For The Spirit Of The City

Find your voice. Rev. Janet Legro talks about courage — to speak, to change, to turn toward instead of turning away in her sermon on Mark 7:24-37, given at Community worship, Tuesday, September 11, 2018.

"The heart of the matter is the heart of the matter." Rev. Joel Blunk says the longest journey is from our head to our heart. Joel preached this sermon on Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 at Community worship on Tuesday, September 4, 2018.

Turn back? Or press on? It's your choice, the choice of discipleship. It was true back in the day, and it is still true today. Rev. Qasarah Spencer speaks to this in her sermon on John 6:56-69, delivered at Communty worship on Tuesday, August 28, 2018.

Rev. Sherman Logan delivers a strong message at Community worship on Tuesday, August 22, 2018.

How do we become the bread of life, the living word, in the world? Jabriel Hasan, member of the Urban Service Corps, delivers this message at Community worship at Richmond Hill on Tuesday, August 14, 2018.

What happens when we sit down to eat a meal together? Rev. Janie Walker shares insights in her sermon on John 6:24-35, preached at Community worship onTuesday, August 7, 2018.

Bend the knee, obedience, and spiritual alignment. It's all good. DeBorah Cannady breaks down Paul's letter to the Ephesians at Community worship, Tuesday, July 31, 2018.

"Power for the Journey" is Rev. Janie M. Walker's message on Mark 6:14-29. The 16 verses about the goings-on during King Herod's scandalous birthday party is less about what the Enemy is doing in high places. It's about what God is doing in many places, and how we're called to participate. Janie preached at Community worship, Tuesday, July 17, 2018.

Find focus on five aspects of being a disciple for Jesus as Rev. Bob Hetherington explores Mark 6:1-13 in his sermon from Community worship on July 10, 2018.

Guess what? The interruptions are the ministry. Rev. Joel Blunk tackles interruptions, healing ad wholeness in his sermon on Mark 5:21-43, given at Community worship, Tuesday, July 3, 2018.

"When you hear the question that is your question, you have begun to hear much." Rev. Amelia Wilmer takes on Mark 4:35-41 during Community worship, Tuesday, June 26, 2018.

Rev. Herbert Jones wrestles with pigs, politics and the pulpit as he copes with the gospel as it pertains to the events of last week in Washington. Herbert preached at Community worship on Tuesday, June 19, 2018.

"Between a rock and a hard place." That's how Rev. Janie M. Walker spoke to where we can often find ourselves in her sermon on Mark 3:20-35 given during Community worship on Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

Rev. Joel Blunk speaks to the heart of Sabbath in this sermon from Community worship, Tuesday, June 5, 2018.

What do a lawyer, Mary, and Martha have in common — and why should we care? It's all about relationship, says Wayne Lewis. And the relationship that matters most is your relationship with Jesus. Wayne preaches from Luke 10 at Community worship on Tuesday, May 29, 2018.

Rev. Bob Hetherington encourages us to draw on the Holy Spirit as a primary power source as we lean into our mission work. His text is John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 — Pentecost, preached at Community worship, Tuesday, May 22, 2018.

Rev. Vicky Bethel takes on the deep meaning of waiting as she reflects on the Ascension story from Acts 1:1-11 at Community worship, Tuesday, May 15, 2018.

Rev. Joel Blunk tackles friendship and the role it plays in our relationship to Jesus in his sermon on John 15:9-17 delivered during Community worship, Tuesday, May 8, 2018.

Growth requires challenges. "A Lesson from the Vineyard" is Rev. Janie M. Walker's sermon on the topic of growth and the gospel of John 15:1-8, given at Community worship on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

Rev. Dr. Paula Owens Parker (of Roots Matter -- Healing, Heritage, Hope)speaks to "The Far-away Near By" in her very out-of-character desert experience. A good reminder to us all of the value of nature in our spiritual journey, and the importance of a desert experience, be it voluntary or involuntary.