Loving Our Neighbor in a Hostile Climate
Sermon by Jason Isbell This week’s sermon is on Luke 10:25–37, the parable of the Good Samaritan, paired with 2 Chronicles 28:1–15. Jesus answers the question “who is my neighbor” with a story that crosses deep lines of hatred and … Continue reading →
God’s Community from Nation to Creation
Sermon led by Dr. Tom Robinson on Father’s Day focusing on how when the Church was growing the cultural differences in the churches popping up around the world there was initially some friction, but through Jesus it was overcome. Building … Continue reading →
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 →