I'm not preaching this week because we have a missions speaker this Sunday. But, here's a sermon I enjoyed preaching last year on the story of "blind Bartimaeus." It's titled, Jesus, Help! from Mark 10:46-52.
Think about the mentors in your own life. Possibly they were teachers, coaches, pastors, family members, or friends who saw something in you before you saw it yourself. What did they pass on to you? What part of their spirit still lives in you today?
Elijah’s story reminds us that God meets us in the cavern of our own despair and discouragement and changes everything.
The word Trinity never appears in Scripture, and yet the whole arc of the Bible bends toward this deep wonder: God is not solitary. God is relational. God is love.
The same Spirit that reversed Babel, fulfilled ancient promises, and launched the early church is still moving today - creating understanding where there's confusion, building bridges where there are walls, and reminding us that we're all part of one magnificent, ongoing story.