All Saints Church Pasadena Podcast

" Our challenge this Advent season is to resist the siren call of disbelief that our hope can change anything … because it not only can – it does." Sermon by Susan Russell from worship at 10:00 a.m. on The First Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Romans 8: 18–25 and Matthew 24:32–44. Watch the sermon on YouTube . Read the text of the sermon .   Follow All...

" Pharaoh never went away, he alive and well. He just changed his avatar and paid $8 for a blue checkmark. Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name. And the way to stand against Pharaoh. The way to soften Pharaoh's heart.  The way to not just liberate the enslaved but overthrow the whole system. It is that little individual act of revolution. It starts with saying three little words. Ehyeh Ashe...

Sermon by The Most Reverend Dr. Hosam Elias Naoum, Archbishop of Jerusalem, from worship at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 13, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Malachi 4:1-2a, Psalm 98, II Thessalonians 3:6-13 and Luke 21:5-19. Watch the sermon on YouTube . Follow All Saints Church on Twitter @ASCpas. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsPasadena/ . Check out the...

Check out Chase's meditation at our Day After the Election Noonday Eucharist this afternoon. A Word so fitting for today! "Don't we find Jesus in a similar situation today? Doesn't it seem that we find Jesus seemingly caught today? Caught between religious and political leaders who are offended and threatened by the true prophetic witness of Jesus, so they seek to silence Jesus and get him up out...

Sermon by Becca Stevens from worship at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: II Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12, Psalm 32:1-8 and Luke 19:1-10. Watch the sermon on YouTube .    Follow All Saints Church on Twitter @ASCpas. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsPasadena/ . Check out our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/allsaint...

" …In the economy of God, the target is not RIGHTNESS, but the target, is Righteousness!!! And The bullseye, on the target of righteousness, is repentance… " Sermon by Mark Chase from worship at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Sirach 35:12-17, Psalm 84:1-6 and Luke 18:9-14. Watch the sermon on YouTube . Read the text of the sermon here . Follow All...

"What does giving look like for us … not just to All Saints but in every area of our life … that comes from a deep desire not to be enslaved anymore by fear … that comes from a deep desire to rejoice and dance … a deep desire to be a part of a community that builds up and plants … a deep desire for a revival of grace and joy not just in this church but in our hearts. A deep desire to trust that it...

"The Dodgers and the city have still never apologized to the residents of Palo Verde, La Loma and Bishop. There have been no reparations paid. If there is to be true reconciliation those things must happen. And … Dodger Stadium is a place where we are imagining a new story of who we can be together as a city. Where even for a few hours what binds us together is greater than what might divide us. I...

" Life is not about being correct but always and only about being connected . " Sermon by Sally Howard from worship at 10:00 a.m. on St. Clare and St. Francis Sunday, October 2, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Psalm 121, Psalm 148 and Matthew 11:25-30. Watch the sermon on YouTube . Read the text of the sermon here . Follow All Saints Church on Twitter @ASCpas. Like us on Facebook at...

"There is a seductive power to the ability to do great things. Especially great things that do great good. The seduction comes when we believe the saving, healing, transforming power comes from us and is ours to give … and to withhold. It is a prison because it perpetuates the economy of the world -- an economy of haves and have nots … and that is a prison wherever we fall on that spectrum. It is...

" We gather on this Homecoming 2022 to celebrate the resilience of a community of faith living out its commitment to courageous justice and radical inclusion in our generation as those who came before us did in theirs. " Sermon by Susan Russell from worship at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Psalm 113 and Luke 16:1-13. Watch the sermon on YouTube...

" Jesus was and is The Great Re-connector—the " Creator Sets Free " from the illusion of separation.  If you ever suspect that you are lost, know that the Spirit of God at the center of your being is always there to shepherd you home. " Sermon by Sally Howard from worship at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Jeremiah 4:22-26a, Psalm 51:1-11 and Luke...

