Practice: Call of Christ the King
The Practice Church Podcast
This is a contemplative practice inviting us to consider Christ's invitation to follow him. It comes from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. This particular practice was led by Father Michael Sparough in 2017, and we spent time with it in our gathering on .
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The Gospel Is...A Story
The Practice Church Podcast
The gospel is the good news of God’s saving work in the world, and how we understand that work is essential for our spiritual journey. How we articulate the gospel shapes who we understand God to be and who we are in relation to God. It shapes the way we follow Jesus and how we join the Spirit’s kingdom work in the world. In other words, how we understand the good news of Jesus guides all that we do as a church community. In this series, we will explore some foundations of the gospel. This week, Jason Feffer considers the ways in which we are shaped by the story of the Gospel.
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The Gospel Is...Communal
The Practice Church Podcast
The gospel is the good news of God’s saving work in the world, and how we understand that work is essential for our spiritual journey. How we articulate the gospel shapes who we understand God to be and who we are in relation to God. It shapes the way we follow Jesus and how we join the Spirit’s kingdom work in the world. In other words, how we understand the good news of Jesus guides all that we do as a church community. In this series, we will explore some foundations of the gospel. This week, Juliet Liu kicks off our teaching series with an exploration of the ways that the Gospel is...
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Through the Disciples' Eyes: Eat My Flesh
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Have you ever considered how fascinating the disciples are as characters in the Gospels? We often read these stories with our focus on Jesus, but how often do we pay attention to the disciples’ perspective? Throughout the Gospel narratives, the people who followed Jesus are ‘representative characters.’ In so many ways, they stand in for us as we try to understand and be formed by the ministry and presence of Jesus. In this series, we will contemplate six stories from the Gospels through the eyes of the disciples. How did they understand the teaching and ministry of Jesus? How did they...
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Imaginative Prayer: Rich Young Ruler
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This imaginative prayer is focused on Jesus and his conversation with the rich young ruler.
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Through the Disciples' Eyes: Jesus and the Rich Young Ruler
The Practice Church Podcast
Have you ever considered how fascinating the disciples are as characters in the Gospels? We often read these stories with our focus on Jesus, but how often do we pay attention to the disciples’ perspective? Throughout the Gospel narratives, the people who followed Jesus are ‘representative characters.’ In so many ways, they stand in for us as we try to understand and be formed by the ministry and presence of Jesus. In this series, we will contemplate six stories from the Gospels through the eyes of the disciples. How did they understand the teaching and ministry of Jesus? How did they...
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Imaginative Prayer: Jesus Heal's the Centurion's Servant
The Practice Church Podcast
In this imaginative prayer, we watch as Jesus is approached by a Roman centurion asking for his servant to be healed.
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Through the Disciples' Eyes: Jesus and the Centurion
The Practice Church Podcast
Have you ever considered how fascinating the disciples are as characters in the Gospels? We often read these stories with our focus on Jesus, but how often do we pay attention to the disciples’ perspective? Throughout the Gospel narratives, the people who followed Jesus are ‘representative characters.’ In so many ways, they stand in for us as we try to understand and be formed by the ministry and presence of Jesus. In this series, we will contemplate six stories from the Gospels through the eyes of the disciples. How did they understand the teaching and ministry of Jesus? How did they...
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Imaginative Prayer: Jesus Calms the Storm
The Practice Church Podcast
In this imaginative prayer written by Joan Kelley, we find ourselves on the boat with Jesus and the disciples in the midst of a storm.
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Through the Disciples' Eyes: Real Fear
The Practice Church Podcast
Have you ever considered how fascinating the disciples are as characters in the Gospels? We often read these stories with our focus on Jesus, but how often do we pay attention to the disciples’ perspective? Throughout the Gospel narratives, the people who followed Jesus are ‘representative characters.’ In so many ways, they stand in for us as we try to understand and be formed by the ministry and presence of Jesus. In this series, we will contemplate six stories from the Gospels through the eyes of the disciples. How did they understand the teaching and ministry of Jesus? How did they...
info_outlineEarlier this year, we began a recurring series in which we will walk in the story of scripture. We began in Genesis 1-11, learning God's intention for creation and what went wrong. In Genesis 12-50 we experience the beginning of God's restorative plan, a plan to redeem and bless creation.
This week, Jason led us through the final movement of Genesis, the story of Jacob's children. Joseph's story both sums up the entire book of Genesis and points us forward in hopeful expectation for the coming restoration of all creation.
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