Refraction is that bending of light as it passes from one transparent object into another. Our lives have benefitted over and over again through the discovery of refraction - from corrective lenses to telescopes to microscopes - the bending of light as it passes from one transparent object into another has changed the world!
When the light of the gospel hits our lives, it changes the way we think and act; it changes what we see as valuable; it changes how we interact with the world, and how the world sees us. If you think of each Christian as a glass which the light of the gospel shines through, the refractions of the gospel are beautiful.
Join us for a series where we get into how the gospel shapes and shines through God's people through traits like love, patience, kindness, peace, tolerance, humility, truth, and self-control.
This sermon reveals that genuine kindness is not a forced behavior but a selfless act rooted in the transformative grace of the gospel. By staring into the ultimate kindness of God, who sacrificed His Son for our redemption, we are empowered to build others up with beneficial words, offer ourselves in relationship, and live with an end-in-mind hope that one day, all things will be made whole.
This sermon teaches that our struggles with truthfulness and patience stem from a lack of understanding of the gospel. When we truly grasp the immense debt of sin God has forgiven us through Christ, it empowers us to extend that same grace to others, making it possible to be patient and honest without fear of rejection.
This sermon teaches that just as light refracts through a prism, the gospel's light transforms our lives, empowering us to imitate God and walk in love. By understanding the love we've been shown in our own salvation, we are enabled to love others in a way that is patient and kind, even in difficult situations.
