"Connected" -- Sermon from September 21, 2024

Bethlehem Lutheran Church Podcast

Throughout our lives we find ourselves trying to be grafted into a vine. Pastor Chad recalls trying to survive on the Cool Kids Vine in the 90’s, a vine that produced a very specific looking fruit with just the right style of the moment. Surviving on that vine was stressful and sapped all your resources trying to keep up with fleeting fashion. Then Pastor Chad invites us to explore what it means for us to be branches connected to Jesus the vine. Being connected to Jesus does not sap our resources, it offers nourishment and support as we are connected to a whole community that is seeking to bring about God’s vision for all of Creation.