Text: Luke 4:16-30
Speaker: Mark Rupp
Let me begin by saying what an honor it is to have been called to serve Columbus Mennonite. The opportunity to serve a church in a pastoral role is something that, for a long time, I was not sure would ever be a possibility for me. And so I thank you for being a congregation that is willing to live into your commitment to welcome all people. I thank you for being a congregation that refuses to allow requests for patience to drown out cries of injustice. I thank you for knowing that we cannot be silent when we know that God is near. I am truly humbled by the opportunity to serve a congregation that has felt like home long before I even applied for this position. May God’s Spirit continue to be felt strongly here among us as we enter into this journey together.
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This past week, when someone found out which scripture I had picked for today’s sermon, she told me she could not even imagine what I was going to say about it. This passage actually happens to be one of my favorite stories to preach about because, in...