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Pastor Jonathan Favors-Grimes preaches on the core value of Communal from the book of Ephesians 5:19 preaching from the title “Communal Worship: Worshipping God in Community.”  Ephesians 5:19 NCV Speak to each other with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord. That'll Preach podcast is a ministry of the Olive Tree Community in Atlanta, Georgia....

Pastor Laura Truax preaches on the core value of Mutual Care from the book of Galatians 6:2 drawing from the title “One-anothering the Re-circling Pomp of God”.  Romans 6:2 CEB Carry each other’s burdens and so you will fulfill the law of Christ.  That'll Preach podcast is a ministry of the Olive Tree Community in Atlanta, Georgia. This episode was written and recorded by the Rev. Dr. Laura Su...

The Rev. Dr. Dwight A. Moody preaches on the core value of Inclusion from the book of Romans 15:7, from the title Welcome One Another.  Romans 15:7 God’s Word Translation  Accept each other in the same way that Christ accepted you. He did this to bring glory to God.  https://www.moenchcenter.com/academy-of-preachers/ https://www.preacherfest.com/ That'll Preach podcast is a ministry of the Oli...

Min. Shirley Crockett preaches on the first core value, Covenant Love from the book of Romans 12:9-10.  Romans 12:9-10  9 Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; 10 love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor.  That'll Preach podcast is a ministry of the Olive Tree Community in Atlanta, Georgia. This episode was written and recorded by...

What if the most important rules for life weren't about control—but about community? This spring, join Olive Tree Community for  "Rules to Live By,"  a six-week journey through six simple but transformative biblical practices that shape who we are together. What does it mean to love one another like family? To welcome every person with dignity and inclusion? To carry each other's...

Pastor Jonathan closes the sermon series In Your Presence, preaching on the final hymn refrain Come Be With Us, focusing on the scripture text from 2 corinthians 13:14.  2 Corinthians 13:14 New Century Version  The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Everyday God  By songwriters Bernadette Farrell Earth's creator (Everyday God...

Pastor Jonathan continues his sermon series based upon the Catholic hymn writer Ms. Bernadette Farrell entitled Everyday God.  Romans 8:26 GWT At the same time the Spirit also helps (synantilambanetai) us in our weakness, because we don’t know how to pray for what we need. But the Spirit intercedes along with our groans that cannot be expressed in words. That'll Preach podcast is a ministry of the...

Pastor Jonathan preaches the second refrain of the hymn Everyday God, focusing on the scripture text from the book of John 1:4. Today’s sermon title is Oh Jesus, Life and Light!  John 1:4 New Century Version  In him there was life, and that life was the light of all people. That'll Preach podcast is a ministry of the Olive Tree Community in Atlanta, Georgia. This episode was written and record...

Pastor Jonathan preaches the first of four sermons within our current series. Our scripture text comes from the book of Acts 17:28, tagging as a title Everyday God!  Acts 17:28 NRSVUE 28  For ‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we, too, are his offspring.’ That'll Preach podcast is a ministry of the Olive Tree Community in Atlanta, Georg...

In a world exhausted by division, uncertainty, loneliness, and noise, what does it mean to encounter a God who is still present with us—everyday, everywhere? This four-week series, In Your Presence , draws inspiration from Bernadette Farrell’s beloved hymn Everyday God and its sacred refrain: “Everyday God… O Jesus… O Spirit… Come be with us.” Together, we’ll explore the nearness of God in ordinar...

Pastor Laura Truax preaches the Epiphany sermon which closes our current sermon series, preaching from the Book of John 1:1-5 & 9-13 tagging as a title Carrying the Divine Light. John 1:1-5, 9-13 In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God. He was with God in the beginning and through him all things were made and without him nothing was made that has been made....

