Ecclesia Princeton

Pastor Ian Graham delves into one of Jesus' strangest stories and finds an even stranger grace that meets us there.  Support the show

Pastor Ian Graham invites us to worship Jesus by seeing him more fully. Support the show

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International Students Incorporated Director, Carrie Louer, leads us through the wide angle of the biblical narrative and the theme of God’s mission.  Support the show

Pastor Ian Graham talks about the power of God as an expected, livable reality for the follower of Jesus. Support the show

Pastor Ian Graham looks at the necessity of Christian community as it is first embodied, embraced, and healed by Jesus. Support the show

Pastor Ian Graham examines the Lord’s Prayer as an invitation to a life of prayer. Support the show

Pastor Ian Graham looks at the transfiguration of Jesus as an invitation to the practice of reading scripture. Support the show

A testimony of God's love and revelation mediated through John 15 Support the show

We turn to Psalm 63 to name spiritual thirst without pretending it feels easy, then follow David’s path from desperation to memory, blessing, and trust. We wrestle with where God is in suffering, how to think about enemies through Jesus, and how longing can become a doorway to real satisfaction in God’s steadfast love.  • Psalm 63 as language for spiritual dryness and honest prayer  • the question...

We wrestle with Paul’s hardest lines in 1 Corinthians 7 and ask what “unhindered devotion to the Lord” looks like for single people, married people, and everyone in between. We frame the whole passage with eschatology, the now and not yet, and the hope that God’s future can reshape our ordinary lives right now.  • Paul’s “impending crisis” and the claim that the present form of the world is passin...

We walk through 1 Corinthians 7 and name how Paul speaks to widows, widowers, married couples, and mixed-faith homes with a steady through line of trust and faithfulness. We hold Jesus’ hard words on divorce alongside trauma-aware wisdom, reminding each other that God sees real lives and meets us with grace, truth, and peace.  • Paul’s “gift” language around singleness and celibacy and why it is n...

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What does Paul mean that married couples have authority over one another? Well, it all depends on your definition of authority.  Support the show

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We tell a story about an ordinary night that changed a life, then let Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 6 reframe how we see our bodies, sex, and resurrection. We push back on shame and self-deception and hold out a grounded hope that Jesus redeems our physical lives, not just our inner thoughts.  • an ordinary decision becoming a doorway to God’s surprising work  • Paul quoting Corinthian slogans and...

We read one of Paul’s toughest lists in 1 Corinthians 6 and refuse to let it become a weapon, because his point is not condemnation but transformation. We land on the promise that our past does not get the final word, because in Jesus we are washed, sanctified, and justified.  • why Paul says “do you not know” and how vice lists function rhetorically  • where our culture agrees with Paul while qui...

Esther Guy walks us through the intricate structure of 1 Corinthians 5. Support the show

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We trace Paul’s claim in 1 Corinthians 3 that God chooses to dwell in a people, not just impressive structures, and we face the warning that breaking unity is a serious attack on God’s temple. We return to the gospel as the only foundation, then ask what it looks like to build faithfully with God while trusting him for growth and outcomes.  • God’s presence as something shared between us, not sequ...

We keep trying to “improve” Christianity by stapling our cultural values onto Jesus and calling it wisdom. That’s how the prosperity gospel turns blessing into comfort, how progressive Christianity can shrink the kingdom into a political mirror, and how conservative Christianity can blend holiness with power, nationalism, and scripts that look more like capitalism and individualism than the Sermon...

Power is getting cheaper, faster, and more automated, and that should make us uneasy. We start with a surprising bridge between AI fears and ancient Scripture: if an AI system can pursue a “good” goal in a destructive way, what does that reveal about the way humans chase wisdom and control? From there we step into 1 Corinthians and let Paul draw a bright line between the wisdom of the world and th...

We trace Pentecost from Acts 2 into Paul’s urgent call for unity, naming how the church slides into division when we build around personalities, power, and cultural scripts. We ask the Holy Spirit to make us a people who can truly hear one another and live as a new humanity shaped by the wisdom of the cross.  • Pentecost as new creation language through wind and fire  • Babel dismantled through Sp...

Pastor Ian Graham begins our study on 1 Corinthians. Support the show

In a one-off pastor Ian Graham invites us to consider God’s vision for our lives in the obscure, but powerful, example of Enoch. Support the show