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Eshel: Acacia | Preaching the Trees | FPC Dallas

Eshel: Acacia | Preaching the Trees | FPC Dallas

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When God commands the construction of the ark of the covenant, the chosen material is not cedar from a distant forest or some rare and noble wood. It is acacia, a rough desert tree growing in the wilderness. In this sermon from Eshel: Preaching the Trees, we consider what it means that God builds holy things from ordinary materials. Again and again, Scripture reveals a God who works with what is already present, shaping the available rather than waiting for the ideal. The acacia tree reminds us that faith is always contextual. God meets people where they are, in the landscapes they actually inhabit, and forms something sacred from the resources already at hand. This message reflects on vocation, place, and the surprising ways God transforms the ordinary into a dwelling place for the holy. Part of the Eshel: Preaching the Trees series. Sermon by Rev. Amos Disasa. Subscribe for weekly sermons from First Presbyterian Church of Dallas. fpcdallas.org
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