Rhythms of Joy

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 […]

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Honest Revelation

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 […]

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Disorientation is a Holy Invitation

September 25, 2022 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde | Acts 9:1-17 Saul is a religious fanatic killing in the name of righteousness. On the road to Damascus, he experiences a dramatic encounter with Jesus who asks, “Why are you hurting me?” and Saul responds, “Who are you Lord?” The road from Who-Are-You-Lord to Here-I-Am-Lord is disorienting because […]

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Seeing Jesus Anew

September 18, 2022 | Bobby Harrison | Acts 1:1-11 In this message, we look back at the beginning of the book of Acts. And we invite ourselves to see Jesus not only in this opening chapter, but also to see him throughout the rest of the story. And also in our lives as well.

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Presence is Power

May 1, 2022 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde | Luke 24:36-49 God doesn’t give up on us and seeks us in life as well as in death. Jesus seeks us in the beginning, in the middle, and at the end. In this resurrection encounter, Jesus walks through walls to get to our hearts. He extends a benediction […]

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Resurrection Reality

April 24, 2022 | Bobby Harrison | Acts 1:1-11, Luke 24 As we begin our new sermon series — Resurrections — we do so by starting in Acts 1. We look at Jesus returning to his disciples to prove he was alive again, and to call them to bear witness known as the Body of […]

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