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Mark 12:13-34 The Religious Leaders conspire to trap Jesus in his words. But Jesus has come to bring a kingdom that they can’t conceive of, one that challenges every kingdom and calls us to give our whole lives to build.

Mark 10:46-52 & Isaiah 42:1-7 Jesus heals Bartimaeus, the blind beggar on the side of the road outside Jericho–making him well physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually; Upending cultural values of who’s In and who’s Out–and inviting us to see ourselves as desperate and needy as the blind man.

Mark 9:33-37, 42-47 Jesus is pointing to the cross, his disciples seek status and honor. Jesus redefines greatness in his Kingdom for all disciples.

The personal testimony of an unlikely convert coming to faith in Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 8:1-15 & 9:6-15 Paul calls on the wealthy Corinthian church to give generously to the poor in Jerusalem. Their motivation? The Gospel! Guilt and Self-Discipline have limits, only the cross of Christ can unleash money’s grip on our lives and allow us to live in the freedom God intends. Sermon includes God in […]

Luke 18:18-30 & Luke 19:1-10 In his interactions with the Rich Ruler and Zacchaeus in the Gospel of Luke, Jesus confronts the idol of wealth and shows how the gospel of grace unleashes radical generosity. Recording includes God in Life testimony by Patti Brown of The Lamb Center on homelessness in Fairfax.

Rev. Matt Hemsley looks at what Jesus has to say about our stuff. From Luke 16.

God’s heart for the poor is vividly portrayed in the Prophets condemnation of Israel for their lack of Justice. God calls us to align our hearts with his in radically generous justice–giving of ourselves for all the poor and powerless. Includes God in Life testimony on Foster Care by Sasha Swanson, Tatiana Shults and Christie […]

Solomon’s empirical quest to determine the meaning of life leads him to accumulate great wealth and enjoy the pleasures of success. Yet he finds it is meaningless. We know this intuitively and yet we still search for the good life through our money–it is a functional savior and false god in our lives.

How does the Law of Moses reveal God’s intent for wealth and His heart for the poor–and what are its implications for our lives? Sermon includes God in Life interview with Melissa Russell  (begins at min 27:22).

The first in the series: Poverty, Wealth and God–a Biblical Theology of Possessions. In Genesis 1, God is the creator and Lord of all things. He creates humanity in his image and calls him to steward the garden and spread flourish, Living under his Lordship of all creation. This has profound impact on how we […]

The Magi come from afar to worship Jesus the newborn King and return to their lands with the news of the Christ, inviting us to see those who are different and strange as part of God’s plan and to see our call to love them. Recording includes God in Life testimony (at minute 23) by […]

In first person narrative, Corky Eddins, drawing from Matthew 2, imagines the life and faith of Joseph and the Christmas family as they fled from Herrod and lived in Egypt as refugees.

Jesus was not the gift Mary or the world may have expected, but he is the gift we need.

Our desire to be home for the holidays points to a deeper longing to return to our true and eternal home–the Eden for which we were created.

In Isaiah 56, the prophet reveals God’s heart for the Eunuch & the Foreigner–Outcasts in Israel. A message of grace to all outcasts that also compels us to love the Stranger too.

God’s heart for the poor, the vulnerable and the immigrant comes through in the book of Ruth as Redeemers step in to protect and provide for the the Widow Naomi and the Foreigner Ruth. Sermon includes an interview with Andrew Secrist of World Relief.

Dean Miller preaching on Abram’s call (and ours) to be a Stranger. Following the Sermon (at minute 35) is a “Stories of the Stranger” with Rod Nunez sharing the challenges Latino immigrants have faced. (The “video” referenced is not included)

Looking at Friendship through the lens of Jesus life and death. Includes special interview with John Lauber and Tim Donaldson.

God’s passion for justice and mercy pushes us out into a world of poverty, slavery and violence to care with God’s heart for people in hopeless darkness.