Ecclesia and Mission
Good morning, my name is Gary and we’re so glad you’re here with us online as we go into the Word together. A big welcome if you’re joining us for the first time whether you are live right now or watching this sometime in the week ahead – we’re so […]
Ecclesia and Grace: How to act as Ecclesia in the world
[ Download sermon discussion questions for self-study or group discussion click here ] All the time – I learn something newTimes too – I experienced healing through the process We have been using Menti. But today, I want to especially invite you to participate – because this sermon is a […]
Ecclesia and Conflict: Resolving conflict as a Church
Why talk about the Church and conflict? Because conflict is something we all deal with in our lives, and we see conflict happening within the Church too – both within our own church community as well as in the bigger Church community. And we are all not very good at […]
Ecclesia & Jesus: Re-encounter Christ in transformative ways
We are in the midst of our current sermon series, Ecclesia: What It Means To Be The Church, and we cannot talk about Ecclesia without talking about Jesus. Jesus is the central figure in our faith as Christians, but when I think about the history of the Church, I think […]
Ecclesia & Racism: How do we, as a church, approach racism?
Racism seems like a modern thing. It didn’t exist in the Biblical times, right? Right? Well…… How many of you think that racism did exist in Biblical times? Seems like quite a few of you do think that racism existed back then. So the next question is – what are […]
Ecclesia & Presence: What does it mean to show up?
Odd that I would be talking about presence / showing up during this time when we have suspended in-person service. How many of you miss in-person worship and can’t wait to be back here at 1 Commonwealth again? For many of us, gathering here on Sunday is an important aspect […]
Living a Resurrected Life: The Disciple Who Failed
[ Download sermon discussion questions for self-study or group discussion click here ] John 13 & 21 This Sunday, we are looking at the disciple who failed and how failure can sometimes be an important step and gateway towards our growth as a resurrected people. Question 1 (Word Cloud)Who in […]
Living a Resurrected Life: Showing Up and Letting Go
[ Download sermon discussion questions for self-study or group discussion click here ] John 20 Today, I want to share with you about one of the characters in this resurrection series, and it’s Mary Magdalene. I have preached about Mary Magdalene before and I wonder what you remember or know […]