"What are we willing to pay, for the future we're wanting to see?" Sermon by Mark Chase from worship at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 4, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Jeremiah 18:1-11, Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 and Luke 14:25-33. Watch the sermon on YouTube . Read the text of the sermon here . Follow All Saints Church on Twitter @ASCpas. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.co...

" True religion becomes toxic religiosity when it makes what is supposed to bind us together in search of the divine more important than the divine for which we search." Sermon by Susan Russell from worship at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Psalm 112, Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 and Luke 14:1, 7-14. Watch the sermon on YouTube . Read the text of the sermo...

"What will we do, when life as life so often does, dares us to be, everything we say we believe." Sermon by Mark Chase from worship at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Jeremiah 1:4-10, Psalm 103:1-8, Isaiah 58:9b-14 and Luke 13:10-17. Watch the sermon on YouTube . Read the text of the sermon here . Follow All Saints Church on Twitter @ASCpas. Like us...

Sermon by Alfredo Feregrino from worship at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Jeremiah 23:23-29 and Luke 12:49–56. Watch the sermon on YouTube . Follow All Saints Church on Twitter @ASCpas. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsPasadena/ . Check out our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/allsaintspasadena1/videos . Subsc...

"Whether it's more breaking secular news of the rise of Christian Nationalism in our nation -- or more breaking church news about bishops treating LGBTQ people like bargaining chips in the game of global Anglican politics -- we don't have to look far to see how far we are from bringing that kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven we pray for every time we gather." Sermon by Susan Russell from wor...

Sermon by Alfredo Feregrino from worship at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23 and Luke 12:13–21. Watch the sermon on YouTube . Follow All Saints Church on Twitter @ASCpas. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsPasadena/ . Check out our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/allsaintspasadena1/v...

"You never need to feel ashamed in front of God for being incomplete and dependent.  When we go into the Presence, as Jesus did, we find God is never abusive or tyrannical; God is always a lover greater than we dared hope for." Sermon by Sally Howard from worship at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Psalm 138, Colossians 2:6–19 and Luke 11:1–13. Watch th...

Sermon by Christine Yi Suh and Mark Chase from worship at 10:00 a.m. on the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene Sunday, July 17, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Judith 9:1, 11-14, Psalm 42:1-5, II Corinthians 5:14-18 and John 20:1-18. Watch the sermon on YouTube . Follow All Saints Church on Twitter @ASCpas. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsPasadena/ . Check out our...

"God's Spirit of love and compassion is the greatest power in the universe, and it is literally in our hearts and at our finger tips every moment of every day.  We just need to experience it and pass it on, without measure or qualification, trusting in the abundance of God to amplify our alignment with Her compassion ." Sermon by Sally Howard from worship at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 10, 2022 at...

" To affirm the revolution we mark  on this Independence Day weekend is to declare our  own  Independence from Toxic Patriarchalism and to raise our voices as people of faith -- offering a rebuttal to those who have hijacked the Good News of God's inclusive love proclaimed by the radical rabbi from Nazareth and turned a Christian Nationalist weapon of mass discrimination deployed against anyone wh...

"When love guides our intentions,  we find God in all we do and say, and we allow God to direct our actions. When we surrender to God to work in our hearts, everything changes and our pursuit of justice becomes our prayer." Sermon by Alfredo Feregrino from worship at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: II Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 and Luke 9:51-62. Watch the sermo...

Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Bryson White from worship at 11:30 a.m. on Juneteenth Sunday, June 19, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Revelation 5:5-6a and Luke 8:26-39. Watch the sermon on YouTube . Follow All Saints Church on Twitter @ASCpas. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsPasadena/ . Check out our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/allsaintspasadena...

" On this Pride Sunday 2022, the audacious goal   we have set before us is nothing less than the kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven we pray for every time we gather –  a world where respecting the dignity of every human being ." Sermon by Susan Russell from worship at 11:30 a.m. on Pride Sunday, June 12, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Psalm 104:25-35, 37b, Acts 2:1-18 and Joh...