EPISODE · Mar 7, 2021 · 18 MIN

What is the Church for?

from Sermons from Saint Christopher's By-the-Sea, Portland Texas · host Saint Christopher’s By-the-Sea

Today's Gospel passage is John's recording of Jesus Cleansing the Temple.  Jesus drives out the money changers and says, "Stop making my Father's house into a market place."  But, what is Jesus saying to his church today?  What can we learn from the cleansing of the Temple about our Church's own needs today.  Fr. Blackburn explores how the Temple of the past and the Church of the present are suppose to be and what work we should be doing.  The Scripture reference for this sermon is John 2:13-22.

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Today's Gospel passage is John's recording of Jesus Cleansing the Temple. Jesus drives out the money changers and says, "Stop making my Father's house into a market place." But, what is Jesus saying to his church today? What can we learn from the cleansing of the Temple about our Church's own needs today. Fr. Blackburn explores how the Temple of the past and the Church of the present are suppose to be and what work we should be doing. The Scripture reference for this sermon is John 2:13-22.

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