Pastor Pat Bailey, Insights: Easter & Passion Sunday

19 Apr Pastor Pat Bailey, Insights: Easter & Passion Sunday

My sermon for Palm and Passion Sunday was titled “Hating Life.” It explored the words in John, “Those who love their life will lose it, and those who hate their life will save it.”  Are we called to a life-hating faith or is there a deeper message. What does Christ’s death invite us to?  What does it mean to die before we die?

Pastor Pat Bailey

http://youtu.be/YvrivaBVdbA

Editor’s Note: Dr. Pat Bailey of Telluride’s Christ Presbyterian Church, is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in 1987. For 16 years, Pat served as a chaplain in the U.S. Army. He is also an Iraq War veteran. Pastor Pat holds several degrees: a Master of Divinity from Columbia Seminary, a Master of Theology in comparative religion from Emory University, and (recently) a Doctor of Ministry from San Francisco Theological Seminary. His primary professional interests are interfaith spirituality, evolutionary consciousness, nature spirituality – and accompanying others in spiritual community. To that end, Pastor Pat has been blogging on Telluride Inside… and Out for years. His “Insights” series continues weekly and now often in the form of videos capturing Pastor Pat’s affirming messages.