Sermon: All That Sparkles

Preached at First Christian Church of St. Paul on July 2, 2023.The text is Matthew 10:40-42.

Earlier this week, there was another one of those controversies on Twitter is just like a car accident in that you just can’t look away. The controversy that went viral is actually local, involving a pastor at Edina Community Lutheran Church here in town. The pastor, Anna Helgen said the Sparkle Creed which is kind of a take on the historic creeds of the church but set for an LGBTQ audience. You can read the creed for yourself by googling sparkle creed to learn more.

Again, it became a controversy among some conservatives. Some went as far as to call it heretical. As for me, I’m not impressed by Sparkle Creed. It’s not a surprise that I think LGBTQ inclusion in Christ’s church is important, but…