Setting the Lonely in Families
Pastor T. C. continues the Roots teaching series, “The Church as Forged Family” with a message on Psalm 68.4-6 which praises God for being a “father to the fatherless, a defender of widows” and for “setting the lonely in families.” This is a theme that is at the heart of what it means to be the church.
Forged Family Intro
In this sermon, Pastor T. C. kicks off a new teaching series called “The Church as Forged Family.” We’ll look at what a strange story in the Gospel has to show us about the kind of movement Jesus began.
Ruth & Naomi
In this sermon, Pastor Osheta helps us take another look at the story of Ruth, not as a rom-com love story between Ruth and Boaz, but as a story about ‘found family’ between Ruth and her mother-in-law, Naomi.
David & Goliath
In this sermon, Pastor T. C. enlists the help of bestselling author, Malcolm Gladwell, to take another look at this very familiar story. Rather than seeing David as the archetype of an underdog who miraculously defeats Goliath who is the archetype of an indomitable foe, what if we saw clues in the text itself which point in a very different direction? Maybe David is instead the archetype of someone who creatively employs unconventional thinking and sees through the arrogant threats…
Jesus & Zacchaeus
In this sermon, Emily Morrison, reintroduces us to the story of Jesus & Zacchaeus. Seeing it again with grown-up eyes, there are several aspects of this story we may missed as kids.