The Ministry of Unfinished People
Focusing on Lamentations 3:17-25, Carl Garrison talks about the irrational nature of ministry, and faith. The writer in Lamentations speaks about the pain of reality, but in the midst of that pain there is a hope and longing for God’s … Continue reading →
Community of Faith – Community with God
Sermon led by Dr. Tom Robinson on Acts 2:32-33, 36-47, speaking on how the Spirit of God is not discriminatingly dispensed but is poured out on everyone. The Spirit does not care about social class, gender, ethnicity, race, or any … Continue reading →
Beloved Community: Exiles in the Greatest City in the World
None of us are here by accident. God planted us in the greatest, most complex, most intense cities in the world, and the call isn’t to escape it, sanitize it, or be overwhelmed by the chaos. The call is to … Continue reading →
A New Community of God’s Spirit
Sermon led by Dr. Tom Robinson on Pentecost, comparing the Pentecost depicted in Acts 2 with Moses on Mount Sinai. In Exodus after the Pharaoh tried to stamp out Jewish culture when they were enslaved in Egypt, the Israelites received … Continue reading →
Ancient Words, Modern Embodiments: Does our Reading Bring Freedom?
In a sermon by Carl Garrison, he asks the question: What do we do with ancient words in a world where those same words have been used both to liberate and to oppress? In this message from Luke 4:16–30, John … Continue reading →
Voices of Women – Reflections of some Marys Excerpts from the Gospels
In a service on Mothers Day, the Manhattan Church looks at the various Marys in the Bible. Mary of Bethany, Mary Jesus’s mother, “Other Mary” the mother of James and Joseph, and Mary Magdalene. The Marys are an embodiment of … Continue reading →
Learning Life within God’s Power
Acts begins where Luke leaves off, with the risen Jesus, a band of ordinary disciples, and the promise of power. In this message from Acts 1:1–26, Tom opens the book of Acts and explores the transition from resurrection to Pentecost: … Continue reading →
Jesus, Expectation, and Power
What do you do when the risen Jesus appears in the room and it’s almost too joyful to believe? In this message from Luke 24:30–53, Tom traces the final scenes of Luke’s Gospel, the disciples overwhelmed by the risen Jesus … Continue reading →
Beloved Community: A Church Labels Can’t Contain
Labels can tell you everything and nothing at the same time. In this message from Romans 12:9–22, Leviticus 19:33–34, and Deuteronomy 10:17–19, Jason continues the Beloved Community series by exploring what it means to be a church that refuses to … Continue reading →
Who do you say I am: “What responses already reveal about priorities, desires, and God.”
When Jesus asks “Who do you say that I am?” in Matthew 16, he isn’t asking for a theological answer, he’s asking for a confession that will cost something. In this message from Matthew 16:13–24, Carl examines how we reveal … Continue reading →