Outrageous Grace

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(June 27, 2010 – Kim Pierrot)

Having to explain the punchline of a joke is a little like trying to preach on a New Testament parable. Jesus’ words had immediacy and a simplicity that is easily lost on us today. Jesus took everyday things and characters from his world, and told stories about them to confront his listeners with truths about the Kingdom of God. If a preacher explains and dissects too much, the power and provocation inherent in Jesus’ parables gets lost. So, as we begin our summer series on the parables of Jesus, our plan is to tell them as simply as possible, and then wonder about them together as a community, listening to what God might provoke and stir up in us as we listen to His word and to each other.

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