Blue Ocean Church Ann Arbor Sunday Sermons

Pastor Ken Wilson continues the pursuit of a life-savoring connection to God, in contrast with a religious approach, highlighting our freedom of principled dissent and our freedom to pursue happiness, in week 4 of our sermon series, “Savoring Life: Sabbath.” Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org. (note: due to technical difficulties, part of the sermon was not recorded. Please visit the “Sermons” page of our website for the sermon notes, or contact Ken with questions.)

In the third week of the sermon series, “Savoring Life: Sabbath,” Pastor Emily Swan stresses the importance of creating space for God while emphasizing the transient nature of our lives as expressed in the book of Ecclesiastes. Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.

Pastor Ken Wilson reads from Matthew 11:28–12:14 to help us learn to distinguish between the voice of religion and the voice of Jesus in order to savor life a little more in “Savoring Life: Sabbath, Week 2.” Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.

Pastor Emily Swan promotes the physical and spiritual necessity of rest in her sermon, “Savoring Life: Sabbath.” Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.

In his sermon on “John 20,” Pastor Ken Wilson explores the connectedness of Jesus’ actions in sending out the disciples, giving them the spirit, and empowering them to forgive. Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.

Pastor Ken Wilson continues our sermon series on the Spirit as our advocate, focusing this week on Hebrew scholar Robert Alter’s translation of the 23rd Psalm, in his sermon, “Psalm 23.” Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.

In her sermon, “God’s Preferential Option for the Poor,” guest speaker Rev. Brooke Pickrell preaches from the Beatitudes with a call to respond to our current political climate from the foundation of our faith. Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.

Pastor Ken Wilson encourages us to view the Spirit as our defender and advocate, not an accuser, in this week’s sermon, “The Radical Revision of Our Image of God.” Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.

In “God is Everywhere,” Pastor Emily Swan asserts that the radical significance of Pentecost—that God is present everywhere and in everyone—changed the idea of “who belongs” in the family of God. Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.

In his sermon, “The Things You Can Get Away With Saying in a Psalm,” Pastor Ken Wilson looks at Psalm 137, and it’s surprising ending, to explore how God allows us to give voice to our pain. Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.