Continuing the series on food in the Gospel of Luke, this message looks at the feeding of the five thousand in Luke 9:10-17, where Jesus tells the disciples to give the crowd something to eat and multiplies five loaves and two fish, exploring the disciples' obedience despite their inadequacy.
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Continuing the series on food in the Gospel of Luke, this message turns to Luke 7:36-50, where Jesus dines at a Pharisee's house and a sinful woman anoints his feet, with extended background on the Pharisees and the customs of a first-century meal.
Listen & readThe opening message of a new series on food in the Gospel of Luke, beginning with the call of Levi the tax collector in Luke 5:27-32, where Jesus feasts with tax collectors and sinners and declares he came to call sinners to repentance, not the righteous.
Listen & readAn Easter Sunday message on the resurrection from Matthew 28, recounting the women arriving at the tomb, the angel's announcement that Jesus has risen, and the risen Jesus meeting them, framed by reflections on building life around the marking of Easter.
Listen & readA Palm Sunday message on the triumphal entry from Luke 19, presenting it as a rare scene of people worshiping Jesus well with heart and body even as their understanding lags behind, set against the backdrop of the journey to Jerusalem for Passover.
Listen & readThe closing message of the Lenten series in Isaiah 58, working through the final verses of the chapter and recapping the whole passage's call for worship that moves outward in mercy and justice rather than empty ritual, ahead of Palm Sunday and Easter.
Listen & readContinuing the Lenten series in Isaiah 58, this message focuses on verses 8-11 and the promises that follow true worship: light breaking forth like the dawn, healing, the Lord's continual guidance, and becoming like a watered garden when God's people pursue mercy and justice.
Listen & readThe third-week Lenten message in Isaiah 58, focusing on verses 6-10 where God describes the fast he truly chooses: loosing the bonds of injustice, feeding the hungry, and caring for the oppressed, contrasted with the empty ritual fasting God rejects.
Listen & readA conversational study of Matthew 16:13-18, where Peter confesses Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God, and Jesus declares he will build his church on that confession, reflecting on the power of words and God's persistence with people, featuring guests Carol Forrest and Brian Carlson.
Listen & readA conversational study of the call of Abram in Genesis 12:1-3, reflecting on God's promise to bless Abram and through him all the families of the earth, and how God works through one person to reach a whole family, featuring guests Carol Forrest and Brian Carlson.
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