Blueprint for the World

Father Jeff Paul talks about God’s blueprint for humanity, sandwiched between this prayer from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, Enuma Okoro.

Lord, what you call compassion, others call weakness. What you call conviction, others call dissidence. What you call love, others call mixing with sinners. We pray that we too might be found weak, dissident, and in bad company, especially if it means we are closer to you. Amen.

You can read the scripture by clicking on John 1:1-18 or listen to the gospel in our recording below.  Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: “Download” below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later. (Sorry for the buzzing, we have audio level problems this week.)

The Secret is Surrender

Father Jeff talks about atonement, theologians, Wilco and the secret that isn’t a secret to folks in 12 step recovery.

You can read the scripture by clicking on the gospel reading John 12:20-29 or listen to it in our recording below. Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

It’s An Inside Job

Father Jeff urges us to give up the desire for an external fix to inside problems. The process of being made whole (“being saved” in the scripture) is an inside job.  Listen to Father Jeff pass along Jesus invitation to live a life that witnesses to a different way to spiritual healing and wholeness other than by external force or self-righteous martyrdom.

You can read the scripture by clicking: Matthew 16:21-26 or listen to the reading in our recording below.  Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

Getting Rid of Weeds

Rather than a morality play, Father Jeff Paul asks us to look at the enemy who sows the weeds and invites us to consider that we are the weed planters. He relates 12 step recovery to the parable of letting go and letting God lead us out of the weed fields we plant and nurture.

You can read the scripture by clicking: Genesis 28:10-19aMatthew 13:24-30 or listen to Matthew reading it in our recording below. Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

Keep Coming Back

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Expanding the theme of being found in Luke 15:1-10 Father Jeff talks about finding surprising welcome for those who least expect to be invited back. Listen to this September 11, 2016 message with the player below or download to listen later.