We cannot separate our relationship with Jesus from our relationship with the church. In this sermon, Daniel reminds us that the main reason we gather as a church is so we may go deeper into the presence of God and come to a greater understanding of who He is. Secondly, gathering sharpens and grows us; the gathering of God's people is His design for human flourishing. There are riches and depth and spiritual power found in the physical gathering of God's people.
When we are part of God's family we do not pick and choose which parts we like or dislike, we are called to love...
As we start a new year, Daniel Macleod teaches from Psalm 23 and lifts up Jesus, our Shepherd.