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Wait for the Lord | Psalm 27
Formation Pastor Ginny Seibel continues our Lenten series through the Psalms. In Psalm 27, we look at what it takes to become people with “soft hearts and hard feet."
Abide in the Shadow | Psalm 91
Lead Pastor Matthew Browne begins our Lenten series through various Psalms. The Psalms are not theology; they are a record of the real experience of people living in r...
The Heart of the Matter | Luke 9v28-36
Lead Pastor Matthew Browne preaches on Jesus' teaching about dealing with the sin in ourselves before judging the sin in others. In this final week before Lent, we are...
The Gospel of Luke | Jesus Instituted the Year of Jubilee
Ginny Seibel and Matthew Browne finish the four-part podcast exploring the dominant themes in Luke’s Gospel. This week, they look into what it means when Jesus says th...
Love Your Enemies | Luke 6v27-38
Guest preacher Darryl Ford from Ikon Church teaches on Jesus's shocking pronouncement that people in his kingdom do not practice the law of reciprocity but instead lov...
The Gospel of Luke | Jesus Came for the Marginalized
Ginny Seibel and Matthew Browne continue the four-part podcast exploring the dominant themes in Luke’s Gospel. This week, they explore the call of Jesus and the Church...
Blessed are the Poor | Luke 6v17-26
Lead Pastor Matthew Browne teaches on Jesus’s shocking declaration that the poor, hungry, grieving, and afflicted in the world are actually the fortunate ones. This “...
The Gospel of Luke | The Spirit Empowers the Work of Jesus
Ginny Seibel and Matthew Browne continue the four-part podcast exploring the dominant themes in Luke’s Gospel. This week, they explore the role of the Holy Spirit in b...
Jesus the Advocate | Luke 5v1-11
Formation Pastor Ginny Seibel teaches on the calling of Peter in the gospel of Luke. This story reveals the essence of the character of Jesus–the one who gets in our b...
The Gospel of Luke | Jesus is the Telos
Ginny Seibel and Matthew Browne unpack the theme of "Jesus is the Telos." This theme in Luke's gospel invites believers to see and understand that Christ is the ultima...
Welcoming the Stranger | Luke 4v21-30
Immanuel member and Director of Memorial Drive Ministries, David Roth, shares about the recent developments in refugee care and resettlement, and how the church can be...
The Spirit of the Lord Is Upon Me
Formation pastor Ginny Seibel teaches on Jesus' first moment in his ministry, setting the stage for the rest of Luke's gospel message. As we begin a study in Luke this...
God in the Wine | John 2v1-11
Lead Pastor Matthew Browne preaches on Jesus’ first sign at the wedding in Cana, turning water into wine. This famous miracle tells a deeper story about God and humani...
God in the Water | Luke 3v15-22
Lead Pastor Matthew Browne teaches on the Baptism of Jesus from Lukes gospel. As we begin the season of Epiphany, we look at the stories of Jesus each week as a sign f...
The Father's Son | Luke 2v41-52
Lead Pastor Matthew Browne teaches on the passage from Luke's gospel that records Jesus's first recorded words. In this strange and wonderful scene we learn that even ...
Thin Places in Exile | Luke 1v39-55
Guest preacher Saranell Hartman teaches on the story of Elizabeth's and Mary's pregnancies from the gospel of Luke.The story of these expectant women meeting each othe...
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.