Have you ever had a moment where something that was confusing suddenly became crystal clear? Once you see it, it seems so obvious. The good news of Christianity should feel like this—and if it doesn’t, perhaps that is because you just haven’t had the right epiphany yet.

(Note this sermon is based on the lectionary texts from the previous Sunday.)

Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin

Part of the series “Season of Epiphany 2026: Unveiling the mysteries of faith”

The community comes together to process the challenges of current events by "living the questions" that arise in us lately.

Speaker: Pastors Jae Newman and Scott Austin

Part of the series “Season of Epiphany 2026: Unveiling the mysteries of faith”

Pastor Jae examines how a “servant song” from Isaiah offers clear reasons why Jesus is “Beloved” to his Father and explores what Jesus’s baptism means for us.

Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman

Part of the series “Season of Epiphany 2026: Unveiling the mysteries of faith”

Pastor Jae teaches on how the Genesis creation narratives connect with Jesus’s establishment of the Kingdom of God.

Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman

Part of the series “Season of Epiphany 2026: Unveiling the mysteries of faith”

The story of the birth of Jesus is inherently "political," meaning simply that it took place in a particular place and time, with social and civic factors at play. (Just look at how much detail about the government there is in the Christmas story!) We, too, exist in a particular time and place, with our own social and civic factors at play. And if we want Christ to be born into our own hearts, we must take this into account.

Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin

Part of the series “The Will to Dream: Persistent courage to imagine, resist, and rebuild a better world.”

Dive into Mary’s “Magnificat,” her famous hymn of praise, as we explore some of the stresses held by Jesus’s mother while she clung to the hope of security in God’s provision.

Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman

Part of the series “The Will to Dream: Persistent courage to imagine, resist, and rebuild a better world.”

When we are caught in the tension between a holiday season that calls us to peace and a world that seems to be in ever-increasing discord, we may need to reset our understanding of what peace is, and what it isn't. We are reminded, once again, of Martin Luther King Jr.’s words: “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.”

Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin

Part of the series “The Will to Dream: Persistent courage to imagine, resist, and rebuild a better world.”

Enter Advent and discover the word of the Prophet Isaiah who calls us to draw strength from real hope in the midst of difficult, heartbreaking days.

Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman

Part of the series “The Will to Dream: Persistent courage to imagine, resist, and rebuild a better world.”

As we consider the way Paul ends his letter to the Galatians, we not only find the passage we've been anticipating all along (the Fruit of the Spirit!), but we also see the intensity and passion with which our author makes his point. Will we be offended—or inspired?

Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin

Part of the series “Roots of the Fruits”

Pastor Jae explores how Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, models how we can clap back against all that wishes to confuse us or separate us from finding our place in history and God’s family.

Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman

Part of the series “Roots of the Fruits”