Blessed Are (Traditional)

Glimpses of the Kin-dom

Rev. Will WhiteJanuary 29, 2023All Church

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Passage: Matthew 5:1-12

On Sunday, January 29, 2023, Pender Lead Pastor Will White preached on "Blessed Are" based on Matthew 5:1-12.

The Handbell Prelude by the Joy Ringers was “A Day of Celebration” by Kathie Mackie.

The hymns "Be Thou My Vision", "Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross" and "What Gift Can We Bring" were accompanied by Liz Eunji Moon, piano; Brian Stevenson, guitar and cello.

The Sanctuary Choir Anthem was "Where There is Love" by Douglas Nolan.

This was Liz Eunji Moon last Sunday playing piano at Pender's Traditional Worship Service.

For the next three weeks, we dip into the Sermon on the Mount, perhaps the most famous extended teaching from Jesus from the gospels. This week, we look at what are called the Beatitudes, the first part of the Sermon.

"Blessed Are" is the fourth sermon in the series titled "Glimpses of the Kin-dom". We are counting the weeks after Epiphany and attempting to get a glimpse of what life as the people of God might be like. We consider some of the most famous passages of scripture to help us shape a vision of the life we are called to live—not just a special, rise-to-the-occasion kind of life, but an everyday life, an ordinary life that isn’t ordinary. Because we believe that followers of Christ who live their faith day by day are anything but ordinary. They stand out; they become models and mentors; they are examples of what life is all about. At least that is our hope and our belief: that our lives represent the kin-dom of God. We are the evidence that our faith is true and our God is at work in the world. In other words, we are now the epiphany, the light shining forth for the world to see. And of course, we will fail from time to time. But how we deal with failure is also a sign of that presence and glimpse of the kin-dom. So, this ordinary time is extra-ordinary in the living of it. Let us embrace the call with grace and with joy.

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