In the time of Jesus, the greatest power the world knew was the power to take life. Those in authority often had the power to take life almost with impunity, and that was especially true for the emperor. Jesus came to display something even greater. The power to bring life back from the grave and the final reminder that even the brokenness of death can stop the beauty of God. As we prepare to celebrate the resurrection on Easter, this sermon seeks to help us better understand what it's all about.

The body is a great metaphor for the church. We are a system of interconnected parts brought together to do an extraordinary thing. This is true, and yet we are imperfect and often let each other down. In this sermon, we unpack Paul's teaching on this metaphor and see how God creates beauty from the brokenness of the church.

As we get older, we often see independence as the goal to achieve in life. The thing is, the opposite is true of faith. The more mature our faith becomes, the greater our dependance on God should be. This is Good News, because it is how we are reminded of God's abiding presence in our lives.