Sermon Podcasts

Luke 3:1-14. When the crowds ask John the Baptist about how to enter God’s Kingdom, his answer is tied almost exclusively to generosity. Perhaps we need to hear John’s answer again, and remember that to enter God’s Kingdom may involve more than generosity, but it certainly does not involve less.

John 4:3-39. In centuries past, the idea of creating a habit or discipline of community was largely unheard of because it was unnecessary. Community was woven into the fabric of culture. This is no longer the case, and we are suffering because of it. How can we reintegrate community into our lives?

John 4:3-30, 39-42. Dr. Donna Coltrane Battle spoke for our ongoing 5th-Sunday-Worship series on race, racial equity, and racial healing. She preached on the story of the Samaritan Woman who met Jesus at the well. Dr. Battle’s own experience of being a marginalized woman of color added incredible insight and wisdom to her words.

Psalm 84 and 88. If the Psalms are at all to instruct us on our worship, could it be that our modern expression of worship is out of balance? Perhaps even toxic?

Matthew 5:17-20. In the Jewish world that Jesus grew up in, there was an understanding that scripture had many “faces” to it, and it needed to be turned over and over again if there is any hope to learn from it. It seems our modern “face value only” or literal approach to scripture is too small.

Mark 1:35; Luke 5:16; Matthew 14:23; Matthew 14:13; Luke 6:12-31. Solitude was a practice that Jesus engaged in regularly. For Christ, it seems the benefits of solitude were far greater than merely a little peace and quiet. What are these benefits?

Matthew 11:28-30; John 10:10; Matthew 16:24-25; Luke 9:61-62. An introduction to the Spiritual Disciplines: Silence/Solitude, Scripture, Worship, Confession, Giving/Generosity, Hospitality/Community, Sabbath/Rest, Prayer.

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.

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 contrast.

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 bread and toss it to the dogs.”