratitude this week to Bobby (Dr. Robert Williamson, Jr.) for the content and flow of this message.
  • Image: Luigi Mayer, Views in Palestine: Pool of Bethesda, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall, 1804, made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
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