Open Dialogue on Salvation

In this sermon on John 3:1-17, Pastor explores Jesus' nighttime conversation with Nicodemus to challenge the idea that salvation is a neat, tidy transaction. Drawing on the images of the bronze snake in the wilderness, the messiness of physical birth, and the exposing nature of light, the sermon reframes being "born again" as a holistic, ongoing process of moving out of hiddenness and shame into authenticity before God. This Lenten message invites listeners to stop sanitizing their faith and instead embrace the beautiful, uncomfortable work of allowing Jesus to see and heal their whole selves.