Empty Water Jars

Mary inaugurates the Kingdom and ushers in the first miracle performed by Jesus at a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus turns the water into wine. Have you ever noticed what comes before the wine and the water? Emptiness. Emptiness is a pre-requisite for the miracle.

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Preparing the Way for Jesus

In this message, we look at John the Baptist as one who prepares the way for Jesus to come. And we do so by also looking at how the Old Testament book of Isaiah shaped John’s understanding for just who this Jesus would truly be.

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Verbo Among Us

On Sunday morning we began our new sermon series: Among Us: Jesus thru the Gospel of John. In this next season, we will learn to imitate the life, love and justice of Jesus. As we enter into this time of hope and healing, both in our personal and communal lives, we center Jesus who came […]

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Kin-dom

Pastor Mary Ellen Azada closes out the sermon series Becoming the Beloved Community by considering how we enact justice, coming from a place of centeredness in Christ and in relationship with one another.

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Prophetic Revelation in the Questions

Sometimes prophetic revelation from God is not insight but inquiry. Just as God asked many questions in the biblical narrative, God does the same with us today and invites us to engage the right questions relevant for addressing the issues of our time. God responds to Israel in a court scene in Micah 6:6-8 with […]

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Becoming the Beloved Community

This is how we’ll be starting the New Year–walking with our God right into our calling: Becoming the Beloved Community. Together. Each Sunday this month, we’ll hear from Pastors Inés, Bobby, Phil Allen, Jr., and Mary Ellen Azada encouraging one another to bring our full self to the Scriptures, and for the Scriptures to reveal […]

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