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Center of Gravity – The Sermon on the Mount
“…the weightier matters of the law are justice, mercy, and faithfulness.” – Jesus (Matthew 23:23) Christian traditions often have primary books and passages they emphasize in their teaching and ministry. For example, Dispensationalist traditions gravitates toward apocalyptic books and passages, which they believe are coded with predictions about the future. They center books and passages like Revelation, Daniel, and Matthew chapter 24. Another example is the Pentecostal tradition, which gravitates toward the book of Acts and to passages about spiritual…
ICON: Portals into the Heart of Jesus
In this series, we will explore six portals into the heart of Jesus, which also serve as foundational values around which our lives are shaped. The six are: Belonging, Formation, Wilderness, Wonder, Solidarity, Restoration. We will explore these six values through teaching and also through the practice of Visio Divina. Latin for “divine seeing,” Visio Divina is a spiritual practice that involves contemplating the glory of God through sacred art. Christians have been creating sacred art since the time of…
Story & Song: Listening to our History, Discerning our Future
A community of misfits has been gathering for fellowship and worship in St. Paul since 2014. It was planted by a launch team led by Touger Thao with financial support from the Evangelical Covenant Church. Pastor Touger resigned in January of 2017. In December of 2017, this misfit community called T. C. Moore to be their pastor and then called Osheta Moore to join the pastoral team in 2019. In the past five years there have been two meeting location…
Advent 2022 – From Generation to Generation
The title of our Advent teaching series comes from a portion of Mary’s song in the Gospel of Luke: Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is for those who fear him From Generation to Generation. – Luke 1: 48b–50 Our series begins with Matthew’s genealogy. In that long list of names, we remember the trauma and triumph of those…
Epiphany and the January 6th Insurrection
Today is Epiphany and one year since terrorists stormed the U.S. Capital building, threatening elected officials and injuring dozens of officers. What does Epiphany have to do with the Insurrection? In the season of Epiphany, Christians celebrate the spread of the Light—the life and revelation of Jesus Christ—to all “nations” (people groups) of the world. The Magi from the East represent the launch of this expanded mission. But some have confused this Light for a doctrine or system of beliefs.…