April 9, 2023 | Bobby Harrison | John 20:1-18 In this Easter sermon, we followed the footsteps of Mary Magdalene as she bravely stayed at the tomb, even as others had fled. We also took note of Mary’s courage in looking into the tomb and we’re invited to look into the tombs of our […]
April 2, 2023 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde | Luke 19:35-40 Triumphal entries were a thing in ancient Rome. Kings would come back from a conquest showing off their spoils of war by marching in a procession in a conquered city. Victors would show off the conquered (enslaved) peoples, conquered kings and queens, and seized property/land. […]
March 26, 2023 | Sarah Dornbos & Inés Velásquez-McBryde | 2 Thess. 5:23-24, Mark 12:30-31 In this message, we’re reminded that spiritual transformation is an ongoing process that involves our bodies, spirits, and souls (not just our minds)! Spiritual Direction is one resource mentioned to help us sustain a faith that is both Holy […]
March 19, 2023 | Bobby Harrison, Eleanor Baylan, Rocio Kang, & Jed Meyers | Matthew 11:28-30 In this panel, we listen and learn from three mental health practitioners in our local church and community. We leaned into Jesus’ invitation in Matthew 11 as our framework. And we talked about the importance of fully integrating […]
March 12, 2023 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde and Nicola Patton | Psalm 32:1-11 The psalm shows an anatomy of confession: it moves through reflection and confession all the way to joy. We learn from it that there is indeed nothing that can keep us from God and that confession is good for our souls and […]
March 5, 2023 | Bobby Harrison | 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 In this sermon, we look to Jesus as our source of peace, while naming the human reality of anxiety in our lives. The hope is that Jesus becomes our center as we seek a peace of mind. While also being compassionate to ourselves in […]
February 26, 2023 | Glendar Haskin | John 6:51-53, 56 In this sermon, Ms. Glendar Haskin walks us through the historical account of her life as a young girl living in the segregated South during Jim Crow. As someone who had to give up her seat to a white man on a bus, she […]
February 19, 2023 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde | Phil. 4:4-7 NRSV Joy is such a wild and elusive word that the Apostle Paul invites us not once, but twice to rejoice! He writes from the prison of his own house arrest in Rome and yet has the audacity to call us to rejoice, to not be […]
February 5, 2023 | Bobby Harrison | Exodus 3 In this sermon, we look at a very familia story — Moses and the Burning Bush. But we do so through an entirely new lens: God is on fire. We take time to ask why God is on fire in the first place in this story. […]
January 29, 2023 | Manny Arteaga | Revelation 5:-14 We live in the tension of a victorious lamb on the throne and the reality of our present-day Patmos, a place of suffering, pain, and injustice. Today we worship with our tears. We weep because it hurts, but not because we believe pain is final.