No terms and conditions on Jesus

(I preached this sermon in response to Number 21:4–9 and John 3:14–21. You can find the video of worship, including the sermon at www.ststephenlc.org)

If you are like our house, you get ads in the mail. You are probably also familiar with all the ads on TV and on the radio. And these days, you get ads on most websites you visit on the internet as well as in your inbox, and maybe even through texts.

Ads try to catch our attention with something that sounds like a great deal. Who doesn’t love a sale? Especially on something that we either need or…