SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, May 3, 2026

As Jesus is giving his final instruction to his disciples on the night before his death, he leaves intimate instructions for his closest followers.

The reading for this Sunday focuses on the relationship Jesus has established with this new community and the strength they will find in and through each other.

When Thomas asks, “how can we know the way,” Jesus comforts their troubled heart (singular) by reassuring them they already know the way because Jesus has embodied the fullness of God.

Jesus proclaims, “I am the way!”

- Steven

Rev. Steven Baines is a Charleston native who currently serves as our church administer after 25 years in our nation’s capital. He served as executive minister at National City Christian Church, the “national cathedral” of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He has also held senior leadership positions at national civil rights organizations including Americans United for Separation of Church and State and People for the American Way.