What is a congregation to do if a member is involved in persistent, willful sin?  We discuss that a lot more in this class session.  

In this session we study chapter 4 of 1 Corinthians. 

It can be discouraging when we pray for something, but it seems as if God isn't answering our prayer.  In these verses, Jesus encourages His people to keep on praying and not to lose heart. 

Note that only the first half of the class is on the recording due to the battery dying in the recording device. 

In the book of Ruth we get a glimpse of the mercy of God and how He included unexpected individuals in the earthly family tree of Jesus. 

Unfortunately the audio didn't catch the first part of the sermon, so it is printed below.

Grace and peace be to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,

Today I had the pleasure of baptizing Miles into Christ Jesus and today, for the sermon, I've prepared a letter to Miles, but truly it is a letter to all who are baptized.  It is based on today's Old Testament and Gospel readings.  So, even as I read this letter to Miles, please hear in it the message for yourselves.

Dear Miles,

You have been baptized into Christ! Oh happy day, all your sins are washed away! You've received the gift of the Holy Spirit, faith in Jesus, forgiveness of sins, adoption into the family of God, and the covering of Christ's righteousness.  You have been buried with Jesus in His death and raised with him to new life!  And because of Jesus you now need not fear death, because in Him you have the victory over death! 

We explore themes such as maturity, spirituality, and wisdom as understood by the world and as revealed by God.