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A Fruitful Life in Exile | Luke 3v7-18
Lead Pastor Matthew Browne continues our Advent study in Luke's gospel learning from John the Baptist. The repentance John calls each of us into is not just for oursel...
Actively Waiting in Exile | Luke 3v1-6
Lead Pastor Matthew Browne continues in the gospel of Luke, as we learn from John the Baptist's life and example. John the Baptist is the central figure of Advent, bec...
Living as Exiles | Luke 21v25-36
Formation pastor Ginny Seibel opens the Advent season with a look into Luke’s gospel and what we can learn today from “Advent in Exile."
Jesus is King | Revelation 1v1-8
Immanuel welcomed guest preacher Patrick Boatwright from Oaks Church in Brooklyn to open the scriptures on Christ the King Sunday. Patrick showed us that regardless of...
Beginning to Pray | 1 Samuel 1v4-20
The Old Testament story of Hannah models for us a way of living through seasons of distress and uncertainty–we are invited to bring our pain to God through prayer. In ...
Just Enough | 1 Kings 17v8-16
The story of the prophet Elijah visiting a Gentile widow has a message for us as we continue on in a wearying season of uncertainty. The God who often gives us just en...
The Whole Life | Mark 12v28-34
In this week's text, Jesus boils down the whole life of the disciple to the great commandment: to love the Lord with all our heart and to love our neighbor as ourselves.
Jesus for the Disabled | Mark 10v46-52
In this week’s sermon text, Mark tells the story of a desperate man named Bartimaeus—a blind beggar who calls out to Jesus. We can learn a lot from this story about ho...
Good News for a Rich Man | Mark 10v17-31
Lead pastor Matthew Browne teaches on a story where Jesus offers a way to freedom to a man who has everything but is still looking for more.
Serving Like Jesus | Mark 10v35-45
Guest preacher David Roth, Director of Memorial Drive Ministries, teaches on the practicalities of what it looks like to serve as Jesus serves.
Children, the Kingdom, and Discipleship | Mark 10v13-16
Formation pastor Ginny Seibel looks at a well-known scripture of Jesus taking little children into his arms and ask ourselves what this beautiful moment says about dis...
Wide Grace, Deep Holiness | Mark 9v38-50
Formation pastor Ginny Seibel examines a hard conversation between Jesus and his disciples about what it looks like to follow him.
Taking On Another, For Their Sake | Mark 9v30-37
Formation pastor Ginny Seibel explores Jesus' second prediction of the cross in the gospel of Mark and his teaching on receiving those around us.
Faith and Doubt | Mark 9v14-29
Guest preacher Leon McKenzie preaches on the importance of the humanity and the divinity of Jesus in understanding his heart toward us.
Friend and Healer | Mark 7v31-37
Formation pastor Ginny Seibel walks us through a story of healing that reveals Jesus not only as our healer, but as our friend.
The Heart of the Matter | Mark 7v1-23
Formation pastor Ginny Seibel examines a debate between the religious elite and Jesus, where Jesus gets to the heart of the matter with a parable.
The Presence of Jesus | John 6v60-69
Formation pastor Ginny Seibel teaches on a story from John where Jesus offends those around him by revealing, not just that he is the bread of life, but that he is the...
Children of Light | Ephesians 5v3-14
Formation Pastor Ginny Seibel explores Paul's exhortation to the Ephesian church to live as a holy people in the midst of a world where the way of Jesus doesn't always...
Angry Like God | Ephesians 4v21-5v2
Lead Pastor Matthew Browne continues in a 3-week look at Paul's words in Ephesians about the communal life of the church. In the second week, we learn about the anger ...
Growing Up Together | Ephesians 4v1-16
Lead Pastor Matthew Browne begins a 3-week look at Paul's words in Ephesians about the communal life of the church. Even though there are many difficulties in living i...