"Embodied Faith" by Dave Sim || John 20:19-32 || April 24, 2022

Renew Covenant Church Sermons

We begin our series around the ‘embodied’ faith. What does it mean theologically and missiologically that the resurrected Jesus retained his scars from the crucifixion? Christians can oftentimes be disconnected from the physical world because we cling to a disembodied vision of spirituality. Jesus sends his disciples into the world both having had them touch his physical body and having breathed the HS ‘on them.” Another key piece in this passage is the word translated “believe” from the Greek root pisteuo, which means “trust.” How does it change the way we read this passage if we substitute “believe” with “trust.” Faith is trust in Jesus more than mere cognition of him. May we be sent out as embodied witnesses of the Gospel and not disconnected passer-bys.