Series
Longing to Belong: Practicing the Shared Life of Christ in a Fractured World
Published September 7, 2026 9:16 AM America/Chicago
Fr. Jon Aamodt
AUDIO
The Practice of Belonging
The Altar Church is a Spirit-filled, Missional, and Sacramental worship community in Anderson, SC, rooted in the Anglican tradition but designed for a restless generation.
Too many people have experienced "church hurt" by being forced to conform before they are accepted. In this message, Father John flips the script: we don't conform to a church culture to belong—we are invited directly into the life of Christ, where we belong to Him and to each other.
Drawing inspiration from Romans 12, the radical hospitality of St. Francis of Assisi, and the Jesus Movement, this sermon challenges us to turn our lives and churches into open houses of grace. Discover why authentic belonging precedes believing, and how radical, Christlike fellowship (koinonia) can ignite the next great spiritual renewal.
The Altar Church is a Spirit-filled, Missional, and Sacramental worship community in Anderson, SC, rooted in the Anglican tradition but designed for a restless generation.
Too many people have experienced "church hurt" by being forced to conform before they are accepted. In this message, Father John flips the script: we don't conform to a church culture to belong—we are invited directly into the life of Christ, where we belong to Him and to each other.
Drawing inspiration from Romans 12, the radical hospitality of St. Francis of Assisi, and the Jesus Movement, this sermon challenges us to turn our lives and churches into open houses of grace. Discover why authentic belonging precedes believing, and how radical, Christlike fellowship (koinonia) can ignite the next great spiritual renewal.
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