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.
January 22, 2023 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde | Matthew 15:21-28 The kingdom of heaven is like a Canaanite mother who crosses the border seeking mercy for her demonized daughter. This immigrant mother exhibits courage as a rhythm to demand justice. She asks for what she needs, believes in the identity & authority of Jesus, stands in […]
January 8, 2023 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde | Matthew 2:9-13 This past Sunday we began a monthlong new series: Rhythms of Justice to explore the rhythms of life that sustain it. We celebrated Epiphany and the way the magi in Matthew 2:9-13 returned home by a different way: they performed an act of civil disobedience by […]
December 18, 2022 | Bobby Harrison | 2 Corinthians 3:16-18, Luke 1-2 On the last Sunday of Advent, we looked at snapshots of three characters in the Christmas story: Zechariah, the Shepherds, and Mary. And we did so through the lens of that which is veiled in their lives before their encounter with God. And […]
December 11, 2022 | Nicola Patton | Luke 1:26-38 We easily rush through Advent to get to Christmas but it’s important to take the time to reflect on the pauses, to notice the piece in each story. Maybe it’s within the tension of hope and promises that God shows up. Maybe surrender is where we […]
December 4, 2022 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde | Matthew 2:1-10 In the story of the magi, revelation comes to the least expected. A group of ancient Persian astrologers sees the rising of the star that leads them on a journey to Jesus. The star becomes the main witness. They woke up in the night, walked, and […]
November 27, 2022 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde | Luke 1:67-79 Welcome to our Advent series: Honest Waiting. On this first Sunday of Advent, John’s name and calling extend an invitation in the waiting. John’s name means “God is gracious”. His calling as a prophet is to give knowledge of salvation, to give light in the darkness, […]