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Teachings from the weekly worship gatherings at Awaken Community. A safe place to journey with Jesus at the center.

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    May 25_Questions of Jesus: Dr. Kelly Sherman Conroy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 32:20


    Dr. Kelly Sherman Conroy discusses John 5:1-9 and the question "Do you want to be made well?" She navigates the complexities of healing work as someone with indigenous roots and brings emphasis to how we hold, honor and move through sacred wounds in colonized spaces.

    May 18_Encounters: Feed My Sheep

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 23:45


    Pastor Micah closes out the Encounters series by bringing us to John 21:1-17 and the moment Jesus meets Peter on the shore after resurrection. Peter, in the aftermath of his failure and shame is brought back into the mission Jesus invites all of us into; feed my sheep.

    May 11_Encounters: Some Worshipped, Some Doubted

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 39:54


    Pastor Micah continues the Encounters series by looking at Mattew 28:16-20. The disciples went to Galilee to the mountain to see Jesus and when they saw him, some worshipped and some doubted.

    May 4_Encounters: The Road to Damascus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 39:00


    Pastor Micah continues the Encounters series with Acts 9:1-19 where Paul is confronted by Jesus on the road to Damascus. Micah discusses the context of Paul's conversion and the significance of Ananias's actions and our invitation to embody peacemaking in a similar way.

    April 27_Encounters: Mary at the Tomb

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 39:48


    Awaken opens up a new series called Encounters where we look at examples of people's interactions with the resurrected Christ and unpack what it means for us as a community. Micah begins with John 20:11-18 and Mary's interaction with the gardener who is revealed to be Jesus.

    April 20_Easter: Resurrection is Interruption

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 26:58


    Awaken gathers for its first Easter Sunday in the new building. Pastor Micah discusses Matthew 27-28 and the subversion of expectations throughout the resurrection story, including the many holy bodies that are raised to life in verses 51-53.

    April 13_Lectionary: Letting Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 37:33


    Pastor Micah discusses Philippians 2:1-11 and the importance of love within a community. This passage connects back to the Garden of Eden and the posture of letting go as we enter into continued relationship with God and one another.

    April 6_Lectionary: The Wilderness, the Wanderer, and the Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 42:08


    Wild Fig Network's Executive Director, Eugene Kim visits Awaken to walk us through the Israelites experience of empire in Isaiah 43. He points us to examples of resistance that have formed the basis of christian thought and God's heart towards all marginalized people.

    March 30_Lectionary: The Prodigal Son

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 40:50


    Pastor Jenna takes the stage again to walk us through Luke 15 and the story of the prodigal son, this time highlighting the complexities of repair work when we experience brokenness in relationship.

    March 23_Lectionary: Prophecy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 38:57


    Micah takes us through Isaiah 55 and the prophets reminder of the vision God has for the world around us, one of abundance and partnership in making that vision our reality.

    March 16_Lectionary: Covenant

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 20:08


    Micah explores Genesis 15 and the meaning of the word "covenant" and why this word/idea is so important to the biblical story. Where can we find significance in the fact that God chooses to be in committed formal relational partnership(s) with humanity despite knowing the outcome and tendencies.

    March 9_Lectionary: Jesus in the Wilderness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 36:57


    Awaken enters the season of Lent by bringing us into the wilderness experience Jesus has in Luke 4.

    March 2_Where the End Begins: Altars - Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 32:21


    After a six week hiatus to focus on the big move, Awaken is meeting again on Sunday mornings. Micah brings us back to the story of Jacob and invites to consider how hope and imagination can pull us into a future we might not be able to see at the present moment.

    January 19_Where the End Begins: Altars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 38:31


    Awaken ends its time at St James by discussing the role and significance of the altar in Jacob's story. What does it mean to mark a moment in time and how does God meet us as we set up our own altars in this time of transition?

    January 12_Where the End Begins: God Can't

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 30:39


    This is the second to last Sunday at St James and Micah takes another approach to Genesis 28 by discussing the significance of being surprised by God's presence and staying curious about the places and people we will come into contact with in our new church home.

    January 5_Where the End Begins: Jacob and Fish

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 29:17


    Micah kicks off a final series for our time at St James. He opens by discussing the ways God is with us in the midst of transition by looking at Jacob's life. Also, in classic Micah fashion he gives a beautiful illustration of fish.

    December 22_Awake in the Waiting: Longing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 22:36


    Pastor Jenna brings our Advent series to a close in preparation for Christmas Eve. She walks us through the ways the evangelical understanding of longing can be counter productive to an otherwise important revealing that can happen through our longings.

    December 15_Awake in the Waiting: Waiting

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 43:47


    Micah processes the importance of waiting and the through line that we can see through scripture. It's in the waiting that things are exposed and produced within us.

    December 8_Awake in the Waiting: Crying Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 49:17


    Micah discusses Exodus 1:1-18 & 2:23-25 when the Israelites cried out and God heard, saw, listened, knew them. In the same way that Jesus modeled what it means to be human, we are met by God in the moments when we can acknowledge and embrace our limitations and struggles.

    December 1_Awake in the Waiting: Darkness (Fixed)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 46:57


    Awaken begins a new series through our last Advent season at St James. Micah kicks the series off by discussing the significance of darkness and the ways God shows up alongside us as a midwife is present to those birthing new life into the world.

