Sinopsis
Teaching from the weekly worship gatherings at Awaken Community. A safe place to journey with Jesus at the center.
Episodios
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October 6_Wells and Fences: White Christian Nationalism
06/10/2024 Duración: 37minPastor Jenna takes the stage this Sunday and talks through the difficult reality facing our current political and religious climate. She brings attention to the language and ideology of white christian nationalism and how it finds itself at odds with scripture and the way Jesus held power.
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Sept 29_Wells and Fences: Parables
29/09/2024 Duración: 40minMicah continues the Wells and Fences series by providing context for Jesus usage of parables in his teachings. The kingdom of God is not bombastic, but rather grows slow and steady like a mustard seed.
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Sept 22_Wells and Fences: Love Your Enemies
22/09/2024 Duración: 34minAwaken continues our series on wells and fences by inviting us to consider perhaps a more difficult message to absorb in this political season and climate. Micah discusses the dehumanization of others when we label them "enemies" and points to Jesus who offers a better way.
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September 15_Wells and Fences: Intro
15/09/2024 Duración: 32minAwaken returns to a recurring series that has become a cornerstone of our community. Micah provides an intro to the Wells and Fences series and the importance of the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus the Christ.
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Sept 8_ Formational Targets: Listening
11/09/2024 Duración: 40minAwaken is back at St James for both gatherings to continue our formational targets series. Micah discusses the nuance of listening for God's voice in the midst of our own.
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July 28_Holding What's Hard
29/07/2024 Duración: 33minAs a community we take a moment to create space for all the hard things being held, both individually and collectively. In the midst of our grief, we hold fast to the promises of God, the comfort of the Spirit, and the hope found in Jesus.
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July 21_Lost in Translation: Thomas
22/07/2024 Duración: 41minMicah takes a look at the story of Thomas in John 20:19-29. While Thomas is often labelled as "The Doubter", this story is intentionally included in John's gospel as an encouragement to those with doubts. Even as Thomas expresses his doubts and makes his request known, Jesus moves towards him and meets him where he's at.
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July 14th_Lost in Translation: Judas
15/07/2024 Duración: 34minMicah looks at the character of Judas and the different accounts we have of his life and death. How does someone this close to Jesus make the decision to betray him?
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July 7_Lost in Translation: Romans 13
08/07/2024 Duración: 47minMicah looks at Romans 13 and the instructions to the Church to submit to the governing authorities. What does Paul have in his pocket when he writes this to the Church of Rome? How are we to understand these verses for our time and our day?
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June 30_Lost in Translation: Can We Trust the Bible? (Part Two)
01/07/2024 Duración: 49minIn a follow up to last weeks message, Micah shares his thoughts on the trustworthiness of the Bible, and the position in which we hold the Bible as a faith community.
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June 23_Lost in Translation: What's up with the Bible?
24/06/2024 Duración: 57minJoel Lawrence shares about the origins of the Bible, and offers his perspective on how this book came to be and its purpose as God's word and a revelation of God's self.
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June 16th_Lost in Translation: Jacob and Esau
17/06/2024 Duración: 37minMicah looks at Genesis 27 and the story of Jacob and Esau, but also of Rebekah. Rebekah hears a word from the Lord and works within the systems of her time to move the story of God forwards.
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June 9_Lost in Translation: Abraham and Isaac
10/06/2024 Duración: 36minMicah looks at Genesis 22 and God's request to Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac.
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June 2: Confirmation Sunday
04/06/2024 Duración: 39minWe celebrate the high school students who have completed the first Confirmation Class of Awaken!
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May 26_Formational Target: Pilgrimage
26/05/2024 Duración: 45minMicah returns to the Formational Target of Pilgrimage and shares about Awaken's experience on the Urban Camino.
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May 19th_Formational Target: Listening
19/05/2024 Duración: 55minSam Randall speaks on listening and the importance of asking good questions. What does it mean to be a good listener? What does it mean to listen and ask questions like Jesus?
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May 12th_Corner: Generosity of Things Less Seen
13/05/2024 Duración: 41minMicah wraps up our series on Generosity looking at John 8 and the generosity of things less seen. Will we be people who are generous with our assumptions, with our compassion, and generous towards ourselves?
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May 5th_Corner: 100% is our Goal
05/05/2024 Duración: 38minMicah looks a few core principles about giving towards the church, or any organization. Do you align with the organizations mission, vision, and values? Do you trust the leadership? Does participating in the community bring value to your life? If so, do you invest in a way that is regular, proportionate, sacrificial, and cheerful?
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April 28_Corner: Mine'ing
28/04/2024 Duración: 39minMicah looks at Luke 14: 25-33 and Jesus's words about our relationship to our stuff. What Jesus is saying goes beyond dollars and cents, instead addressing the influence that Mine'ing has over our lives.
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April 21_Corner: Folding and Grasping
21/04/2024 Duración: 34minMicah looks at Ecclesiastes 4:5-6 and how we can choose to engage the world. Do you hold your hands open, ready to give, receive, and be present with all that is happening around you?