To Speak the Truth in Love (God's Power Made Perfect in Weakness)

CONTENT WARNING: Sexual violence

At the midpoint of our summer series, we jump from the First Scroll of Samuel to the Second, from a teenage David to a middle-aged king with tragic children. Faced with the consequences of staying silent in the face of violence, let us hear God's call and receive God's empowering grace. God's power is made perfect in weakness, in our vulnerable acts of speaking the truth in love.

Pastor Ben Masters preached "To Speak the Truth in Love" on June 27, 2021.

Scripture readings: Ephesians 4:1-8, 14-16 and 2 Samuel 13:23-39.

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Hear Anna Carter Florence share how 2 Samuel 13 has transformed how church leaders speak about difficult truths: "It Could Have Gone Differently: Repertory Readings of Texts of Terror."

Learn more about the scorched earth campaign the Clinton-Sullivan Expedition waged against the Haudenosaunee in Upstate New York: www.sullivanclinton.com

Read Adrienne Rich's 1975 essay about the perils and possibilities of truth-telling: "Women and Honor: Some Notes on Lying."

Chapters

• 0:51 Content warning
• 1:37 Listen to the readings
• 6:25 Listen to the sermon