St. Luke Anglican Church http://www.stlukemd.org/ Rector, James Madden michael@stlukemd.org Rector, James Madden An Anglican church plant for the best and the broken. Seeking to bring gospel-centered healing to the city of Dallas. St. Luke Anglican Church is a place where people can meet Jesus, engage in life-giving community, and experience spiritual formation through liturgy. We believe in creating a space where people can have authentic encounters with Christ, discover their gifts and use them for God's glory. Now meeting weekly on Sunday mornings! Join us! An Anglican church plant for the best and the broken. Seeking to bring gospel-centered healing to the city of Dallas. St. Luke Anglican Church is a place where people can meet Jesus, engage in life-giving community, and experience spiritual formation through liturgy. We believe in creating a space where people can have authentic encounters with Christ, discover their gifts and use them for God's glory. Now meeting weekly on Sunday mornings! Join us! en © 2026 St. Luke Medical District no Pentecost Sunday James Madden Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1893 1 a2e44235a6f18c705ea6afae5d1bb411 no Sixth Sunday of Easter James Madden Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1337 2 a6208218726847b6eef48b10ce0a411f no Fourth Sunday of Easter James Madden Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1471 3 16310f12cb5e1f4671f2cd9950f7aa80 no Third Sunday of Easter James Madden Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1246 4 986c4450954377b35b65ea1a251443f9 no Second Sunday in Lent Andrew Ames Fuller Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1046 5 72383b504afaecf9499f26f3fb5bb048 no Second Sunday of Easter Kimberley Pfeiler Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1541 6 c3d2d9447f625a2bf1ac2f2f43e58167 no Easter Sunday James Madden Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1553 7 78642df7c88a775a05aab3f3bc5cf46f no Palm Sunday James Madden Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 732 8 6ca5df7713fb6b16c2171f134fd46a66 no Fifth Sunday in Lent Kimberley Pfeiler Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1360 9 e08d57bfb45e44e0994511f6f23cc32d no Fourth Sunday in Lent James Madden Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1135 10 fbe0d78f2ec0b79932d884c3560d2b0a no Third Sunday in Lent James Madden Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1450 11 eb014592a1bc95d5732d7385a019ec0a no First Sunday in Lent James Madden Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1177 12 364dd27568f2dacfd326c6a91976a952 no Last Sunday of Epiphany Kimberley Pfeiler Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1504 13 f1e0e788daa2353892a8faaf510a0caa no Second to Last Sunday of Epiphany James Madden Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1213 14 1ef17347548183dbfa97abd43d3c2d8b no Fourth Sunday of Epiphany Marion Medina Sun, 01 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1424 15 c4489f04b174b13206e9576c43143c1b no Second Sunday of Epiphany James Madden Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1454 16 561632f341b74c381412c2132016ac3a no First Sunday of Epiphany James Madden Sun, 11 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1230 17 435165d1f1d4aece3b56a64141abffa9 no Second Sunday of Christmas James Madden Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1319 18 b4bc4b0dbf898c1b053a072a76dc3731 no First Sunday of Christmas Kimberley Pfeiler Sun, 28 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1536 19 a3569cf54876054028f813f210ff9db6 no Kingdom Come & Christmas Eve: Rediscovering the Birth of Jesus James Madden <p>How do we move past the familiarity of the Christmas Story? How do we not get distracted by "what comes after the service?" Jesus is not only the Son of God, but in his presence, vulnerability, and with-ness, we are brought back to his glorious divine character.</p> <p>How do we move past the familiarity of the Christmas Story? How do we not get distracted by "what comes after the service?" Jesus is not only the Son of God, but in his presence, vulnerability, and with-ness, we are brought back to his glorious divine character.</p> How do we move past the familiarity of the Christmas Story? How do we not get distracted by "what comes after the service?" Jesus is not only the Son of God, but in his presence, vulnerability, and with-ness, we are brought back to his glorious divine character.

]]> Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 894 20 218355e8f04320337b915c344bac9ede no Advent IV Kingdom Come: Isaiah and Signs James Madden <p>James continues with Isaiah and the longing for kingdom come, exploring the God with Us passage, as well as the story of Jesus' birth.</p> <p>James continues with Isaiah and the longing for kingdom come, exploring the God with Us passage, as well as the story of Jesus' birth.</p> James continues with Isaiah and the longing for kingdom come, exploring the God with Us passage, as well as the story of Jesus' birth.

]]> Sun, 21 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1514 21 520d9857f6255b3a39038d454e613322 no Advent III Kingdom Come: Isaiah and Coach Saban James Madden <p>When we consider the kingdom coming, we recognize that we all long for some version of delight, glory, restoration, and direction. But then we are drawn towards loves of doubt, becoming easily offended, resistant, or outright denial. What do we do, and how does the scriptures point us to life with God in the kingdom coming? The book of James and Coach Saban have some things to share.</p> <p>When we consider the kingdom coming, we recognize that we all long for some version of delight, glory, restoration, and direction. But then we are drawn towards loves of doubt, becoming easily offended, resistant, or outright denial. What do we do, and how does the scriptures point us to life with God in the kingdom coming? The book of James and Coach Saban have some things to share.</p> When we consider the kingdom coming, we recognize that we all long for some version of delight, glory, restoration, and direction. But then we are drawn towards loves of doubt, becoming easily offended, resistant, or outright denial. What do we do, and how does the scriptures point us to life with God in the kingdom coming? The book of James and Coach Saban have some things to share.

]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1524 22 c738a85ce39b031b19614ecbcfb8f0d7 no Advent I Kingdom Come Introduction Kimberley Pfeiler <p>Kimberley kicks off our Advent series, "Kingdom Come," with a special invitation to involve congregation members in the sermon series. Join us as we begin walking towards the coming of our Savior.</p> <p>Kimberley kicks off our Advent series, "Kingdom Come," with a special invitation to involve congregation members in the sermon series. Join us as we begin walking towards the coming of our Savior.</p> Kimberley kicks off our Advent series, "Kingdom Come," with a special invitation to involve congregation members in the sermon series. Join us as we begin walking towards the coming of our Savior.

]]> Sun, 30 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1655 23 598dadc891d2a1440d604a4fd86304b4 no Advent II Kingdom Come: Isaiah and The Lorax James Madden <p>What does Dr. Seuss's classic, The Lorax, have to do with the prophet, Isaiah? Quite a lot it turns out. Pastor James unpacks how the prophetic word to the people of Israel (and to the land of the Truffula Trees) reveals the stump, scepter, and stupifying presence of God in Jesus Christ. </p> <p>What does Dr. Seuss's classic, The Lorax, have to do with the prophet, Isaiah? Quite a lot it turns out. Pastor James unpacks how the prophetic word to the people of Israel (and to the land of the Truffula Trees) reveals the stump, scepter, and stupifying presence of God in Jesus Christ. </p> What does Dr. Seuss's classic, The Lorax, have to do with the prophet, Isaiah? Quite a lot it turns out. Pastor James unpacks how the prophetic word to the people of Israel (and to the land of the Truffula Trees) reveals the stump, scepter, and stupifying presence of God in Jesus Christ.

]]> Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1385 24 966047856ac99a91cd1e846a5be56080 no Christ the King Sunday: Powerful Shepherds James Madden <p>On Christ the King Sunday, James unpacks our Jeremiah passage given recent accusations that have come to light concerning several bishops within the ACNA. With an understanding of his own brokenness, he calls all leaders to guide with a spirit that gives away power and fosters creativity, similar to God's generous creation in Genesis 1.</p> <p>On Christ the King Sunday, James unpacks our Jeremiah passage given recent accusations that have come to light concerning several bishops within the ACNA. With an understanding of his own brokenness, he calls all leaders to guide with a spirit that gives away power and fosters creativity, similar to God's generous creation in Genesis 1.</p> On Christ the King Sunday, James unpacks our Jeremiah passage given recent accusations that have come to light concerning several bishops within the ACNA. With an understanding of his own brokenness, he calls all leaders to guide with a spirit that gives away power and fosters creativity, similar to God's generous creation in Genesis 1.

]]> Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1431 25 3beeb8c4f4300a01b009af6d6fa196a2 no A Kingdom of Dallas Side Story: Naaman's Transformation James Madden <p>James takes a side quest into the book of 2 Kings to demonstrate how the Kingdom of Dallas shows up; not just in the book of Ruth, but in other places of the Bible too. Looking at the leprosy and healing of Naaman the Syrian, we see how the healing power of the Gospel transforms the 6 elements of social righteousness which hinder Naaman and us.</p> <p>James takes a side quest into the book of 2 Kings to demonstrate how the Kingdom of Dallas shows up; not just in the book of Ruth, but in other places of the Bible too. Looking at the leprosy and healing of Naaman the Syrian, we see how the healing power of the Gospel transforms the 6 elements of social righteousness which hinder Naaman and us.</p> James takes a side quest into the book of 2 Kings to demonstrate how the Kingdom of Dallas shows up; not just in the book of Ruth, but in other places of the Bible too. Looking at the leprosy and healing of Naaman the Syrian, we see how the healing power of the Gospel transforms the 6 elements of social righteousness which hinder Naaman and us.

]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1712 26 fba8d428cfabbbd5237dc1c8cba64e1f no Kingdom of Dallas Part I Concluded: Legacy Kimberley Pfeiler <p>Kimberley concludes our Part I of the Kingdom of Dallas series, focusing in particular how legacy, the impact across time and generations, can be imagined in the Kingdom of God. Looking at the genealogies tying Ruth's faithfulness to King David, as well as the genealogy of Jesus, we see a part of God's larger plan than our own kingdom.</p> <p>Kimberley concludes our Part I of the Kingdom of Dallas series, focusing in particular how legacy, the impact across time and generations, can be imagined in the Kingdom of God. Looking at the genealogies tying Ruth's faithfulness to King David, as well as the genealogy of Jesus, we see a part of God's larger plan than our own kingdom.</p> Kimberley concludes our Part I of the Kingdom of Dallas series, focusing in particular how legacy, the impact across time and generations, can be imagined in the Kingdom of God. Looking at the genealogies tying Ruth's faithfulness to King David, as well as the genealogy of Jesus, we see a part of God's larger plan than our own kingdom.

]]> Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1579 27 7b915d28718928544aea302343e005c0 no Kingdom of Dallas VI: Children James Madden <p>James continues detailing how Boaz and Ruth's nuptials eventually lead to a child being born! Children are a gift, a sign of God's blessing and favor, yet in the Kingdom of Dallas they can become pawns on a chessboard for status and significance. What does Jesus have to show us regarding his kingdom and the role of children within it? </p> <p>James continues detailing how Boaz and Ruth's nuptials eventually lead to a child being born! Children are a gift, a sign of God's blessing and favor, yet in the Kingdom of Dallas they can become pawns on a chessboard for status and significance. What does Jesus have to show us regarding his kingdom and the role of children within it? </p> James continues detailing how Boaz and Ruth's nuptials eventually lead to a child being born! Children are a gift, a sign of God's blessing and favor, yet in the Kingdom of Dallas they can become pawns on a chessboard for status and significance. What does Jesus have to show us regarding his kingdom and the role of children within it?

]]> Sun, 02 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1695 28 d358463bb2909f5faa575b83739e4da6 no The Kingdom of Dallas V: Charisma James Madden <p>We continue moving through the book of Ruth, now looking at charisma, or "the way to speak and act" in the Kingdom of Dallas. Understanding the written and unwritten rules is key to building status, and we see this directly through Naomi and Boaz as they orchestrate Boaz's future nuptials to Ruth. How does the Gospel and knowing social rules allow for subversive Christ-like living?</p> <p>We continue moving through the book of Ruth, now looking at charisma, or "the way to speak and act" in the Kingdom of Dallas. Understanding the written and unwritten rules is key to building status, and we see this directly through Naomi and Boaz as they orchestrate Boaz's future nuptials to Ruth. How does the Gospel and knowing social rules allow for subversive Christ-like living?</p> We continue moving through the book of Ruth, now looking at charisma, or "the way to speak and act" in the Kingdom of Dallas. Understanding the written and unwritten rules is key to building status, and we see this directly through Naomi and Boaz as they orchestrate Boaz's future nuptials to Ruth. How does the Gospel and knowing social rules allow for subversive Christ-like living?

]]> Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1989 29 92d8bd13065cb4580ff5208d880f49f7 no Welcome to The Kingdom of Dallas Introduction James Madden <p>What is the Kingdom of Dallas? Pastor James unpacks the systems and powers at work in the city of Dallas, primarily working through the book of Ruth and today, passages in Ephesians. In a city that asks the question, "What do you have," to determine status and worth, how does the Gospel offer a different narrative for a more beautiful kingdom? </p> <p>What is the Kingdom of Dallas? Pastor James unpacks the systems and powers at work in the city of Dallas, primarily working through the book of Ruth and today, passages in Ephesians. In a city that asks the question, "What do you have," to determine status and worth, how does the Gospel offer a different narrative for a more beautiful kingdom? </p> What is the Kingdom of Dallas? Pastor James unpacks the systems and powers at work in the city of Dallas, primarily working through the book of Ruth and today, passages in Ephesians. In a city that asks the question, "What do you have," to determine status and worth, how does the Gospel offer a different narrative for a more beautiful kingdom?

]]> Sun, 07 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1642 30 ce2ce920a5ec9f7736f5ccde5352e6ae no Kingdom of Dallas IV: Attention James Madden Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1373 31 99f141f59137c449f4a59d9e6b88b5eb no The Kingdom of Dallas III: Exclusivity James Madden <p>James continues walking through the Kingdom of Dallas, outlining the surprising gloriousness of exclusivity. Yet also, he teaches that there is a perilousness lurking when exclusivity goes wrong. Touching upon Ruth, gleaning, and being invited to dine, we explore how the Gospel and its application through Miroslav Volf's work, Exclusion and Embrace, can help us to walk faithfully in the steps of Jesus.</p> <p>James continues walking through the Kingdom of Dallas, outlining the surprising gloriousness of exclusivity. Yet also, he teaches that there is a perilousness lurking when exclusivity goes wrong. Touching upon Ruth, gleaning, and being invited to dine, we explore how the Gospel and its application through Miroslav Volf's work, Exclusion and Embrace, can help us to walk faithfully in the steps of Jesus.</p> James continues walking through the Kingdom of Dallas, outlining the surprising gloriousness of exclusivity. Yet also, he teaches that there is a perilousness lurking when exclusivity goes wrong. Touching upon Ruth, gleaning, and being invited to dine, we explore how the Gospel and its application through Miroslav Volf's work, Exclusion and Embrace, can help us to walk faithfully in the steps of Jesus.

