May 4, 2025 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde | Matthew 19:13-14, Mark 10:13-16, Luke 18:15-17 Jesus centers the children and informs everyone within earshot, including us, whether you’re a parent or not, that children belong and blesses them. He invites them, carries them, lifts them up, and welcomes them in his presence. He rebukes anyone who keeps […]
March 30, 2025 | Armando David Scott-Canchola | Luke 10:25-37 Pastor Mondo re-explores the familiar story of the Good Samaritan by focusing on Jesus’ pivotal conversation with a religious scholar, culminating in Jesus telling one of his most favored parables. We discover that Jesus is having a healthy, not hostile conversation with his neighbor, engaging […]
March 2, 2025 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde | Mark 8:27-30 In this pivotal moment in Mark 8, Jesus begins to make his way to Jerusalem and to the cross by asking 2 questions: Who do people say that I am? Who do you say that I am? Jesus asks 309 questions in the gospels and is […]
November 17, 2024 | Armando David Scott-Canchola | Luke 18:1-8 In celebration of Native American Heritage Month and sacred act of remembrance, Pastor Armando shared stories about his Chumash ancestors’ resilience and the sacred shrewdness. Armando weaved it with the shrewdness of the persistent widow we see in Luke 18. In addition, Salena shared about […]
August 4, 2024 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde | Matthew 6:33 NRSV God is the author, architect, and arbiter of justice. From the Old Testament to the New, we see that God always has protested injustice and has preferential treatment for the marginalized. In the life and ethical work of Jesus, we are invited to live […]
July 14, 2024 | Bobby Harrison | Matthew 14 As we look at the life of Jesus, we see a God who draws near. And it’s the eyes of Christ, filled with compassion, that moves Jesus first toward us. May we be moved, as he was moved, to be the eyes of Christ to […]
June 23, 2024 | Bobby Harrison We begin a new series focused on our Vision as a church, starting with “We are a Beloved Community.” Hear how we’ve embodied this truth over the years and aim to continue to live into it with the triune love of God as our center.
March 29, 2024 | Mondo and Salena Scott, Mike Hale A contemplative liturgy of sight, sound, and solidarity as we center a table of remembrance and reflect on the cross of Christ. This Good Friday Observance included musical, poetic, and visual exploration where we meditated on the unjust crucifixion of Jesus and sought solace […]
January 15, 2024 | Shared Sunday Service We came together as three churches under one roof! Pasadena Mennonite Church hosted The Church We Hope For and Conexión Pasadena during their morning service. In honoring and celebrating MLK Sunday, we focused on the theme of the Beloved Community and Jesus’ call for oneness (diversity + […]
January 7, 2023 | Bobby Harrison In this sermon, we look at wilderness seasons and stories throughout the Scriptures, from cover to cover. And we see our own stories, and receive a deeper understanding that so much of life is found in “wilderness seasons”. What we then are called to ask, is how God […]