Recalibrate: The Spirit Meets You Where You Are (1.20.19)
Who is my first love? Do I spend my time as if God is my first love? “Seek first the Kingdom of God.” (Matthew 6:33)
Entries by Teresa
Recalibrate: What Shapes You? (1.13.19)
How can a trip to the mall shape who we are? Are we aware of the things that are shaping us? And are those things shaping us to be more like God? Listen here as we explore these questions.
Recalibrate: What do you want? (1.6.19)
As we begin a new year we invite you to join us as we consider how to recalibrate our heart’s desires towards what really matters — to those things that are primary — to true north. Proverbs 4:23 says “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” We encourage you […]
The Journey of Advent: The Family to Egypt (12.30.19)
Listen here as we take our last journey of the Christmas story. Follow Mary, Joseph and Jesus as they travel to Egypt.
The Journey of Advent: Peace (12.16.18)
This week, we watch the angels bring peace as they journey to the shepherds in Luke 2:8-14.
The Journey of Advent: Joy (12.2.18)
We begin our Advent series this week with joy. Look at Luke 1:39-45 with us as find joy through Mary and Elizabeth, even in the midst of uncertainty.
The Journey of Advent: Hope (12.9.18)
We continue to watch the journeys of Advent unfold in Luke 2:1-5. This week, we follow Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem, and with them, we find hope.
The Journey of Advent
The stories leading up to and immediately after Jesus’ birth involve a lot of coming and going. Relatives make the trek to share joy about their shocking pregnancies. About-to-be parents travel to ancestral homes and then flee as refugees. Unexpected visitors arrive from a unknown land. In the midst of all of these journeys we […]
The Parables of Jesus: The Wounded Traveler (11.25.18)
What if we would look at the parable of The Good Samaritan from a different perspective? What if we would enter in to the story from the perspective of the wounded traveler? Would that change what we think of this story? What could we learn about our enemies?
The Parables of Jesus: The Mustard Seed and the Yeast (11.18.18)
This week we studied Jesus’ teaching from Matthew 13:31-35, the parables of the mustard seed and the yeast. We discovered that these two very short stories teach us much about the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom shows up through ordinary things, is one of abundant potential, and involves our action and trust.
The Parables of Jesus: The Pharisee and the Tax Collector (11.11.18)
Listen as we continue to look at the parables Jesus used to teach. This week we looked at the parable of The Pharisee and the Tax Collector from Luke 18:9-14.
The Parables of Jesus: The Pearl of Greatest Price (11.4.18)
What can we learn from a parable that spans just two verses? We think quite a lot! Listen here as we dig into the Pearl of Great Price from Matthew 13:45-46.
The Parables of Jesus: The Parable of the Tenants (10.28.18)
This Sunday, we welcomed Josh Wall from Fifth Reformed Church here in Grand Rapids to teach us about the parable of the tenants from Mark 12:1-12. Listen here as he unpacks this parable.
The Parables of Jesus: Lost sheep, coin and sons (10.21.18)
We began a new series this Sunday on the Parables of Jesus. This week, we read through Luke 15, reading the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son. These stories remind us to be people who remain attentive and people who celebrate. Listen here to find out how.
Renew: Who are you becoming? (10.14.18)
How do we become wise navigators of this complex, nuanced world? Listen here as we take a walk through the gospel of Luke, learning from how Jesus navigated the world around him.
The Parables of Jesus
Many of the parables of Jesus are well known, even making their way into popular culture. We have “Good Samaritan” laws, and Hallmark continues to turn out stories about a “prodigal” son or daughter who’s finally come home (or so I’ve heard). But as is often the way with Jesus, there is more to explore […]
Renew: Who are you becoming? (10.7.18)
This week, we looked at Luke 9:1-6, where Jesus sends out the 12 disciples, giving them power and authority to do some pretty amazing things. We know that God has given us that same power and authority. God invites us to be people who reimagine, risk and rest in God’s provision.
Renew: Who are you becoming? (9.30.18)
A renewed self means that we look and act more and more like Jesus. This week, we we talked about how Jesus compels us to be people who show up. What does that look like? We’ll explore that together. Listen here.
Renew: Who are you becoming? (9.23.18)
We continued our series on renewal this Sunday. This week we talked about incarnational living and how that involves listening, stopping and emptying.
Renew: Who are you becoming? (9.16.18)
In the second week of this series, we look at Matthew 9:9-13. “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” Jesus tells the religious leaders to go and learn what this means. It’s a phrase they had memorized from the book of Hosea, but were they living it out? Where in our lives do we show mercy? Do […]
