Passage: Matthew 18:15-20 Antagonism is that spirit of opposition that seems so prevalent in society today. The world runs on antagonism, says David Fitch. Do any of us really disagree? Us vs. them seems to be the default worldview in our culture; indeed in most cultures. This is of course a direct result of the … [Read more…]
Passage: 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 Last week we set the foundation for our summer series of sermons on the idea of faithful presence. I made the case that the Bible teaches us that God’s way of changing this world for the better is being faithfully present in the world, and the way he is faithfully present … [Read more…]
At Winter Conference for the Anglican Mission this year, we heard from a speaker named David Fitch. David is the author of a book called Faithful Presence: Seven Disciplines that Shape the Church for Mission. In his book he tells a story about a friend of his named Wayne Gordon who moved into the Lawndale … [Read more…]
“Let my prayer be counted as incense before you…” (Psalm 141:2a, ESV) You may notice the use of incense at DMAC for only a few of the special holy days of the Christian Year. Burning incense goes all the way back to the Temple worship of the Old Testament as a representation of the prayers … [Read more…]
🔊 Listen to the audio from this sermon a sermon for Desert Mission Anglican Church on February 18, 2018 (The first Sunday in Lent) by Fr. Nathan R. Hale Passage: 1 Peter 3:18-22 The purpose of Lent to consider both the cross we have been called to carry, and the cross that Jesus carried on our … [Read more…]