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 15, 2023 | Bobby Harrison | Matthew 2:22-36 As we continue in our Rhythms of Justice series, we look at Peter’s “desperate” prayer in Matthew 14. And in so doing, we allow ourselves to be inspired to cry out to God in our desperate places just as Peter did to Jesus.
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, […]
November 20, 2022 | Bobby Harrison
November 13, 2022 | Bobby Harrison | Acts 13:50-51 We are called to live in between the dust in this life—for dust is where we are from and where are headed. But dust that has been thrown our way in this world is not the life we’ve been promised by God. So in this message, […]
November 6, 2022 | Meleca Consultado | Acts 13:32-52 In Acts 13 we see Paul and Barnabas following the leading of the Holy Spirit to leave Jerusalem and to begin to share the Good News of Jesus in Pampos and Antioch. And though they experience disbelief and rejection with the Nation of Israel, the reception […]