The week following Easter provides us with the story of Doubting Thomas. What a beautiful picture of faith? In this sermon, Pastor Caleb tells the story of doubting Thomas, explores the value and challenge of doubt, and suggests that encounter, rather than proof, is what we ought to seek as Christians.
Freedom and Life | Bob Reid
““Slaves cannot repent their way out of slavery. They can only be delivered.” ”
This sermon on Romans discusses our slavery to sin and more so, the freedom that is made possible in Jesus Christ. "Salvation doesn't mean only being forgiven for sins. For Paul it means being delivered..."
The Story of Job | aaron kuecker
Rev. Dr. Aaron Kuecker offered a homily on the upside down world of Job. This homily provides a sweeping look at Job's perspective at the opening of the book and how his perspective has changed by the end of the book.
Leviticus 19 | Caleb Schut
In Leviticus, we are told to be holy, like our God is holy. Leviticus 19 is famous for its commands: love the foreigner in your land, leave food in your fields for the poor, do not favor the rich or the poor. The commands of Leviticus tell us something about God, something about God's people Israel, and something about what the church ought to look like.
Salt and Light | Bob Reid
Bob's homily on Matthew 5:13-20 reminded us that Christians ARE salt and ARE light. These aren't goals that we strive for. They are realities we live into.
Jesus' Inaugural Address | Caleb Schut
A week after the Beatitudes were read at President Trump's Inauguration the same passage fell into our lap. It felt right to read that passage in its proper place, the community of faith. "If we do nothing else this morning," Caleb said, "We will at least hear Christ's words in the place that they belong. We will sit at Jesus' feet and hear his words and we will take them seriously."
Joy, Desire, & Responsibility | Dr. Miroslav Volf
Grace Chicago was honored to welcome Dr. Miroslav Volf to the pulpit on January 15, 2017. Volf is the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale university and the Founding Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. Below is the audio of his homily entitled: Joy, Desire, and Responsibility.
Christmas Homily | Caleb Schut
In this Christmas homily, Pastor Caleb reflects on the world into which Jesus was born. Caesar Augustus was the "son of god" who brought peace into a world that worships and deifies power and authority. Jesus enters as God, not in order to win Caesar's game, but in order to turn the entire world on its head in order to save it.
Homily November 21 | BOB REID
A homily from Pastor Bob on Luke 22:33-43. What do you do that diminishes your humanity? How do you distance yourself from God's sustaining love and grace?
The Mountains Are Out | Trygve Johnson
In this homily, Rev. Dr. Trygve Johnson, Dean of the Chapel at Hope College, preaches on having hope in the darkness. He reflects on John's vision in Revelation and talks about finding thin places where God's presence and sovereignty are evident in today's world.
