Crafting the Artisan Soul Through the Waters of Baptism
Linda’s message is rooted in Matthew 3.13-17 and the story of John baptizing Jesus. What future are you crafting for your life as an artisan? What future is God crafting with you? This is the third week in a four-week series based on The Artisan Soul: Crafting Your Life into a Work of Art by Erwin McManus.
Who Told You You Were Naked?
Linda’s message is rooted in Genesis 3.1-11. What voices have shaped our identities and our lives? Who told you you were naked? This is the second week in a four-week series based on The Artisan Soul: Crafting Your Life into a Work of Art by Erwin McManus.
Artisan Soul
Linda’s message is rooted in the story of Moses from Exodus 2.1-15. This is the first week in a four-week series based on The Artisan Soul: Crafting Your Life into a Work of Art by Erwin McManus.
Jesus’ Call to Sabbath
Matt’s message is rooted in Matthew 11.28-30 and invites reflection on Jesus’ relationship to Sabbath. This is the third week in a three-part series on Summer Sabbath. Jesus invites his followers, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” What might it look like for us to find rest in Christ?
Remember the Sabbath Day
Linda’s message is rooted in Exodus 20.1-8 and is the second of a three-week series on Sabbath as Resistance. What might we learn from the command God makes upon God’s people to remember the Sabbath and keep it holy?
Resistance and Sabbath
We had technical difficulties, so the sound quality on this podcast is not optimal. We apologize for the sound levels. In the aftermath of a white police officer killing an unarmed black teenager named Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, Matt’s message invites reflection on how Sabbath might call us to ways of resistance as followers of Jesus. The message is rooted in Genesis 2.1-3 and is the first of a three-week series on Sabbath as Resistance.
God Loves You
Matt’s message is rooted in Psalm 133. This is the final week of our four-week worship series called Talking Ourselves into Being Christian based on Testimony by Thomas Long.
Love and Witness
Linda’s message is rooted in Romans 9.1-5 and Thomas Long’s Testimony: Talking Ourselves into Being Christian. How might we talk about faith in our daily lives? This is the third week in a four-week series called Talking Ourselves into Being Christian.
Waking Up to Share Our Faith Stories
Linda’s message is rooted in Psalm 105 and the Thomas Long’s Testimony: Talking Ourselves into Being Christian. How might we wake up each morning in ways that empower us to discern what God is doing in the world and then join God in those activities? This is the second week in a four-week series called Talking Ourselves into Being Christian.
Testimony
Matt’s message is rooted in Psalm 139 and the Thomas Long’s Testimony: Talking Ourselves into Being Christian. How do we reclaim Jesus’ call to witness to our faith? This is the first week in a four-week series called Talking Ourselves into Being Christian.
jacob the trickster
Matt’s message is rooted in Genesis 25.19-34 and the writing of Marion Grau. Jacob is both an unabashed trickster and God’s preference. How might we address this tension? How have tricksters followed in the ways of Jesus? How might God call us to such ways today? This is the final week in our five-week worship series called World Cup: Rhythms of Faith from Around the World.
Independence, Sin, & Repentance
Linda’s message is rooted in Romans 7.15-25 and the writings of George Tinker, an American Indian theologian who teaches at Iliff Seminary. What might Native Americans teach us about US independence and how does Paul’s understanding of sin inform our need for repentance? This is the fourth week of our five-week worship series on the World Cup: Rhythms of Faith from Around the World.