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08/25/2019 – The Unexpected Jesus - Part Four - Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane Luke 22:39-51. If we are willing to pay attention, Jesus offers a surprising and unexpected masterclass on prayer in the garden of Gethsemane.

08/18/2019 – The Unexpected Jesus - Part Three - Jesus and the Little Children Mark 10:13-16. Against the backdrop of our cultural addiction to results, stream-lined processes, and productivity-at-all-costs, the methods and teachings of Jesus stand out in sharp...

08/11/2019 – The Unexpected Jesus - Part Two - Jesus and the Canaanite Woman Matthew 15:21-28. This week, we find Jesus unexpectedly in a seemingly harsh conversation with a Canaanite woman - a conversation where Jesus says, "It is not right to take the children's...

08/04/2019 – The Unexpected Jesus - Part One - The Great Banquet Luke 14:15-13. An aspect of Jesus' personality that we have historically overlooked is his playfulness and his sense of humor, which are both gloriously on display in the parable of the Great...

07/28/2019 – Illustrated Compassion - Part Four - The One Who Had Compassion Luke 10:25-37. The story of the Good Samaritan is more than a moral tale about kindness. It also teaches us something about how to relate to those outside our faith.

07/21/2019 – Illustrated Compassion - Part Three - Lord, When Was It? Matthew 25:31-40. When the disciples asked Jesus a question about the "end of the age", instead of answering their question, Jesus gave them something better.

07/14/2019 – Illustrated Compassion - Part Two - You Were Immigrants Deuteronomy 10:12-22. One of God's most repeated commands after Israel's rescue from Egypt is to love the foreigner; to welcome the stranger. It seems our world today is still in need of a reminder...

07/07/2019 – Illustrated Compassion - Part One - What is Good? MICAH 6:6-8. "Act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with your God." What God ask of us might not be complicated, but it demands a constant readiness and an openness to the world around us. Where can I...

06/30/2019 – Racial Reconciliation and the Story of Zacchaeus. Luke 19:1-10. What does the story of Zacchaeus have to teach us about racial reconciation?

06/23/2019 – First Corinthians - Part Eight - Resurrection. 1 Corinthians 15:1-24. Underneath all of the struggles and disfunciton of the church at Corinth was this: a faith that was disconnected from this world. Or said another way, a faith that denies...