Sermon for August 11, 2019 - "Should We Then Sin?"

When we receive grace, does it leave us unchanged? The apostle Paul uses such a rhetorical device to engage his audience - and us - in understanding the nature of dying to sin. It's not just disliking sin, or sinning a bit less... we have died to sin, completely. In our third Sunday reading from Romans, Rev. Tom describes how Paul sees baptism not just as a single event, but a life-long process for a believer. We are baptized into Christ not only to die as he did, but to live in a newness of life as he did. Tom illustrates how this new life begins even before death - We don't need to wait for the resurrection to live in Christian fellowship, to love unconditionally as God loves, and to open ourselves to others in joy and giving. So please come to a worship service at Second Presbyterian when you can, and enjoy the podcast's new bumper music! (Bible reading - Romans 6:1-11, NRSV)

Please join us in our "Fit in the Faith" quest to make an 8,700-mile journey like Paul! Visit This Page to share how far you've traveled in Paul's footsteps!