This sermon for Anniversary Sunday challenges us to embrace the "gift of failure." We dive into the deep sea's bioluminescence and the Japanese art of Kintsugi (golden repair) to argue that true renewal and the outpouring of God's Spirit (promised in Joel 2) often come after we risk breaking. We must stop freezing in fear and take the necessary leaps, knowing that the greatest danger isn't failure itself, but refusing to admit and reflect on it. The world needs the church to risk failure for the sake of grace and compassion.

Scripture Reading: Joel 2:21-32

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