Melissa spoke from Psalm 100 and Romans 5:1-8. God doesn’t change God’s mind about you; you change your mind about God. Sin is pernicious because it warps this most central part of the Christian life – it warps our image of God. Sin turns God into a judge, standing in judgment over us, waiting to pounce on our wrong decisions. If you have rejected that God then you are exactly where God wants you to be.
You don’t come to confession to have your sins forgiven; you come to celebrate that your sins are forgiven. The grace we receive is unexpected and unearned.
The recording for this Sunday’s sermon had some noise issues, so we’re not able to post it. However, you can read 
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Prior to the message, Anali read St Teresa of Avila’s poem, 
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Melissa provides the context for the Sunday after Easter being resurrected 😉 as a chance to celebrate–with jokes, humor and laughter–the wonderful, life changing news of Christ’s resurrection. Easter is a triumph of Jesus over sin and death; a trick on the devil. 
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Jon Mark, a first-year Divinity student at Duke, brought the message this morning. He spoke of Jesus’ interaction with the woman at the well from