Weekly sermons from LSCC East Bay!
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Embodied: The Racial Gaze & Identity in Christ (Mk. 7:24-26; Matt. 15:22-28)
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Race is when “your skin is that friend who meets everyone before you do.” Race is first and foremost, not how you identify, but how society identifies you - e.g. it is a social construct. But in Christ, we discover who we really are. How do we live out our true identity in Christ in while in the racialized gaze of the world?…
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Embodied: The Spirituality of Sex (Eph 5:31-33; 1 Cor 6:18-20)
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What is God’s vision of our life as sexual beings? Why does he place limits? How is sexuality spiritual? How do we honor God with our sexuality?
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Embodied: Health & Sickness/Suffering (1 Cor 6:19-20; 2 Cor 12:7-10)
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Health is important to God! Yet if we cannot worship health – God’s vision of health is not a life lived out of Whole Foods; God is still deeply present and perhaps even more greatly known in suffering and sickness
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God gave us the gift of life in our bodies - and calls us to honor him with our bodies, animated by his breath/Spirit, because our bodies belong to him as the giver of our bodies and the one who gave his ...
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Sabbatical reflection: Our Creator/Lord of the Sabbath created us in grace and gave us the gift of Sabbath rest; we are finite mortals not the eternal God – even Jesus rested! Yet, is “work-life balance” the pinnacle of spirituality? We are still called to labor/toil – but for what end? In our world, we sacrifice our health for the gods of wealth, …
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EEAAO: Risen with Purpose | Col 4:2-6
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Our priorities and commitments are reorganized in light of the Lordship of Christ
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Living a Life of Gratitude
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EEAAO: Risen to New Relationships| Col 3:18—4:1
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Baptism Testimonies
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Brian, Kenneth, Kris talk about unity in Christ
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EEAAO: Risen to a New Me | Col 3:1-17
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The new moral character that have in Christ requires intentionality to walk it out.
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Our suffering means victory instead of shame now, bc Jesus is the crucified God; we are sharing in his victory Worldly philosophies/values/habits press us to compromise our faith in Jesus the crucified God. But he triumphs and fulfills these the values/desires.
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EEAAO: New Meaning of Suffering | Col 1:24-29
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Our suffering means victory instead of shame now, bc Jesus is the crucified God; we are sharing in his victory
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EEAAO: The Crucified God | Col 1:15-19
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Jesus is creator, new creator, over all. But he's different, he's the crucified God
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The Ascension | Lk 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11
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Why the (forgotten) ascension of Christ matters
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Our present sufferings can't compare with our future glory - possible because of Jesus' resurrection
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A Community for the Foster Children | Acts 16:16-34; Jas 1:27
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Street Ministry Month: A Community Free to Love | 1 Cor 10:23-33
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Love is more important than freedom
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Street Ministry Month: Serving Christ in the Unhoused | Mt 25:31-46
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When we serve the poor, we serve Christ
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Leaders of Christ's Community | 1 Tim 3:1-12; Lk 22:25-26
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Leaders are called to have character and be like Christ; poignant in a culture of egalitarianism and the abuse of power
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An Edifying Community | Eph 4:15, 29
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The church is about building each other up in love and challenging truth
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The church is a "covenant community" - sacrificilally devoted to being with and for each other
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A Christ-Centered Community | 1 Cor 11:17-34
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The church is about Christ, not consumeristic "me", not even the "best version of me"
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A Community of Forgiveness | Mt 18:21-35
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Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
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What is God calling you to this year? How is God speaking to you? Does he have a new mission for you this year, or the continuation of an old mission? What step of faith do you need to take in response to what God is saying?
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"Four Questions for the New Year | Jeremiah 29:4-14"
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What if God has something surprising, challenging, purposeful—and ultimately GOOD for you this year? Key verse: "For I know the plans I have for you..."
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God lifts up and uses the lowly, because he lives among them too!
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Zechariah's Song (HOPING) | Lk 1:5-25, 57-80 (story or song OK)
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Good News for the Anxious | Prov 3:5-6; Isa 41:10
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Good news for those with anxiety, stress, depression
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Can I Know God Personally? | The 7 Big Questions
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The entire reason Jesus came to earth was so that everyone who trusts in him can know God personally—the relationship we were born to enjoy.
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Is Jesus Really God? | The 7 Big Questions
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Because of His own testimony about Himself, Jesus is either God or a fraud. There is no logical middle ground. Jesus demonstrated His deity through prophecy, teaching, and the resurrection.
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Is Christianity Too Narrow? | The 7 Big Questions
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God provided a way for everyone to have peace. This is profoundly inclusive—not exclusive. Following Jesus is different from every other faith on earth in that He sacrificed to get to us, rather than us sacrificing to get to Him. Most religions boil down to humanity trying to reach God, but Christianity is God reaching humanity.…
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Why Does God Allow Pain & Suffering | The 7 Big Questions
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Because God is greater than we are, we cannot fully understand or explain all of the problems we encounter. However, we can be certain of God’s perfect power, his perfect timing, his perfect purpose, and his perfect love.
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Is There A God? | The 7 Big Questions
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Evidence of God comes from creation, morality, intelligence, and love. Once we establish that there must be a God, we are ready to discover who God really is.
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Does Life Have A Purpose? | The 7 Big Questions
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Every person on Earth was created to know and love God personally. Life is meaningless without God, but God gives everything meaning.
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Subversive Suburbanite: Neighborhood
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Being Good Samaritan neighbors, light to our neighborhoods
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A reconciled, uncomfortable, upside down community of differents
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Deep life of the soul and emotional health
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Reflections on the boy Jesus at the Temple (Luke 2), on adolescence as a time for differentiation and risk, and on Jesus relationships with his earthly & heavenly parents
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Most people who consider themselves Christian will claim they are free. But are they? What does freedom actually mean? You might be surprised to discover that it probably isn’t what you think.
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Antenna: Panel: How do you hear God's voice? (OR OBEDIENCE - cf John)
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Teaching, plus panel with Christina & Eugene
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Science & Faith answer different questions. How a scientist reads/trusts the Bible
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How do we discern God's voice from a false voice? God's voice always leads us closer to the Lordship of Jesus. Consolation/Desolation. Wise counsel.
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Habit of listening to God's already revealed voice. Notice the centrality of Scripture in sense Jesus' presence, burning. And it happened on the road, not at church!
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Antenna/radar up, like watchmen at night. Antenna up for "Kairos".
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