Minister Alice Nichols Carter preaches the Christmas Eve sermon for the Olive Tree Community. In this sermon Minister Alice preaches from the Gospel of St. Luke 1:26-38, tagging as a title Good News: A Savior is Born!  Luke 1:26-38  NRSVUE   In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27  to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named J...

The Rev. Kelsey Peterson Bebe preaches on the fourth Sunday of Advent from the book of Isaiah 7:10-16, tagging as title Deepest Depths and Highest Heights.   Isaiah 7:10-16 NRSVUE  Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, 11  “Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” 12  But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.” 13  Then Isaiah said,...

Advent & Christmas Sermon Series: Where Do We Go from Here? A Journey Through the Book of Isaiah As we enter this Advent season, we find ourselves asking a question that echoes across Scripture, history, and our own hearts: Where do we go from here? After the upheavals, divisions, and anxieties of recent weeks, months, and years—amid shifting leadership, national unrest, and the weight of what...

The Rev. Hannah Lundberg preaches on the seventeenth line of the Apostle’s Creed, The Communion of the Saints from Revelation 7:9-17 Revelation 7:9-17 NRSVUE After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands.  10...

Minister Shirley Crockett preaches on the sixteenth line of the Apostle's Creed, The Church Universal from Ephesians 4:1-6 tagging as a title One Lord, One Fatih, One Body; The Universal Church.  Ephesians 4:1-6 NRSVUE 1 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing w...

Pastor Jonathan preaches part 3 of his “I Believe…” trilogy sermon which will focus on the fifteenth line of the Apostle's Creed, I Believe in the Holy Spirit from John 14:15-17, 25 & 26 John 14:15-17, 25 & 25 NRSVUE 15  “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16  And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. 17  This is the Spirit of...

The Rev. Dr. Anita Woods preaches on the fourteenth line of the Apostle’s Creed, To judge the Living and the Dead from 2 Timothy 4:1 tagging as a title The Judge Who Comes with Grace.  2 Timothy 4:1 NRSVUE  In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge:  That'll Preach podcast is a minist...

Pastor Laura Truax preaches on the thirteenth line of the Apostle’s Creed, And He will Come Again from John 14:1-4, Revelation 1:7-8 NIV tagging as a title Living in the Hope of His Coming.  John 14:1-4 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.  2  My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a plac...

The Rev. Jonathan Favors-Grimes preaches the Father’s Day message at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Stone Mountain, Georgia. In his sermon entitled A Father’s Sacrifice, Rev. Jonathan preaches from Genesis 22:1-19.  Genesis 22:1-19 God’s Word Translation 22  Later God tested Abraham and called to him, “Abraham!” “Yes, here I am!” he answered. 2  God said, “Take your son, your only...

The Rev. Aleta McDaniel preaches on the twelfth line of the Apostle's Creed, Is Seated at the right hand of the Father, from Mark 16:9-20 using as a title “The Seat is Reserved.”  Mark 16:9-20 NRSVUE 9 Now after he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10 She went out and told those who had been with him, while the...

The Rev. Kyle Baldwin preaches on the eleventh line of the Apostle's Creed, He Ascended into Heaven from Acts 1:6-11 Acts 1:6-11 NRSVUE 6  So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7  He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. 8  But you will receive power when...

The Rev. Dr. Colleen Birchett preaches on the tenth line of the Apostle's Creed, On the third day He rose again from Matthew 28:1-20 Matthew 28:1-20 NRSVUE After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2  And suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone...

The Rev. Debbie Nutt preaches on the ninth line of the Apostle's Creed, Was Crucified, died, and was buried, tagging as a title Freedom from Bondage.  Romans 6:3-10 NRSVUE   Do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4  Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the...

The Rev. Aleta McDaniel preaches on the eighth line of the Apostle's Creed, Suffered under Pontius Pilate from Matthew 27:1-2, 11-24.  Matthew 27:1-2, 11-24 NRSVUE When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus in order to bring about his death. 2 They bound him, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor. 11 Now Jesus stood bef...