Blue Ocean Church Ann Arbor Sunday Sermons

Pastor Ken Wilson draws from Matthew 1:18–25 and Psalm 80 to encourage us to be vulnerable in voicing our complaints to God, trusting in his love and gentleness, in “Advent Week 4: The Art of the Complaint.” Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.

In the third sermon of our Advent series, “Advent Week 3: Mary’s Song,” Pastor Emily Swan talks about the song of Mary in Luke 1 as she waits on the arrival of her first child, Jesus. In the political chaos of 1st century Judea, Mary prophetically carried a seed of hope for her people. We, also, wait on that same seed of hope to blossom. Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.

Pastor Emily Swan highlights the hope of God’s presence in the midst of desolation from Isaiah chapters 6 and 11 in “Advent Week 2: The Shoot from the Stump.” Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.

Pastor Ken Wilson introduces our Advent series with a study of Isaiah 2:1–5 in “Advent Week 1: Hoping For and Working Toward a Better Future.” Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.

In this time of distress and disorientation, Pastor Ken Wilson explores what it means to “love your neighbor as yourself”—including self-care—in the context of family holiday events. Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.

Pastor Ken Wilson reads from Luke 21 in warning us about the danger of crowds in this post-election sermon. Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.

Pastor Ken Wilson warns us against the blinding effects of ideological exceptionalism—believing we are exceptional/chosen by God, so what we do must be good—in this sermon leading up to the presidential election. Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.

Pastor Emily Swan gives an update on the health and vision of Blue Ocean Faith in Ann Arbor, and across the country, in the conclusion of our sermon series, “Connect & Renew.” Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.

Pastor Emily Swan gives an update on the state of the church, discusses our goals for the coming year, and presents an overview of what it means to be “Solus Jesus” in week 5 of our sermon series, “Connect & Renew.” Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.

Pastor Ken Wilson encourages us to identify with Zacchaeus and to draw energy from connections in the fourth week of our sermon series, “Connect & Renew.” Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service times and locations, at a2blue.org.