In this sermon, Chris explores passages from Exodus and Jeremiah that deal with the idea of God's wrath. We find some interesting points about how to think about these texts in general and how they can apply to our modern situation. Tying them

The Meaning of Life

Jul 24th, 2019 24m 45s

In this sermon, Keith walks us through the question, "What is the meaning of life?" Beginning with Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and moving to Jesus' discussion in John 10, he makes the point that meaning is our to create. We are meaning crea

Theology of Work

Jul 5th, 2019 43m 12s

In this sermon, Jon Dengler from The Well takes us through a theological reflection of work. We discover from the early stories of Genesis that we are who we are meant to be when engaged in meaningful work, and we hear a call to renew and resto

Fruit of the Spirit Introduction

Jul 4th, 2019 22m 2s

In this sermon, Chris begins a series exploring Galatians chapter 5 where Paul contrasts the works of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit. We look at what these terms mean and what they don't mean as we begin to find ways in which this passa

Ascension Sunday 2019

Jul 3rd, 2019 24m 41s

In this sermon, Chris explores the story of the Ascension of Christ and explores why it was so important to the early Christians as well as what it might mean for us today. We hear within Ascension a call for allegiance to something greater tha

Final Week of Easter

Jul 3rd, 2019 30m 21s

In this final week of Easter we did something special and had three mini-sermons. Rachel, Keith, and Chris all share from a lectionary reading of their choosing from this day and put their own spin on it as they encourage us to live within an E

Love and Newness

May 21st, 2019 31m 6s

In this fifth sermon of Easter, Chris explores three texts: each containing a call to something new. We hear a call for a new world in Revelation, built by the new commandment to love one another in John, extended to new kinds of people in Acts

Good Shepherds - Easter 4 2019

May 16th, 2019 21m 53s

In our fourth week of Easter, Chris examines John 10 and Psalm 23 to unpack the idea of our vocation of care for those around us. We let these texts inform us as to what true care looks like. Preached May 5, 2019

Where is Christ Found? - Easter 3 2019

May 16th, 2019 28m 55s

In this third sermon of Easter, Chris explores the text from John where Jesus instructs Peter to feed the sheep. We find that care for the vulnerable is equivalent with love for Jesus, and we walk into the call of being good shepherds together.

Faith in Community - Easter 2 2019

May 16th, 2019 30m 30s

In this second sermon of Easter, Chris looks at the story of the disciples hiding in the upper room - the story commonly known as Doubting Thomas. We explore the idea that the risen Christ is found within a community that has faith in each othe

Easter 2019

May 16th, 2019 35m 9s

In this sermon, Chris explores some of the easter accounts from the gospels in an attempt to let them spark our imaginations. Without looking at them from an apologetic nor purely mystical standpoint, we try to let these Easter texts guide us w

Palm Sunday 2019

May 14th, 2019 28m 10s

In this sermon, Chris looks at the events of Palm Sunday and explores the kind of king and kingdom that Jesus represents and presents a call to continually live within that kingdom. Preached April 14, 2019

How to (Not) Remember - Lent 5

Apr 9th, 2019 23m 43s

In this sermon, Chris looks at the words of Isaiah chapter 43, in which we hear the call to "not remember the days of old." In exploring this passage, we hear again the reminder that clinging to an idealized past will only bring destruction. Bu

Radical Acceptance - Lent 4

Apr 4th, 2019 33m 9s

In this fourth Lenten sermon, Chris examines the parable typically called the "Prodigal Son." Seen as a response to those who challenged Jesus for his association with "sinners", we find that this story calls us into a counter-cultural receptio

You Will All Likewise Perish - Lent 3

Apr 4th, 2019 27m 26s

In this third Lenten sermon, Chris explores in more depth the destructive nature of sin. From Luke 15 we find a striking scenario. Jesus presents God as the spirit of grace that seeks the well-being of all. The principle of sin threatens to not

Who Must We Keep Quiet? - Lent 2

Apr 4th, 2019 29m 4s

In this second lenten sermon, Chris explores the statement of Jesus that it is impossible for a prophet to be killed outside Jerusalem. We discover that the principle of sin not only causes exclusion at the individual level, but also at the soc

Temptations from Identity - Lent 1

Apr 4th, 2019 26m 10s

In this first sermon in the season of Lent, Chris looks at the story of Jesus being tempted by Satan in the wilderness. We see in his temptations a framework for ours: the voices in our lives call for us to rely on our identities and pasts rath

Cain and Abel - The Principle of Sin part 2

Apr 4th, 2019 31m 43s

In this sermon, Chris explores the story of Cain and Abel to discover that the principle of exclusion, or sin, arises when we seek to protect the identities we've formed for ourselves based on the stories of ourselves we've been given and conti

The Principle of Sin

Feb 28th, 2019 30m 46s

In this second part of our transformation series, Chris takes a look at the idea of sin. With the many abuses and excesses of Christianity, the word sin often gets misunderstood or misused. It's easy to just avoid the idea altogether. In this s

Intro to Transformation

Feb 21st, 2019 25m 9s

In this sermon of our pre-Lenten series, Chris looks at the idea of transformation and points out that the need for transformation is universal, that transformation is possible, and that personal transformation is each individual's responsibili

Faith, Hope, and Most Importantly Love

Feb 19th, 2019 28m 6s

In this sermon, Chris examines 1 Corinthians 13 and explores the way that faith and hope provide us with the stance of distance and departure that allow us to receive the gifts of a diverse community. And we see that love is what provides the b

The Diverse Community

Feb 19th, 2019 33m 34s

In this sermon, Chris unpacks the idea that the communities of the New Humanity must be diverse in order for each member to fully receive the gifts that each other member can be. Differences are crucial and must neither be flattened out nor tur

Each Other is a Gift

Feb 19th, 2019 32m 24s

In this sermon Chris explores from 1 Corinthians the idea that in the community of the New Humanity, each member is a gift to each other member. We find that our place in this world is inherently communal in its structure. Preached January 20

A Spiritual Life

Feb 18th, 2019 28m 21s

In this sermon Chris explores the idea that our lives in the New Humanity are spiritual in their movement. We look at the book of Acts to discover what being spiritual actually entails. Preached January 13 2019

A Church-Centric Worldview

Feb 18th, 2019 24m 7s

In this sermon Chris explores the words of the Apostle Paul from Ephesians 3 to discover the idea that our primary place in the world is in the New Humanity. Preached on January 6 2019.