St. John's Franklin Podcast

Kenny Benge preached a sermon entitled “A Missional Community” for The Fifth Sunday After Epiphany on February 8, 2015. During the season of Epiphany, we are focusing on the vision and mission of St. John's. In this fifth sermon in the series, I discuss St. John's as a missional church. Mission is integral and essential to the church. If a church isn’t participating in mission, why should it even exist? But we understand a more holistic approach to mission; to see our parish in the larger story of God’s missional heart for each other, our families, our work, our neighborhoods, our city and county, as well as to the ends of the earth.

 

 

Due to technical difficulties, this sermon was not recorded. A PDF of my notes can be downloaded here.

 

 A PDF version of our Vision Statement can be downloaded here.

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Kenny Benge preached a sermon entitled “Embracing Sabbath Rhythms” for The Fourth Sunday After Epiphany on February 1, 2015. During the season of Epiphany, we are focusing on the vision and mission of St. John's. In this fourth sermon in the series, I contrast the biblical view of time with prevailing notions of “clock time.” At St. John’s, we desire to live into Sabbath rhythms of work and rest as a church, as families and as individuals. These rhythms help us receive our homes, our families, our friends, and our church as gifts from God— leading to gratitude and worship.

 

 A PDF version of our Vision Statement can be downloaded here.

 

The Fourth Sunday After Epiphany 

Deuteronomy 18:15-20 

Psalm 111

1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Mark 1:21-28

Direct download: Vision_SabbathRhythms.mp3
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