Rupert Ward - Stories that Shape Us – East of Eden: the long journey home (15th Mar)

About this episode

Rupert Ward discusses the compassionate nature of God in relation to human sin in this sermon.

The weekly message from Community Church Edinburgh. This talk is from Sunday, 15th Mar 2026. It is often implied that God turns his back on human sin, creating a chasm between God and humans. But the text at the end of chapter 3 has a markedly different tone, one of compassion and kindness, and the story continues with God being present to the humans, caring for them, and inviting them back home. Listen to the whole sermon for more…

People in this episode

Host: Community Church Edinburgh

Guest: Rupert Ward

Topics covered

• God's compassion
• human sin
• spiritual journey
• invitation to return
• sermon

Keywords

• God
• sin
• compassion
• East of Eden
• sermon
• spirituality
• journey home

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Community Church Edinburgh

Books & works: East of Eden

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