Why should we care about the bodily resurrection of Jesus? What does it teach us about life after death? And how should it inform the way we live in the world today? Luke Elmers teaches on the story of Jesus’ appearance to his disciples (Luke 24:36-49 ..read more

What does it mean that Jesus lives as our King? The resurrection of Jesus changes everything. All life takes on new meaning and possibility. Pastor Jordan Kologe invites us into the wonder of Easter ..read more

Jesus' Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday is an occasion marked by great and noisy celebration. The crowd exalts Jesus as the military Messiah who will free them from Roman oppression and reestablish the Davidic monarchy. But is Jesus the Messiah they think he is? As we read Mark's account of the triumphal entry against the prophecies of Isaiah Chapters 52 and 53 we find a very different portrait of the Messiah -- one the crowds cannot see, and we find Jesus pursuing not the exaltation of the crowd, but the exaltation of the cross. What does it mean for the cross of Christ ..read more

Pastor Jordan Kologe explains Church of the Advent’s emphasis in the coming seasons. He begins by using Luke’s account of the walk to Emmaus following Jesus’s resurrection as a model for our spiritual journey. After giving an overview of the plans for renewal of both our sacred space and pathways for spiritual formation, Pastor Jordan is joined by members of a prayer Table Group who share their experience ..read more

Pastor Jordan Kologe concludes our Lenten series on fasting based on Practicing the Way. While the first three reasons for fasting were internal, this final call turns our focus outward to fasting’s power for social transformation and justice. We cannot separate our relationship with God from that with our neighbor. Through fasting, we stand in solidarity with the hungry, sharing what we’ve been given and standing against evil and injustice ..read more

Scripture teaches us that fasting and prayer are spiritual disciplines that go together. Fasting is a powerful aid to hearing God and being heard by God. Pastor Jordan Kologe sermon continues our Lenten series on fasting from Practicing the Way ..read more

Pastor Jordan Kologe continues our Lenten series on fasting from Practicing the Way. Through fasting, we fight against the flesh, that is, our sinful nature, not our bodies. In this second teaching, we explore why fasting is a vital spiritual discipline in becoming more like Christ ..read more

Pastor Jordan Kologe introduces our Lenten series on fasting from Practicing the Way. In this first teaching, we explore the history of fasting, the basics of fasting, and the most important question about fasting: Why do we do it? The first and primary reason we fast is to offer ourselves to Jesus ..read more

Lent is a time-gift the church gives us to reflect and repent. We start the season at Ash Wednesday and remember we are but dust. Yet through the death and resurrection of Jesus, we are more than mere dust—we are God’s beloved dust. Listen to Deacon Cindy Hamilton’s Ash Wednesday homily ..read more

Few of us know what to make of accounts of exorcisms in the gospels - we might be tempted to disbelieve in the demonic and not understand why Jesus having authority over demons is even "good news" for us. But when we read the first account of exorcism in Mark's gospel and encounter Jesus the exorcist, he is not doing anything bizarre or inconsistent with his character - rather we see him doing what he always does: reclaiming and restoring humanity, one person at a time. Deacon Lisa Elmers teaches through Mark 1:21-28 ..read more