Sermon at Grace Covenant Church, August 14, 2011

This is the last sermon I preached as Pastoral Intern at Grace Covenant Church in Chicago, IL. If you listen to the first few minutes of the sermon, you will hear how much I appreciated being able to serve in that wonderful place! I am so grateful to the community there that welcomed and nurtured me as I grew into my call during my last year of seminary.

This sermon was one of the last in the series on Ephesians 6:10-18, reflecting especially on the last verse, encouraging the church to "pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people." I also studied and preached on Luke 18:1-8, the parable of the persistent widow.

"Keep on Praying" - August 14, 2011 by Kelly Gillan Johnston

Sermon at Grace Covenant Church, July 10, 2011

This sermon was a part of a series on the "armor of God" passage in Ephesians 6:10-18 - we called the series "Grace in Action," and on this particular Sunday I was preaching on having "feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace" in verse 15. I also drew from Ephesians 2:13-22 to help us explore the idea of Christ as our peace.

The actual sermon is about 20 minutes long - the end of the recording includes a guided time of congregational prayer.

"Prepared for Action: Peace" - July 10, 2011 by Kelly Gillan Johnston