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"Jesus is raising the bar on what it means to be spiritual and lowering the bar on what it means to be a child of God."

In this episode of That'll Preach Jim Keat talks with Jacqui Lewis and Rob Stephens about the sermon they are co-preaching at Middle Church on Sunday, February 19, the third Sunday of Black History Month. Join us in the East Village or online at www.MiddleChurch.org every Sunday at 11:15 AM.

“How are we going to sustain a movement for love and justice in hot mess times?"

In this episode of That'll Preach Jim Keat talks with Jacqui Lewis about the sermon she’s preaching at Middle Church on Sunday, February 12, the second Sunday of Black History Month. Join us in the East Village or online at www.MiddleChurch.org every Sunday at 11:15 AM.

"Stories invite us to a different kind of empathy."

In this episode of That'll Preach Jacqui Lewis talks with Jim Kast-Keat about the sermon he’s preaching at Middle Church on Sunday, February 5, the first Sunday of Black History Month. Join us in the East Village or online at www.MiddleChurch.org every Sunday at 11:15 AM.

“This is the answer that forces you to rethink one question and lean into a different kind of question."

In this episode of That'll Preach Jim Kast-Keat talks with Lynn Min about the sermon she’s preaching at Middle Church on Sunday, January 29 for our annual Lunar New Year worship celebration. Join us in the East Village or online at www.MiddleChurch.org every Sunday at 11:15 AM.

“What one thing you want to see in this long march to justice?”

In this episode of That'll Preach Jim Kast-Keat talks with Jacqui Lewis about the sermon she’s preaching at Middle Church on Sunday, January 22, the first Sunday after the inauguration and the Women’s March on Washington. Join us in the East Village or online at www.MiddleChurch.org every Sunday at 11:15 AM.

For more on the 1@1 campaign visit 1at1.org.

To find out about a march near you visit https://www.womensmarch.com/sisters.

“Rise” as performed by BETTY: https://youtu.be/4IlsxL-EQ5M

“We’re swimming in thick waters right now. There’s just no way around that."

In this episode of That'll Preach Jim Kast-Keat talks with Jacqui Lewis about the sermon she’s preaching at Middle Church on Sunday, January 15 for our annual MLK Sunday worship celebration and the upcoming Woman’s March on Washington. Join us in the East Village or online at www.MiddleChurch.org every Sunday at 11:15 AM.

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“40” as performed by U2: https://youtu.be/FRvvvJ6mdLQ

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” as performed by Committed: https://youtu.be/ngFDy52eCZY

1968 King Assassination Report from CBS News: https://youtu.be/cmOBbxgxKvo

“Surly God is Able” as performed by Aretha Franklin: https://youtu.be/xtENZEhHe4g

"All of life is rehearsing the world we dream about....We are the ones we've been waiting for.”

This week’s episode of That’ll Preach is a rebroadcast of the most popular episode from the first year of That’ll Preach. Revisit episode 12, Do YOU Want a Revolution?, in which Jacqui Lewis talks about the sermon she preached at the 2016 Revolutionary Love conference.

And then be sure to register for the 2017 Revolutionary Love conference at Middle Church on April 28-30 and join the conversation with William Barber, Brian McLaren, Valarie Kaur, Miguel De La Torre, Traci Blackmon, and more as we all join the movement for Revolutionary Love in our nation and our world.

And as always, you we hope you can join us this Sunday and every Sunday at Middle Church in the East Village or online at www.MiddleChurch.org. See you soon!

"Preaching is like jazz. It's tightrope walking without a net.”

"Words create worlds. A sermon comforts the disturbed and disturbs the comfortable.”

"We are talking about this crazy, ancient, art, practice of preaching. It’s a shapeshifting practice, a reflection of God’s love for God’s people."

"Stories have a way of speaking to the unconscious. The best sermons come from being who you are.”

"A sermon moves the human heart. It takes you to the heart of what matters in your life and in the world. A sermon is a space where your soul can be renewed."

This week’s episode of That’ll Preach is a rebroadcast of five episodes wrapped up into one mega episode. Take a look behind the sermon writing curtain as you listen in on these conversations with the preaching team at Middle Church. And be sure to join us at Middle Church in the East Village or online at www.MiddleChurch.org this Sunday and every Sunday at 11:15a EST.

This week’s episode of That’ll Preach is a rebroadcast of the conversation between the entire preaching team at Middle Collegiate Church. Listen in as Jacqui Lewis, Jim Kast-Keat, Christina Fleming, Rob Stephens, and Lynn Min give you a glimpse behind the curtain of their sermon writing process. And be sure to join us at Middle Church in the East Village or online at www.MiddleChurch.org on Christmas Eve (7:00p, 9:00p, 11:00p) and Christmas Morning (11:15a).

"Are we not all Christopher? Are we not all Christ-bearers? Are we not all needing to be hovered over, indwelled, so that we carry the saving grace, so that we carry the mercy, that carry the love, that we give birth to the thing that will change and shape the world?"

In this episode of That'll Preach Jim Kast-Keat talks with Jacqui Lewis about the sermon she’s preaching at Middle Church on Sunday, December 18, the fourth Sunday of Advent. Join us in the East Village or online at www.MiddleChurch.org every Sunday at 11:15 AM.