South Elkhorn Christian Church Podcast

We are already at one with God and with one another in Christ. The spiritual challenge is to become what we already are. Music: purple-planet.com

Scripture is not a weapon to make us right, it is a gift to build up love. It is not meant to end conversations, but begin them. And while it is not the only book we interpret as Christians, it is the one book we must interpret. (Deuteronomy 6:1-9) Music: Purple-planet.com

St. Paul does not present faith as blind belief. He offers something far more beautiful and challenging.

We are thinking creatures. If our worship is to be faithful to who God created us to be, then it must be as thoughtful as it is prayerful, as curious as it is courageous.

Life isn’t fair. We all know that. What might be more surprising is that neither is God. And Jesus points us to the unfairness the world sorely needs: generosity, compassion, and forgiveness. Matthew 20:1-16 Music: www.purple-planet.com

Jesus encourages us to embrace denial, just not the denial we are so good at and feels natural to us. Jesus invites us toward a different, holy denial, one that feels more like grace. Matthew 16:21-28 Music: www.purple-planet.com

Jesus gave us the keys. We carry them with us everywhere we go. Too often we forget to try them out and see what mysteries of heaven are unlocked. Matthew 16:23-30 Music: www.purple-planet.com

Exhausted people turn on each other. Pharaoh is banking on it. Instead, Moses turns to God. Exodus 5:1-9;15-23 Music: purple-planet.com

Excuses are what we do in the face of something unexpected, risky, and new. Moses was no different. God burns away our excuses and helps us see we have everything we already need. Exodus 4:1-20 Music: purple-planet.com

Now was the moment to act. Moses had tried once before, failed, and fled. But this time would be different. This time he would not be alone.  Exodus 3:1-15 Music: Purple-planet.com

Moses had choices. He chose to see. And it got him into the kind of trouble that can change the world. Exodus 2:11-22 Music: Purple-planet.com

They didn't know what to do, but they couldn't stand back and watch any longer. So they did something, which shattered expectations... and changed everything. Message from Exodus 2:1-10. Music: purple-planet.com

A reading and brief mediation from Mark 4:35-41 where Jesus sleeps through the storm, and doesn’t turn back. Music: purple-planet.com

Their names are too-often forgotten and skipped over. Moses gets all the attention. But without them, there is no Exodus. New sermon series begins with Exodus 1. Music: purple-planet.com

Racism and white supremacy are modern diseases that disciples of Jesus are called to bravely heal. And real healing always takes hard work, especially because God doesn’t heal us without us. Matthew 9:35-10:1

Colorblindness is not the goal. We can’t reconcile what we don’t recognize. Galatians 3:26-29 Music: purple-planet.com

There's more than one Pentecost moment in Scripture, and maybe this moment--with all the grief, rage, and sorrow--is our Pentecost moment. John 20:19-23 Music: purple-planet.com

Generalities won’t do. When it comes to love, specifics matter. Especially when the going gets tough. Romans 12:9-16 Music: purple-planet.com

What if “normal" isn’t what God is ever up to? Embark on a spiritual journey through this beloved Psalm in which the Psalmist is changed and a new world unfolds. Music: purple-planet.com

The Good Shepherd accepts who others reject and heals what others ignore. Music: purple-planet.com

I want you to imagine Jesus... Music: purple-planet.com

John 20:19-31 Music: purple-planet.com

It’s the End of the World (as we know it). Music: purple-planet.com

Parades are powerful. Music: purple-planet.com

Jesus lives out “the Son of God” by being truly human, and showing us the way, too. Matthew 4:5-7 Sermons from South Elkhorn Christian Church in Lexington, KY. Learn more at southelkhorncc.org Music: https://www.purple-planet.com