Seattle Mennonite Church Sermons
Seattle Mennonite Church Sermons
Partners in Preaching the Gospel… What does that mean??
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Paul writes an affectionate letter to the community at Philippi, making clear the strong relational bonds they share. He thanks God every time he thinks of them, and he calls them partners in God’s grace and preaching the gospel. But what on earth does preaching the gospel mean for Jesus, for Paul, and for us 2000 years later?! Jesus’ sense of God’s good news was most certainly shaped by the songs of his mama and aunties as he grew inside Mary’s womb and nursed at her breast. Mary’s revolutionary song inspired his own revolutionary mission statement (from Isaiah, recorded in Luke 4).
Sermon begins right away, and is missing the first minute or so acknowledging the history of slavery in this country.
Resources:
- BibleWorm podcast: Episode 740 - Proclaiming Christ, Amy Robertson and Robert Williamson, Jr.
- Philippians 1.3, in all English translations on Bible Gateway
- Anabaptist Community Bible, Introduction to Philippians by Ryan Schellenberg
- Julia Ward Howe, Mothers’ Day Proclamation (originally known as “Appeal to womanhood throughout the world”), 1870.
- Christie Dahlin, “Who Holds Us In Our Tenderness: A Mother’s Day Post,” Pastor and the Poet, May 10, 2026.
- Image: Photo by Val Vesa on Unsplash