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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
The tomb is empty. The disciples don’t know what to make of it. Two heartbroken travelers meet a stranger on the road to Emmaus, and as he opens the scriptures to them, something stirs, and then breaks wide open when … Continue reading →
From the road to Golgotha to the silence of a sealed tomb, Luke’s account of the crucifixion is filled with voices, scoffing rulers, a converted criminal, a Roman centurion, weeping women. In this Palm Sunday/Passion message from Luke 23:26–56, Tom … Continue reading →
