Jesus–Suffered, Crucified, Dead, Buried, Descended

Jesus–Suffered, Crucified, Dead, Buried, Descended

Mike Roth

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In the early church, the Apostles’ Creed was used as a catechism for those who were baptized. Thus, its language was central to Christian imagination. Throughout Lent, our Animating Images sermon series intends to recapture ancient Christian imagination by engaging the Apostles’ Creed. However, rather than using the creed to explicate faith, this series will invite us to ponder creedal statements as icons that animate our lives by Divine Love. 

Jesus—Christ, Son, Lord, Conceived, Born of Virgin

Jesus—Christ, Son, Lord, Conceived, Born of Virgin

Mike Roth

In the early church, the Apostles’ Creed was used as a catechism for those who were baptized. Thus, its language was central to Christian imagination. Throughout Lent, our Animating Images sermon series intends to recapture ancient Christian imagination by engaging the Apostles’ Creed. However, rather than using the creed to explicate faith, this series will invite us to ponder creedal statements as icons that animate our lives by Divine Love.

God—Father, Almighty, Creator

God—Father, Almighty, Creator

Ben Barczi

To download a manuscript for this sermon, click here.

In the early church, the Apostles’ Creed was used as a catechism for those who were baptized. Thus, its language was central to Christian imagination. Throughout Lent, our Animating Images sermon series intends to recapture ancient Christian imagination by engaging the Apostles’ Creed. However, rather than using the creed to explicate faith, this series will invite us to ponder creedal statements as icons that animate our lives by Divine Love.

Voices from the Wilderness, IX: The Witness of Dalit Theology

Voices from the Wilderness, IX: The Witness of Dalit Theology

Ben Barczi

To download a manuscript of this sermon, click here.

In Epiphany the church basks in the light of Christ revealed to us. Yet simultaneously we live in a world divided by difference, riven by power structures that alienate and marginalize. To our surprise, the light of God shines upon us from the other, as God listens attentively to the voice of cries from the wilderness. In showing his mercy to the oppressed, God is revealed to them in ways the powerful do not know, so that our salvation is wrapped up into listening to their voices.

This sermon series situates us as attentive listeners to theological voices that cry out from the wildernesses of oppression and injustice in our society. We will train our attention on global voices that articulate the theological vision of the oppressed. From the United States, we listen to the voice of Mujerista theology, giving voice to the Latina experience of God. From Korea, we listen to Minjung theology, the exploited who see the Suffering Servant among them. From India, we listen to Dalit theology, the “untouchables” who belong at the table of the Kingdom of God.

Reading the Text with Minjung Theology

Reading the Text with Minjung Theology

Mike Roth

To download a manuscript of this sermon, click here.

In Epiphany the church basks in the light of Christ revealed to us. Yet simultaneously we live in a world divided by difference, riven by power structures that alienate and marginalize. To our surprise, the light of God shines upon us from the other, as God listens attentively to the voice of cries from the wilderness. In showing his mercy to the oppressed, God is revealed to them in ways the powerful do not know, so that our salvation is wrapped up into listening to their voices.

This sermon series situates us as attentive listeners to theological voices that cry out from the wildernesses of oppression and injustice in our society. We will train our attention on global voices that articulate the theological vision of the oppressed. From the United States, we listen to the voice of Mujerista theology, giving voice to the Latina experience of God. From Korea, we listen to Minjung theology, the exploited who see the Suffering Servant among them. From India, we listen to Dalit theology, the “untouchables” who belong at the table of the Kingdom of God.