Symbolic Confusion - Leanne Payne

The sermon emphasizes the crucial role of imagery and symbols in understanding reality, drawing on Judeo-Christian scriptures and thinkers like Alan Jones and Clyde Kelby to highlight how these symbols bind up reality and are essential for navigating cultural influences. It cautions against the loss of these symbols, particularly in relation to gender and societal norms, warning that their absence leads to a replacement with lesser, often harmful, systems. The speaker underscores the importance of sound interpretation of scripture, the cultivation of a symbolic mind, and the practice of setting love in order through Christ, ultimately advocating for a return to ceremony, ritual, and a deeper engagement with the transcendent to foster true understanding and spiritual well-being.