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Seven Last Words: Part Three – Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit
03/23/2025 – Seven Last Words: Part Three – Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit
At the moment of greatest agony on the cross, Jesus instinctively turned to the ancient prayers of his faith tradition, revealing how deeply those words had shaped his heart. His example invites us to consider what practices, rhythms, habits and rituals are forming us.
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Seven Last Words: Part Two – Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise
03/16/2025 – Seven Last Words: Part Two – Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise
This Sunday we discuss Jesus’s words to the “criminal” being crucified next to him. This interaction has many historical, spiritual, and theological resonances. But perhaps the thing we need to hear most from this is the intimate and personal.
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Seven Last Words: Part One – Father Forgive Them
03/09/2025 – Seven Last Words: Part One – Father Forgive Them
“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” These words from Jesus on the cross invite us into a deeper understanding of both the grace and challenge embedded in authentic forgiveness.
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Annual Meeting 2025
03/02/2025 – Annual Meeting 2025
On Sunday, March 2nd, our worship service ended with our Annual Meeting where we celebrated our church’s accomplishments, shared our vision for the future, and discussed how we’re stewarding our resources to further God’s work in our community, both within and beyond our walls.
Our services are streamed every Sunday on our YouTube channel (https://ekklesiaraleigh.org/youtube). Join us Sundays online at 10:45am. Watch the archived recording of our annual meeting here: https://www.youtube.com/live/VUNpZXVK69k?t=3344s
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The Lord’s Prayer – Part Nine: The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory Forever
03/02/2025 – The Lord’s Prayer – Part Nine: The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory Forever
This Sunday, we conclude our series on the Lord‘s prayer with the doxology. What does this section about the kingdom, the power, and the glory, which appears in some versions of the Lord‘s prayer but not others, teach us about the church and ourselves?
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The Lord’s Prayer – Part Eight: Deliver Us From Evil
02/23/2025 – The Lord’s Prayer – Part Eight: Deliver Us From Evil
From movie villains to social media algorithms, evil takes many forms. In this exploration of the Lord’s Prayer’s plea for deliverance from evil, we examine how Jesus’ wilderness temptations reveal evil’s true nature and favorite temptations. What does this ancient prayer teach us about modern struggles with power, influence, and the seductive promise of Kingdom without cross?
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The Lord’s Prayer – Part Seven: Lead Us Not Into Temptation
02/16/2025 – The Lord’s Prayer – Part Seven: Lead Us Not Into Temptation
This Sunday, we arrive at the line of the Lord’s Prayer: ‘Lead us not into temptation.’ However, ‘temptation’ can also be translated as ‘testing.’ How does this translation change the way we look at this line? Plus, a brief discussion about the Super Bowl halftime show.
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The Lord’s Prayer – Part Six: Forgive Us Our Trespasses
02/09/2025 – The Lord’s Prayer – Part Six: Forgive Us Our Trespasses
Forgiveness isn’t only personal – it’s also communal. In this sermon on ‘forgive us our trespasses,’ we explore how Germany’s approach to historical memory offers lessons for our own angry, divided moment. From Jewish tradition to contemporary examples, we’ll explore what it means to acknowledge our trespasses and find freedom in forgiveness.
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The Lord’s Prayer – Part Five: Our Daily Bread
02/02/2025 – The Lord’s Prayer – Part Five: Our Daily Bread
When Jesus tells us to pray for our daily bread, he is not introducing a new concept. Rather he is building on centuries of tradition. This Sunday we look at the stories Jesus is pointing us to with this line of the prayer and ask what we are really aiming for when we pray it.
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The Lord’s Prayer – Part Four: Thy Kingdom Come
01/26/2025 – The Lord’s Prayer – Part Four: Thy Kingdom Come
With divine timing (or perhaps divine humor), this sermon on “Thy Kingdom Come” lands during inauguration week, inviting us to examine what this prayer truly demands of us. Through stories of ancient Rome and Civil Rights history, we discover how Jesus’ vision of God’s Kingdom remains a radical challenge to every earthly power structure – calling us not just to pray differently, but to live differently.
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