Don’t Homogenize Your Faith
Preacher: The Rev. Andrew Van Kirk
Scripture: Luke 16:1-13
There’s a powerful temptation in our culture to blend faith into our politics—so thoroughly that we can no longer tell them apart. But Jesus warns us that wealth and power lie. They promise what only God can truly give. And when we try to homogenize our faith—forcing it to fit into worldly categories—we risk stripping it of its depth, complexity, and saving truth.
Instead, Jesus calls us to a different kind of transformation. Not the kind that starts in a legislature, but the kind that begins in the heart. The kind that knows grace is not a political strategy or a cultural talking point—it’s the cream that rises, rich with love and mercy.
You can’t serve both God and wealth. So let your heart be reshaped by grace first. Let the gospel remain whole, complex, and holy. And let that untouched richness flow into how you live, love, serve, and engage the world.
Don’t dilute it. Don’t water it down. Leave God the cream.
Reflection Questions
Where in your life are you tempted to blend your faith with other loyalties or identities?
How do you respond to Jesus’ statement that “you cannot serve both God and wealth”?
What does it look like to let your heart be the starting place for change?
In what ways have you felt pressure to make your faith more palatable or politically consistent?
What would it mean to let grace remain whole and undiluted in your life?
Where is the Spirit inviting you to keep your heart soft—so that the “cream” of your faith can rise?
