God-Words: Intro to the Psalms
This is the beginning of a sermon series on the Psalms. In this sermon, I introduce how the Psalms work and what the Psalms are like. Along the way, I try to make the argument that we miss something when we don't use the Psalms as a cornerstone of our spiritual lives.
4 Juni 201817min
Being Church: Personal Practices
In this sermon, insired by Diana Butler Bass and Harvey Cox, I talk about the order of our faith. I think that the Jewish faith and the early Christian faith began with belonging, then moved to behavior, and then finally beliefs were developed to give langauge to what the people were feeling and experiencing. Somewhere along the line, we reversed the order, and we have prioritized belief. What we have tended to neglect in our faith is our behaviors--the practices of the faith that build our belonging and make our beliefs alive. In this sermon, I talk specifically about Sabbath, Scripture, and Prayer.
28 Maj 201823min
Being Church: The Sermon
In this sermon, I take a look at what a sermon does, how I approach sermon, and how to listen to a sermon.
17 Maj 201822min
Being Church: The Worship Service
In this sermon, I break down the Reformed order of worship. Why do we worship the way we do, and what does that tell us about the meaning of worship?
6 Maj 201826min
Being Church: Worship Space (Children's Sermon)
This is actually an extended children's sermon that I did on our church worship space. I decided to include it on the podcast because a lot of people found it helpful to learn about our sanctuary as a Tabernacle or Temple. Enjoy.
6 Maj 20187min
Being Church: The Future of the Church
In the previous sermon, I took a look at what happened to the world and the church. In this sermon, I consider what the future is for the church and how the church should respond.
30 Apr 201828min
Being Church: What happend to the church (and the world)?
In this sermon I follow the lead of the tribe of Issachar, which Chronicles tells us "understood the times and knew what Israel should do." Here, I analyze how our world has changed and how we can understand our times. In particular, I talk about how we now live in a post-Christendom and postmodern world in the West. Net week, I will talk more about how we can respond.
22 Apr 201826min
April Fools or Jesus Rules
This was an interesting Sunday. It was Easter, but it was also April Fools Day. I had a little fun with it.
3 Apr 201817min
