Rev. Stuart Higginbotham, DMin

Jesus carries the prophetic vision into his own life and ministry, and he challenges us to focus on the deep practice of faith--what the prayer for today calls "true religion." In anxious and uncertain days, Jesus reminds us to trust the Spirit's presence rather than asserting our own agendas and yielding to our impulse to grasp onto power. Such "true religion" offers us hope, and we need more of it these days.

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Rev. Brandon Nonnemaker, Ed.D.

This sermon reflects on Jesus' healing of a woman bent down by burden and the clash between rigid law and liberating love. It invites us to move beyond limited perspectives—of ourselves, of others, and of God—and step into Christ’s expansive vision of dignity and compassion.

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Rev. Stuart Higginbotham, DMin

Jesus speaks of bringing division, and the shallow parts of ourselves push back against discomfort. But the deep teachings of Christian practice demonstrate how the wisdom of Jesus cuts through our illusions and patterns that thwart our own spiritual growth and evolution. That is the point of what we do, the goal of who we are.

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