Zao MKE Church

Second week in our new series on the Wisdom Literature of the Bible. We started with psalms - the ancient poetry that meets us in our modern lives to show us how to feel the full depth of our grief and anger and continue to praise God. This week, we dig into Proverbs - the big book of little sayings. Some are inspiring: "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another" - Proverbs 27:17 Some...

Kicking off a new series on the Wisdom Literature of the Bible. We'll start with pslams - those ancient songs and poems the have shaped the worship and understanding of God for thousands of years. What wisdom does this ancient poetry hold for our modern lives? The psalms display a wide range of human experience and emotion, and offers us in insight into what it means to bring our whole selves befo...

Alleluia! He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Alleluia!

In the week before his death and resurrection, what was Jesus doing? Thinking? Teaching? During The Last Week, we'll be diving in, day by day, to what Jesus was up to as he prepared for the cross and resurrection. March 1: Palm Sunday March 8: Table Flipping Monday March 15th: Temple Tuesday March 22nd: Spy Wednesday March 29th: Maundy Thursday April 5th: Holy Friday & Silent Saturday April 12: Ea...

In the week before his death and resurrection, what was Jesus doing? Thinking? Teaching? During The Last Week, we'll be diving in, day by day, to what Jesus was up to as he prepared for the cross and resurrection. March 1: Protest Sunday March 8: Table Flipping Monday March 15th: Temple Tuesday March 22nd: Spy Wednesday March 29th: Maundy Thursday April 5th: Holy Friday & Silent Saturday April 12:...

In the week before his death and resurrection, what was Jesus doing? Thinking? Teaching? During The Last Week, we'll be diving in, day by day, to what Jesus was up to as he prepared for the cross and resurrection. March 1: Protest Sunday March 8: Table Flipping Monday March 15th: Temple Tuesday March 22nd: Spy Wednesday March 29th: Maundy Thursday April 5th: Holy Friday & Silent Saturday April 12:...

In the week before his death and resurrection, what was Jesus doing? Thinking? Teaching? During The Last Week, we'll be diving in, day by day, to what Jesus was up to as he prepared for the cross and resurrection. March 1: Protest Sunday March 8: Table Flipping Monday March 15th: Temple Tuesday March 22nd: Spy Wednesday March 29th: Maundy Thursday April 5th: Holy Friday & Silent Saturday April 12:...

In the week before his death and resurrection, what was Jesus doing? Thinking? Teaching? During The Last Week, we'll be diving in, day by day, to what Jesus was up to as he prepared for the cross and resurrection. March 1: Palm Sunday March 8: Table Flipping Monday March 15th: Temple Tuesday March 22nd: Spy Wednesday March 29th: Maundy Thursday April 5th: Holy Friday & Silent Saturday April 12: Ea...

In the week before his death and resurrection, what was Jesus doing? Thinking? Teaching? During The Last Week, we'll be diving in, day by day, to what Jesus was up to as he prepared for the cross and resurrection. March 1: Palm Sunday March 8: Table Flipping Monday March 15th: Temple Tuesday March 22nd: Spy Wednesday March 29th: Maundy Thursday April 5th: Holy Friday & Silent Saturday April 12: Ea...

One of the quickest ways to get to know someone is by sharing conversation - but where do we start with God? Luckily Jesus taught us a prayer (typically called the Lord's Prayer or the Our Father) as a way to start. This prayer is poetic and beautiful, hopeful and powerful. It has more depth than meets the eye. And it teaches us a lot about who God is, and how we can talk with God. Over 6 weeks, w...

Why do some versions of the Lord’s Prayer say “forgive us our sins” while others say “trespassess” and others say “debts”? What does your student loan payment have to do with the Lord’s Prayer? Is the Lord’s Prayer a commentary on debt-based economy? And if so, what does that have to do with forgiveness? All this and more as we continue next week in our series, Talking with God: The Lord’s Prayer...

One of the quickest ways to get to know someone is by sharing conversation - but where do we start with God? Luckily Jesus taught us a prayer (typically called the Lord's Prayer or the Our Father) as a way to start. This prayer is poetic and beautiful, hopeful and powerful. It has more depth than meets the eye. And it teaches us a lot about who God is, and how we can talk with God. Over 6 weeks, w...

