Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “InnerKwest sermonettes”
In Scripture, the number 40 marks seasons of preparation — Moses on Sinai, Jesus in the wilderness, the disciples waiting in Jerusalem. This sermonette reminds us that waiting is active faith, preparation carries weight, and the Gospel leaves no room for ethnic division—only unity in Christ.
Born of survival, faith once functioned as a shield. But when certainty hardens, even sacred structures can confine the Spirit. This sermonette explores when fundamentalism—however righteous its origins—begins to restrain the living movement of God.
In 1978, the Kansas City Star noted that football was rivaling church as America’s religion. Decades later, Jerry Jones — once photographed in the Little Rock crowd opposing integration — stands as one of its high priests. From Kaepernick to Deion Sanders to Dr. Tony Evans, his pattern is clear: protect the game, even if it means silencing the prophets.
Pastor Jamal Bryant has once again found himself in the center of cultural clash. After lifting Martin Luther King Jr. as a prophetic voice, he was accused by Millicent Sedra of “ethnic idolatry.” But is honoring a witness the same as worshiping an idol? This sermonette examines the charge, the self-appointed gavel, and what the Word says about idolatry, remembrance, and the cloud of witnesses.
