When Oceans Rise (9 AM)
Peter takes a few steps on water before he begins to sink, and Jesus reaches out his hand to save him. Many of us have heard a sermon on Matthew 14:22-33 before, and the focus is usually on Peter and his faith. But what if the story is more about Jesus than it is about Peter? What if we spend less time on Peter's unraveled certainty and give our attention to the saving work of God who hears all our cries? Maybe then we'll be better equipped to share the good news of Jesus Christ.
Series Information
Sometimes it feels like the world is falling apart. Living in the midst of a pandemic, most of us know this feeling all too well.Our tightly-knit plans unravel and we’re left with only loose threads. What do we become when our identity or the path we’re on comes undone?
But what if our fears don’t become our reality? Is it possible that in our unraveling, we might come face-to-face with unexpected hope, joy and love; a new beginning we couldn’t ever have imagined? Sometimes we need God to unravel us, for we need or even long to be changed.
This Easter season, we will explore biblical accounts of unraveled shame, identity, fear, grief, dreams, and expectations. Together, we’ll see that God can meet us in our spiraling, unraveling our plans—and us—into something new.