One of the quickest ways to get to know someone is by sharing conversation - but where do we start with God? Luckily Jesus taught us a prayer (typically called the Lord's Prayer or the Our Father) as a way to start. This prayer is poetic and beautiful, hopeful and powerful. It has more depth than meets the eye. And it teaches us a lot about who God is, and how we can talk with God. Over 6 weeks, w...

One of the quickest ways to get to know someone is by sharing conversation - but where do we start with God? Luckily Jesus taught us a prayer (typically called the Lord's Prayer or the Our Father) as a way to start. This prayer is poetic and beautiful, hopeful and powerful. It has more depth than meets the eye. And it teaches us a lot about who God is, and how we can talk with God. Over 6 weeks, w...

One of the quickest ways to get to know someone is by sharing conversation - but where do we start with God? Luckily Jesus taught us a prayer (typically called the Lord's Prayer or the Our Father) as a way to start. This prayer is poetic and beautiful, hopeful and powerful. It has more depth than meets the eye. And it teaches us a lot about who God is, and how we can talk with God. Over 6 weeks, w...

Series: Hark! Ever wondered why "Do not be afraid!" is the first message of most Angels in the Bible? Is it because they always seem to come like a bump in the night? Perhaps they are terrifying in appearance, unlike the haloed artwork we adore. Or maybe it's just really frightening to know that you, little old you, are receiving a message from the divine. This advent/Christmas season, we'll be ex...

Series: Hark! Ever wondered why "Do not be afraid!" is the first message of most Angels in the Bible? Is it because they always seem to come like a bump in the night? Perhaps they are terrifying in appearance, unlike the haloed artwork we adore. Or maybe it's just really frightening to know that you, little old you, are receiving a message from the divine. This advent/Christmas season, we'll be ex...

Series: Hark! Ever wondered why "Do not be afraid!" is the first message of most Angels in the Bible? Is it because they always seem to come like a bump in the night? Perhaps they are terrifying in appearance, unlike the haloed artwork we adore. Or maybe it's just really frightening to know that you, little old you, are receiving a message from the divine. This advent/Christmas season, we'll be ex...

Hark! A Message of Hope. Who gets the first Angelic message leading up to the birth of Christ? Is it Mary? Joseph? The donkey? Actually, it's...Jesus' uncle. Wait, what? This week, meet Zechariah. His message from Gabriel is surprising, confusing, and utterly unbelievable. Hark! A message of hope. Series: Hark! Ever wondered why "Do not be afraid!" is the first message of most Angels in the Bible?...

Imposter Jesus is always so calm - he'd never raise his voice or cause a scene! But Real Jesus? He's righteously flipping tables and whipping livestock - in church, no less! Find out why Jesus basically started a riot in the temple, and why that's really, really cool. Imposter: Finding the Real Jesus You've heard about Jesus, right? The inexplicably blonde guy who grew up in the Middle East 2,000...

Ever heard the phrase "turn the other cheek"? Turns out that it might not mean what you think it does. Imposter Jesus uses this phrase to pressure victims of violence, abuse, and oppression to simply submit. But Real Jesus was doing something much more radical and powerful with this teaching - he was teaching oppressed folks specific tactics of survival and non-violent resistance. Come find out wh...

Imposter Jesus is all about rules over people. He would never dream of breaking rules - what would people think?? Meanwhile, Real Jesus is breaking rules left and right when they get in the way of loving people (which, he says, is the real purpose of the law anyway). Come hang this week and hear what Jesus had to say to his rule-obsessed haters, and why loving God and Neighbor sometimes means brea...

"Real Jesus Knew How to Party" Some of us have been told that Jesus was tight-laced, super serious, and overall kind of a bummer. But scripture paints a very different picture. Come hear about the savior of all creation, who was also called a drunk and a glutton by the religious authorities of his day. Hear about the wedding he took to the next level, and why joy, beauty, and fun are a fundamental...

THIS WEEK: A child leaves his summer gig sheep when he volunteers to go to war. His country's army is losing, but never fear - kid soldier to the rescue. Armed with only a stick, a sling, and 5 stones, David goes up against a deadly warrior from an enemy country. Against all odds, David murders his first human being, decapitates him, and delivers the severed head to Jerusalem. What a rascal. Don't...