]]> Sun, 12 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1753 32 01232cb5044edb2f8d91bd28a5069e1a no The Kingdom of Dallas II: Relationships James Madden <p>Pastor James continues the Kingdom of Dallas series, this week by looking at relationships. Citing Ruth's entry into the gleaning fields, we see how her relationship with Boaz, a man of high repute, transformed her life and status, moving her from the margins to the heart of the meal with Boaz and a midday meal. </p> <p>Pastor James continues the Kingdom of Dallas series, this week by looking at relationships. Citing Ruth's entry into the gleaning fields, we see how her relationship with Boaz, a man of high repute, transformed her life and status, moving her from the margins to the heart of the meal with Boaz and a midday meal. </p> Pastor James continues the Kingdom of Dallas series, this week by looking at relationships. Citing Ruth's entry into the gleaning fields, we see how her relationship with Boaz, a man of high repute, transformed her life and status, moving her from the margins to the heart of the meal with Boaz and a midday meal.

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1578 33 3de2869fe06b858b18e2365e03aebf42 no Ministry in a Foreign Land <p>Blake Schwarz, present of New City Commons, preached a powerful guest sermon unpacking our ability to live as faithful believers in a time of potential cultural exile. Citing the need to avoid cultural isolation or assimilation, Blake points us to faithful kingdom living in Christ while seeking the welfare of the city</p> <p>Blake Schwarz, present of New City Commons, preached a powerful guest sermon unpacking our ability to live as faithful believers in a time of potential cultural exile. Citing the need to avoid cultural isolation or assimilation, Blake points us to faithful kingdom living in Christ while seeking the welfare of the city</p> Blake Schwarz, present of New City Commons, preached a powerful guest sermon unpacking our ability to live as faithful believers in a time of potential cultural exile. Citing the need to avoid cultural isolation or assimilation, Blake points us to faithful kingdom living in Christ while seeking the welfare of the city

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1399 34 579d68c93ca0c5a4f62fea717a5ef50f no The Kingdom of Dallas I: Money James Madden <p>Pastor James continues the Kingdom of Dallas series by examining how bread in Ruth's context actually serves as a near perfect analogue to money in our present economy. By allowing us to be, do life, and thrive, we see that food, like money, is a part of everything we do in the Kingdom of Dallas.</p> <p>Pastor James continues the Kingdom of Dallas series by examining how bread in Ruth's context actually serves as a near perfect analogue to money in our present economy. By allowing us to be, do life, and thrive, we see that food, like money, is a part of everything we do in the Kingdom of Dallas.</p> Pastor James continues the Kingdom of Dallas series by examining how bread in Ruth's context actually serves as a near perfect analogue to money in our present economy. By allowing us to be, do life, and thrive, we see that food, like money, is a part of everything we do in the Kingdom of Dallas.

]]> Sun, 14 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1556 35 51717b750fdddfe0526238c386791118 no Fifth Sunday After Pentecost James Madden Sun, 13 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1372 36 72dd0f59b4dfee1315c5d0b9aca0d247 no Fourth Sunday After Pentecost Shannon Ames Fuller Sun, 06 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1535 37 2aa08bc3186bf3c7d184e368a4d13636 no Easter James Madden Sun, 20 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1304 38 c8254482f4ad737797be18038dfc612c no Fourth Sunday of Lent James Madden Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1327 39 b1bc46a21d6f4082cc673a9a29cce00e no Third Sunday in Lent James Madden Sun, 23 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1460 40 0ae78549d761388071d2fc50304da6a3 no Second Sunday in Lent James Madden Sun, 16 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1393 41 8766b60b9c1207a78f497c84b591095a no First Sunday in Lent: Christ's Temptation Kimberley Pfeiler 2207 42 4711e7f601fbd61cf88fa8cfa9287603 no Second to Last Sunday of Epiphany (World Mission Sunday) - God Revealed: Missional Sender James Madden Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1641 43 b88a3f23d6a635688d3410def0a8c283 no Fifth Sunday of Epiphany - God Revealed: Gatherer James Madden Sun, 09 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1453 44 06aa9ebeb235610b0f55d5d35aef5853 no Fourth Sunday of Epiphany - God Revealed: Troublemaker Grant Glover Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1222 45 3f4e1ccb589aab206f971f3c4cc7077f no Third Sunday of Epiphany - God Revealed: Liberator James Madden Sun, 26 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1718 46 70ff21c5358d9a7b3af3c0d6254e6df5 no Second Sunday of Epiphany - God Revealed: Party Planner? James Madden Sun, 19 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1344 47 a92b9584b2c160a02efe98b6c0998d30 no First Sunday of Epiphany - God Revealed: Family Man James Madden <p>Beginning with Epiphany and Jesus' baptism, St. Luke began a new series looking at the different character attributes of God. In Epiphany, we ask the question, "What is God revealing to us about himself. Surprisingly, in Jesus' baptism we see that God wants us to him as a family man, someone who is part of a loving home. Do we want to be a part of God's home, or the broken home of Herod? These are the options that James puts forward for us to consider from our text.</p> <p>Beginning with Epiphany and Jesus' baptism, St. Luke began a new series looking at the different character attributes of God. In Epiphany, we ask the question, "What is God revealing to us about himself. Surprisingly, in Jesus' baptism we see that God wants us to him as a family man, someone who is part of a loving home. Do we want to be a part of God's home, or the broken home of Herod? These are the options that James puts forward for us to consider from our text.</p> Beginning with Epiphany and Jesus' baptism, St. Luke began a new series looking at the different character attributes of God. In Epiphany, we ask the question, "What is God revealing to us about himself. Surprisingly, in Jesus' baptism we see that God wants us to him as a family man, someone who is part of a loving home. Do we want to be a part of God's home, or the broken home of Herod? These are the options that James puts forward for us to consider from our text.

]]> Sun, 12 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1404 48 a04cdae2c08b8162b8a456001a3dcf2b no Second Sunday of Christmas Marion Medina Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1393 49 a0b98a8744f2f898a8bc3e4bd578c887 no First Sunday of Christmas James Madden Sun, 29 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1201 50 8fcce589cc1878917edaf894cb5a8d63 no Christmas Eve James Madden Tue, 24 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 678 51 9cccae023ee62932c73ce76d1a37fee5 no Third Sunday in Advent: God's Love and Us The melody and the silence between James Madden Sun, 15 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1249 52 af69c76f123918a96a8690a7f9088d05 no Second Sunday in Advent: Malachi's Message God and soap James Madden <p>James unpacks the prophet Malachi, who speaks of the coming of the messenger of the Lord as well as someone who will clean and purify his people. Using references to Shel Silverstein, Calvin and Hobbes, and the science of soap, he covers how the person of God. moves into the messiness of his people to wash and make them clean</p> <p>James unpacks the prophet Malachi, who speaks of the coming of the messenger of the Lord as well as someone who will clean and purify his people. Using references to Shel Silverstein, Calvin and Hobbes, and the science of soap, he covers how the person of God. moves into the messiness of his people to wash and make them clean</p> James unpacks the prophet Malachi, who speaks of the coming of the messenger of the Lord as well as someone who will clean and purify his people. Using references to Shel Silverstein, Calvin and Hobbes, and the science of soap, he covers how the person of God. moves into the messiness of his people to wash and make them clean

]]> Sun, 08 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1680 53 8645585e1eb1fe862d1efff6db50abdc no First Sunday in Advent: Advent and the Prophets Flee to the Lord's Valley! James Madden <p>James unpacks Zechariah 14 and the prophet's apocalyptic call for a future day of the Lord. Unpacking Zechariah's surreal imagery, James shares an insight from Fleming Rutledge to describe God's activity in Advent: "God is the subject of the verb." Our response is to flee into his valley of refuge, embracing the surreal nature of disorientation, while looking for the light of Christ.</p> <p>James unpacks Zechariah 14 and the prophet's apocalyptic call for a future day of the Lord. Unpacking Zechariah's surreal imagery, James shares an insight from Fleming Rutledge to describe God's activity in Advent: "God is the subject of the verb." Our response is to flee into his valley of refuge, embracing the surreal nature of disorientation, while looking for the light of Christ.</p> James unpacks Zechariah 14 and the prophet's apocalyptic call for a future day of the Lord. Unpacking Zechariah's surreal imagery, James shares an insight from Fleming Rutledge to describe God's activity in Advent: "God is the subject of the verb." Our response is to flee into his valley of refuge, embracing the surreal nature of disorientation, while looking for the light of Christ.

]]> Sun, 01 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1531 54 70754bf97af50d1f9ee344d92ed44d4b no Jesus Is King James Madden <p>James unpacks Jesus' interactions with Pontius Pilate on Christ the King Sunday. Jesus maintains supernatural poise as he faces the lies, and questioning of his opponents. He points Pilate and us to the TRUTH, as the truth will always point to Jesus and allow for us to see the kingdoms and idolatries that get in the way.</p> <p>James unpacks Jesus' interactions with Pontius Pilate on Christ the King Sunday. Jesus maintains supernatural poise as he faces the lies, and questioning of his opponents. He points Pilate and us to the TRUTH, as the truth will always point to Jesus and allow for us to see the kingdoms and idolatries that get in the way.</p> James unpacks Jesus' interactions with Pontius Pilate on Christ the King Sunday. Jesus maintains supernatural poise as he faces the lies, and questioning of his opponents. He points Pilate and us to the TRUTH, as the truth will always point to Jesus and allow for us to see the kingdoms and idolatries that get in the way.

]]> Sun, 24 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 615 55 17124e0b0280e76f1ea19ac4877ffafb no Johnny Cash and Jesus James Madden <p>James unpacks how the struggles of continuing to follow Jesus in faith in the book of Hebrews mirrors many questions and struggles that we all have. Using the life and music of Johnny Cash to illustrate, James shows how Jesus is the prophet, priest, and king who is worth faithfully following.</p> <p>James unpacks how the struggles of continuing to follow Jesus in faith in the book of Hebrews mirrors many questions and struggles that we all have. Using the life and music of Johnny Cash to illustrate, James shows how Jesus is the prophet, priest, and king who is worth faithfully following.</p> James unpacks how the struggles of continuing to follow Jesus in faith in the book of Hebrews mirrors many questions and struggles that we all have. Using the life and music of Johnny Cash to illustrate, James shows how Jesus is the prophet, priest, and king who is worth faithfully following.

]]> Sun, 17 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1612 56 a2d12c03edd8d6498b0c20f6359b42bd no The Significance of Sacrifice Grant Glover <p>The Bible acknowledges that guilt is a reality for us all, but not an emotion meant to consume our lives. In response to our innate feeling of “I’m not good enough,” God wants to bring healing through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on our behalf. </p> <p>The Bible acknowledges that guilt is a reality for us all, but not an emotion meant to consume our lives. In response to our innate feeling of “I’m not good enough,” God wants to bring healing through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on our behalf. </p> The Bible acknowledges that guilt is a reality for us all, but not an emotion meant to consume our lives. In response to our innate feeling of “I’m not good enough,” God wants to bring healing through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on our behalf. 

]]> Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1492 57 61677467e2dd09a513f043587c707063 no Wanting the Best for Someone: Baptism James Madden <p>James unpacks how baptism a great gift from God to mark us as his own so that we are never alone. We also are grafted into Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection, meaning that all of our suffering works for our good according to God's great purposes in salvation. Baptism is God's best for us! </p> <p>James unpacks how baptism a great gift from God to mark us as his own so that we are never alone. We also are grafted into Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection, meaning that all of our suffering works for our good according to God's great purposes in salvation. Baptism is God's best for us! </p> James unpacks how baptism a great gift from God to mark us as his own so that we are never alone. We also are grafted into Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection, meaning that all of our suffering works for our good according to God's great purposes in salvation. Baptism is God's best for us!

]]> Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 918 58 55c51587d8e52bfca53f4efc4c0c5225 no Four Ways to Be Blind, and One Way to See James Madden <p>Using the four lectionary readings from this Sunday, James unpacks how the condition of blindness, in all of its forms, effects our ability to navigate life in the light, or with righteousness. How does Jesus, the true salve and light bringer, play in? Revelation 3 and Laodicia have something for us...</p> <p>Using the four lectionary readings from this Sunday, James unpacks how the condition of blindness, in all of its forms, effects our ability to navigate life in the light, or with righteousness. How does Jesus, the true salve and light bringer, play in? Revelation 3 and Laodicia have something for us...</p> Using the four lectionary readings from this Sunday, James unpacks how the condition of blindness, in all of its forms, effects our ability to navigate life in the light, or with righteousness. How does Jesus, the true salve and light bringer, play in? Revelation 3 and Laodicia have something for us...

]]> Sun, 27 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1356 59 b29cab01b69525a311a0db89c1982110 no Enacting the Kingdom Kolby Kerr <p>Guest preacher and friend of St. Luke, Fr. Kolby Kerr powerfully preached about the tendency to “run out the clock” in our walks with Jesus after receiving salvation through faith. Drawing on Matthew 21 and Philippians 2, Kolby pointed us to the road of the Christian life, one of faithful diligence and presence on the road to heaven. He helpfully used the “running out the clock” metaphor from a sports team’s tendency to stall once they realize they are ahead, when instead he shows how Jesus calls us to a more baseball-way-of-life, one where we are called to play the game and get all of the outs. </p> <p>Guest preacher and friend of St. Luke, Fr. Kolby Kerr powerfully preached about the tendency to “run out the clock” in our walks with Jesus after receiving salvation through faith. Drawing on Matthew 21 and Philippians 2, Kolby pointed us to the road of the Christian life, one of faithful diligence and presence on the road to heaven. He helpfully used the “running out the clock” metaphor from a sports team’s tendency to stall once they realize they are ahead, when instead he shows how Jesus calls us to a more baseball-way-of-life, one where we are called to play the game and get all of the outs. </p> Guest preacher and friend of St. Luke, Fr. Kolby Kerr powerfully preached about the tendency to “run out the clock” in our walks with Jesus after receiving salvation through faith. Drawing on Matthew 21 and Philippians 2, Kolby pointed us to the road of the Christian life, one of faithful diligence and presence on the road to heaven. He helpfully used the “running out the clock” metaphor from a sports team’s tendency to stall once they realize they are ahead, when instead he shows how Jesus calls us to a more baseball-way-of-life, one where we are called to play the game and get all of the outs. 

