This is the story about how God meets Hagar, slave woman to Sarah and Abraham, and the implications of their encounter. Genesis 16 challenges paradigms and assumptions around who’s in and who’s out. […]
Category: Sunday Worship
Room at the Table (Part 1): Jesus tells some stories
We’re starting a new sermon series on how Scriptures reveals God throwing the doors wide open, welcoming all people at his Table, into his family. Two of Jesus’ parables (in Luke 14 and 15) will start us off, sort of setting a precedent for what we’ll be exploring in the Old Testament and the New […]
Easter 2021: “He is risen! He’s not here!”
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the most central and hopeful aspects of our faith, what our hope of eternal life hinges upon. Mark 16:1-8 tells the story of the women who discovered the tomb empty and the stranger who confirmed that he’d risen from the dead. […]
Following the Christ: Sermons from the Gospel of Mark (Part 12)
“Triumphal Entry”with Pastor Gavin Jensen. Today is Palm/Passion Sunday, friends. It begins Holy Week which leads us to the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord. Join us as we join him entering Jerusalem to the shouts of Hosanna while he holds the reality of what will happen to him there. Mark 11:1-10. […]
Following the Christ: Sermons from the Gospel of Mark (Part 11)
“The Fig Tree, the Temple, and the Widow”: Following the Christ: Sermons from the Gospel of Mark (Part 11)Join us as we explore the significance of the Temple, it’s history (and a bit of Judah’s history), and the “sermon” Jesus preached in it. From Mark 11-12 and Jeremiah 7. […]
Following the Christ: Sermons from the Gospel of Mark (Part 10)
“Who gave you this authority?” Jesus faces mounting opposition as he enters Jerusalem and then he teaches us what must come first, what is first priority. Join us as we engage with the scenes in Mark 12 that are leading us towards his rejection. […]
Following the Christ: Sermons from the Gospel of Mark (Part 9)
“To open our hands and open our eyes” You lack one thing,” Jesus says to the rich man. Join us as we read and interact with Mark 10:17-34. Again, we’re given a vivid picture of discipleship and invited on the journey. Sermon starts at 5:42. […]
Following the Christ: Sermons from the Gospel of Mark (Part 8)
“Questions on the Way” with Pastor Erik Anderson. Jesus asks a lot of questions in the book of Mark, and many are for his followers. He asks and then he teaches them as they travel the road together. Join us as we listen to him with our own ears (Mark 9:33-37). […]
Following the Christ: Sermons from the Gospel of Mark (Part 7)
“Son of Man/Son of God” — Who is this One who came? Mark reiterates Jesus’ identity in two profound scenes back-to-back in the middle of his book, leaving us readers with a clear sense of who he is, what’s coming, and why it’s a world-shifting, life-altering event. Our text: Mark 8:27-9:13 […]
Following the Christ: Sermons from the Gospel of Mark (Part 6)
The Rewriting of a Narrative: In Mark 7 Jesus steps in to name some things about what it means to be unclean and challenges the current paradigm. Let’s think about what this means for the Church. Sermon starts at 5:38. […]
