"Even Jesus, it seems, must first disappear to nowhere before he knows how to find somewhere."

Preacher: Amos Disasa
Date: February 4, 2018
Scripture: Mark 1:29-39

"Talking small demands nothing from you that you can't afford to lose."

Preacher: Amos Disasa
Date: January 28, 2018
Scripture: Mark 1:21-28

"Time does that to us. The scarcity of it makes us all afraid to take our mind off it."

Preacher: Amos Disasa
Date: January 21, 2018
Scripture: Mark 1:14-20

"The streets of Nazareth run right through us."

Preacher: Dawn Hyde
Date: January 14, 2018
Scripture: John 1:43-51

"You can tell they're looking for something. Some come looking for answers. They sit and stare until the walls talk back."

Preacher: Dawn Hyde
Date: January 7, 2018
Scripture: Mark 1:4-11

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

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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.