"It Does Matter"

Rev. Kevin Murphy
DECEMBER 5, 2010

John the Baptist was the prophet who focused on our need to REPENT. As we study the life of John, we are reminded that our Christian experience is less about elaborate rituals, and more about personal recognition of our imperfections and acceptance of God's love and forgiveness. John was a simple man who made REPENTANCE and the acceptance of FORGIVENESS accessable to all. Priests of that day, who profited by conducting rituals of inclusion, became threatened and eventually had John beheaded.

This sermon focuses on the importance of REPENTANCE and how that effects our lives as Christians as well as the lives of those around us. Kevin compares REPENTANCE to pruning as in "developing a fruitful garden". Discover that pruning our own imperfections does matter. To listen to this sermon


a cassette is available in the Church Library