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July 20, 2020 Daily Bread
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July 13, 2020 Truth Tellers
Pastor Sean Palmer considers our love of God as a call toward a deeper
embrace of the truth; not the partial-”truths” distorted to serve selfish
agendas and to tear one another down, but that which requires us to embrace
(perhaps uncomfortable and unfamiliar) virtue and humility as God shapes us
in faithfulness.
48 min
July 06, 2020 God's Notion Of Freedom
Pastor Sean Palmer enters Jesus’ teaching to the crowd gathered in John 8
on the true nature of freedom. Freedom is not simply the absence of burden
or the abundance of choice, but instead about the truth of the reality into
which God invites us to fully live. Our freedom is given for the love of
the world; that in its sharing, everyone would be set free.
43 min
June 29, 2020 All Is Heard
Ericka Graham invites us to remember some of the primary lessons of the
Psalms; that God calls us to bring the full spectrum of our emotion and
experience to him, and to do so in community. As we continue trudging
through the challenges of this season, may we not only share in lament, but
also the thanksgiving and praise that breaks through the significant
heartache.
45 min
June 22, 2020 The Father Carries
Pastor Sean Palmer reminds us that when God asks us to call him Father, it
is not about maleness, but is painting the picture of the relationship he
desires with us. As we pause to acknowledge with gratitude our flawed
earthly fathers, we look together to our perfect Father in Heaven and his
family into which we’ve been born.
45 min
June 15, 2020 Summer Selah
Pastor Chris Seay teaches from Psalm 32; prompting us to look to the coming
weeks, a summer unlike any we’ve experienced, as an invitation. This time
of great disruption has reminded us of the gift and privilege that is our
very breath, challenged many among us to repent of our part in systems of
generational trauma, and encouraged us all to faithfully make steps into
the work to which God has called us.
46 min
June 08, 2020 What We Find At The Altar
Pastor Sean Palmer continues our revisiting of the Rhythms of Ecclesia by
considering the binding of Isaac, and the challenge faced by Abraham as he
endeavored to faithfully Seek God. The God we seek is a God of love and
promises kept, far removed from the idols and systems that ask us to
sacrifice our own humanity, and that of others, at their false altars.
48 min
June 01, 2020 Pentecost Sunday: The Shared Spirit
Though we continue to gather online in this season, it was a much needed
time to be with one another following an incredibly painful week. Pastor
Chris reminds us of our call as followers of Christ to live as one, with
hands open in sharing God’s blessing, especially in a time such as this;
asking the Holy Spirit to guide and use us in helping to mend the deep
ruptures in our communities and the world.
44 min
May 27, 2020 Quarantine Made Sacred: Home Front
We simply aren't used to being at home this much. As a friend of mine said,
we are great at binge-watching anything but our kids. She meant that home,
over time, has become a secondary place for us. After all, most of our
waking hours are spent at work. But now the two have merged. And what if
that's what it was all about? Not an idolization of "family," but home as
the place where we learn to love as God invites us to love the world.
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May 25, 2020 The Backyard Gospel
Pastor Chris Seay continues our series revisiting the foundational Rhythms
of Ecclesia, casting a vision for Christian hospitality during a time in
which it is a challenge to invite many into our homes. As followers of
Jesus, we are to continue extending open arms to the world, always
cultivating space for care, community, and growth.
49 min

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