In this sermon Ezrica Bennett, our Praxis elder passionately shares from the story of Esther, and introduces the idea with the painting of Faust and Methphistopheles playing chess, the devil and a man. In life we seem to be one move away from losing, but in reality, it might just be the opposite. In this sermon Ezrica reveals an answer about the presence of God in the book of Esther. It is a mystery that God's name is never spoken, but this sermon really helps us understand where He in this story, and where He is in our lives when He seems missing.

The actions of our lives are challenging enough, but when shame traps us in our poor decisions of the past. This reality was what the prophet David lived out. But in this sermon Praxis elder Gus Moretta portrays an authentic and powerful vision of the grace of God.

In night one of the Praxis Conference we learn our closest relationships to others, are one of the biggest influences on our lives. Dr. Heather Thompson Day, professor of communication, points to the power of relationship, community and the impact we can have in the lives of those closest to us.

It's so easy to think that God is pushing us when things don't work out the way we imagined they would, particularly our deepest desires. Here in this sermon our Praxis elder Daniel Martinez shows us the hope found in the story of Hannah, retelling his own personal story that will make you think and cry.

In this captivating story about Ruth, our Praxis elder and chaplain Sara Martinez looks at this gripping story from a different lens. Ruth is not just a romance story but a powerful reality about how God views all of us.

In this fourth part of the Old Tales, Young Tellers. David Zarka, our Praxis Elder shares on the life of Moses. We all have times when we feel cowardly. Moses teaches us to trust more in the God who believes in us, rather than how confident we think we are in ourselves.

Do you have questions what you're doing this life for? There is an idea that ties all of life together showcased in the word "kingdom." In this sermon, Anthem Community & Discipleship Pastor Jesse Churchill speaks at Praxis for the Welcome Back Bash for the new school year, challenging us all to re-evaluate how we go about doing the things we do in this life.

This is the third part of series "Old Tales, Young Tellers," which looks at 10 different Old Testament characters preached by our 10 Praxis Elders.

Kelly Lin speaks about Joseph; how he was able to break generations of trauma by growing spiritually with God.

This is the second part of series "Old Tales, Young Tellers," which looks at 10 different Old Testament characters preached by our 10 Praxis Elders.

Derek Glatts speaks about Abraham; how he continuously doubted God despite God's fulfillment of promises, and how Abraham eventually learns to trust and become the model of righteousness by faith.

We begin our new series on the Old Testament "Old Tales, Young Tellers," looking at 10 different characters, preached by our 10 Praxis Elders.

Matt Dalley looks at the start, Genesis 2-3, the tragic story of Adam and Eve. God's promise emerges in the worst of situations, and Satan's claim that God is unjust is false.