Queen City Preachers Podcast

In this episode we discuss Lent and Holy week in light of the state of the world, our seasonal materials from A Sanctified Art (everything [in] between), and the scriptures and stories of Holy Week. It is a hard and heavy world, but as we wrestle with the texts and season we also look for, and toward, continued hope.

In this episode we look at the text from Luke that falls on eth second Sunday in Lent, for the Everything [in] Between series, put out by A Sanctified Art. It's the story of Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42) and we unpack the historical and traditional understandings of the text as well as other ways to interpret it. Also, after a long hiatus, we're truly aiming to be back in the saddle with weekly...

In this episode Pr. Andrew and Pr. Molly unpack the Christmas story from Luke's gospel and how we might read it afresh this Christmas season. 

It has been months since we've dropped a podcast and now that Pr. Molly is back from sabbatical, we're back in the 'studio'! This episode explores the texts for the third Sunday of Advent from A Sanctified Art's "Words for the Beginning" series. Specifically this episode looks at Luke 3:7-16 with a touch of Isaiah 58, full of broods of vipers and pitchforks! 

In this episode we unpack part of Jesus' farewell discourse in John's gospel (15:9-17) and what it means to receive Jesus' commandment to love. We wrestle with what love means and then explore how this passage might just be a profound call to friendship and community. We apologize for our absence from podcasting and look forward to getting back in rhythm this summer. Please bear with us over the n...

In this episode, we dive deeply into Jesus' statements about life and death from John 12:20-33.

In this episode we take a deep dive into one of the most famous lines of scripture (John 3:16) and what the larger passage, and Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus, might mean for us today.

In this episode we wrestle with the story of Jesus' clearing of the temple (John's version [John 2:13-22]) and what it means through the lens of Johannine history as well as embodiment. 

In this episode, we unpack the story of Jesus' transfiguration from Mark's gospel (9:2-9). 

In this episode we look at the power-packed vignettes of Mark 1:29-39, when Jesus heals Simon Peter's mother-in-law, heals other people and exorcises demons, and retreats for a little rest and relaxation.

In this episode we return from a break and tackle Mark's story of Jesus teaching in the temple and casting out a demon (1:21-28).

It's been a wild month and in this episode Pr. Andrew and Pr. Molly talk about their need for Christmas and about scripture's Christmas story (through the lens of a gospel quiz). They'll be away from podcasting the next few weeks, but will be back in the new year (third week of January).

Pr. Andrew's sermon on Zechariah, and expectant hope, based on Luke 1:1-23.

In this episode we unpack the stories of Elizabeth and Mary, and their pregnancies, from the first chapter of Luke (1:24-45).

In this episode we begin exploring our Advent texts. This year we are utilizing materials from A Sanctified Art with the theme, "How does a weary world rejoice?" For the first Sunday of Advent we examine the beginning of Luke's gospel (1:1-23) and the foretelling of the birth of John the Baptist.

Pr. Andrew's sermon on John 1:1-5, 14. 

Pr. Molly's sermon "More Gnashing of Teeth" on the parable of the talents from Matthew 25:14-30. 

In this episode we continue to wrestle with Matthew's versions of Jesus' parables, specifically the parable of the talents from Matthew 25:14-30.

Pr. Andrew's sermon on the parable of the bridesmaids from Matthew 25:1-13.

Pr. Molly's sermon on Jesus' beatitudes found in Matthew's gospel (5:1-12).

In this episode we attempt to unpack Jesus' strange parable about ten bridesmaids (Matthew 25:1-13) and what it might mean for us today. 

Pr. Andrew's sermon on John 8:31-26 from Reformation Sunday, October 29, 2023.

In this episode we unpack John 8:31-36, the gospel reading for Reformation Sunday, and its context and meaning. We also talk a bit about freedom, sin, and the role of understanding history our history.

A sermon on Matthew 22:15-22 by Messiah's Theologian-in-Residence. Dr. Katie Deaver.

Pr. Andrew's sermon on the parable of the wedding banquet from Matthew 22:1-14.