The Local Church

Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021

Happy Easter! Mark’s account of the resurrection is strange. It ends abruptly, there’s no Jesus appearance, and the women leave the tomb in silence and in fear. What kind of an ending is that?

Scripture: Mark 16:1–8
Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

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Narration by Tracy Wilson and Brent Levy
Music by Alli Burks

Stations in the Street is a modern take on a traditional Good Friday Stations of the Cross experience. The Stations of the Cross began as a remembrance that pilgrims had when they were retracing Jesus' final steps in Jerusalem up to the hill where he was crucified. Wanting to share that experience with those who couldn't make the trip to Jerusalem, they created these local stations of meditation.

Between each scripture reading, you'll find a very brief interlude to allow the words to linger and invite reflection. It's a natural place to pause the audio should you need more time before moving to the next station.

We hope that this audio leads you toward reflection, meditation, and prayer — as we remember Jesus' betrayal by a friend, conviction in an unjust political system, and his execution at the hands of the state.

May this experience be a blessing to you as you lean into the heartache and hope of Holy Week.

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March 28, 2021

It’s part six of our Again & Again series and also Palm Sunday. This week: a reversal, a reminder, a promise...

Scripture: John 12:1–19
Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

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March 21, 2021

This week, Duke intern, Rajeev Tiwari, offers a faithful, authentic, and vulnerable response to the violence against the AAPI community last week.

Scripture: John 12:20–33
Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

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March 14, 2021

It’s week four of our Lenten series, “Again & Again,” about God’s sacred refrains to us. This week, we dig into John 3:16, put it in context, think about what “so” really means, and remember that we are loved so, so, so much.

Scripture: John 3:14–21
Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

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March 7, 2021

It’s week three of our Lent series, “Again & Again” about the refrains God speaks to us. This week: We are shown the way.

Scripture: John 2:13–22
Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

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February 28, 2021

It’s week two of our Lenten series: Again & Again: A Lenten Refrain. This week, we meet Peter and wonder together what it means to deny ourselves and take up our cross.

Scripture: Mark 8:31–9:8
Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

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In this How to Get Together webinar, Alli and Brent teach you why the Get Together is the most important thing we do as The Local Church and the most valuable tool you have to level up your spirituality, and how to create your own. You'll also have a chance to ask questions and meet others who are interested in learning more about how to Get Together.

You'll learn:

• what a Get Together is and how it fits into our rhythm
• why it matters for you and the community
• how to facilitate or host effectively and follow up
• how to invite your friends and neighbors in a non-threatening but impactful way
• how to stay safe during Covid

Everything is better with you. Let's get together.

February 21, 2021

It’s week one of our Lenten series: “Again & Again: A Lenten Refrain.” This week, God’s covenant with every living creature and what it means for how we live.

Scripture: Genesis 9:8–17
Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts, give online here.

February 14, 2021

Duke intern Jordan Czichos offers the conculsion of our Extra series with the story of the Transfiguration and how God takes ordinary things and makes them extra.

Scripture: Mark 9:2–9
Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts, give online here.