]]> Sun, 20 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1317 60 8866493b893e3e2211f0280716c9310b no Jesus, Jews, and Gentiles: The True Community Builder James Madden <p>James returns to Romans 15 for a second time to discuss how Jesus' ministry of sacrificial hospitality created a way for both the Jewish and Gentile Communities to come together. Using the paradigm offered by Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy in The Cross of Reality, James aims to point people towards a Jesus-Oriented-Community: Connected to Past, Future, Inward, and Outward Groups</p> <p>James returns to Romans 15 for a second time to discuss how Jesus' ministry of sacrificial hospitality created a way for both the Jewish and Gentile Communities to come together. Using the paradigm offered by Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy in The Cross of Reality, James aims to point people towards a Jesus-Oriented-Community: Connected to Past, Future, Inward, and Outward Groups</p> James returns to Romans 15 for a second time to discuss how Jesus' ministry of sacrificial hospitality created a way for both the Jewish and Gentile Communities to come together. Using the paradigm offered by Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy in The Cross of Reality, James aims to point people towards a Jesus-Oriented-Community: Connected to Past, Future, Inward, and Outward Groups

]]> Sun, 13 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1095 61 e7b7944af63397c6564c0786e2352767 no Living Stones: Building a Church Beyond Walls Kimberley Pfeiler <p>In a world where church buildings come and go, the true essence of the church remains steadfast—it's not about the walls that surround us but the faith that unites us. Drawing from Romans 12, Kimberley explores what it means to be a living, spiritual community, delving into how each one of us plays a vital and unique role in building the church we long to see. Listen and reimagine what it means to be the church: a diverse body of believers united in Christ, living out hospitality, reconciliation, and love.</p> <p>In a world where church buildings come and go, the true essence of the church remains steadfast—it's not about the walls that surround us but the faith that unites us. Drawing from Romans 12, Kimberley explores what it means to be a living, spiritual community, delving into how each one of us plays a vital and unique role in building the church we long to see. Listen and reimagine what it means to be the church: a diverse body of believers united in Christ, living out hospitality, reconciliation, and love.</p> In a world where church buildings come and go, the true essence of the church remains steadfast—it's not about the walls that surround us but the faith that unites us. Drawing from Romans 12, Kimberley explores what it means to be a living, spiritual community, delving into how each one of us plays a vital and unique role in building the church we long to see. Listen and reimagine what it means to be the church: a diverse body of believers united in Christ, living out hospitality, reconciliation, and love.

]]> Sun, 22 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 2758 62 eefc8d1d728be0de36c452b903e711d5 no Loneliness & Community James Madden <p>James intertwines discussions on the spiritual essence of community as depicted in the book of Romans, with historical narratives from 1763 and insights on Benjamin Franklin, alongside the modern dilemmas of social media and urban living's effect on mental health. He aims to show how our propensity towards the idolatry leaves us worse off than it promises, and how the Gospel brings us back.</p> <p>James intertwines discussions on the spiritual essence of community as depicted in the book of Romans, with historical narratives from 1763 and insights on Benjamin Franklin, alongside the modern dilemmas of social media and urban living's effect on mental health. He aims to show how our propensity towards the idolatry leaves us worse off than it promises, and how the Gospel brings us back.</p> James intertwines discussions on the spiritual essence of community as depicted in the book of Romans, with historical narratives from 1763 and insights on Benjamin Franklin, alongside the modern dilemmas of social media and urban living's effect on mental health. He aims to show how our propensity towards the idolatry leaves us worse off than it promises, and how the Gospel brings us back.

]]> Sun, 08 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1029 63 596c6d525678a4161c80e9a9d726e35f no Jesus is the Light & Walking in the Light Grant Glover Sun, 18 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1899 64 dc646655649ca9abf639aea0291956ce no The Messy Road to a Tender Heart (Community Helps!) James Madden Sun, 11 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1694 65 018c64fc1ec1aec8bddf45a130f3a73a no Equipping the Saints and Getting in the Boat James Madden Sun, 04 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1662 66 45700c64e7cb075cbfc0cec109496956 no Strength for Love James Madden Sun, 28 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1485 67 c5f8902bd08a2400ac4de04fb1ae8dba no The Cost of Community James Madden <p>What are you willing to give up to be a part of a Jesus-following community? Come and hear how the Gentiles and Jews were invited into a new reality together as Jesus' family.</p> <p>What are you willing to give up to be a part of a Jesus-following community? Come and hear how the Gentiles and Jews were invited into a new reality together as Jesus' family.</p> What are you willing to give up to be a part of a Jesus-following community? Come and hear how the Gentiles and Jews were invited into a new reality together as Jesus' family.

]]> Sun, 21 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1551 68 e4c1d3e4fae61101df74a3beaf40b200 no Amos and The Plumbline James Madden <p>When all of life seems crazy, and our political candidates are under attack, where can we go for clarity and reassurance? We are thankful to have God's word, and namely his righteousness as our standard and prism though which we can live in a changing world. What do Amos, a plumb line, and sycamore figs have in common with Jesus? Listen to find out</p> <p>When all of life seems crazy, and our political candidates are under attack, where can we go for clarity and reassurance? We are thankful to have God's word, and namely his righteousness as our standard and prism though which we can live in a changing world. What do Amos, a plumb line, and sycamore figs have in common with Jesus? Listen to find out</p> When all of life seems crazy, and our political candidates are under attack, where can we go for clarity and reassurance? We are thankful to have God's word, and namely his righteousness as our standard and prism though which we can live in a changing world. What do Amos, a plumb line, and sycamore figs have in common with Jesus? Listen to find out

]]> Sun, 14 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1520 69 244206773f762cd0219332b5e7020695 no The Gift to Be Simple and Humble Marion Medina <p><br></p> <p><br></p>

]]> Sun, 07 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1321 70 7d43376d442087e77936786f361e4724 no The joyful gospel of generosity James Madden <p>As we look into Paul's writings to the early churches, we see calls of generosity that were counter to the cultural standard of the time. </p><p>How does the Gospel influence generosity?</p><p>What is the call to Christians to be generous?</p><p>What does the Bible say about giving and receiving gifts?</p><p>Listen for a deeper understanding of how we can participate in the living gospel of generosity.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>As we look into Paul's writings to the early churches, we see calls of generosity that were counter to the cultural standard of the time. </p><p>How does the Gospel influence generosity?</p><p>What is the call to Christians to be generous?</p><p>What does the Bible say about giving and receiving gifts?</p><p>Listen for a deeper understanding of how we can participate in the living gospel of generosity.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> As we look into Paul's writings to the early churches, we see calls of generosity that were counter to the cultural standard of the time.

How does the Gospel influence generosity?

What is the call to Christians to be generous?

What does the Bible say about giving and receiving gifts?

Listen for a deeper understanding of how we can participate in the living gospel of generosity.


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]]> Sun, 30 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1457 71 f6dc9e9bc18d7dcf7b1193cbd3700f6c no Did Jesus Die for PT Barnum? James Madden <p>As human beings, not only are we capable of a host of distractions at any and all given moments, but we actually *want* to be distracted. We get hung up on details and particulars that distract us from the fundamental reality of the Gospel of Christ: That Christ died for all, in all of our individual and collective ugliness. When we lose sight of that, our own judgements and evaluations become the basis with which we engage with others. This makes the Ministry of Reconciliation to which we are called impossible. As new creations, it is our task to be moved by the Love of God in Christ Jesus to see the New Creation all around us and within others.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>As human beings, not only are we capable of a host of distractions at any and all given moments, but we actually *want* to be distracted. We get hung up on details and particulars that distract us from the fundamental reality of the Gospel of Christ: That Christ died for all, in all of our individual and collective ugliness. When we lose sight of that, our own judgements and evaluations become the basis with which we engage with others. This makes the Ministry of Reconciliation to which we are called impossible. As new creations, it is our task to be moved by the Love of God in Christ Jesus to see the New Creation all around us and within others.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> As human beings, not only are we capable of a host of distractions at any and all given moments, but we actually *want* to be distracted. We get hung up on details and particulars that distract us from the fundamental reality of the Gospel of Christ: That Christ died for all, in all of our individual and collective ugliness. When we lose sight of that, our own judgements and evaluations become the basis with which we engage with others. This makes the Ministry of Reconciliation to which we are called impossible. As new creations, it is our task to be moved by the Love of God in Christ Jesus to see the New Creation all around us and within others.


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]]> Sun, 23 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1385 72 dab535ad8edd9cb9e23f68b2ee9577f8 no Slow, Steady, Simple Ordinary Time, Proper 6 Grant Glover <p>By nature, we measure growth and success by productivity and output. But to understand the Kingdom of God is to be content with the appearance of unproductive inactivity, with work that is slow, steady, and simple going unnoticed and unappreciated - like the planting of seeds. They grow on their own hidden and unseen in ways that have always been happening. The end goal of all this is not being plucked away, but the redemption, restoration, and completion of all things.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>By nature, we measure growth and success by productivity and output. But to understand the Kingdom of God is to be content with the appearance of unproductive inactivity, with work that is slow, steady, and simple going unnoticed and unappreciated - like the planting of seeds. They grow on their own hidden and unseen in ways that have always been happening. The end goal of all this is not being plucked away, but the redemption, restoration, and completion of all things.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> By nature, we measure growth and success by productivity and output. But to understand the Kingdom of God is to be content with the appearance of unproductive inactivity, with work that is slow, steady, and simple going unnoticed and unappreciated - like the planting of seeds. They grow on their own hidden and unseen in ways that have always been happening. The end goal of all this is not being plucked away, but the redemption, restoration, and completion of all things.


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]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1533 73 62c351494eaf432df9e8e36a4ffec19e no Filtered for Truth Ordinary Time, Proper 5 Kimberley Pfeiler <p>Authority, Vulnerability, and Authenticity - these are the foundations upon which the apostle Paul established his Christ message to the church in Corinth. Our lives are bombarded by voices with platforms and messages that take advantage of our natural inclination toward Confirmation Bias. We gravitate to what makes us feel good, right, and safe. Paul recognized this in pattern in Corinth, and chose the way of Christ, humility, and simply told the story of the cross through the lens of his own life. Paul encourages the Corinthians to be wary of messages and messengers that elevate position over people, and questioning the integrity and humility of our speakers is our responsibility, not cynicism.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Authority, Vulnerability, and Authenticity - these are the foundations upon which the apostle Paul established his Christ message to the church in Corinth. Our lives are bombarded by voices with platforms and messages that take advantage of our natural inclination toward Confirmation Bias. We gravitate to what makes us feel good, right, and safe. Paul recognized this in pattern in Corinth, and chose the way of Christ, humility, and simply told the story of the cross through the lens of his own life. Paul encourages the Corinthians to be wary of messages and messengers that elevate position over people, and questioning the integrity and humility of our speakers is our responsibility, not cynicism.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Authority, Vulnerability, and Authenticity - these are the foundations upon which the apostle Paul established his Christ message to the church in Corinth. Our lives are bombarded by voices with platforms and messages that take advantage of our natural inclination toward Confirmation Bias. We gravitate to what makes us feel good, right, and safe. Paul recognized this in pattern in Corinth, and chose the way of Christ, humility, and simply told the story of the cross through the lens of his own life. Paul encourages the Corinthians to be wary of messages and messengers that elevate position over people, and questioning the integrity and humility of our speakers is our responsibility, not cynicism.


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]]> Sun, 09 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1798 74 362f2c220e49877df8aba924a97cd9d0 no Ordinary and Precious Ordinary Time: Proper 4 James Madden <p>James shared how the Apostle Paul humbly presented the truths of the Gospel to a community that was tempted by the world. The Light of the Gospel illuminating the mind produces a people who are simultaneously ordinary as jars of clay, yet extremely precious because we are related to and in proximity with the true treasure, Jesus Christ.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>James shared how the Apostle Paul humbly presented the truths of the Gospel to a community that was tempted by the world. The Light of the Gospel illuminating the mind produces a people who are simultaneously ordinary as jars of clay, yet extremely precious because we are related to and in proximity with the true treasure, Jesus Christ.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> James shared how the Apostle Paul humbly presented the truths of the Gospel to a community that was tempted by the world. The Light of the Gospel illuminating the mind produces a people who are simultaneously ordinary as jars of clay, yet extremely precious because we are related to and in proximity with the true treasure, Jesus Christ.


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]]> Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1064 75 18ec6372c12c66b80aeed0364d122cd2 no Trinity Sunday: Dynamic and Relational Participation James Madden <p>The Who, What, and Why we choose to worship can forms our identity. James points us to consider the concept of a Triune God as the shape of reality formed in dynamic relationship and encourages us to see how we are invited into participation in that flowing movement of Life and Love.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>The Who, What, and Why we choose to worship can forms our identity. James points us to consider the concept of a Triune God as the shape of reality formed in dynamic relationship and encourages us to see how we are invited into participation in that flowing movement of Life and Love.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> The Who, What, and Why we choose to worship can forms our identity. James points us to consider the concept of a Triune God as the shape of reality formed in dynamic relationship and encourages us to see how we are invited into participation in that flowing movement of Life and Love.


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]]> Sun, 26 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1240 76 843cd4381f452e5dc69dd4398d884bd0 no Pentecost Sunday: The Spirit as Creative Force James Madden <p>We invite you outside with us in honor of Pentecost as James invites us into a re-enchanted experience with the God, Creation, and one other by attuning ourselves to the movement of the Holy Spirit.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>We invite you outside with us in honor of Pentecost as James invites us into a re-enchanted experience with the God, Creation, and one other by attuning ourselves to the movement of the Holy Spirit.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> We invite you outside with us in honor of Pentecost as James invites us into a re-enchanted experience with the God, Creation, and one other by attuning ourselves to the movement of the Holy Spirit.


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]]> Sun, 19 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1242 77 b1f659f5754976084b4b59eca5452c57 no Seventh Sunday of Easter: The Ringing of the Bells A Farewell, A Commissioning, and A Promise James Madden <p>In celebration of Ascension Sunday in this season of Eastertide, James walks us through Jesus' returning to the Father and their reuniting. At the moment of farewell, Jesus sends out his followers to continue the work that they can't accomplish without Christ. Jesus does not only commission them, but promises his presence, his Name, and his prayer. In this, the disciples, and now we ourselves, are invited into greater clarity & focus, endurance, and connection as we await God the Father's ringing of the bells for our own reuniting with God.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>In celebration of Ascension Sunday in this season of Eastertide, James walks us through Jesus' returning to the Father and their reuniting. At the moment of farewell, Jesus sends out his followers to continue the work that they can't accomplish without Christ. Jesus does not only commission them, but promises his presence, his Name, and his prayer. In this, the disciples, and now we ourselves, are invited into greater clarity & focus, endurance, and connection as we await God the Father's ringing of the bells for our own reuniting with God.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> In celebration of Ascension Sunday in this season of Eastertide, James walks us through Jesus' returning to the Father and their reuniting. At the moment of farewell, Jesus sends out his followers to continue the work that they can't accomplish without Christ. Jesus does not only commission them, but promises his presence, his Name, and his prayer. In this, the disciples, and now we ourselves, are invited into greater clarity & focus, endurance, and connection as we await God the Father's ringing of the bells for our own reuniting with God.


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]]> Sun, 12 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1624 78 61aa6f1ee44d3f9b10e7a28b3242cd7d no Sixth Sunday of Easter: The Condemning Self & The Assuring Christ James Madden <p>Inner dialogues, we all have them. There are all manner of voices contained in our hearts and minds, vying for control and influence. When our hearts accuse us in the presence of God, who knows us in perfect intimacy, what do we tend to do? What can we do? Might there be another way?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Inner dialogues, we all have them. There are all manner of voices contained in our hearts and minds, vying for control and influence. When our hearts accuse us in the presence of God, who knows us in perfect intimacy, what do we tend to do? What can we do? Might there be another way?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Inner dialogues, we all have them. There are all manner of voices contained in our hearts and minds, vying for control and influence. When our hearts accuse us in the presence of God, who knows us in perfect intimacy, what do we tend to do? What can we do? Might there be another way?


