August 6, 2023 - Turntable Gospel: ”Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors” by the Editors *WITH BONUS CONTENT* - a podcast by St. Marys UCC, Silver Run, MD

Sermon Text:  Romans 5, Psalm 40

 

This song moves our conversation about "Babylon" from the global to the personal. Babylon makes false promises, and yet there's this nagging sense of hope, that things can be different. In Romans, Paul teaches us that in Adam, we are all fallen, but in the second Adam, Christ, we are all made new. This is reflected in the Editors lyrics - our "broken hearts" of shame are turned into the "broken hearts" of freedom and joy. And as a church, we are called to share that new life with others.

In our Bonus Content, we talk about a simple prayer that can help us tell this deeper truth - the truth about Christ, and the truth about ourselves - and how this prayer can move from confession to rejoicing.  Let us introduce you to the Jesus Prayer.

 

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