Sermon Podcasts
Midwives of Resistance: Birthing a Prophetic Alternative
8/27/2023 Midwives of Resistance: Birthing a Prophetic Alternative
Among the women of the Bible, the names Shiphrah and Puah might not ring familiar, yet their extraordinary defiance of Pharaoh in the Exodus narrative is nothing short of amazing. Raised in the confines of slavery, how did they discover the hope for a better world? And what empowered them to transform that hope into action in the violent historical moment they found themselves in?
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Living in Unity
8/20/2023 Living in Unity
Our Psalm for today talks about the beauty and significance of God’s people living in unity. That is a refreshing but difficult message in our divided in divisive world. How can we begin modeling and practicing unity in our daily lives? Watch the archived recording of this message here:
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More than a Night at Sea
8/13/2023 More than a Night at Sea
At first blush, Matthew 14:22-33 is an incredible story of Jesus and the disciples surviving a terrible storm while crossing the sea of Galilee. But if we only read this story as a historical moment, we miss the point and do ourselves a grave disservice.
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What Was the Bigger Miracle?
8/6/2023 What Was the Bigger Miracle?
Today’s gospel story is the feeding of the 5000. What can two different interpretations of the story teach us about the gospel and how we’re called to live? Also, should Spider-Man have organic or mechanical web shooters?
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Special Guest: Dr. Dumas Harshaw
7/30/2023 Who Shall Separate Us?
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?” Special Guest Dr. Dumas Harshaw brings us a timely word from the book of Romans.
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Love Transforms
7/23/2023 Love Transforms
Focusing on Psalm 139, Reverend Chalice Overy shares about the importance of receiving the affirmation of God’s love for us that we might have the capacity to spread love in the world. Because love transforms.
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The Parable of the Sower
7/16/2023 The Parable of the Sower
We take a closer look at the parable in Matthew 13 with our focus on the sower and what this can teach us about God’s practice of abundance over scarcity along with how we might respond to God’s generous love.
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How Wonderful! How Terrible! We’ll see.
7/9/2023 – How Wonderful! How Terrible! We’ll see.
The story of Rebekah’s betrothal to Isaac is told as a sign and testimony of God’s favor. But upon getting married, life is anything but easy. What happened? Was God’s favor withdrawn? Or does our understanding of God’s favor need a makeover?
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When the Prince of Peace brings a Sword
6/25/2023 – When the Prince of Peace brings a Sword
Among Jesus’ stranger sayings is this: “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.” How do we reconcile these words coming from the Prince of Peace? Could there be a “peace” Jesus rejects? Could there be a “peace” Jesus confronts with a sword?
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Sheep Without a Shepherd
6/18/2023 – Sheep Without a Shepherd
In Matthew 9, Jesus looked at a crowd with compassion because they looked like sheep without a shepherd. What does this tell us about how Jesus feels about us and how we are called to live.
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