Whiteboard: Child of God

How fitting is it that on Mother's Day we have a scripture text that reminds that we are all children!

1 John 5:1-6 tells us what it means to be Children of God. This coming Sunday the lectionary pairs it with John 15:9-17 which is Christ's command that we love one another just as God loves us.

During the sermon I'll be telling a story by Ysaye Barnwell (of the remarkable singing group Sweet Honey in the Rock) called "There are No Mirrors in My Nana's House."

How do you know what you look like when you are in a house with no mirrors? Well, you need someone else to tell you about the beauty they see in you!

For a sneak preview of the story (and to hear just a little bit from the vast repetoire of Sweet Honey in the Rock) then check out this animated clip.

I'll see you this Sunday at First Christian Church Scottsdale!

peace,
Rev. Brian

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1 John 5:1-6 -- Child of God

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome, for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith. Who is it that conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth.