Scripture:                   Mark 3: 20-35, 2 Corinthians 4: 13-5:1

Sermon Title:             What Cannot be Seen

Sermon Theme:         In this passage the Apostle Paul is giving us a distinctive way of perceiving and responding to life, one that involves understanding the difference between what is unseen and eternal and what is seen and temporary. Paul realizes that we cannot know the unseen, except by looking through the mirror of Christ.  Seeing all that happens to us in this way gives us courage. It frees us to acknowledge that the spaces we live in are not ultimately secure. The physical spaces we identify with; bodies, homes, churches, temples, even cities and nations, can all be destroyed. Even those things that we believe define us, our spheres of influence, our societal networks, and our cultures, are not completely in our control.

But amid the insecurity of these flimsy structures we find we have a building from God, a house not made by human hands. What the Spirit creates within and among us through faith is nothing other than God’s overflowing and freely given, reign of justice and mercy, making our lives an expansive place of grace and unity.

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