Confirmation
We celebrate the story of Pentecost in Acts 2. The message ends with powerful & provocative spoken word by Jovi Radtke with Amazing Grace by Sarah Myles Spencer.
Baptism
Matt invites reflection on the meaning of baptism and offers insights into how we might read Paul’s letter to the Galatians, specifically Galatians 3.23-29. This is the first in a three-part sereis on Ekklesia.
Jazz Jubilee
We celebrate Sacramento’s Jazz Jubilee Weekend in worship this morning!
Purpose
I am? Vocation, Ambition, & Purpose. Week 3 of this three part series reflects upon ambition and purpose as we discern our sense of calling and vocation.
Ambition
I am? Vocation, Ambition, & Purpose. Week 2 of this three part series defines and examines various types of success.
Vocation
I am? is a three-week worship series exploring vocation, ambition and purpose. The series is rooted in Brian J Mahan’s Forgetting Ourselves on Purpose. In part 1, Matt reflects on Mother’s Day, epiphanies of recruitment, and the notion of vocation.
through Friday and into Sunday
Easter Message rooted in John 20.1-18.
Upside Down
Reflection on Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem and some of the ways followers of Jesus have understood the cross throughout the centuries. What might the cross mean for you today?
Unbound
Reflection on the story of Lazarus from John 11 and the Lazarus Effect spreading across Sub-Saharan Africa. How is God calling you to come out? To unbind others? To be unbound?
Man Born Blind
This week’s message weaves the story of the man born blind from John 9 with a responsive prayer by Steve Garnaas-Holmes, the singing of Amazing Grace led by Nicole Cleveland on vocals, and reflections on the story by Matt Smith.
Seen | Known | Loved
This week’s worship focuses on the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4).
Making Sense of the Cross
This message explores John 3.16 in relationship to Jesus’ encounter with Nicodemus at night. The biblical text is held in converation with the controversy over the faithfulness of Rob Bell’s understanding of salvation in Love Wins. What has the cross meant to followers of Jesus through the centuries? What might the cross mean to you today?