Greater Message by Melissa Hinnen
This Substack is where I’m posting my writing projects including 100 Word Sermons and Psalms, Conversations with my Dad, and new liturgy.
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Great Love Poured Out (opens the original)
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“Her many sins have been forgiven; so she has shown great love. The one who is forgiven little loves little.”Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedJesus radiates Divine Acceptance. His prophetic love crosses societal boundaries. Where others see a disruptive inconvenience, The Redeemer sees God’s image reflected in your eyes. How can you greet the source of Saving Grace with anything less than radical hospitality? Receive the message,
An Invitation to Co-Build the Beautiful City (opens the original)
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The seventy-two returned joyously, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit themselves to us in your name.”Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedThe Kin-dom, the family, the perfect love of God and neighbor, is near . . . With vulnerability and in community, disciples of Jesus have an authority that is greater than spiritual and systemic demons. Oriented to the rhetoric of the cross, doors open that you didn’t think po
The Math of Forgiveness (opens the original)
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Then Peter came and said to him, ‘Lord, if another member of the church* sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedLoosen from preconceived judgement. Fasten to humble curiosity. Loosen from binary thinking. Fasten to expansive love. Loosen from retrib
A 100 Word Labor Day Sermon (opens the original)
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Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedThis Labor Day weekend, Give thanks for the laborers. Show your appreciation. Shop locally and fair trade. Stay alert to invisible underpaid work that makes your life easier. Support a living wage and workplace safety. Enter this season with simplified days. Establish rhythms that hono
Burning Bushes and Sacred Calls (opens the original)
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”Find out who you are and do it on purpose,” Dolly PartonText within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedDon’t question your worthiness when you find yourself confronted with your Sacred Call. The great “I AM" nudges and surprises, relentlessly breaking through every excuse. The topsy turvy Kin-dom is counter intuitive. Your blessings and privilege are part of a bigger plan. God hears the cries of suffering and responds with saving gra
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