Blue Ocean Church Ann Arbor Sunday Sermons

Pastor Emily Swan continues her exploration of Jesus as the perfect (innocent victim) scapegoat in the sixth week of our sermon series, “Beyond Envy, Rivalry, and Violence.” Learn more about […]

Pastor Ken Wilson looks at Peter in John 18 and discusses our innate capacity to passively go along with scapegoating, as well as suggesting ways to break the cycle, in […]

Pastor Emily Swan looks at the story of Joseph and explores how the Bible narrative humanizes the scapegoat in order to overturn the cycle of envy and violence in week […]

Pastor Emily Swan encourages us to join with Jesus in exposing and overturning the cycle of systematic injustice and violence that is driven by envy and rivalry in the third […]

Pastor Ken Wilson considers the effects of rivalrous desires as the source of cascading violence in week two of our sermon series, “Beyond Envy, Rivalry, and Violence.” Learn more about […]

Pastor Ken Wilson explores the dangers of borrowed desires in the first sermon of our new series, “Beyond Envy, Rivalry, and Violence.” Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including service […]

Pastor Ken Wilson discusses forgiveness as an alternative to scapegoating in the fourth sermon in our series, “Integrity & Influence: Lessons From a Vagabond.” Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, […]

Guest Speaker Rev. Deborah Dean-Ware speaks on 2 Corinthians 4:1–9 and the danger of using political power to generate fear against the vulnerable. Learn more about Blue Ocean Faith, including […]

Pastor Emily Swan explores the potential benefits of a wilderness experience, while contrasting the leadership style of David versus King Saul, in week three of our sermon series, “Integrity & […]

Guest Speaker Hayden Carruth looks at integrity as a series of decisions with a focus on the story of David and Bathsheba in week two of our sermon series, “Integrity & Influence: Lessons […]