In today’s reading, the Lord calls Samuel for the first time as a child. We talk about what it means to listen to the calling of the Spirit, the calling of God.
A new work of God in San Diego's East Village
A new work of God in San Diego's East Village
Sermons on Discipleship
On this day of Pentecost, we talk about the work of the Spirit that binds us to one another and sends us out, overturning the work of sin to isolate us and pull us into darkness, away from God and away from one another.
Kurt shares his powerful testimony of finding God through God’s calling and the work of God in our church.
Kristen shares her life journey with us, coming to find her calling in medicine and work among us at Living Water.
Craig teaches us what it means to abide in Jesus, who loves us as the Father has loved him.
Jon shares his testimony, reflecting on how his parents (1st generation Christians) had to find God, but he (second generation Christian with no church community connection) had to find the church.
Jesus shows the disciples the wounds in his hands and the wound in his side, and when they see the wounds, they come to believe. We discuss trauma, grief, and what it means that in Jesus, woundedness has been made holy.
Numbers presents us with a strange stories of snake attacks and salvation through a snake on a pole. We see how this gives as an image of the gospel, and how we can find our own salvation from sin in the crucifixion (and resurrection) of Jesus.
We look at the life of Abraham and find that he has left his old identity behind to find a new one in the promise of the Lord.
We focus on our powerlessness and our need for God’s mercy, especially as we face our own mortality.