SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, March 15, 2026

Dear Friends in Jesus –

This Sunday we engage a narrative of biblical proportions: an intergenerational saga that is the foundation of lives of the faithful for millennia– Abram and Sarai setting out from Haran on a promise.

God has promised a child, and that Abram would be the progenitor of nations. Hmmm... he’s 75 and she’s 65. And yet, the promise will be fulfilled 25 years later!

There is much in the saga of Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, Ishmael, and Isaac over the 25 years that reveals ignoble behavior reflecting the culture and the time: slavery, surrogacy, harems, cowardice, deception. But the takeaway, supported by the Apostle Paul to the Romans, is Abraham’s obedience. And the many others' obedience who, through Abraham’s obedience, found the strength to follow and were reckoned righteous by God.

What about us? Will we be obedient? Why not? Two commandments: love God and love your neighbor. Together we can do it!

Folks, we are at the top of God’s list to be conscripted for God’s wondrous, luscious, righteous work of redemption through particular purpose and obedience in this place.

And so we ask, in this time of war and fright and uncertainty, “What can we do?”

We can live into what Jesus says: We are salt. We are light. We are beloved. We are equipped. We are capable. But, are we willing?

In the middle of this season of Lent let us engage the Word and the world.

Bring a friend… ask a neighbor… invite a colleague to come to church. The children will usher, read, sing and inspire.

In great anticipation –