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]]> Sun, 05 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1514 79 80ce7c1ff07c4934073425286327707e no Fifth Sunday of Easter: Lessons from Sunflowers James Madden <p>What do we do when we come face to face with the violence within our own hearts, our very shadow-selves? We are prompted to see that there are two main tendencies, to mar and destroy that which holds our blame, or to deny its existence altogether. But James invites us to witness the nature of Sunflowers: they turn themselves to face the Sun in reception and gratitude - this is the contemplative, Christ way forward for the transformation of our collective and individual darkness.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>What do we do when we come face to face with the violence within our own hearts, our very shadow-selves? We are prompted to see that there are two main tendencies, to mar and destroy that which holds our blame, or to deny its existence altogether. But James invites us to witness the nature of Sunflowers: they turn themselves to face the Sun in reception and gratitude - this is the contemplative, Christ way forward for the transformation of our collective and individual darkness.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> What do we do when we come face to face with the violence within our own hearts, our very shadow-selves? We are prompted to see that there are two main tendencies, to mar and destroy that which holds our blame, or to deny its existence altogether. But James invites us to witness the nature of Sunflowers: they turn themselves to face the Sun in reception and gratitude - this is the contemplative, Christ way forward for the transformation of our collective and individual darkness.


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]]> Sun, 28 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1493 80 84dc21b81b042724c1254ee59bbcc65c no Fourth Sunday of Eastertide: The Uncentered Self of Faith James Madden <p>From the accounts of the Apostles, Rector James Madden reminds us that we are not the center of our narratives - no matter the high places or the low points we find ourselves. The resurrection of Christ demands we orient our lives in a new way. </p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>From the accounts of the Apostles, Rector James Madden reminds us that we are not the center of our narratives - no matter the high places or the low points we find ourselves. The resurrection of Christ demands we orient our lives in a new way. </p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> From the accounts of the Apostles, Rector James Madden reminds us that we are not the center of our narratives - no matter the high places or the low points we find ourselves. The resurrection of Christ demands we orient our lives in a new way.


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]]> Sun, 21 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1628 81 2449ed0988f37c24bb4ac7ad7dd0c204 no Third Sunday of Easter: The Stigma of Christ Kolby Kerr <p>Continuing in this Easter season, guest preacher Kolby Kerr invites us to not rush past the marks of wound that the resurrected Christ bore. More than that, the memories of desertion and abandonment that the apostle Peter carried into his ministry. Our pasts are not erased, they are redeemed and a central part of our presence and work within the Kingdom of God.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p><p>Check out Kolby at Restoration Church in Richardson: <a href="https://www.restorationanglican.church/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://</a><a href="http://www.restorationanglican.church" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.restorationanglican.church/</a></p> <p>Continuing in this Easter season, guest preacher Kolby Kerr invites us to not rush past the marks of wound that the resurrected Christ bore. More than that, the memories of desertion and abandonment that the apostle Peter carried into his ministry. Our pasts are not erased, they are redeemed and a central part of our presence and work within the Kingdom of God.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p><p>Check out Kolby at Restoration Church in Richardson: <a href="https://www.restorationanglican.church/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://</a><a href="http://www.restorationanglican.church" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.restorationanglican.church/</a></p> Continuing in this Easter season, guest preacher Kolby Kerr invites us to not rush past the marks of wound that the resurrected Christ bore. More than that, the memories of desertion and abandonment that the apostle Peter carried into his ministry. Our pasts are not erased, they are redeemed and a central part of our presence and work within the Kingdom of God.


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]]> Sun, 14 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1425 82 7c6d4469b87fe5a52eb2ffaf2cb08f83 no Second Sunday of Easter: Our Shared Baptism Kimberley Pfeiler <p>In this Second Sunday of Eastertide, join us as Kimberley delivers a baptismal homily full of encouragement, challenge, and hope, calling us to remember our baptism.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>In this Second Sunday of Eastertide, join us as Kimberley delivers a baptismal homily full of encouragement, challenge, and hope, calling us to remember our baptism.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> In this Second Sunday of Eastertide, join us as Kimberley delivers a baptismal homily full of encouragement, challenge, and hope, calling us to remember our baptism.


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]]> Sun, 07 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1168 83 01251217cb61f85dda861e6f77e68a7a no Easter Sunday: From Mourning to Morning Kimberley Pfeiler <p>In celebration of Easter, Kimberley draws our attention to the impossible and trustworthy nature of the resurrection of Christ Jesus. Our God is in the business of doing the unimaginable, of moving the immovable. What are the unlikely-to-be-moved boulders in your life that you struggle to give to the God who raised Jesus the Christ?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>In celebration of Easter, Kimberley draws our attention to the impossible and trustworthy nature of the resurrection of Christ Jesus. Our God is in the business of doing the unimaginable, of moving the immovable. What are the unlikely-to-be-moved boulders in your life that you struggle to give to the God who raised Jesus the Christ?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> In celebration of Easter, Kimberley draws our attention to the impossible and trustworthy nature of the resurrection of Christ Jesus. Our God is in the business of doing the unimaginable, of moving the immovable. What are the unlikely-to-be-moved boulders in your life that you struggle to give to the God who raised Jesus the Christ?


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]]> Sun, 31 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1261 84 f0595601edbb94b26dbbc950bb00bc85 no Palm Sunday: What Manner of King is This? Grant Glover <p>Human beings, even today in the modern West, have an obsession with royalty. There is something about the gravitas of a king that preoccupies our hearts and our minds. We long for someone to step into authority and begin to set things aright. Palm Sunday marks the Christian celebration of Jesus as King as he processes into Jerusalem before his passion. What kind of king is he? What sort of kingdom does he establish? What does he use his authority to accomplish?</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Human beings, even today in the modern West, have an obsession with royalty. There is something about the gravitas of a king that preoccupies our hearts and our minds. We long for someone to step into authority and begin to set things aright. Palm Sunday marks the Christian celebration of Jesus as King as he processes into Jerusalem before his passion. What kind of king is he? What sort of kingdom does he establish? What does he use his authority to accomplish?</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Human beings, even today in the modern West, have an obsession with royalty. There is something about the gravitas of a king that preoccupies our hearts and our minds. We long for someone to step into authority and begin to set things aright. Palm Sunday marks the Christian celebration of Jesus as King as he processes into Jerusalem before his passion. What kind of king is he? What sort of kingdom does he establish? What does he use his authority to accomplish?



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]]> Sun, 24 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1672 85 0bab327d1039b0f0c650b12c86f60a2b no Fifth Sunday in Lent: A Re-enchanting Covenant James Madden <p>The story of ancient Israel is one of cyclical disenchantment and re-enchantment. The blessing of covenantal relationship with God that once was a gift would become to them a burden, yet God would remain and renew his promises. God's covenant with God's people is no longer primarily about our public and corporate standing within our communities but rather our internal posture before God and the fundamental reworking of ourselves that God initiates. James encourages us that it is from this point inside is where we now move outward, no longer the other way around. In Christ Jesus, God wants to rewrite our stories, not do away with them, and write something new upon our hearts.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>The story of ancient Israel is one of cyclical disenchantment and re-enchantment. The blessing of covenantal relationship with God that once was a gift would become to them a burden, yet God would remain and renew his promises. God's covenant with God's people is no longer primarily about our public and corporate standing within our communities but rather our internal posture before God and the fundamental reworking of ourselves that God initiates. James encourages us that it is from this point inside is where we now move outward, no longer the other way around. In Christ Jesus, God wants to rewrite our stories, not do away with them, and write something new upon our hearts.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> The story of ancient Israel is one of cyclical disenchantment and re-enchantment. The blessing of covenantal relationship with God that once was a gift would become to them a burden, yet God would remain and renew his promises. God's covenant with God's people is no longer primarily about our public and corporate standing within our communities but rather our internal posture before God and the fundamental reworking of ourselves that God initiates. James encourages us that it is from this point inside is where we now move outward, no longer the other way around. In Christ Jesus, God wants to rewrite our stories, not do away with them, and write something new upon our hearts.


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]]> Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1608 86 c5fa6908db6a0b68e7239e24749003a1 no Fourth Sunday in Lent: Life Together and Our Hunger James Madden <p>We mark the fourth week of Lent by continuing to look at the Ten Commandments. Jame's challenges us to receive that the Ten Commandments give being and purpose not only to us as individuals but as a community. Looking specifically at bearing false witness and coveting, we face the ugly truth of what following our lusts and delights produces not only within us, but what it causes to our neighbor. Luckily, James encourages, God is interested in sharing his table with those who betray him.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>We mark the fourth week of Lent by continuing to look at the Ten Commandments. Jame's challenges us to receive that the Ten Commandments give being and purpose not only to us as individuals but as a community. Looking specifically at bearing false witness and coveting, we face the ugly truth of what following our lusts and delights produces not only within us, but what it causes to our neighbor. Luckily, James encourages, God is interested in sharing his table with those who betray him.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> We mark the fourth week of Lent by continuing to look at the Ten Commandments. Jame's challenges us to receive that the Ten Commandments give being and purpose not only to us as individuals but as a community. Looking specifically at bearing false witness and coveting, we face the ugly truth of what following our lusts and delights produces not only within us, but what it causes to our neighbor. Luckily, James encourages, God is interested in sharing his table with those who betray him.


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]]> Sun, 10 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1752 87 f95978e79e3439585c3ad6bfee06855f no Third Sunday in Lent: The Oriented Being James Madden <p>When God answers our prayers and we finally find the freedom we want, what happens next? What do we do when we’re finally there? James offers to us that the Ten Commandments provides the guidelines and framework for life after and within freedom. Just like navigators using the stars as an external pattern of orientation of being and purpose, any way of being structured around anything other than the reality of God’s relationship with us will be unstable. James leaves us with challenging question: What is it fundamentally about us that we tend to gravitate back when we are invited into a different reality of peace and joy?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>When God answers our prayers and we finally find the freedom we want, what happens next? What do we do when we’re finally there? James offers to us that the Ten Commandments provides the guidelines and framework for life after and within freedom. Just like navigators using the stars as an external pattern of orientation of being and purpose, any way of being structured around anything other than the reality of God’s relationship with us will be unstable. James leaves us with challenging question: What is it fundamentally about us that we tend to gravitate back when we are invited into a different reality of peace and joy?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> When God answers our prayers and we finally find the freedom we want, what happens next? What do we do when we’re finally there? James offers to us that the Ten Commandments provides the guidelines and framework for life after and within freedom. Just like navigators using the stars as an external pattern of orientation of being and purpose, any way of being structured around anything other than the reality of God’s relationship with us will be unstable. James leaves us with challenging question: What is it fundamentally about us that we tend to gravitate back when we are invited into a different reality of peace and joy?


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]]> Sun, 03 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1487 88 74b80066f9dd5bce508afc16fc47e3c5 no Second Sunday in Lent: The Way of Powerlessness James Madden <p>In marking the second week of Lent, James helps us to focus on the contrast between the Way of Empire and the Way of Christ. The never-ending quest for power by worldly empires, and the empires within our own souls, is marked by the right to assumed authority based on might and to take, take, and take. The result, however, is nothing but anxiety and fear. In the relentless pursuit of power, the Way of Empire proves to be the road to Death. In contrast, the Way of Christ is ultimately about losing, not winning, and relinquishing power, rights, and death - not final death, but the death of all that is already killing us. In this, the Way of Christ is the road to Life. The cross, the Imperial symbol of ultimate power, is taken by Jesus and turned into a token of powerlessness that goes forth to heal the very wounds of power.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>In marking the second week of Lent, James helps us to focus on the contrast between the Way of Empire and the Way of Christ. The never-ending quest for power by worldly empires, and the empires within our own souls, is marked by the right to assumed authority based on might and to take, take, and take. The result, however, is nothing but anxiety and fear. In the relentless pursuit of power, the Way of Empire proves to be the road to Death. In contrast, the Way of Christ is ultimately about losing, not winning, and relinquishing power, rights, and death - not final death, but the death of all that is already killing us. In this, the Way of Christ is the road to Life. The cross, the Imperial symbol of ultimate power, is taken by Jesus and turned into a token of powerlessness that goes forth to heal the very wounds of power.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> In marking the second week of Lent, James helps us to focus on the contrast between the Way of Empire and the Way of Christ. The never-ending quest for power by worldly empires, and the empires within our own souls, is marked by the right to assumed authority based on might and to take, take, and take. The result, however, is nothing but anxiety and fear. In the relentless pursuit of power, the Way of Empire proves to be the road to Death. In contrast, the Way of Christ is ultimately about losing, not winning, and relinquishing power, rights, and death - not final death, but the death of all that is already killing us. In this, the Way of Christ is the road to Life. The cross, the Imperial symbol of ultimate power, is taken by Jesus and turned into a token of powerlessness that goes forth to heal the very wounds of power.


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]]> Sun, 25 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1222 89 d0c74ee43d651917bcf59ec488713a93 no First Sunday in Lent: Confronting the Wilderness Kimberley Pfeiler <p>As we enter the season of Lent, we remember that it is a time, like every wilderness narrative in Scripture, by deep and formative change. In these experiences, we can pursue two paths: Our way marked by self-determination and inflaming the ego, or the Way of Christ and humility, justice, and peace. One prepares us for lives of peace, purpose, and significance, while the other leaves others to pay for the price in the wake of our choices. The season of Lent reminds us that the first steps upon this "Way Other Than Our Own" are awareness, confession, and repentance.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>As we enter the season of Lent, we remember that it is a time, like every wilderness narrative in Scripture, by deep and formative change. In these experiences, we can pursue two paths: Our way marked by self-determination and inflaming the ego, or the Way of Christ and humility, justice, and peace. One prepares us for lives of peace, purpose, and significance, while the other leaves others to pay for the price in the wake of our choices. The season of Lent reminds us that the first steps upon this "Way Other Than Our Own" are awareness, confession, and repentance.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> As we enter the season of Lent, we remember that it is a time, like every wilderness narrative in Scripture, by deep and formative change. In these experiences, we can pursue two paths: Our way marked by self-determination and inflaming the ego, or the Way of Christ and humility, justice, and peace. One prepares us for lives of peace, purpose, and significance, while the other leaves others to pay for the price in the wake of our choices. The season of Lent reminds us that the first steps upon this "Way Other Than Our Own" are awareness, confession, and repentance.


