Episodes
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Come Home for Christmas, part 4: Come Home to Joy!
December 19th, 2022 | 27 mins 50 secs
It is difficult to find joy when we’re experiencing pain. Yet God offers us joy even in the most difficult circumstances. Through her example, Mary shows us how we can claim joy in tough times.
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Come Home for Christmas, part 3: Come Home to Hope
December 12th, 2022 | 32 mins 13 secs
Hope can seem to be in short supply some days, and that can especially be true at the holidays. Yet hope is more than a feeling or a wish. Hope is an expectation, trust, and desire for a good outcome. And, as we learn from Mary’s story, hope is knowing God will show us what to do when we need to do it.
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Come Home for Christmas, part 2: Come Home from Fear
December 5th, 2022 | 36 mins 27 secs
In our more honest moments, we recognize that Christmas can be a time of fear and anxiety. What will happen when I sit next to the empty chair where my loved one used to sit? Do we have enough money to buy all the presents for my family, friends? Can I keep it together the whole time we are visiting family? These are real. And, there is hope. In a scary world, home is a place where we can be safe.
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Come Home for Christmas, part 1: Come Home from a Broken World
November 28th, 2022 | 28 mins 50 secs
The evidence of the world’s brokenness is everywhere we look, and sometimes, it seems inescapable. In the midst of brokenness, God comes to us and invites us to come home.
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A More Perfect Union, part 4: Faith and Politics
November 21st, 2022 | 39 mins 46 secs
When we see the other side as the enemy, everyone loses. When we learn instead to recognize that everyone has something to give, we can begin to grow toward a more perfect union, with liberty and justice for all.
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A More Perfect Union, part 3: A Better Way
November 14th, 2022 | 37 mins 7 secs
The early church was compelling not because of what they believed, but how they behaved. In a chaotic culture of division, the first Christians were a peaceful presence who welcomed all, loved authentically, and let their light shine. Let’s do that again.
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A More Perfect Union, part 2: One Nation Under God, Indivisible
November 7th, 2022 | 39 mins 43 secs
While disagreement is inevitable, division is a choice. When we choose to carry one another’s burdens instead of demonizing one another, what divides us fades, and we realize that we can disagree politically while loving unconditionally.
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A More Perfect Union, part 1: Enemy #1
October 31st, 2022 | 36 mins 11 secs
The church’s greatest enemy is not a political party. It’s division. Instead of choosing one side over the other, we stand with Jesus in the messy middle because we can form a more perfect union by working together.
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We Believe, part 7: I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body and the Life Everlasting
October 24th, 2022 | 35 mins 45 secs
What happens to us when we die? Pastor Mark explores that question as we conclude this series with last line of the Apostles’ Creed: “I believe in the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.”
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We Believe, part 6: I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins
October 17th, 2022 | 36 mins 4 secs
As humans, we all mess up—in our families, at work, and in our relationship with God. When we do, we need forgiveness. Forgiving isn't easy, but without it, we can't have real or meaningful relationships. Thankfully, Jesus shows us the way.
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We Believe, part 5: I Believe in the Church and the Communion of Saints
October 10th, 2022 | 37 mins
The church is not a building or an institution, but the called out people of God and an unending family of love and support. In this week’s sermon, Pastor Mark shares what it means to say we believe in “the holy catholic church” and “the communion of saints.”
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We Believe, part 4: I Believe in the Holy Spirit
October 3rd, 2022 | 25 mins 59 secs
What does it mean to believe in the Holy Spirit? In this sermon Dr. Robert Gorrell shares the real and practical ways we can be led by the Holy Spirit.