FREE TO GOD | THE CROSS IN A FRACTURED WORLD (GAL. 6:11-18)

Speaker: Pastor Tristan Sherwin

'Jesus does not use the cross as a weapon of supremacy, a marker of dominance, but as a monument of sacrificial love, not a weapon of coercion, but a tree of communion with all those who have fallen short of the standard ...

In this divided moment—when our culture is marked by anxiety, suspicion, and anger—we, the church, are called to be different. The church is called to live as a preview of that coming Kingdom—the “already and not yet” of God’s new creation.

This means we do not mirror the world’s contempt or fear. We refuse to collapse political critique into personal hatred. We mirror the cruciform love of Jesus and let it shape every part of our life — our politics, our speech, our online presence, our relationships, our posture toward those who are not like us.'

Tristan shares his full sermon notes on his own blog. You can read them here: FREE TO GOD | THE CROSS IN A FRACTURED WORLD