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]]> Sun, 18 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1717 90 d1bd4a5c7c303d243beea1473a903c09 no Ash Wednesday: New Life Rising James Madden <p>To mark Ash Wednesday, James invites us into a raw and vulnerable experience as we reflect on our shared human reality: we are dust. Yet, in that nature, the Psalmist notes that God knows that our form is dust and still chooses to breathe his Breath and send his Spirit into us. It is in the midst of this awareness of our mortality, frailty, and weakness, marked by the ashes we wear on this day, that we can meditate on the new life that God is forming there in the dirt through Christ Jesus. "There is love in the ruins," Walker Percy. We are thankful for our partners in ministry, Rev. Shanté Buckley and Lift Community Church!</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>To mark Ash Wednesday, James invites us into a raw and vulnerable experience as we reflect on our shared human reality: we are dust. Yet, in that nature, the Psalmist notes that God knows that our form is dust and still chooses to breathe his Breath and send his Spirit into us. It is in the midst of this awareness of our mortality, frailty, and weakness, marked by the ashes we wear on this day, that we can meditate on the new life that God is forming there in the dirt through Christ Jesus. "There is love in the ruins," Walker Percy. We are thankful for our partners in ministry, Rev. Shanté Buckley and Lift Community Church!</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> To mark Ash Wednesday, James invites us into a raw and vulnerable experience as we reflect on our shared human reality: we are dust. Yet, in that nature, the Psalmist notes that God knows that our form is dust and still chooses to breathe his Breath and send his Spirit into us. It is in the midst of this awareness of our mortality, frailty, and weakness, marked by the ashes we wear on this day, that we can meditate on the new life that God is forming there in the dirt through Christ Jesus. "There is love in the ruins," Walker Percy. We are thankful for our partners in ministry, Rev. Shanté Buckley and Lift Community Church!


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]]> Wed, 14 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1154 91 163eb20bf83715f8742a3967f955f6ab no Sixth Week of Epiphany: Transfiguration and the Way of Christ James Madden <p>Was the Transfiguration of Christ before Peter, James, and John only a singular event in history? James points us to the fact that each of us has quiet and dynamic encounters in which a light shines within us and unveils not only our true selves but also the Way of Christ before us. Theses transcendent moments of transfiguration are universal, bodily, and transformational experiences. To round out Epiphany and prepare for the season of Lent, we can look at the Transfiguration of Christ as the light within our hearts that reveals his Way to cause a change of form within ourselves. </p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Was the Transfiguration of Christ before Peter, James, and John only a singular event in history? James points us to the fact that each of us has quiet and dynamic encounters in which a light shines within us and unveils not only our true selves but also the Way of Christ before us. Theses transcendent moments of transfiguration are universal, bodily, and transformational experiences. To round out Epiphany and prepare for the season of Lent, we can look at the Transfiguration of Christ as the light within our hearts that reveals his Way to cause a change of form within ourselves. </p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Was the Transfiguration of Christ before Peter, James, and John only a singular event in history? James points us to the fact that each of us has quiet and dynamic encounters in which a light shines within us and unveils not only our true selves but also the Way of Christ before us. Theses transcendent moments of transfiguration are universal, bodily, and transformational experiences. To round out Epiphany and prepare for the season of Lent, we can look at the Transfiguration of Christ as the light within our hearts that reveals his Way to cause a change of form within ourselves.


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]]> Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1418 92 3d9aa4fb2bb3e8b45a8ed57ee9beb07f no Fifth Week of Epiphany: The Global Family of Christ James Madden <p>In recognizing World Mission Sunday alongside Epiphany, James invites us to share in a wider perspective. We are not called to simply be solitary and individual thinkers in private faith, but to take our place in the family of Christ around the world and throughout the centuries. More than that, us here in the West are the very "nations," the "ends of the earth," to whom the Gospel of Christ Jesus was brought to by the faithful witness of generations. James encourages the listener with helpful reframing and practical wisdom about how to faithfully live out the Great Commission today.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>In recognizing World Mission Sunday alongside Epiphany, James invites us to share in a wider perspective. We are not called to simply be solitary and individual thinkers in private faith, but to take our place in the family of Christ around the world and throughout the centuries. More than that, us here in the West are the very "nations," the "ends of the earth," to whom the Gospel of Christ Jesus was brought to by the faithful witness of generations. James encourages the listener with helpful reframing and practical wisdom about how to faithfully live out the Great Commission today.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> In recognizing World Mission Sunday alongside Epiphany, James invites us to share in a wider perspective. We are not called to simply be solitary and individual thinkers in private faith, but to take our place in the family of Christ around the world and throughout the centuries. More than that, us here in the West are the very "nations," the "ends of the earth," to whom the Gospel of Christ Jesus was brought to by the faithful witness of generations. James encourages the listener with helpful reframing and practical wisdom about how to faithfully live out the Great Commission today.


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]]> Sun, 04 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1450 93 d56a7166355ef8fe23ebe29a8e80f95b no Fourth Week of Epiphany: Kingdom Knowledge Revealed James Madden <p>To mark the Fourth Week of Epiphany, James teaches us that the knowledge of God's Kingdom reality revealed to us through Christ Jesus is for the purposes of 1) loving God, 2) navigating our own world and reality, 3) not supporting a "you do you" mentality within us, and 4) loving others. James reminds us that power and freedom grow proportionally to our knowledge, but that can often be a dangerous thing to the consciences of others who understand reality differently. Revealed knowledge is not to be used as a tool to cut things into the shapes we want, rather to restore relationships through Grace that honors the faithfulness of others, even when it looks different than ours. By this, our love can be a creative force.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>To mark the Fourth Week of Epiphany, James teaches us that the knowledge of God's Kingdom reality revealed to us through Christ Jesus is for the purposes of 1) loving God, 2) navigating our own world and reality, 3) not supporting a "you do you" mentality within us, and 4) loving others. James reminds us that power and freedom grow proportionally to our knowledge, but that can often be a dangerous thing to the consciences of others who understand reality differently. Revealed knowledge is not to be used as a tool to cut things into the shapes we want, rather to restore relationships through Grace that honors the faithfulness of others, even when it looks different than ours. By this, our love can be a creative force.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> To mark the Fourth Week of Epiphany, James teaches us that the knowledge of God's Kingdom reality revealed to us through Christ Jesus is for the purposes of 1) loving God, 2) navigating our own world and reality, 3) not supporting a "you do you" mentality within us, and 4) loving others. James reminds us that power and freedom grow proportionally to our knowledge, but that can often be a dangerous thing to the consciences of others who understand reality differently. Revealed knowledge is not to be used as a tool to cut things into the shapes we want, rather to restore relationships through Grace that honors the faithfulness of others, even when it looks different than ours. By this, our love can be a creative force.


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]]> Sun, 28 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1322 94 50880526a666659d59aca3a5dae61c26 no Third Week of Epiphany: The Kingdom of God Manifested James Madden <p>The idea of Manifestation is sweeping through our younger generations. But trying to satisfy the longing to see real change in life to avoid despair and hopelessness is nothing new. We have been taught that we have to make things happen, pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, or risk being swept up by life. But the reality is this: Jesus calls us, we don't have to call ourselves. We have reason for hope, not because we have attuned our energies towards good things for ourselves, but because there is goodness all around us and we have been called to behold it and take part in it. This is our orientation, our horizon, and our purpose: we get to do and be within an eternal story that is not conditional or dependent upon our ability to actualize it, and we're not alone in it!</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>The idea of Manifestation is sweeping through our younger generations. But trying to satisfy the longing to see real change in life to avoid despair and hopelessness is nothing new. We have been taught that we have to make things happen, pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, or risk being swept up by life. But the reality is this: Jesus calls us, we don't have to call ourselves. We have reason for hope, not because we have attuned our energies towards good things for ourselves, but because there is goodness all around us and we have been called to behold it and take part in it. This is our orientation, our horizon, and our purpose: we get to do and be within an eternal story that is not conditional or dependent upon our ability to actualize it, and we're not alone in it!</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> The idea of Manifestation is sweeping through our younger generations. But trying to satisfy the longing to see real change in life to avoid despair and hopelessness is nothing new. We have been taught that we have to make things happen, pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, or risk being swept up by life. But the reality is this: Jesus calls us, we don't have to call ourselves. We have reason for hope, not because we have attuned our energies towards good things for ourselves, but because there is goodness all around us and we have been called to behold it and take part in it. This is our orientation, our horizon, and our purpose: we get to do and be within an eternal story that is not conditional or dependent upon our ability to actualize it, and we're not alone in it!


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]]> Sun, 21 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1308 95 5dbfd137ed3d48a2700db1d67a5046c2 no Second Week of Epiphany: God Sees Us, Finds Us, and Calls Us Kimberley Pfeiler <p>In this the Second Week in the season of Epiphany, Kimberley draws our attention to the call narrative of Philip and Nathaniel in the Gospel according to John. Kimberley highlights the way that Jesus finds Philip, the way that Jesus sees Nathaniel from afar, and the way that Jesus calls them both to invite them into the promise of the reality of the unity between our world and God's kingdom. God came from in the most unexpected fashion to summon the most ordinary people to himself to be his hands and his feet. God calls us, too, in ways that defy all our expectations. All we have to do is be just who we are and receive, just as God sees us, finds us, and calls us.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>In this the Second Week in the season of Epiphany, Kimberley draws our attention to the call narrative of Philip and Nathaniel in the Gospel according to John. Kimberley highlights the way that Jesus finds Philip, the way that Jesus sees Nathaniel from afar, and the way that Jesus calls them both to invite them into the promise of the reality of the unity between our world and God's kingdom. God came from in the most unexpected fashion to summon the most ordinary people to himself to be his hands and his feet. God calls us, too, in ways that defy all our expectations. All we have to do is be just who we are and receive, just as God sees us, finds us, and calls us.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> In this the Second Week in the season of Epiphany, Kimberley draws our attention to the call narrative of Philip and Nathaniel in the Gospel according to John. Kimberley highlights the way that Jesus finds Philip, the way that Jesus sees Nathaniel from afar, and the way that Jesus calls them both to invite them into the promise of the reality of the unity between our world and God's kingdom. God came from in the most unexpected fashion to summon the most ordinary people to himself to be his hands and his feet. God calls us, too, in ways that defy all our expectations. All we have to do is be just who we are and receive, just as God sees us, finds us, and calls us.


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]]> Sun, 14 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1745 96 59e4d396052baffb01524a7ff168b670 no First Week of Epiphany: The Promises of God Fulfilled - Surprising, Humble, Glorious James Madden <p>The season of Epiphany marks the fulfillment of God's promises. The narrative of Scriptures reveal that God establishes covenantal relationships with his people by being at once Promise-Maker and Promise-Keeper, and in no greater way is this story told than in the baptism of Jesus as found in the Gospel of Mark. James encourages us to pay attention to the unremarkable details of our lives, for that might be exactly where the glory of God is being manifest.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p><p><br></p> <p>The season of Epiphany marks the fulfillment of God's promises. The narrative of Scriptures reveal that God establishes covenantal relationships with his people by being at once Promise-Maker and Promise-Keeper, and in no greater way is this story told than in the baptism of Jesus as found in the Gospel of Mark. James encourages us to pay attention to the unremarkable details of our lives, for that might be exactly where the glory of God is being manifest.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p><p><br></p> The season of Epiphany marks the fulfillment of God's promises. The narrative of Scriptures reveal that God establishes covenantal relationships with his people by being at once Promise-Maker and Promise-Keeper, and in no greater way is this story told than in the baptism of Jesus as found in the Gospel of Mark. James encourages us to pay attention to the unremarkable details of our lives, for that might be exactly where the glory of God is being manifest.


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]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1272 97 ee6558e4371d1e8a8f73b997063ff9ea no Second Sunday of Christmas: Knowing (About) God More James Madden <p>On this New Years Eve, James asks: As the year closes and a new 2024 dawns, do you know God more, and know about God more, than you did a year ago? Where in your life do you need to know God more? Where do you need to receive Christ as Truth and extend the sweet and costly Grace of Christ? May these Realities be the Lens through which we live and move and have our being this new year.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>On this New Years Eve, James asks: As the year closes and a new 2024 dawns, do you know God more, and know about God more, than you did a year ago? Where in your life do you need to know God more? Where do you need to receive Christ as Truth and extend the sweet and costly Grace of Christ? May these Realities be the Lens through which we live and move and have our being this new year.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> On this New Years Eve, James asks: As the year closes and a new 2024 dawns, do you know God more, and know about God more, than you did a year ago? Where in your life do you need to know God more? Where do you need to receive Christ as Truth and extend the sweet and costly Grace of Christ? May these Realities be the Lens through which we live and move and have our being this new year.


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]]> Sun, 31 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1404 98 a99f7c271c01c7bed5ab285180fafc4f no Christmas Eve: The Divine Presence in Our Present James Madden <p>This Christmas Eve, James reminds us that the mystery of the Divine Presence is imminent with us in the discomfort of our present situations. We are invited to hold Life, the Divine Source, living and breathing together through all the pain, frustration, and confusion of our existence. This is the Incarnation we celebrate at Christmas, God is with us and has made his home among us, moving into our lives.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p><p><br></p><p>Link: <a href="http://www.honestadvent.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">"Honest Advent"</a> by Scott Erickson</p> <p>This Christmas Eve, James reminds us that the mystery of the Divine Presence is imminent with us in the discomfort of our present situations. We are invited to hold Life, the Divine Source, living and breathing together through all the pain, frustration, and confusion of our existence. This is the Incarnation we celebrate at Christmas, God is with us and has made his home among us, moving into our lives.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p><p><br></p><p>Link: <a href="http://www.honestadvent.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">"Honest Advent"</a> by Scott Erickson</p> This Christmas Eve, James reminds us that the mystery of the Divine Presence is imminent with us in the discomfort of our present situations. We are invited to hold Life, the Divine Source, living and breathing together through all the pain, frustration, and confusion of our existence. This is the Incarnation we celebrate at Christmas, God is with us and has made his home among us, moving into our lives.


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]]> Sun, 24 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 988 99 e347afe497e2684f9ba086e08c7eca84 no Third Sunday of Advent: Disrupting the Plot Kimberley Pfeiler <p>This Advent season, we have been focusing our attention on our Psalms readings. Why? The Psalms serve to prompt us to remember both our tears of sorrow and of joy. Most importantly, they remind us of those ultimate moments in our waiting and deepest sorrows when God unexpectedly shakes up the story and suddenly, in the place of grief, is the deepest of joys. Kimberley reminds us that, indeed, this is the meaning of Advent and the Christ-birth.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>This Advent season, we have been focusing our attention on our Psalms readings. Why? The Psalms serve to prompt us to remember both our tears of sorrow and of joy. Most importantly, they remind us of those ultimate moments in our waiting and deepest sorrows when God unexpectedly shakes up the story and suddenly, in the place of grief, is the deepest of joys. Kimberley reminds us that, indeed, this is the meaning of Advent and the Christ-birth.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> This Advent season, we have been focusing our attention on our Psalms readings. Why? The Psalms serve to prompt us to remember both our tears of sorrow and of joy. Most importantly, they remind us of those ultimate moments in our waiting and deepest sorrows when God unexpectedly shakes up the story and suddenly, in the place of grief, is the deepest of joys. Kimberley reminds us that, indeed, this is the meaning of Advent and the Christ-birth.


