The Local Church

June 7, 2020

Duke Intern, Zari Wilson, offers a sermon for Trinity Sunday about how the Holy Spirit works to bring about restoration.

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:11–13
Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

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May 31, 2020

It is Pentecost Sunday which is a disorienting and de-centering experience, one that also shows us another side to the Holy Spirit. And this side meets us in our present reality amidst Covid-19, racism, white supremacy, and protests. What might the Spirit be stirring up in you? How will you carry the breath of God into the world?

Scripture: Acts 2:1–21
Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

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May 24, 2020

On this Ascension Sunday, Jesus starts working from home and we consider the move from looking up to stepping out as witnesses of what God is doing.

Scripture: Acts 1:1–11; Luke 24:44–53

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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May 17, 2020

It’s week four of our sermon series, “The New Normal,” and Brent shares about the third-quarter phenomenon, considers how we might be feeling orphaned, and to whom, exactly, the Spirit is advocating.

Scripture: John 14:15–21
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.

To make your commitment to The Local Church through our Everybody In 2020 initiative, click here.

In this episode, Zachary Horner, who asks questions for a living, interviews Brent Levy, pastor of The Local Church, about how the times are changing and what it's like to be a pastor in the midst of a global pandemic. 

This conversation was recorded during Holy Week on April 6, 2020.

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Intro/Outro Music: "Wingspan" 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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May 10, 2020

It’s week three of The New Normal, and our former intern, Stephan Margeson, returns to bring a good word about heaven, hospitality, and hope.

Scripture: John 14:1–14
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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May 3, 2020

Continuing our sermon series for Eastertide, “The New Normal,” Brent invites us to consider what’s holding us back on the way to experiencing abundant life and the practices that help us live into it.

Scripture: Acts 2:42–47 and John 10:1-10
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.

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April 26, 2020

We begin a new sermon series called “The New Normal” that not only connects with our current reality but is also fitting as we celebrate Easter.

Scripture: Luke 24:13–35
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.

To make your commitment to The Local Church through our Everybody In 2020 initiative, click here.

April 19, 2020

Brent invites his friend Jennifer for a deep dive into the story of “Doubting” Thomas.

Scripture: John 20:19–31
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.

To make your commitment to The Local Church through our Everybody In 2020 initiative, click here.

April 12, 2020

You can’t cancel a lot of things due to COVID-19, but you can’t cancel Easter. It comes anyway.

Scripture: John 20:1–18
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.

To make your commitment to The Local Church through our Everybody In 2020 initiative, click here.