Feb
09
2009
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The following was used as a guided meditation on Hebrews 11 (The Message version) on Sunday, February 8th by Winton Boyd. Meditation questions are in italics.
Hebrews 11 (The Message)
1-2 The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd. 3By faith, we see the world called into existence by God’s word, what we see created by what we don’t see. Continue Reading »
Feb
04
2009
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Preached by Winton Boyd on Sunday, February 1. Text at the end of the sermon.
This complicated story has to key segments.
1. In a dream/vision, Peter is asked to expand or alter his understanding of God’s law – a new way of seeing an old world. He is commanded to eat ‘forbidden foods.” “God shows no partiality” (v. 34)
2. Peter and Cornelius are brought together in order that Cornelius might be baptized – the first Gentile who isn’t asked to become Jewish in order to become a Christian. In doing so, they begin a new trend in the early church, one which would become a source of disagreement in the early church (Acts 15- Jerusalem Council). Continue Reading »
