Worship This Week
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Worship This Week
Sunday, July 22, 2018
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
The Letter to the Ephesians is rich with theological language and, because of that, can make for difficult reading sometimes. However, the content of the letter is so much more affirming and uplifting than the conflicted things we encountered in the Corinthian letters that the reading is easy in another sense. This week, we get both assurance and challenge from Ephesians. I'm playing around with two important ideas in this text: first it calls us to remember where we came from and how we got here. The writer reminds those who read this letter first that they were once outsiders and still would be without the grace of God which accepts them. Later on, he uses images from the building trades to talk about the Church as a community built by God. This week's sermon comes from Ephesians 2:11-22 and is called "An Ongoing Construction Project." That's what we are, I think, something God is still building. I look forward to worshiping with you and exploring these ideas further.
Bob Phelps, Pastor
J J White Memorial Presbyterian Church
110 Third Street
McComb, MS 39648
church phone 601.684.4189
Worship This Week
Sunday, July 22, 2018
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
The Letter to the Ephesians is rich with theological language and, because of that, can make for difficult reading sometimes. However, the content of the letter is so much more affirming and uplifting than the conflicted things we encountered in the Corinthian letters that the reading is easy in another sense. This week, we get both assurance and challenge from Ephesians. I'm playing around with two important ideas in this text: first it calls us to remember where we came from and how we got here. The writer reminds those who read this letter first that they were once outsiders and still would be without the grace of God which accepts them. Later on, he uses images from the building trades to talk about the Church as a community built by God. This week's sermon comes from Ephesians 2:11-22 and is called "An Ongoing Construction Project." That's what we are, I think, something God is still building. I look forward to worshiping with you and exploring these ideas further.
Bob Phelps, Pastor
J J White Memorial Presbyterian Church
110 Third Street
McComb, MS 39648
church phone 601.684.4189