Creation & Spirituality
In this message, Pastor Osheta shares about the ways creation plays a vital part in our spirituality and points to a fascinating resource called “The 3-Day Effect: How Nature Calms Our Brains” by Florence Williams.
Easter People
In this sermon, Pastor T. C. introduces the “It is Good” teaching series on humanity’s calling to be stewards and vice-regents of creation on God’s behalf. He begins with Genesis chapter 1 where God says of creation: It is Good.
Easter Sunday
In this sermon, Pastor Osheta reflects on what it means to be “Easter people” in light of the Resurrection of Jesus.
Palm Sunday
In this sermon, Pastor T. C. walks through chapters 11 and 12 of John which juxtapose Jesus’s close relationship with the family of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus with the scheming of the rulers and authorities to execute him. We are invited to ask ourselves questions about where we see ourselves and our world reflected in the Text.
The Cross & Racist Violence
In John 12, Jesus reflects on the meaning of his death on the cross. His crucifixion exposes the unjust and corrupt way the world is ordered. Systemic evils like racism and misogyny are forms of Scapegoating carried out by the principalities and powers. Jesus disarms the powers by defeating their greatest weapon: the fear of death. Jesus’s Cross not only exposes and disarms the powers, it also refounds the world—it is his Coronation as the rightful King of the world.…