Messages from a small church seeking the center of God's heart and will.
Episodes
Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday May 31, 2020
John 14:1-27
What ever happened to the Breath of Life?
Note: Pastor Jenn began speaking before the camera was ready. Notably, the first, very key, words of this talk were: "I can't breathe."
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Pastor Jenn
Sunday May 24, 2020
Sunday May 24, 2020
John 11:1-44
"If anybody could change our reality right now, it's Him, right?"
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Note 1: The message herein was written and recorded during a seeming lull between two notable and horrific racial murders in the USA. Grief and death are presented here more generally and vaguely than they might have been had this sermon been prepared immediately after the murder of George Floyd. Grief now (again) has an even more bitter taste. And our hope remains in the Resurrection and the Life.
Note 2: As our church attempts to reenter our building, still working with cobbled-together technology, this recording is not particularly clear. The service was transmitted to Facebook Live via a personal cell phone picking up the external mic's transmission of speakers speaking through masks. Furthermore, the simultaneous attempt to record an audio file was unsuccessful, necessitating a further recording of the Facebook video via a voice recording app on computer. We thank you for your ongoing patience as we continue to navigate these tech challenges, as well as for your continued listening.
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
John 10:1-16, 24-30
A gate and a shepherd?
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Pastor Jenn
Sunday May 10, 2020
Sunday May 10, 2020
John 10:1-6, 11-32
How do you know the Good Shepherd's voice?
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Pastor Jenn
Sunday May 03, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
John 9
The purpose of the Light of the World—at the beginning of creation and ever since--is life. It is to reveal and heal (or recreate, or birth) children of God, through whom to shine: more and more life and light, less and less darkness and death.
Pastor Jenn
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
John 20
Are you an optimist, a pessimist, or a resurrection person?
Pastor Jenn
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Haggai 1:1-11; 2:1-9; Mark 11:1-11, 15-19
The true Temple is the place where God and His people are fully present with each other together.
Pastor Jenn
P.S. This is super-embarrassing but must be noted: I make a very glaring mis-explanation in this message. In it I describe there having been three temples in Jerusalem (2 rebuilds of Solomon's). This comes from my 1) being confused by the fact that the Temple during Jesus' day is sometimes known as "Herod's Temple" and 2) my having a hazier recollection of "intertestamental" history than I realized and, not having realized it, not looking it up.
In fact the third literal Temple has not yet been built. This should not substantively negate the rest of this message but needs to be pointed out and corrected nevertheless.
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Jeremiah 11:1-17
Daniel 9:15-19
If God were unable to be wounded by our rejection of Him, or unable to be infuriated when He sees people in His image oppressing each other and abusing creation, that's when He would be an unjust psychopath.
Pastor Jenn
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
2 Samuel 7:1-17; 1 Kings 8:20-30, 65-66
Sanctification and transformation
Come from delayed gratification...
Pastor Jenn