On Easter Sunday, Andy talks about finding an empty tomb, and invites people to come join him for a week to see how God is moving. Then he explores what it means to be a church that is different in a world that sticks to its own kind, and why he's taking the staff to see "Black Panther" this week.

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As we celebrate Easter, Ann talks about the devastation of Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb, and how often we find ourselves looking in the wrong direction. Plus, now that Lent is done, what she's planning on doing as soon as she gets home from church.

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In the midst of a contemplative Service of Darkness, Andy gave a short meditation asking us to consider ourselves at our worst , and the frustrating reality of this dark but holy day.

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On Palm Sunday, Andy and Kathrin split up the sermon to talk about the mission of Neighbors in Action, what it actually means to follow Jesus, and what it's like when Jesus breaks through to us. Plus, an update on Andy's rooting interest in March Madness.

This podcast has a video testimony that's been clipped from it. To watch the video, click here.

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On NIA Sunday, Brandi and Kathrin take turns on the stage to talk about the mission of Neighbors in Action, Jesus' triumphant entrance to Jerusalem, and the connections between.

This podcast has a video testimony that's been clipped from it. To watch the video, click here.

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This week, Andy gets a sermon illustration at the top of the Statue of Liberty but explains why he would have preferred to go without it. It takes us into the story of Zaccheus, and what it looks like to settle our debts. But then he pushes further, to invite us in deeper, and find out what its like to get inside someone's life.

Plus, a story from his first preaching job trying to teach a longtime member to joys of sharing.

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Brant finds himself in a bit of a pickle (that's a pun, he starts off with baseball metaphors! Andy would be proud) when he's asked to preach about famed tax collector Zaccheus, since he has had a tempestuous relationship with the IRS, a story which he gets to later.

The real story, though, is the discovery that both Brant and Zaccheus found: how grace changes everything, and how God makes Ministry out of our messes.

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After a continuing rant on the aggravation of Daylight Saving Time (if you weren't here, this continued throughout the whole service), Andy settles in to tell the story of Jesus healing the blind man by rubbing dirt and spit in his eyes. But he also bounces out to show the big picture, and what the story really means for us.

Plus, the time Andy almost went to church with Margaret Thatcher.

John 9:1-7

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To relate the story of Jesus healing the blind man by rubbing dirt into his eyes, Ann relates a story of a woman so trapped by a traumatic experience at school that she found herself unable to shake the experience for 40 years. This sermon is the story of her - and our - redemption.

John 9:1-7

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As part of his '40 Cups of Coffee' during Lent, Andy learns a fun new Charles Allen story about a couple who asked him to pray for their business, and the abrupt turn Charles ended up taking on it. Then, as Andy explores the deeper Christian calling that the returning, grateful leper represents, he talks about his recent travels in Cuba, and what it is like to be given an unreturnable gift, and what it's like to experience real gratitude.

Luke 17:11-19

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