We are quick to anticipate, and then celebrate the surprise that God came to be with us in the flesh, but before we pop the corks on our champagne bottles and offer Joseph a cigar, we ought to not overlook the messy way that God chose to enter this world, and the impossible position Joseph found himself in because of God's intervention.
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Date: December 18, 2016
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25
I won't fault you if you thank John for asking the obvious question. Should we still be waiting, or is someone else coming?
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Date: December 11, 2016
Scripture: Matthew 11:2-6
Check out our podcast, After The Sermon, if you want to listen to Amos answer questions about this week's sermon.
Jump in the deep end, but you won't jump alone. We are here. We aren't going anywhere. Question is, where are you?
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Date: November 27, 2016
Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12
Why bother staying awake and alert, by seeking to follow the way of Jesus while you are working in the field or grinding meal at home, if you don't know when Jesus will pass through...
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Date: November 27, 2016
Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44
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There is one characteristic the planners and the pouters share - neither one of them actually believes that God is making new heavens and a new earth.
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Date: November 20, 2016
Scripture: Isaiah 65:17-25
Faith is as much about endurance as it is enthusiasm.
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Date: November 13, 2016
Scripture: Luke 21:5-19
In the kingdom of God, it is opposite day, every day.
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Date: November 6, 2016
Scripture: Luke 6:20-31
Got questions? We're exploring them in this week's episode of After The Sermon.
To see Jesus and be seen by Jesus is our principal desire as followers of his way. Each of us has a uniquely luminescent glow that we inherit when we are made in the image of God.
Date: October 23, 2016
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Scripture: Luke 19:1-10
The prayers of the Peacocks are said in hushed tones to other peacocks, in casual conversation. Peacocks are preening purveyors of their own self serving versions of the truth.
Date: October 23, 2016
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Scripture: Luke 18:9-14
Date: October 16, 2016
Preacher: Charles Weathers
Scripture: Luke 18:1-8
We could go home with the ten lepers, but one of them is messing with our script. One of them has stopped. He turned around and now he's walking back to the find Jesus. He has something to say, and of the ten, he's the last one you'd expect to say it.
Date: October 9, 2016
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Scripture: Luke 17:11-19
One little mustard sized seed of faith won’t make magic, but put them all together, one at a time, and eventually you will see that your faith moved that stubborn old mulberry tree that’s been blocking your view of God.
Date: October 2, 2016
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Scripture: Luke 17:5-10
"Up to this point Jeremiah has stood apart from us as a critic and I’ve read enough of his critiques and warnings to wonder if his blood is as warm as mine. This week, the prophet becomes on of us."
Date: September 18, 2016
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Scripture: Jeremiah 8:18-9:1
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"It is as if creation got undone."
Date: September 11, 2016
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Scripture: Jeremiah 4:11-12,22-28
"Our ideal of effortful living is that we can be both the potter and the clay at the same time."
Date: September 4, 2016
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-11
Check out this week's episode of After the Sermon to learn more.
"There's a rope that's made of rags resting before each of us, and it's floating right there on the surface...waiting for you to grab it."
Date: August 28, 2016
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Scripture: Jeremiah 2:4-13
"None of our predictable reasons for not being prepared seem to work when God comes calling for us."
Date: August 21, 2016
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-10
"The creator of this world has nothing better to do than love you, just as you are."
Date: August 14, 2016
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Scripture: Jeremiah 23:23-29
"All that's left is the end. The fruit is gone - the basket is now a reminder of what once was and what can be."
Date: July 17, 2016
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Scripture: Amos 8:1-12
This week, we took a pause from our podcast "After the Sermon" because sometimes less is more. And, at times, there are no more words that need to be said. Check back for a new episode soon.
"You cannot live in the past and make history at the same time."
Date: June 26, 2016
Preacher: Amos Disasa
Scripture: Luke 9:51-62