In today's sermon we conclude our Unlocking Parables sermon series. Our co-pastor Paula Williams reexamines the parable of the prodigal son. The sermon focuses on the father’s grace, even though neither son acted with much love toward the father.
In today's sermon, John Gaddis looks at how our upbringing can impact the way we view the physical world and the spiritual world, and the work that we're called to do to bring those worlds together.
In this week's sermon, Paula Williams teaches us that the kingdom of God is a dragnet that pulls up everything, our strengths and weakness, hopes and fears, joys and sorrows. Jesus is the one who helps us sort through the junk and heal the open wounds.
In today's sermon, our co-pastor Paula Williams continues our new sermon series, Unlocking Parables.
This week's sermon is the first sermon in our new sermon series, Unlocking Parables. In today's sermon, our co-pastor John Gaddis turns the parable of talents on its head and believes that the true message of the parable is to participate in the absurd, over-the-top abundant grace of Jesus.
John concludes our Exodus and Exile sermon series by focusing on the universalities of the Babylonian Exile, and the pain of singing without joy.
In today's message, we continue our sermon series on Exodus & Exile with a sermon from our co-pastor, Paula Williams.
As humans in groups, our tendency is to take care of our own and create enemies of everyone else. God instructed Israel to love its neighbors. Israel had a hard time taking in that message. Jesus brought it home even more. But still today, we have a hard time loving God, loving our neighbors, and loving ourselves. Yet, it is the hope of our species.
In today's sermon, we start to work through one of the primary narrative driving scripture: the theme of Exodus that runs throughout human history. Our co-pasor, John Gaddis, will discuss how crying out inaugurates history, and how Jesus is bringing about a New Exodus.
In today's message, we conclude our sermon series on How The Bible Actually Works with a look at the letters of the New Testament. Twenty-three of 27 books in the New Testament are letters, written to other people in other times. Reading them is like reading someone else’s mail - we don’t really understand exactly what was going on. And yes, those letters also need to be reinterpreted over time and matched to our understanding at the time. The Bible is a history and book of wisdom, not a rulebook to stay out of hell or an encyclopedia of facts.
In today's message, our co-pastor John Gaddis continues our sermon series entitled How Does The Bible Actually Work. He talks about how the process of adapting the past and reimaging God is something that we actually see happening in the Bible itself. This sacred responsibility -- to imagine God in light of the present moment, in light of our faith in Jesus as God's Messiah -- now falls to the followers of Jesus today.
In today's message, our co-pastor Paula Williams continues our sermon series entitled How Does The Bible Actially Work. Her sermon looks at the Bible not just as a history of how Israel and the followers of Jesus understood their relationship with God, and a book of wisdom - but also as a history of how the followers of God, throughout history, defined their understanding of the very nature of God - right down to and including our attempts to do the same today.
In today's message, our co-pastor Paula Williams shares the second sermon in a new series called "How Does The Bible Actually Work" with a sermon entitled "The Bible As History & Wisdom". Is the Bible an encyclopedia of facts? Is it a rulebook? It is neither. It is a history of how the people of Israel understood their relationship with God and a history of how the followers of Jesus understood their relationship with God. It is a book of history and wisdom and as such, is a great source for us today.
In today's message, our co-pastor John Gaddis shares the first sermon in a new series called "How Does The Bible Actually Work".
Our co-pastor Paula Williams takes us through Acts 12. It's also a look at the rich human history of searching for meaning, and in that search finding the answers to the human condition, and a compass for how to live.
In our first-ever outdoor Christmas Eve service, from the lawn outside Left Hand Chapel, hear seasonal sermons from both John Gaddis and Paula Williams.
So, why did Jesus come to earth? One of the main reasons was to show all of us that the human body is good - all of it - not a message we’ve heard enough from the church. In this message, our co-pastor Paula Williams talks about why the human body is good.
In today's message, our co-pastor Paula Williams shares a sermon about hope. Hope comes from the outside, while perseverance and persistence come from within. In between the two lies the most important decision of all - learning to say yes to hope.
In today's message, our co-pastors Nicole Vickey and Kristie Sykes tag team a sermon that takes a closer look at Mary & Joseph's journey to Bethlehem and beyond, and what we might learn from that towards finding peace and presence on our own hard journeys.
In today's message, John Gaddis looks at the generations of people that prepared the way for Jesus, and what these people can tell us about living a spiritual life in 2020.