Sermon Podcasts
Prince of Peace?
12/04/2022 – Prince of Peace?
This Sunday’s advent theme is peace. Jesus is called the Prince of peace, but what kind of peace does he offered us? The peace of escapism? Or the peace of resurrection?
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The Recital Has Begun
11/27/2022 – The Recital Has Begun
With help from some young piano students playing Christmas recital songs, today we learn how Jesus — when he lived and walked on this earth — was kind of like a piano teacher playing a new song for his students. He was teaching us heaven’s song; the sounds of God’s Kingdom. Now that we know what it “sounds” like, what’s next?
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Reign of Christ
11/20/2022 – Reign of Christ
Today is a big Sunday. It’s the start of the World Cup. But it’s a big Sunday for another reason as well. On the church calendar this is known as reign of Christ Sunday. What can we learn from both of these exciting and important occasions?
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Beautifully Odd
11/13/2022 – Beautifully Odd
When Jesus predicted that the temple in Jerusalem would crumble, is seems this was only a metaphor for what ultimately needed to crumble. Not the outside of the temple, but the inside. Jesus was a beautifully odd, strange and alluring presence in the world. When those inside the temple lose their oddness, something needs to crumble. How might we become “beautifully odd” in the way of Jesus once more?
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All Saints Day
11/06/2022 – All Saints Day
This Sunday we celebrate All Saints Day. What can this day on the Christian calendar and the book of Daniel teach us about how we orient ourselves to time?
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All Religion is Small Religion
10/23/2022 – All Religion is Small Religion
When Jesus tells the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector in the temple, it is spoken to those “confident of their own righteousness.” I used to see this as a story addressing only the arrogant faith of my youth. But now, the story has been turned on its head. This text no longer simply addresses me then. This text addresses me now.
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Wrestling With God
10/16/2022 – Wrestling With God
A story of two estranged brothers. A story of wrestling and redemption. A story of limping into a new life. Is this CJs favorite movie or a text in the Bible? The answer is both.
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Frogs Don’t Eat Edamame
10/09/2022 – Frogs Don’t Eat Edamame
IHow does Israel – whose defining story is God setting them free from slavery in Egypt – build God’s Temple using slaves, and produce priests and kings who commit injustice and abuse power? Today with help from a children’s song, we look at the cause and cure of our inclination to abuse power (including our modern “more-acceptable” abuses of power: refusing forgiveness, holding on to grievances, withholding generosity, and more).
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Unworthy Servants
10/02/2022 – Unworthy Servants
In our lectionary gospel text today, Jesus tells us we should think of ourselves as just unworthy servants when we fulfill our calling. This can feel uncomfortable to modern ears. What can CJ’s life as a competitive athlete teach us about this difficult text?
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Buy the Field
09/25/2022 – Buy the Field
With the Babylonian army about to take control over Jerusalem and all of Judah, God tells Jeremiah to buy a field. Why buy a field that is about to be unusable? How might this story be an encouragement for us today in 2022?
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