Sermons on rooted in grace (Page 23)
Unexpected Guides
Our worship series, This Christian Life, is based on the format of story telling curated by Ira Glass on This American Life. Our stories this morning focus on Unexpected Guides. How might the story of Philip and the eunuch from Acts 8.26-40 guide us to faithfully engage the complexities of gender identity and gender performance in the 21st century?
Crossover Tactics
This is the third week in our worship series, This Christian Life, based on the format of story telling curated by Ira Glass on This American Life. Our stories focus on Crossover Tactics.
Resurrection: An Unresolved Version
Matt’s message is rooted in Mark 16.1-8. Mark’s ending of the resurrection story doesn’t sound like an ending at all. What might the unresolved ending of Mark’s Gospel have to teach us about God’s resurrection this Easter?
Sharing in Suffering
Linda’s message is rooted in Psalm 31.9-16. How do we, like the ancient Psalmist, find hope in God amidst the suffering we experience in our daily lives?
Did Jesus Die for Your Sins?
Matt’s message is rooted in John 3.14-21. Did Jesus die for your sins? How do you understand the death of Jesus? Matt’s message draws on the writings of Carl Gregg’s “John 3.16 – The Rest of the Story” and Gregory Anderson Love’s Love, Violence, and the Cross: How the Nonviolent God Saves Us through the Cross of Christ.
Losing Our Lives
Matt’s message is rooted in Mark 8.31-38. What might it look like for us to lose our lives for the sake of the Gospel?
Hope in Dying
Linda’s message is rooted in Mark 1.9-15. This is the first week in our Lenten worship series called Hope in Dying. What might Baptism have to teach us about death and dying well? How might we find hope in dying this Lenten season?
Deliver the Punchline
Matt’s message is rooted in Psalm 104. Where in our lives are we allowing scarcity to take up too much space? How might the abundance of God’s love shape us in gratitude and generosity?
Nothing Is Impossible With God
Linda’s message is rooted in Luke 1.26-38. Nothing is impossible with God. The opening song is Mother of God by The Brilliance. The closing song on the podcast is Same As It Ever Was (Start Today) by Michael Franti.
The Voice
Matt’s message is rooted in the witness of John the Baptist from John 1.6-8,19-28. This is the third week in our Advent worship series.
Victory
We had technical difficulties with our podcast recording in worship. Matt’s message was rooted in Mark 1.1-8 and Dreams Deferred by Langston Hughes.
Revelation
Matt’s message invites reflection on the meaning and significance the Revelation of John might hold for our lives today. This is the final week of our three week series on the writings attributed to John.