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The Kingdom is Yours – Part Four – Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
9/27/2020 – The Kingdom Is Yours – Part Four - Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness Matthew 5:1-10. "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." When Jesus uses the word “righteousness” in this beatitude,...
Privilege and Bias
“Whether bad or good, whether justified or unjustified, our beliefs and attitudes can become so strongly associated with the category that they are automatically triggered, affecting our behavior and decision making. So, for example, simply seeing a black person can...
The Kingdom is Yours – Part Three – Blessed Are The Meek
9/20/2020 – The Kingdom Is Yours – Part Three - Blessed Are The Meek Matthew 5:1-12. "Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth." In our particular moment in time, perhaps no beatitude is more counter cultural than "blessed are the meek." But this is...
History of Black Contributions
“Go through history, these lights that are shining on us, can you tell me who invented the light bulb? Everybody knows Thomas Edison. Edison invented the light bulb with a paper filament, it burned out in no time. Can you tell me who invented the filament that makes...
The Kingdom is Yours – Part Two – Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
9/13/2020 – The Kingdom Is Yours – Part Two - Blessed Are Those Who Mourn Matthew 5:1-10; Luke 23:33-47. "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." In this beatitude, Jesus is blessing those who willingly enter into solidarity with the pain of the...
The Kingdom is Yours – Part One – Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit
9/6/2020 – The Kingdom Is Yours – Part One - Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit Mathew 5:1-12. The beatitudes challenge us to reconsider the idea of blessedness. They describe an upside down kingdom where the porr and poor in spirit are the truly blessed. "Blessed are the...
What’s In A Name? – Part Four – Radical Generosity
8/23/2020 – What's In A Name? – Part Four - Radical Generosity Mathew 6:19-34. Before we ever started meeting as a church, we wanted to take very seriously our commitment to live out radical generosity. And we did. We have always set aside one-third of all offerings...
What’s In A Name? – Part Three – Loving Community
8/16/2020 – What's In A Name? – Part Three - Loving Community Mathew 6:19-34. What's In A Name? Part Three - Loving Community. Pastor CJ connects our name, Ekklesia, to "Loving Community." To watch this message online, go to...
A History of Racial Injustice
“The greatest evil of American slavery was not involuntary servitude but rather the narrative of racial differences we created to legitimate slavery. Because we never dealt with that evil, I don't think slavery ended in 1865, it just evolved.” ⏤Bryan Stevenson“How...
Racial Justice Resources
Introduction This resource guide is a collection of resources, insights, and perspectives that provide a starting point for a lifelong journey working toward anti-racism, equity, and restoration. The purpose of this guide is educational: to encourage conversation,...
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