"Inclusivity" Tagged Sermons
Emmanuel Stories: However God Made Us or Aged Us!
In October at Emmanuel, we have a tradition of sharing our “Emmanuel Stories.” These are stories of impactful ministry shared by our members during the sermon time. Lois Bohnsack shared this story on Sunday, October 12th: I didn’t know Patrick Farlow when I first read his comment on a Facebook post, but I liked what he said. Patrick and I have a mutual friend, and he’s on Facebook. Our friend is an overall great guy; he just has some wacky…
What IS Reconciling in Christ?
What IS Reconciling in Christ? Six years ago—on September 8th, 2019—our congregation took an important step: we voted to become a Reconciling in Christ partner congregation. That decision came after lots of prayer, conversations, and learning together. We just celebrated our six-year anniversary and held our annual Reconciling in Christ Sunday, but I realized that I’ve never really paused to explain what this whole “Reconciling in Christ” thing means for us. Many of us were here six years ago; many…