In the midst of their "Church Folk" sermon series, Greater Mt. Zion Church in Austin, Texas invited Rev. Denise Pierce into the pulpit. Her topic was unity and reconciliation in the body of Christ - "Church Folk Are Reconcilers." It was a truly wondrous sermon! She talked about Protestant-Catholic reconciliation; the Unity of the Trinity in John 17; and the fact that Ephesians 2 addresses the hostility between Jews & Gentiles. This provides a wonderful new perspective on topics very near to our heart at CTR.
That same Sunday (December 3, 2023), Greater Mt. Zion celebrated those who are participating in DreamTogether 2030, a reconciliation initiative rooted in the famous "I have a dream" speech of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Rev. Pierce is one of the leaders of this initiative.)
We were honored to have Rev. Pierce reference Christ the Reconciler during the sermon, as she presented for consideration the definition of reconciliation from our Foundations of Reconciliation series:
"Reconciliation is a series of actions that
removes hostility from a relationship,
repairs the damage it has done, and
restores the God-intended unity."
We highly recommend watching the video, which includes the scriptures used by Rev. Pierce.
Below is a YouTube version
Podcasted by CTR with the permission of Rev. Denise Pierce.