Mercy — Brewing Theology with Teer Hardy

The Gospel in Short Shorts

In turning others away we are able to ignore, we think, who God has called not just into our lives but into the body of the One whom God sent.

Year A, Sermon, Mount Olivet UMC, Speaking TruthTeer HardyJune 28, 2020Year A, Proper 8, Matthew 10:40-42, Compassion, Mercy, Hospitality, Mount Olivet, Sermon, speaking truthComment

Simply Put... We Are the Ones in the Ditch

We cannot fully understand or recognize the extravagant mercy of the Good Samaritan until we ourselves have been pulled from the ditch by Christ.

Mount Olivet UMC, Sermon, Simply Put, Year CTeer HardyJuly 14, 2019Luke 10:25-37, Year C, Parable, Good Samaritan, Mount Olivet, Sermon, Preaching, Teer Hardy, Mercy, Righteousness, Justification, Robert Capon Comments

You Can't Legislate Away Grace

It is Transfiguration Sunday, the day we recall the fullness of Jesus’ identity being revealed and confirmed, connecting Jesus with the liberators and prophets of Israel’s past. While little of what happened in a once indoor NFL stadium resembled a group of people following Jesus, today, a few days removed from General Conference, Jesus is still the transfigured Messiah, guiding his disciples down the mountain, heading towards the cross.