“THE MIRACLE OF GRACE”
MARCH 16 , 2 0 2 5
S E R M O N B Y : R e v . D r. P. G l e n n K i n k e n I I I
KEY QUOTES • • •
“The status quo would not heal her.” “Our call as followers is to see like Jesus and to move like Jesus. When we see someone in need, our call is to go to them and to help them.” “We honor the past, but we forget that the past was about change and growth.”
SCRIPTURE •
Luke 13:10-17 (click on scripture to read online)
POINTS TO REVISIT Last Sunday’s sermon focused on an account of Jesus healing a crippled woman on the Sabbath, and Jesus’ response to religious leaders who accused him of undermining the importance of Sabbath traditions by healing on that day. Glenn preached: “Jesus rebukes them. He says, ‘Freeing her is no different than freeing your donkey or your ox so that they might have water to drink.’ Why would we not free her so that she could drink from the living water, the water that give us life?” Glenn challenged us to be 'untied' from rigid traditions and freed to extend grace to others, just as Jesus did.
PRAYER Lord, open my heart and mind to understand how I might be bound by traditions or rules that prevent me from fully sharing your grace with others. Help me to see others as you see them and give me the courage to extend your love freely. In Jesus' name, Amen. .