Worship for Sept. 4, 2022: Sacrificing the Need to be Right for the Sake of the Kingdom

Take a whirlwind tour with Paul on his first missionary journey. Then return home with him where he finds a heated dispute in the church. See how the early followers of Jesus knew how to do some things we are rapidly forgetting as a contemporary culture: interrogating our own beliefs and living with humility in our identities.

Place Finders: Word 12:23 Sermon 24:45 Prayers 37:25

Sermon Notes: For a great roundup on Paul’s early career and life in the early church, check out as usual, The Bible Project podcast. This especially informed my summary of Paul’s first missionary journey. Listen to Saul and Subversive Christianity here.

Amy Jill- Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler have one of the best resources to contextualize accurately the New Testament tradition: The Jewish Annotated New Testament. Tremendous study notes and essays.

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