May 19, 2024 | Janette Hur Ok | Acts 2:1-13; 1 Corinthians 12:12, 21-26 Diversity is both a gift and a challenge because embracing difference is incredibly difficult. We need the continual presence and power of the Spirit to unify our diversity. The Spirit’s Christ-centering power empowers us to divest ourselves again and again […]

 May 14, 2023 | Bobby Harrison | Philippians 2, John 20 In this sermon, we look at Spirit Christology: the theological exploration of Jesus’ life lived fully empowered by the Holy Spirit. And as Jesus exhales his divinity — lives into his humanity — and breathes in the Spirit, so we are invited to […]

August 21, 2022 | Phil Allen, Jr. | Acts 8:9-25 Access to the power of the Holy Spirit is not obtained through the currency of our own resources (gifts, skills, talents, network, social status, or wealth). But access does cost. We tap into and become stewards of the power of the Spirit with the currency […]

July 24, 2022 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde | Acts 6:8-15 In the story of Stephen, he is described as someone full of grace and power. As we see Stephen courageously stand on trial, in the steps of Jesus, we see that grace is a sign and a greater power, as he faces the powers of this […]

May 8, 2022 | Bobby Harrison | Matthew 27 & 28 In this message, we look at the guards at the tomb as they attempt to prevent the miracle of resurrection. We ask ourselves how we do this as well in our day. What are the walls we build when we choose not to experience […]

April 10, 2022 | Nicola Patton | Gen. 39, 45; Matt. 21 The story of Joseph and the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday are familiar to us. But they are not only stories about power. They are also stories about presence because before we need ruling, we need healing. The with-ness of […]