On Sunday, July 28, Mark Glanville spoke to us on "A Jazz Homily: How Old Testament Law Shapes Beautiful Communities". Mark showed that the laws given to the Israelites were not just to create a morally upright nation, but to protect the "little guys" of the world. The sermon also consisted of comparisons between God's people of Israel and the black people of America, both of whom created something beautiful through their difficulties and oppression, and a lot of jazz improvisation on the piano. Ultimately, Jesus came to fulfill the laws, not so that we no longer have to obey them, but so that we can more fully follow the laws' spirit. [JL]

Mark is Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Regent College. He is also a jazz pianist. His most recent book is Improvising Church: Scripture as the Source of Harmony, Rhythm, and Soul (IVP Academic, 2023), and his book Preaching in a New Key: Crafting Expository Sermons in Post-Christian Communities is forthcoming from IVP Academic in 2025.

Passage: Exodus 3:7-12
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Speaker: Mark Glanville
Worship Leader: Rosie Perera
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Pianist: Deberah Shears
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Zoom Coordinator: John Lee
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