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See the Kingdom
Sermon by Tim Almquist from Sunday, May 27, 2018. “Today I want to focus on both our passages from Isaiah and the Gospel of John and discuss how these texts communicate what it means to “See the Kingdom of God.” I realize this idea of sight and a visual interaction is a metaphor that both…
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Eavesdropping on Jesus
On May 13th, Rob Muthiah spoke to John 17:6-19, as Jesus talks to God within the hearing of the disciples about how they will be cared for in Jesus absence. Rob elaborates on the themes of name (character), word (truth), and world (in this case as those who do not recognize Jesus as Messiah).
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Undocumented and unafraid: My journey as a DACAmented immigrant
Los Angeles has been home to me for the past 20 years. It is where my family has been reunited. It is where I take afternoon walks along the ocean and watch my favorite sunsets. It is where God’s border-crossing love has been manifested through countless allies—fellow sisters and brothers …
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How to Survive Everything
This week, Lisa Finlay spoke in the context of a service dedicated to the theme of healing prayer, and Matthew 11: 28-29. Lisa talked about longing for wisdom in her toughest moments as a therapist supporting others in great difficulty. She shares excerpts and responses to Kate Bowler’s book, “Everything Happens for a Reason and…
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The Difference a Good Shepherd Makes
Melissa Spolar speaks to John 10:11-18 and Psalm 23 to talk about developing an appreciation of God’s character through difficult times.
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The Journey
Guest preacher Glen Guyton, the new Executive Director of MCUSA, walks through aspects of his journey, “Surely God was in this place, and I wasn’t even aware…”
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Spaces in Mark: The Mountain
So, along the journey, we are afforded a glimpse, a revelation in a holy place of the true order of the world. We are brought to a “thin place” that gives us new perspective of our journey and of Jesus. We are not called to stay on that mountain and bask in the glory. Rather,…
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Spaces in Mark: The Journey
Bekah led us this week in a reflection on Mark 10:46-51, the story of Bartimaeus. Delving deeply into her own story of hurt and healing, Bekah speaks of Jesus’s healing and the road that we walk that is a journey through the cross to resurrection. Along the way, Bartimaeus takes his own voice, is named,…
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Spaces in Mark: The Sea
This week, we continued our theme of space in Mark with a discussion of The Sea. Sam led us in a discussion of the Sea of Galilee and specifically the story of Jesus calming the storm (Mark 4:35-41). Sam encouraged us to find the peace among the storms blowing around us as we make this…
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Spaces in Mark: Home
This week we continued our Lenten series reflecting on different spaces in which we encounter Jesus in Mark. Jennifer offered us her thoughts on Jesus’s healing of the paralytic in Mark 2:1-11, the conception of home represented there, and what home means for her and what it might mean for us.
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