"Do Not Be Afraid, For I Am With You" - Rev. John Gorin

Podcast: Holy Trinity Silicon Valley - Homilies & Sermons · Holy Trinity Silicon Valley

Opublikowano: 2026-06-23

What happens when following Jesus moves from the joy of the harvest to the hard work of facing real opposition? Continuing our journey through Matthew's Gospel, this message picks up where Jesus commissions his disciples. He doesn't offer a sugarcoated vision, but speaks honest words about what lies ahead. He sends them out "like sheep among wolves," warning of councils, persecution, and even division within families. It's a sobering shift from the excitement of being sent into the harvest to the genuine cost of the effort. But Jesus doesn't leave his followers in fear. Three...