First Community Church 06.30.24 Glen Miles -Sermon Reel Theology -Elemental, Holy Dew Drop

The sermon will be inspired by Elemental, which is a love story at its heart, but it is also a parable on learning to overcome bigotry to form community. The Bible talks about this idea a lot! In Deuteronomy, Moses reminds his people (and us) to 'love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt." More than 1,000 years later, Paul wrote to a church in Galatia (modern-day Turkey) declaring, "There is no longer Jew or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female, for all of you are one..." You can see where this sermon is going. In a world that seems to divide more deeply every day, we need a clear and simple reminder of the inclusive nature of God's ongoing love for all.