and if you say that you're okay
i'm gonna heal you anyway A sermon from 1 John 2:7-17 After preaching something as unlikely as Jesus CHOOSING to show up in that rag-tag congregation; the elder doubles-down on the strangeness of the sermon, and tells the folks sitting in the pew that morning that they’re not just Jesus’ cup of tea, they’re also his conquerors ! His conquerors… Imagine how that must have sounded! Never mind for a second that their congregation was beset by problems; and instead think about the list of victories the congregation had scored recently… Having trouble??? That’s because they hadn’t actually conquered anything ! At least, not yet. The congregation was still new . Too young. They hadn’t had a chance to win or lose anything! And yet , their preacher tells them, they’ve conquered the evil one… That’s like, before the closing ceremonies; before the game is even over, an official declaring the winner! If the first part of the sermo...