This sermon was offered as part of Within Us, Among Us: A Preaching Workshop for Disciples Preachers held in January 2023. Rev. Xosé Escamilla focuses on 2 Peter 1:3, one of the focus texts for the 2023 General Assembly.

2 Peter 1:3 asserts that divine power has already given believers “everything needed for life and godliness” — a text of extraordinary claim about sufficiency, calling, and the resources of faith. Rev. Escamilla preaches this text within the Disciples tradition’s understanding of scripture and community, offering a model sermon to help other Disciples ministers see how this text might be approached in their own congregations.

The Within Us, Among Us Preaching Workshop was designed to help Disciples ministers see the General Assembly focus texts in motion, preached by diverse voices from across the church. Watching this sermon alongside the other sermons from the workshop offers preachers a range of approaches to the same core Disciples questions about unity, identity, and the character of faith in community.

You might also find helpful:

• Within Us Among Us — The full six-week preaching series connected to the 2023 General Assembly in Louisville, including worship resources and Disciples ministry connections.
• Sermon: Rev. Eddie Anderson — Another sermon from the Within Us, Among Us workshop, preaching on Luke 17:20-21.
• Sermon: Rev. Katie Hays — A sermon from the same workshop, preaching on Genesis 11:1-9 (Tower of Babel).
• Preaching in the Age of Chatbots — A resource for Disciples preachers navigating technology and the challenges of ministry in the digital age.