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]]> Sun, 17 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1376 100 39b97fc7e3c02a2fa33a6de64e78cb4e no Second Sunday of Advent: Preparing the Way of Reconciliation James Madden <p>What happens when the attachments that define us, and have defined us for generations, are ripped from us and we find ourselves longing for "the good old days?" It's pretty easy to point fingers at a perceived enemy in the name of protecting "when things were better" and say, "There can be no peace between us." The reality of Christ tells us this does not prepare us for his coming. The way of reconciliation, the Way of Christ, is hard-fought in surrender, earth-shaking love, and genuine concern for the welfare of those we are taught to hate.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>What happens when the attachments that define us, and have defined us for generations, are ripped from us and we find ourselves longing for "the good old days?" It's pretty easy to point fingers at a perceived enemy in the name of protecting "when things were better" and say, "There can be no peace between us." The reality of Christ tells us this does not prepare us for his coming. The way of reconciliation, the Way of Christ, is hard-fought in surrender, earth-shaking love, and genuine concern for the welfare of those we are taught to hate.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> What happens when the attachments that define us, and have defined us for generations, are ripped from us and we find ourselves longing for "the good old days?" It's pretty easy to point fingers at a perceived enemy in the name of protecting "when things were better" and say, "There can be no peace between us." The reality of Christ tells us this does not prepare us for his coming. The way of reconciliation, the Way of Christ, is hard-fought in surrender, earth-shaking love, and genuine concern for the welfare of those we are taught to hate.


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]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1668 101 20f794b32e8b72d197c9fe092558f3a1 no First Sunday of Advent: The Christ of Our Waiting James Madden <p>What does it really mean to struggle, to experience absence or need? Hunger and waiting is the deep and collective condition of our hearts. When will God deliver us? Can God even do anything about your situation? Is God angry at me? James ushers us into the season of Advent by reminding us that immanence of Christ and his entrance into our darkness and presence among us is our very deliverance. Jesus' light that shines upon our struggle restores, returns, redeems and rehumanizes the dignity of every person.</p><p><br></p><p>"The Christ of the Breadlines," Fritz Eichenberg</p><p>https://<a href="http://www.reliefjournal.com/blogposting/2015/04/10/fritz-eichenberg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.reliefjournal.com/blogposting/2015/04/10/fritz-eichenberg</a></p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>What does it really mean to struggle, to experience absence or need? Hunger and waiting is the deep and collective condition of our hearts. When will God deliver us? Can God even do anything about your situation? Is God angry at me? James ushers us into the season of Advent by reminding us that immanence of Christ and his entrance into our darkness and presence among us is our very deliverance. Jesus' light that shines upon our struggle restores, returns, redeems and rehumanizes the dignity of every person.</p><p><br></p><p>"The Christ of the Breadlines," Fritz Eichenberg</p><p>https://<a href="http://www.reliefjournal.com/blogposting/2015/04/10/fritz-eichenberg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.reliefjournal.com/blogposting/2015/04/10/fritz-eichenberg</a></p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> What does it really mean to struggle, to experience absence or need? Hunger and waiting is the deep and collective condition of our hearts. When will God deliver us? Can God even do anything about your situation? Is God angry at me? James ushers us into the season of Advent by reminding us that immanence of Christ and his entrance into our darkness and presence among us is our very deliverance. Jesus' light that shines upon our struggle restores, returns, redeems and rehumanizes the dignity of every person.


"The Christ of the Breadlines," Fritz Eichenberg

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]]> Sun, 03 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1368 102 57dcd2daacb43f707e692079e1eb50e5 no Christ the King Sunday: Fear, Desperation, and the King Kimberley Pfeiler <p>The tide of the world ebbs and flows in waves of prosperity and woe, and this creates a desperation and a fear in us all. These moments show us what it is we really crave, our deep personalities. The fear of loosing what we deem too important to let go of can lead us to trade our faith and allegiance to Christ Jesus the King for something to placate our anxiety and make us feel "safe." On this Christ the King Sunday, Kimberley challenges us that surrendering to Jesus as Lord gives way to liberty and gratitude, while placing our faith in other figures and systems that promote control leads to deeper fragmentation.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>The tide of the world ebbs and flows in waves of prosperity and woe, and this creates a desperation and a fear in us all. These moments show us what it is we really crave, our deep personalities. The fear of loosing what we deem too important to let go of can lead us to trade our faith and allegiance to Christ Jesus the King for something to placate our anxiety and make us feel "safe." On this Christ the King Sunday, Kimberley challenges us that surrendering to Jesus as Lord gives way to liberty and gratitude, while placing our faith in other figures and systems that promote control leads to deeper fragmentation.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> The tide of the world ebbs and flows in waves of prosperity and woe, and this creates a desperation and a fear in us all. These moments show us what it is we really crave, our deep personalities. The fear of loosing what we deem too important to let go of can lead us to trade our faith and allegiance to Christ Jesus the King for something to placate our anxiety and make us feel "safe." On this Christ the King Sunday, Kimberley challenges us that surrendering to Jesus as Lord gives way to liberty and gratitude, while placing our faith in other figures and systems that promote control leads to deeper fragmentation.


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]]> Sun, 26 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1306 103 3da4e0e8a58ed261c6ce4b54b367bd4b no Ordinary Time: Christ, the Greatest Gift Giver of All Time James Madden <p>This week, James charges us to remember not only that it is fundamental to God's character to give good gifts, but that it is our responsibility to give to God as God has given us. Christ invites us to join his great Dance, accepting which empowers us to give great gifts with immediacy, generosity, and freedom.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>This week, James charges us to remember not only that it is fundamental to God's character to give good gifts, but that it is our responsibility to give to God as God has given us. Christ invites us to join his great Dance, accepting which empowers us to give great gifts with immediacy, generosity, and freedom.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> This week, James charges us to remember not only that it is fundamental to God's character to give good gifts, but that it is our responsibility to give to God as God has given us. Christ invites us to join his great Dance, accepting which empowers us to give great gifts with immediacy, generosity, and freedom.


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]]> Sun, 19 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1548 104 2326906246d13e084899e3ded62bc2ff no Ordinary Time: Finding Our Beginning in the End James Madden <p>With so much to be discouraged about in our time, and with so many things to distract us, how should we respond when Christ gently warns us about the end that is to come? What sort of responsibility does such an awareness bestow upon us? Listen in as James meets us in our common doom and despair and invites us to see Christ there.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>With so much to be discouraged about in our time, and with so many things to distract us, how should we respond when Christ gently warns us about the end that is to come? What sort of responsibility does such an awareness bestow upon us? Listen in as James meets us in our common doom and despair and invites us to see Christ there.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> With so much to be discouraged about in our time, and with so many things to distract us, how should we respond when Christ gently warns us about the end that is to come? What sort of responsibility does such an awareness bestow upon us? Listen in as James meets us in our common doom and despair and invites us to see Christ there.


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]]> Sun, 12 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1412 105 677ef9acb6bb946e363f0197b2371462 no All Saints Sunday & Baptism James Madden <p>Tune in to St. Luke Medical District from our gathering on All Saints Sunday as James beckons us to remember our baptism and reminds us of the deep realities of immersion into the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Tune in to St. Luke Medical District from our gathering on All Saints Sunday as James beckons us to remember our baptism and reminds us of the deep realities of immersion into the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Tune in to St. Luke Medical District from our gathering on All Saints Sunday as James beckons us to remember our baptism and reminds us of the deep realities of immersion into the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.


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]]> Sun, 05 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1054 106 0d5e8d111e7fbda01a335f641d4cf465 no The Church: Ancient & Contemporary James Madden <p>Continuing with outdoor services in October, James identifies the last of the identity paradoxes of St. Luke Medical District: Ancient & Contemporary. What does it mean to belong to an ancient tradition while maintaining responsibility to our own present context? Is there a way to live in this tension that honors the nuances of both contexts? The answer might just lie in an age-old horticultural discipline.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Continuing with outdoor services in October, James identifies the last of the identity paradoxes of St. Luke Medical District: Ancient & Contemporary. What does it mean to belong to an ancient tradition while maintaining responsibility to our own present context? Is there a way to live in this tension that honors the nuances of both contexts? The answer might just lie in an age-old horticultural discipline.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Continuing with outdoor services in October, James identifies the last of the identity paradoxes of St. Luke Medical District: Ancient & Contemporary. What does it mean to belong to an ancient tradition while maintaining responsibility to our own present context? Is there a way to live in this tension that honors the nuances of both contexts? The answer might just lie in an age-old horticultural discipline.


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]]> Sun, 15 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1278 107 45a8f8b4750987265e19790547e2b365 no The Church: Broken & Restored James Madden <p>We continue our series on the Church as we move outdoors for the month! Join us as James reflects on the story of Jacob and the nature of the Church as people who can suffer the depths of darkness, experience healing, and walk with a limp as they suffer alongside others.</p><p><br></p><p>*We apologize for the ambient noise and intermittent sound issues. We are doing our best to figure out how to best produce our services outside!*</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>We continue our series on the Church as we move outdoors for the month! Join us as James reflects on the story of Jacob and the nature of the Church as people who can suffer the depths of darkness, experience healing, and walk with a limp as they suffer alongside others.</p><p><br></p><p>*We apologize for the ambient noise and intermittent sound issues. We are doing our best to figure out how to best produce our services outside!*</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> We continue our series on the Church as we move outdoors for the month! Join us as James reflects on the story of Jacob and the nature of the Church as people who can suffer the depths of darkness, experience healing, and walk with a limp as they suffer alongside others.


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]]> Sun, 08 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1281 108 cd0884256d139bd2eee88a803045c4ce no St. Francis Sunday & the Blessing of the Animals Kimberley Pfeiler <p>Joins us as Kimberley offers a homily at our second annual outdoor Blessing of the Animals service. She invites us to meditate on the profound nature of God's creation and our place in it all.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Joins us as Kimberley offers a homily at our second annual outdoor Blessing of the Animals service. She invites us to meditate on the profound nature of God's creation and our place in it all.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Joins us as Kimberley offers a homily at our second annual outdoor Blessing of the Animals service. She invites us to meditate on the profound nature of God's creation and our place in it all.


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]]> Sun, 01 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000 666 109 de50d9c7a292b21710f7fb549731089d no The Church: Holiness & Partying James Madden <p>For this week's identity paradox for the Church, James explores how the community of Jesus followers has been called to be set apart for righteous living and also to be a celebratory people who enjoy festively and invite generously. What does that paradox look like in practice? Jesus' parable of the Prodigal Son paints a great portrait for us to consider.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>For this week's identity paradox for the Church, James explores how the community of Jesus followers has been called to be set apart for righteous living and also to be a celebratory people who enjoy festively and invite generously. What does that paradox look like in practice? Jesus' parable of the Prodigal Son paints a great portrait for us to consider.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> For this week's identity paradox for the Church, James explores how the community of Jesus followers has been called to be set apart for righteous living and also to be a celebratory people who enjoy festively and invite generously. What does that paradox look like in practice? Jesus' parable of the Prodigal Son paints a great portrait for us to consider.


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]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000 994 110 171271da42db58128150a484d14cebae no The Church: Active & Passive James Madden <p>James does a deep dive on the paradoxical call on the church to be active participants in the movement of God in the world while also being passive recipients of God's invitations to grace, transformation, and peace. How can we balance these two parts of the Christian life? How can we be both adventurous and bold while also resting in wait?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>James does a deep dive on the paradoxical call on the church to be active participants in the movement of God in the world while also being passive recipients of God's invitations to grace, transformation, and peace. How can we balance these two parts of the Christian life? How can we be both adventurous and bold while also resting in wait?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> James does a deep dive on the paradoxical call on the church to be active participants in the movement of God in the world while also being passive recipients of God's invitations to grace, transformation, and peace. How can we balance these two parts of the Christian life? How can we be both adventurous and bold while also resting in wait?


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]]> Sun, 17 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1626 111 4b3d81921a444e8842e2636fb415db53 no The Church: Gathered & Scattered James Madden <p>To kick off the Fall season, James begins a sermon series about The Church. Listen as James describes the nature of the people of God as those who are called simultaneously to come together and to go out from one another. James challenges us to embrace this paradox in order to become who we are meant to be.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>To kick off the Fall season, James begins a sermon series about The Church. Listen as James describes the nature of the people of God as those who are called simultaneously to come together and to go out from one another. James challenges us to embrace this paradox in order to become who we are meant to be.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> To kick off the Fall season, James begins a sermon series about The Church. Listen as James describes the nature of the people of God as those who are called simultaneously to come together and to go out from one another. James challenges us to embrace this paradox in order to become who we are meant to be.


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]]> Sun, 10 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000 900 112 05613a79c65b9f820c326995185c8f5d no Ordinary Time: A Living Sacrifice, Finding Ourselves in God's Story Kolby Kerr <p>Visiting with us from Restoration Church in Richardson, Kolby Kerr addresses what it truly means to "offer ourselves as a living sacrifice." Is it the daily rehearsal of the response to own adequacy or inadequacy? Or could it be God's invitation to participate in the story of the reality of his Kingdom all around us? Do we start with ourselves and proceed to God, or do we begin with God's righteousness and grace and find our true selves in his worship and glorification?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Visiting with us from Restoration Church in Richardson, Kolby Kerr addresses what it truly means to "offer ourselves as a living sacrifice." Is it the daily rehearsal of the response to own adequacy or inadequacy? Or could it be God's invitation to participate in the story of the reality of his Kingdom all around us? Do we start with ourselves and proceed to God, or do we begin with God's righteousness and grace and find our true selves in his worship and glorification?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Visiting with us from Restoration Church in Richardson, Kolby Kerr addresses what it truly means to "offer ourselves as a living sacrifice." Is it the daily rehearsal of the response to own adequacy or inadequacy? Or could it be God's invitation to participate in the story of the reality of his Kingdom all around us? Do we start with ourselves and proceed to God, or do we begin with God's righteousness and grace and find our true selves in his worship and glorification?


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]]> Sun, 03 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1494 113 9a17c42a037fda32abe28a57c90f8f18 no Ordinary Time: 'Simon Johnson', A Rock from Nowhere James Madden <p>God often chooses the unremarkable in ways that undermine our expectations. God chose a Peter, a nobody with no pedigree from nowhere important to be the foundation of the community of believers, establishing a bedrock on the Grace of God, the Gift of the Message, and the Response of Faith. What does this mean for the function of the Church? </p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>God often chooses the unremarkable in ways that undermine our expectations. God chose a Peter, a nobody with no pedigree from nowhere important to be the foundation of the community of believers, establishing a bedrock on the Grace of God, the Gift of the Message, and the Response of Faith. What does this mean for the function of the Church? </p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> God often chooses the unremarkable in ways that undermine our expectations. God chose a Peter, a nobody with no pedigree from nowhere important to be the foundation of the community of believers, establishing a bedrock on the Grace of God, the Gift of the Message, and the Response of Faith. What does this mean for the function of the Church?


