Free for the other

Today's Scripture passage is a weird one, but one of my personal favorites. Read it here. This links to the CEB version which is the version we usually use in worship, but feel free to select a different version to compare.

8:15

By Grace We Have Been Saved comes from a "new" United Methodist hymnal called Worship and Song. It was released a couple years ago. Most often when you see a song listed in the bulletin that does not have a hymn number by it, it has been selected from this new hymnal. Because we use it pretty rarely and we use the screen for words we have chosen not to invest in hymnals for the congregation. We can order a few though. If you'd like one leave a comment on the blog. We can purchase a few and leave them in the back of the sanctuary for you to pick up on those days that we do use it.

A note on liturgy and prayers in the bulletin: We use and adapt pieces that have been written by a variety of authors on Sunday mornings. We believe it is good for us to be exposed to a variety of voices. Whenever we use a resource from outside of St. Paul's the author's name is listed in the bulletin. If you do not see an author's name (like this morning's Call to Worship) then the writer is someone from within St. Paul's, usually Jeni Anderson, sometimes David Livingston, occasionally someone else.

9:30

Playlist:
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
I Refuse
Hold Us Together
Free to Be Me
We Shall Be Free
You Are My King (Amazing Love)

11:00

A note on liturgy and prayers in the bulletin: We use and adapt pieces that have been written by a variety of authors on Sunday mornings. We believe it is good for us to be exposed to a variety of voices. Whenever we use a resource from outside of St. Paul's the author's name is listed in the bulletin. If you do not see an author's name (like this morning's Call to Worship) then the writer is someone from within St. Paul's, usually Jeni Anderson, sometimes David Livingston, occasionally someone else.

By Grace We Have Been Saved comes from a "new" United Methodist hymnal called Worship and Song. It was released a couple years ago. Most often when you see a song listed in the bulletin that does not have a hymn number by it, it has been selected from this new hymnal. Because we use it pretty rarely and we use the screen for words we have chosen not to invest in hymnals for the congregation. We can order a few though. If you'd like one leave a comment on the blog. We can purchase a few and leave them in the back of the sanctuary for you to pick up on those days that we do use it.

Rachael Hulse is dancing with the Chancel Choir's anthem this morning. Rachael and her family are members of St. Paul's. She is a senior at UMKC, majoring in dance performance.  She spent a couple of weeks over the summer in Panama City, Panama performing and teaching in conjunction with an organization called YWAM. Her next major performance will be her final Senior Recital on March 1 at White Recital Hall at UMKC.

Sermon notes:

- Jewish food customs weren't just different in the first century. They still are different. Here's an article that explains some of the distinctions. This Wikipedia article goes into a lot more detail.

- Dietary issues were just one of many points of conflict among the Corinthians. Read more about the church here. Paul was not entirely successful in squelching the animosity. The church in Corinth had a reputation as a divided church into the second century, more than fifty years after Paul's letter.