Hannah was thought to be drunk as she was wide open in prayer. She had lost her own dignity while her honesty in prayer caused people to wonder about her. What can we learn from her? Melissa takes us on a journey to explore how honest we can be in prayer. Is God concerned with the things that we care about? ​ Prayer... Say Anything - Melissa CappsFile Size: 9956 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

Hannah was thought to be drunk as she was wide open in prayer. She had lost her own dignity while her honesty in prayer caused people to wonder about her. What can we learn from her? Melissa takes us on a journey to explore how honest we can be in prayer. Is God concerned with the things that we care about? ​ Prayer... Say Anything - Melissa CappsFile Size: 9956 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

We begin our new season with the topic of creativity. What does it me to creative and why is it important. Stephen Roach of Songs of Water spent the morning with us talking about God's creative heart and what it means to us today. On Creativity • #Encounters - Stephen RoachFile Size: 15261 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

For the woman caught in adultery, the outcome looked pretty grim, there is no way out of the capital punishment, especially when you are brought half naked in front of Jesus. The law, as it does so well, exposes her for everyone to see how terribly wrong she is. But this is without counting on Jesus who once again brings dignity to a situation seemingly hopeless. The Pharisees thought by testing Him they would finally discredit Him, yet they left pierced by the beauty of the Gospel. In this epis [...]

What do you do when your concept of community is being challenged by Jesus? Most of us, like the Pharisees, would reject it, especially when our culture has molded our ways. We function under a bounded set community where rules and static attributes become the determining factor telling us if we are in or out of the community. Jesus is changing the rules with something so radical that it would eventually lead Him to the cross. This scandalous community is the kingdom of God. Are you in? The [...]

John the apostle illuminates the story of creation but this time from the perspective of Jesus, ​as Mary Magdalene meets Him after the resurrection. New creation is finally here and Jesus has the last word on our rebellion. But what does it mean for all the disciples who left Him and all those who gave up of faith? Will jesus rebuke them and force them to toe the line or will He gently reveal Himself to them and let them see Him for who He is? ​ Mary Mag [...]

Life starts in a garden and this is exactly where you will find the Gardener. Mary was looking for Jesus in the tomb but instead she found Him tending the Garden. It wasn't a case of mistaken identity, it was a prophetic sign that from now on Jesus would be cultivating new life in all of us who believe. This is the message of Easter, a God who is willing to get His hands in the humus of humanity and bring forth new life in our wasted land. This podcast includes Thom Avison sharing about his own [...]

Have you ever heard a voice on the radio and formed a picture in you mind imagining the person speaking only to find out they don't look at all what you imagined. Expectations have the same effect in us. They are like painters working on an image inside of us but would be far from the reality. If we stay attached to the image in our mind rather than reality, we run the risk of being offended. Jesus was, for the religious elites, an offense simply because the expectation they had painted inside w [...]

When it comes to courage, once again the women in the Gospel are the highlight. At the end of His life, Jesus finds Himself deserted by the male disciples who for fear of being caught walked away from Jesus. Even after His body is laid to the tomb, none of the disciples dared to venture out. But Mary Magdalene isn't afraid of the consequence, and rushed to the tomb to prepare Jesus for a proper burial. It is there that she meets the Lord in a whole new way. In this episode of "Encounters" Meliss [...]

When Jesus gets invited to spend dinner time with a family from Bethany there is always something to be learned.. This episode of our series Encounters focuses on two sisters named Martha and Mary. What can we learn from them? Is Jesus really elevating idle worship above dedicated work? The lesson might surprise you. A Tale of Two Sisters - Part 1 • #Encounters - Martial FerigoFile Size: 11296 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]