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]]> Sun, 27 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1334 114 607159da2103bcee68ae240d3627585b no Ordinary Time: Hand-washing and the Heart of God James Madden <p>Israel's purpose was always to be God's arm of hospitality to the Nations. But they, like us, often put energy and resources into making sure we are clean, good, and acceptable in ways that pushes others away and keeps them on the fringe and the margin. In what ways do we neglect our purposes of hospitality and faith? What do we do when the outsiders look more like God then the people of God do?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Israel's purpose was always to be God's arm of hospitality to the Nations. But they, like us, often put energy and resources into making sure we are clean, good, and acceptable in ways that pushes others away and keeps them on the fringe and the margin. In what ways do we neglect our purposes of hospitality and faith? What do we do when the outsiders look more like God then the people of God do?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Israel's purpose was always to be God's arm of hospitality to the Nations. But they, like us, often put energy and resources into making sure we are clean, good, and acceptable in ways that pushes others away and keeps them on the fringe and the margin. In what ways do we neglect our purposes of hospitality and faith? What do we do when the outsiders look more like God then the people of God do?


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]]> Sun, 20 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1266 115 519c841168211323588bcaa0dae162d1 no Ordinary Time: Walking on Water, Rowing into Storms James Madden <p>The life of faith is not one of comfort but often discomfort, insecurity, and uncertainty. Why did Jesus send his disciples into challenging situations? How did it shapes their faith in him? How can the rough and confusing experiences on our journey of faith lead us to a deeper understanding of Jesus?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>The life of faith is not one of comfort but often discomfort, insecurity, and uncertainty. Why did Jesus send his disciples into challenging situations? How did it shapes their faith in him? How can the rough and confusing experiences on our journey of faith lead us to a deeper understanding of Jesus?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> The life of faith is not one of comfort but often discomfort, insecurity, and uncertainty. Why did Jesus send his disciples into challenging situations? How did it shapes their faith in him? How can the rough and confusing experiences on our journey of faith lead us to a deeper understanding of Jesus?


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]]> Sun, 13 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1469 116 82041abbaca407cab63c55e86bc0cca1 no Ordinary Time: To Be Part of God's Miracles Kimberley Pfeiler <p>Jesus didn't use his power to meet his own needs and wants, but rather the needs and wants of the crowds. He also wanted to equip his disciples for participation in his miracles. How can we say "Yes!" to God's invitation so that we can be a part of his next miracle?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Jesus didn't use his power to meet his own needs and wants, but rather the needs and wants of the crowds. He also wanted to equip his disciples for participation in his miracles. How can we say "Yes!" to God's invitation so that we can be a part of his next miracle?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Jesus didn't use his power to meet his own needs and wants, but rather the needs and wants of the crowds. He also wanted to equip his disciples for participation in his miracles. How can we say "Yes!" to God's invitation so that we can be a part of his next miracle?


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]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1368 117 a59555ae32d7ca70f0bd713c8b6abc99 no Ordinary Time: Treasure Hunting & Pearls James Madden <p>By nature, we are each of us treasure hunters who search for things of great value that shift our priorities and change our narratives. What is it that you seek? What do you dream about? The Kingdom of God is a reality that points to its central voice and ruler, Jesus, who offers citizenship of his domain to us.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>By nature, we are each of us treasure hunters who search for things of great value that shift our priorities and change our narratives. What is it that you seek? What do you dream about? The Kingdom of God is a reality that points to its central voice and ruler, Jesus, who offers citizenship of his domain to us.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> By nature, we are each of us treasure hunters who search for things of great value that shift our priorities and change our narratives. What is it that you seek? What do you dream about? The Kingdom of God is a reality that points to its central voice and ruler, Jesus, who offers citizenship of his domain to us.


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]]> Sun, 30 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000 954 118 0a69c16ffafdcb2d75b9abc961332d55 no Ordinary Time: Caught in the Weeds James Madden <p>The parable of the wheat and the tares: how does Jesus’ description of the kingdom of God and the presence of evil go together? What do we do when the good and evil get mixed up in and around us? How will it all be made right? These are questions that we look into for guidance from Jesus.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>The parable of the wheat and the tares: how does Jesus’ description of the kingdom of God and the presence of evil go together? What do we do when the good and evil get mixed up in and around us? How will it all be made right? These are questions that we look into for guidance from Jesus.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> The parable of the wheat and the tares: how does Jesus’ description of the kingdom of God and the presence of evil go together? What do we do when the good and evil get mixed up in and around us? How will it all be made right? These are questions that we look into for guidance from Jesus.


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]]> Sun, 23 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1396 119 eea0d26ce1e43dd6cd878d13e378b3ac no Ordinary Time: Vision, Purpose, & Destiny James Madden <p>What significance does being loved by Jesus have? What purpose does that give us? How can our eternal destiny inform a vision for our lives? How can we structure our lives now to achieve that vision and purpose?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>What significance does being loved by Jesus have? What purpose does that give us? How can our eternal destiny inform a vision for our lives? How can we structure our lives now to achieve that vision and purpose?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> What significance does being loved by Jesus have? What purpose does that give us? How can our eternal destiny inform a vision for our lives? How can we structure our lives now to achieve that vision and purpose?


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]]> Sun, 16 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1153 120 62db6254f23b1189a172ff1e4439bcc7 no Ordinary Time: Worn and Weary James Madden <p>Sometimes we are worn and weary because we take on too much. Most of the time though, we get swallowed up by a fallen world. How do we get swallowed up, and how does the rest of Jesus meet and transform us?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Sometimes we are worn and weary because we take on too much. Most of the time though, we get swallowed up by a fallen world. How do we get swallowed up, and how does the rest of Jesus meet and transform us?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Sometimes we are worn and weary because we take on too much. Most of the time though, we get swallowed up by a fallen world. How do we get swallowed up, and how does the rest of Jesus meet and transform us?


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]]> Sun, 09 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1576 121 1e96883f0623012c7cf4b0991cc90697 no Ordinary Time: The Sword that Rends & Mends (and St. Francis, too) James Madden <p>Following in the way of Christ will cause him to cut apart the hierarchy of loves in our hearts, but will also allow him to piece it back together in their appropriate order.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Following in the way of Christ will cause him to cut apart the hierarchy of loves in our hearts, but will also allow him to piece it back together in their appropriate order.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Following in the way of Christ will cause him to cut apart the hierarchy of loves in our hearts, but will also allow him to piece it back together in their appropriate order.


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]]> Sun, 02 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1804 122 2d4c9ca95add6a65246dc174c4d39622 no Ordinary Time: Sharp Among Wolves Kolby Kerr <p>In the call to discipleship, Jesus offers us a different vision of power. Where our world invites us to shed vulnerability and seize power over others, Jesus invites us into a deeper, fuller kind of authority, rooted in a willingness to enter into suffering for the sake of others.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>In the call to discipleship, Jesus offers us a different vision of power. Where our world invites us to shed vulnerability and seize power over others, Jesus invites us into a deeper, fuller kind of authority, rooted in a willingness to enter into suffering for the sake of others.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> In the call to discipleship, Jesus offers us a different vision of power. Where our world invites us to shed vulnerability and seize power over others, Jesus invites us into a deeper, fuller kind of authority, rooted in a willingness to enter into suffering for the sake of others.


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]]> Sun, 25 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1811 123 ae61a28d21215c946acec02c5992c789 no Ordinary Time, Father's Day: Stuck in the Past, Healing in the Present, Hope for the Future Kimberley Pfeiler <p>If you find yourself stuck in your faith journey, it may be that childhood scars are holding you back. Don’t let wounds of the past hold you back from the mind-blowing, truly eternal, truly unconditional love of your Heavenly Father.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>If you find yourself stuck in your faith journey, it may be that childhood scars are holding you back. Don’t let wounds of the past hold you back from the mind-blowing, truly eternal, truly unconditional love of your Heavenly Father.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> If you find yourself stuck in your faith journey, it may be that childhood scars are holding you back. Don’t let wounds of the past hold you back from the mind-blowing, truly eternal, truly unconditional love of your Heavenly Father.


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]]> Sun, 18 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1872 124 76847181b53d85ba7a12b7fd5fbcecea no Ordinary Time: Who’s In, Who’s Out, and Why We’re Wrong James Madden <p>On this first Sunday of Ordinary Time, James calls to our attention the insider-outsider narrative in the Gospel of Matthew and how Jesus consistently flips our expectations of who is considered an insider and an outsider to describe the Kingdom of God.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>On this first Sunday of Ordinary Time, James calls to our attention the insider-outsider narrative in the Gospel of Matthew and how Jesus consistently flips our expectations of who is considered an insider and an outsider to describe the Kingdom of God.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> On this first Sunday of Ordinary Time, James calls to our attention the insider-outsider narrative in the Gospel of Matthew and how Jesus consistently flips our expectations of who is considered an insider and an outsider to describe the Kingdom of God.


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]]> Sun, 11 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1645 125 8839cf7e55d1fdb04e95a330c94e3ca2 no Trinity Sunday: The Holy Trinity Revealed David Roseberry <p>Join us as guest pastor David Roseberry breaks down the fundamental human search for identity and connection and how the Triune God is the foundation of all relationships.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Join us as guest pastor David Roseberry breaks down the fundamental human search for identity and connection and how the Triune God is the foundation of all relationships.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Join us as guest pastor David Roseberry breaks down the fundamental human search for identity and connection and how the Triune God is the foundation of all relationships.


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]]> Sun, 04 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1823 126 550befbef7b8b3759a5b47738ff6366b no Pentecost: Signs to the World - The Tower of Babel, the Cross, and the Church James Madden <p>On this Pentecost Sunday as we worship outside, James walks us through how we relate to God, to ourselves, and to the world in the light of the risen Christ and the descended Spirit.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>On this Pentecost Sunday as we worship outside, James walks us through how we relate to God, to ourselves, and to the world in the light of the risen Christ and the descended Spirit.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> On this Pentecost Sunday as we worship outside, James walks us through how we relate to God, to ourselves, and to the world in the light of the risen Christ and the descended Spirit.


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]]> Sun, 28 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1554 127 7575d3b7de9b7db7b65c5d675a91b0cf no Seventh Sunday of Easter: Jesus Ascended and Our Narfs James Madden <p>On Ascension Sunday, James reminds us that any attempt of ours to make the Kingdom of God what we think it should be is doomed. It's not an ideology. It's not a talking point. It's not an empire. It's a reality and a way of living in and through the risen Christ that is rooted in radical love.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>On Ascension Sunday, James reminds us that any attempt of ours to make the Kingdom of God what we think it should be is doomed. It's not an ideology. It's not a talking point. It's not an empire. It's a reality and a way of living in and through the risen Christ that is rooted in radical love.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> On Ascension Sunday, James reminds us that any attempt of ours to make the Kingdom of God what we think it should be is doomed. It's not an ideology. It's not a talking point. It's not an empire. It's a reality and a way of living in and through the risen Christ that is rooted in radical love.


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]]> Sun, 21 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1562 128 2e8c836356d2f79e40ebc46aa39e43ae no Sixth Sunday of Easter: Loving from the Vine James Madden <p>Belly buttons, camels, and stumps. James teaches from John 15 to remind us what life looks like when we are attached to the vine of Christ.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Belly buttons, camels, and stumps. James teaches from John 15 to remind us what life looks like when we are attached to the vine of Christ.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Belly buttons, camels, and stumps. James teaches from John 15 to remind us what life looks like when we are attached to the vine of Christ.


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]]> Sun, 14 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1684 129 6f1d459d706570cf148d88b4096fee39 no Fifth Sunday of Easter: Jesus As the Process & the Authority Sam Wheatley <p>Preaching in James' stead, our friend Sam Wheatley reminds us that God wants to dwell with us here and now, and he has a place for us to meet him wherever we go.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Preaching in James' stead, our friend Sam Wheatley reminds us that God wants to dwell with us here and now, and he has a place for us to meet him wherever we go.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Preaching in James' stead, our friend Sam Wheatley reminds us that God wants to dwell with us here and now, and he has a place for us to meet him wherever we go.


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]]> Sun, 07 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1752 130 2adbea5a769e9e672641eba9e2ca02aa no Fourth Sunday of Easter: The Valley & The Pasture James Madden <p>Despite some technology mishaps, James offers us a very comforting and encouraging reminder as well as a direct charge from Psalm 23.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Despite some technology mishaps, James offers us a very comforting and encouraging reminder as well as a direct charge from Psalm 23.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Despite some technology mishaps, James offers us a very comforting and encouraging reminder as well as a direct charge from Psalm 23.


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]]> Sun, 30 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1558 131 b6e568ee1ca5c39bda56f2fde0fb8651 no Third Sunday of Easter: Jesus' Story and Ours, Rewoven James Madden <p>On this third Sunday of Eastertide, James challenges us to reimagine our own stories in the light of the Gospel of Christ, just as the risen Jesus opened the Scriptures and the Story of Israel to the Emmaus travelers.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>On this third Sunday of Eastertide, James challenges us to reimagine our own stories in the light of the Gospel of Christ, just as the risen Jesus opened the Scriptures and the Story of Israel to the Emmaus travelers.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> On this third Sunday of Eastertide, James challenges us to reimagine our own stories in the light of the Gospel of Christ, just as the risen Jesus opened the Scriptures and the Story of Israel to the Emmaus travelers.


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]]> Sun, 23 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1803 132 b59e79edb2ab74dd3bda2a2059b81a8c no Second Sunday of Easter: Holy Fool James Madden <p>On the second week of the Easter season, James reminds us that in the face of a broken and dark world, we are invited to act as "holy fools" and embrace the gift of life and salvation through the resurrection of Christ.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>On the second week of the Easter season, James reminds us that in the face of a broken and dark world, we are invited to act as "holy fools" and embrace the gift of life and salvation through the resurrection of Christ.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> On the second week of the Easter season, James reminds us that in the face of a broken and dark world, we are invited to act as "holy fools" and embrace the gift of life and salvation through the resurrection of Christ.


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]]> Sun, 16 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1176 133 80b7a8389de9ea02f386dd08c74a6bfc no Easter Sunday: See-Shake-See-Run-See-Tell James Madden <p>Christ is risen, indeed! Celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and King with St. Luke Medical District and a message from James.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Christ is risen, indeed! Celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and King with St. Luke Medical District and a message from James.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Christ is risen, indeed! Celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and King with St. Luke Medical District and a message from James.


