Midway Christian Church sermon for May 31, 2026 Rev. Dr. Heather W. McColl, Midway Christian, Church, Midway KY Worship Series: Hope in Bloom: Practicing Spiritual Gardening “What does it mean to ‘grow in the Spirit’ in a world that often feels divided and exhausted? In this series, we move beyond seeing the Fruit of the Spirit as a checklist for individual perfection. Instead, we explore these nine virtues—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control—as collective practices of resistance and restoration. Drawing on our Disciples’ identity as a ‘People of the Table,’ we will ask how the Spirit’s work in us expands our capacity for radical hospitality and social justice. We aren’t just growing fruit for ourselves; we are inviting hope to bloom in our community and in our world. Join us as we learn to be spiritual gardeners, opening ourselves to God’s Spirit which is always moving us toward inclusion, wholeness, and the Beloved Community of God” Part 4: “Patience as Persistence” Luke 11:9-10; Galatians 6:7-10 From the Psalmist crying out, wondering where God was in all the mess, to the disciples, hiding in the upper room, for generations, this tiredness, this weariness has been an undercurrent in our faith, to our faith. www.midwaychristian.org Theology Tuesday - https://www.midwaychristian.org/theology-tuesday/ Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/02LvThUZCYUETnyShPsr2j Sermon Library - https://www.midwaychristian.org/sermons/
