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Luke 19:28-44

In this passage we encounter a publicly lamenting Jesus. When we really consider the scene, it makes us uncomfortable. Isn't an important public (even royal!) figure supposed to "maintain his composure"? To "keep it together"? But what if Jesus and other ancient Hebrew people have some important to teach us about what it means to be human? Something that we as modern people might be missing out on?

John 11:32-44

Pop psychology, religious leaders, and books have told us that being angry will only lead to bitterness and death. Jesus believed being angry would lead you to passion and life. Listen in as we try to reconcile these different understandings and watch Jesus as he models what healthy anger looks like and how it can bring change.

Matthew 8:18-22

Never before in history has the modern church been more out of touch with the simple fact that Jesus was a poor man. We live as the most privileged people in the most privileged country in the history of the world. So what do we do with that? And what can the poverty of Jesus teach us? Listen in as we explore this and more.

Luke 7:11-17

True compassion takes us to truly painful places. This week we look at an amazing story that highlights the true compassion of Jesus and his willingness to enter into the pain. There's a lot of encouragement for us in this story, but there are also important lessons for us to learn about what it means to be truly compassionate people.

John 15:12-17

Everyone needs a good friend even... Jesus? As we continue our series on the humanity of Jesus we stop to consider the fact that the one whom we call God, LORD, Christ and Savior also needed friends and was a friend to those around him. Listen in as we consider the implications of this reality on our relationships with God and others.

Matthew 4:1-11

As we begin both the Lenten season and a new sermon series called "The Humanity of Jesus," we encounter a familiar but strange passage about Jesus's meeting with the devil in the wilderness. As we examine the ways in which Jesus operates, we discover some important fundamental realities about our humanity, and an important way we miss out on living fully as humans. Listen in to find out how you can experience God in deeper ways this Lent.

John 15:1-11

As we close out our series, we explore a vivid and rich passage that brings both a lot of comfort and a lot of conviction. Jesus tells us we are his and to "abide" in him. He also says that if we don't, we'll run the risk of being "cut off and burned." Pretty drastic.

Listen in as we explore how our usefulness in this world hinges on how well we understand what it means to abide in Jesus.

John 14:1-14

Jesus said he is the way, the truth, and the life -- the only way to the Father is through him. For his followers 2,000 years ago, this was a difficult saying, and the same can be said for anyone looking to follow Jesus today -- much less anyone looking over the fence at Christianity. 

Join us as we unpack what this means, and find how this "I Am" statement from Jesus is more inviting than we could ever imagine.

John 11:17-27

In Jesus' announcement that, "I am the resurrection and the life," he implies something deeply profound and troubling: you'll have to die to have the life he's offering... but you can have it here and now. At first glance that doesn't make sense, but it can if we are willing to hear Jesus and see it through his eyes. 

John 10:1-21

Many teachers throughout the ages have given us instruction in how to best live life and be pleasing to a god or gods. Jesus claims to not only teach the only way to an abundant life but to actually be the "door" by which we enter into it. A bold claim from which an important question erupts- “Why should we believe you over others Jesus?” Listen in to join the conversation as we explore Jesus’ bold claims and the lengths he is willing to go to prove them.