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]]> Sun, 09 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1527 134 66addafc7b30f890a7dd0189d8962faf no Palm Sunday: Ritual and Remembrance Kimberley Pfeiler <p>Kimberley walks us gracefully through the celebration and the darkness that is Palm Sunday. Hosanna, save us!</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Kimberley walks us gracefully through the celebration and the darkness that is Palm Sunday. Hosanna, save us!</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Kimberley walks us gracefully through the celebration and the darkness that is Palm Sunday. Hosanna, save us!


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]]> Sun, 02 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1076 135 6818d8e04b33d43470e0550be8f23ae9 no Lent Week 5: Who's Driving Your Van? James Madden <p>Just as it is fundamental to our being that we imitate, so do we all serve someone or something. James asks us to consider, who is driving our van? What do we give our time, resources, energy, and being to? Where are we going in our van?</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Just as it is fundamental to our being that we imitate, so do we all serve someone or something. James asks us to consider, who is driving our van? What do we give our time, resources, energy, and being to? Where are we going in our van?</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Just as it is fundamental to our being that we imitate, so do we all serve someone or something. James asks us to consider, who is driving our van? What do we give our time, resources, energy, and being to? Where are we going in our van?



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]]> Sun, 26 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1484 136 5d2a9773930493723cb3705ee0c457f0 no Lent Week 4: The Call of Imitation James Madden <p>James reminds us that every facet of human nature is wired for imitation - there is always something or someone we are copying. What does it look like to imitate the person of Christ?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>James reminds us that every facet of human nature is wired for imitation - there is always something or someone we are copying. What does it look like to imitate the person of Christ?</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> James reminds us that every facet of human nature is wired for imitation - there is always something or someone we are copying. What does it look like to imitate the person of Christ?


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]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1642 137 6bfd4cab7b3fa9fee40dd0e7b96b2c0a no Lent Week 3: The Words of Christ - Gentle, Sharp, Restorative James Madden <p>This week, James reminds us that following the way of Christ towards transformation involves kindness, honesty, and mercy.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>This week, James reminds us that following the way of Christ towards transformation involves kindness, honesty, and mercy.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> This week, James reminds us that following the way of Christ towards transformation involves kindness, honesty, and mercy.


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]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1784 138 b32922b4fc9ae66700064fcfea8c2937 no Lent Week 2: Abraham's Faith and the Call to Adventure James Madden <p>James examines the adventurous life of being in relationship with Christ, with all the ups and downs and stomach-dropping uncertainties and blessings that comes with it.</p> <p>James examines the adventurous life of being in relationship with Christ, with all the ups and downs and stomach-dropping uncertainties and blessings that comes with it.</p> James examines the adventurous life of being in relationship with Christ, with all the ups and downs and stomach-dropping uncertainties and blessings that comes with it.

]]> Sun, 05 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1434 139 b8bb7e2495d0d6b72dd071a08a9536d5 no Lent, Week 1: The Big Problem and the Big Answer James Madden <p>James leads us through why exactly it is that we need a savior, and why that is so important in the wider universal narrative.</p> <p>James leads us through why exactly it is that we need a savior, and why that is so important in the wider universal narrative.</p> James leads us through why exactly it is that we need a savior, and why that is so important in the wider universal narrative.

]]> Sun, 26 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1205 140 5222a09212355bc0dc9ee91c27ad5c2d no Ash Wednesday: Dirt that Washes Clean James Madden <p>James leads us through a meditation on the significance of Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>James leads us through a meditation on the significance of Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> James leads us through a meditation on the significance of Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent.


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]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 860 141 b18cc6a53dfcbd8c882c264eded55532 no Epiphany, Week Seven: Four Ways to Respond to Jesus in His Glory James Madden <p>Rector James Madden walks us through the story of Jesus' Transfiguration, its significance, and how we can respond to God showing us who he is.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Rector James Madden walks us through the story of Jesus' Transfiguration, its significance, and how we can respond to God showing us who he is.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Rector James Madden walks us through the story of Jesus' Transfiguration, its significance, and how we can respond to God showing us who he is.


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]]> Sun, 19 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 2198 142 142817d96baa0a6f5a98f88a4eb49075 no Epiphany, Week Six: The Light and the Harvest Kolby Kerr <p>Visiting Rector of Restoration Anglican Church in Richardson, Kolby Kerr redeems and redefines two common and well-known images embedded within Christianity.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Visiting Rector of Restoration Anglican Church in Richardson, Kolby Kerr redeems and redefines two common and well-known images embedded within Christianity.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Visiting Rector of Restoration Anglican Church in Richardson, Kolby Kerr redeems and redefines two common and well-known images embedded within Christianity.


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]]> Sun, 12 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 2046 143 5d17c20b40be577e814a0bd162b252e7 no Epiphany, Week 5: The Gospel and Our Imagination James Madden <p>In the fifth week of Epiphany, James reminds us about the necessary role that imagination can play in the daily lives of Christians.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>In the fifth week of Epiphany, James reminds us about the necessary role that imagination can play in the daily lives of Christians.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> In the fifth week of Epiphany, James reminds us about the necessary role that imagination can play in the daily lives of Christians.


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]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1603 144 8da8f5b74be755f3dff26acbd154fea0 no Epiphany, Week 4: Dual Epiphanies, Justice and Mercy James Madden <p>In the Fifth Week of Epiphany, James walks with us through what being in covenant relationship with God means for us as we related to one another and to our neighbors.</p> <p>In the Fifth Week of Epiphany, James walks with us through what being in covenant relationship with God means for us as we related to one another and to our neighbors.</p> In the Fifth Week of Epiphany, James walks with us through what being in covenant relationship with God means for us as we related to one another and to our neighbors.

]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1395 145 b054379f16e3c3333bf4c447a641cc05 no Epiphany, Week Three: Following Jesus Into the Kingdom James Madden <p>James walks us through the third week of Epiphany, centering on what it means to follow Jesus into the the Kingdom that he inaugurated.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>James walks us through the third week of Epiphany, centering on what it means to follow Jesus into the the Kingdom that he inaugurated.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> James walks us through the third week of Epiphany, centering on what it means to follow Jesus into the the Kingdom that he inaugurated.


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]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 3040 146 41c0b00813e450e6ed3365b8dccba38d no Epiphany, Week Two: What Are You Seeking? James Madden <p>Rector James journeys with us through the second week of Epiphany, highlighting the significance of what it is that we truly seek.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> <p>Rector James journeys with us through the second week of Epiphany, highlighting the significance of what it is that we truly seek.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with us! <a href="https://stlukemd.org/im-new" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/im-new</a></p><p>Give here: <a href="https://stlukemd.org/give" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stlukemd.org/give</a></p> Rector James journeys with us through the second week of Epiphany, highlighting the significance of what it is that we truly seek.


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]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 2553 147 e7eb577a954ec284f6d03b4f9935423e no Epiphany: The Staggering Implications of the Incarnation Kimberley Pfeiler <p>On this Epiphany Sunday, Assistant Rector Kimberley walks us through the significance of Epiphany in the life of the individual Christian and the universal Church.</p> <p>On this Epiphany Sunday, Assistant Rector Kimberley walks us through the significance of Epiphany in the life of the individual Christian and the universal Church.</p> On this Epiphany Sunday, Assistant Rector Kimberley walks us through the significance of Epiphany in the life of the individual Christian and the universal Church.

]]> Sun, 08 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 2564 148 edf9ef263e13ecc0e55ccd6013ad9151 no The Story of Christ in the Stars, as Told by the Magi James Madden Sun, 01 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 2325 149 7986f594922464694b440d18587e262e no Christmas Eve: While They Were There... James Madden <p>Rector James Madden leads SLMD into our first Christmas worship time together as a church plant.</p> <p>Rector James Madden leads SLMD into our first Christmas worship time together as a church plant.</p> Rector James Madden leads SLMD into our first Christmas worship time together as a church plant.

]]> Sat, 24 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000 2411 150 cb3cc6f2553b80a1440b7daa1d1f746d no Jesus & Meaning, Purpose, Community, and Ritual James Madden, Kimberley Pfeiler Sun, 18 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000 2923 151 a2ae1635180858335d4b8b0054e025a0 no Love in the Waiting: Walking Through the Fog James Madden <p>Father James explores what it means to be obedient to our charge to love in the midst of waiting, confusion, and pain.</p> <p>Father James explores what it means to be obedient to our charge to love in the midst of waiting, confusion, and pain.</p> Father James explores what it means to be obedient to our charge to love in the midst of waiting, confusion, and pain.

]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000 2347 152 39c8b29935a1ee6933acf499d973b498 no Waiting in Advent: What Do I Do? James Madden <p>Father (newly ordained!) James leads us into the advent season examining what it is to wait, why it is we wait, and how we are to wait for that which we orient ourselves around.</p> <p>Father (newly ordained!) James leads us into the advent season examining what it is to wait, why it is we wait, and how we are to wait for that which we orient ourselves around.</p> Father (newly ordained!) James leads us into the advent season examining what it is to wait, why it is we wait, and how we are to wait for that which we orient ourselves around.

]]> Sun, 27 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000 2060 153 adec0666b2213ee3e062d1e036d7a362 no Confirmation Sunday James Madden, Todd Hunter <p>SLMD is joined by our Bishop Todd Hunter from the Diocese of the Church for the Sake of Others (<a href="https://c4so.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://c4so.org/</a>) as a number of congregants go through confirmation.</p> <p>SLMD is joined by our Bishop Todd Hunter from the Diocese of the Church for the Sake of Others (<a href="https://c4so.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://c4so.org/</a>) as a number of congregants go through confirmation.</p> SLMD is joined by our Bishop Todd Hunter from the Diocese of the Church for the Sake of Others (https://c4so.org/) as a number of congregants go through confirmation.

]]> Sun, 20 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000 2220 154 b6063bf588a25f86d1f25468b0750b64 no This is Gravity Church Leaders and Final Thoughts James Madden <p>James finishes our time in Galatians teaching from Paul's warning and call to action to watch out for abusive leaders in the Church and to embrace and celebrate the cross of Christ.</p> <p>James finishes our time in Galatians teaching from Paul's warning and call to action to watch out for abusive leaders in the Church and to embrace and celebrate the cross of Christ.</p> James finishes our time in Galatians teaching from Paul's warning and call to action to watch out for abusive leaders in the Church and to embrace and celebrate the cross of Christ.

]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000 1884 155 410a7e3a596137748a2aaf190b57e9a3 no Our Belonging and Burdens to Each Other James Madden <p>James leads SLMD through the end of our study in Galatians - examining what it looks like to take the path of gentleness when it comes to our relationships, and what that may cost us.</p> <p>James leads SLMD through the end of our study in Galatians - examining what it looks like to take the path of gentleness when it comes to our relationships, and what that may cost us.</p> James leads SLMD through the end of our study in Galatians - examining what it looks like to take the path of gentleness when it comes to our relationships, and what that may cost us.

]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000 2168 156 692df38f34fcd7faaefef94fcbb18043 no Freedom for Good Fruit James Madden <p>James leads SLMD through the fifth chapter of Galatians, focusing on the concept of freedom in Christ and how that allows us to produce "good Fruit."</p> <p>James leads SLMD through the fifth chapter of Galatians, focusing on the concept of freedom in Christ and how that allows us to produce "good Fruit."</p> James leads SLMD through the fifth chapter of Galatians, focusing on the concept of freedom in Christ and how that allows us to produce "good Fruit."

]]> Sun, 30 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000 1915 157 2c56fd5150b65c708990fa5476cf2aa0 no Adoption is the Dessert of the Christian Life James Madden <p>What have we been rescued from? What have we been rescued for? James explores the concepts of adoption and heirship in the fourth chapter of Galatians.</p> <p>What have we been rescued from? What have we been rescued for? James explores the concepts of adoption and heirship in the fourth chapter of Galatians.</p> What have we been rescued from? What have we been rescued for? James explores the concepts of adoption and heirship in the fourth chapter of Galatians.

]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000 1761 158 9f2db01094c8cc84e53dac5ea0e415d6 no Escaping the Cave: Freedom in Jesus and a New Family James Madden <p>James continues through Paul's letter to the Galatian church, reflecting on the relationship between the Law and grace, and what that means for each of us in a practical way.</p> <p>James continues through Paul's letter to the Galatian church, reflecting on the relationship between the Law and grace, and what that means for each of us in a practical way.</p> James continues through Paul's letter to the Galatian church, reflecting on the relationship between the Law and grace, and what that means for each of us in a practical way.

]]> Sun, 16 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000 1691 159 b9ed8d09905ded02cbd7233ccc283937 no The One Thing James Madden, Kimberley Pfeiler <p>Kimberley teaches from the third chapter of Galatians, focusing on the centrality of the gospel of justification by faith for the people of God.</p> <p>Kimberley teaches from the third chapter of Galatians, focusing on the centrality of the gospel of justification by faith for the people of God.</p> Kimberley teaches from the third chapter of Galatians, focusing on the centrality of the gospel of justification by faith for the people of God.

]]> Sun, 09 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000 2062 160 4f322bf272ee1942a7e34ee513d41f70 no Faithfulness and Faith: Identity and God's People James Madden <p>James teaches from the second chapter of Paul's letter to the Galatians about what faith and justification mean as identity markers.</p> <p>James teaches from the second chapter of Paul's letter to the Galatians about what faith and justification mean as identity markers.</p> James teaches from the second chapter of Paul's letter to the Galatians about what faith and justification mean as identity markers.

]]> Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0000 1794 161 2dd6a5613fb89aa612b2a8dd45f40c2e no The Gospel And Galatians 2 James Madden <p>From the second chapter of Paul's letter to the Galatians, James teaches about the sufficiency of the Gospel of Christ for fellowship and hospitality.</p> <p>From the second chapter of Paul's letter to the Galatians, James teaches about the sufficiency of the Gospel of Christ for fellowship and hospitality.</p> From the second chapter of Paul's letter to the Galatians, James teaches about the sufficiency of the Gospel of Christ for fellowship and hospitality.

]]> Sun, 18 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0000 2085 162 ba897f31c48ed4f28143558c51f2698f no What Dallas and Galatia Have In Common Why Study Galatians? James Madden <p>James leads St. Luke Medical District into a series in the letter to the Galatians.</p> <p>James leads St. Luke Medical District into a series in the letter to the Galatians.</p> James leads St. Luke Medical District into a series in the letter to the Galatians.

]]> Sun, 11 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0000 1755 163 b001fe6b11ff110fab8c09e99ebdce58 no Kingdom Life, Salty and Bright Matthew 5 James Madden <p>The conclusion to James' series on the Beatitudes in Matthew 5.</p> <p>The conclusion to James' series on the Beatitudes in Matthew 5.</p> The conclusion to James' series on the Beatitudes in Matthew 5.

]]> Sun, 04 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0000 1539 164 170e8ecad1a5a77dc035bac25aa39031 no