    November 24_Take Heart: Searching the Psalms

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 2:14


    Micah closes out the Take Heart series by looking at Psalm 27 to help us navigate the difficulty of balancing hope for the world and the harsh realities we have to be reconciled to. 

    November 17_Take Heart: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 45:35


    Micah talks through the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Daniel 3 and invites Awaken into the work of civil disobedience in the name of sacrificial love for others.

    November 10_Take Heart: Calm in the Storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 42:00


    Micah brings us to Mark 6:45-52 when Jesus appears to the disciples in the midst of a storm on the sea. He points us to the ways that Jesus has proven himself a presence of peace and comfort to those in distress.

    November 3_Take Heart: I Have Overcome The World

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 40:43


    Awaken starts a new series this month as we find ourselves in a tumultuous political season. Micah kicks things off by adding context to Jesus words in John 16:33, "take heart for I have overcome the world". What does it mean to find peace in the midst of anxiety and uncertainty?

    October 27_Wells and Fences: Peacemakers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 38:51


    The Wells and Fences series comes to a close with a powerful message from Micah as we near Election Day. What does it mean to be a peacemaker? How do we do this for even those we might find ourselves at odds with? We can't make peace in the world if we haven't made peace within ourselves.

    October 20_Wells and Fences: Power and Empire

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 37:06


    Micah is back at Awaken to talk through the concept of power and empire in scripture. How does power look in the kingdom of God and how do we integrate the ways Jesus has modeled what it means to hold power within the context of our own lives in this election season?

    October 13_Wells and Fences: Jesus in the Wilderness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 41:42


    Awaken's Youth Director Trevor speaks for the first time on a Sunday morning and invites the congregation into the story of Jesus journeying through the wilderness. How does the human Jesus experience these tests and what example does it set for how we might find encouragement and grace in the midst of our own struggles?

    October 6_Wells and Fences: White Christian Nationalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 37:09


    Pastor Jenna takes the stage this Sunday and talks through the difficult reality facing our current political and religious climate. She brings attention to the language and ideology of white christian nationalism and how it finds itself at odds with scripture and the way Jesus held power.

    Sept 29_Wells and Fences: Parables

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 40:03


    Micah continues the Wells and Fences series by providing context for Jesus usage of parables in his teachings. The kingdom of God is not bombastic, but rather grows slow and steady like a mustard seed.

    Sept 22_Wells and Fences: Love Your Enemies

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 34:54


    Awaken continues our series on wells and fences by inviting us to consider perhaps a more difficult message to absorb in this political season and climate. Micah discusses the dehumanization of others when we label them "enemies" and points to Jesus who offers a better way.

    September 15_Wells and Fences: Intro

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 32:54


    Awaken returns to a recurring series that has become a cornerstone of our community. Micah provides an intro to the Wells and Fences series and the importance of the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus the Christ.

    Sept 8_ Formational Targets: Listening

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 40:38


    Awaken is back at St James for both gatherings to continue our formational targets series. Micah discusses the nuance of listening for God's voice in the midst of our own. 

    July 28_Holding What's Hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 33:45


    As a community we take a moment to create space for all the hard things being held, both individually and collectively. In the midst of our grief, we hold fast to the promises of God, the comfort of the Spirit, and the hope found in Jesus.

    July 21_Lost in Translation: Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 41:18


    Micah takes a look at the story of Thomas in John 20:19-29. While Thomas is often labelled as "The Doubter", this story is intentionally included in John's gospel as an encouragement to those with doubts. Even as Thomas expresses his doubts and makes his request known, Jesus moves towards him and meets him where he's at.

    July 14th_Lost in Translation: Judas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 34:31


    Micah looks at the character of Judas and the different accounts we have of his life and death. How does someone this close to Jesus make the decision to betray him?

    July 7_Lost in Translation: Romans 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 47:57


    Micah looks at Romans 13 and the instructions to the Church to submit to the governing authorities. What does Paul have in his pocket when he writes this to the Church of Rome? How are we to understand these verses for our time and our day?

    June 30_Lost in Translation: Can We Trust the Bible? (Part Two)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 49:06


    In a follow up to last weeks message, Micah shares his thoughts on the trustworthiness of the Bible, and the position in which we hold the Bible as a faith community.

    June 23_Lost in Translation: What's up with the Bible?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 57:52


    Joel Lawrence shares about the origins of the Bible, and offers his perspective on how this book came to be and its purpose as God's word and a revelation of God's self.

    June 16th_Lost in Translation: Jacob and Esau

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 37:07


    Micah looks at Genesis 27 and the story of Jacob and Esau, but also of Rebekah. Rebekah hears a word from the Lord and works within the systems of her time to move the story of God forwards.

    June 9_Lost in Translation: Abraham and Isaac

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 36:23


    Micah looks at Genesis 22 and God's request to Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac.

    June 2: Confirmation Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 39:45


    We celebrate the high school students who have completed the first Confirmation Class of Awaken!

    May 26_Formational Target: Pilgrimage

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 45:56


    Micah returns to the Formational Target of Pilgrimage and shares about Awaken's experience on the Urban Camino. 

    May 19th_Formational Target: Listening

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 55:42


    Sam Randall speaks on listening and the importance of asking good questions. What does it mean to be a good listener? What does it mean to listen and ask questions like Jesus? 

    May 12th_Corner: Generosity of Things Less Seen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 41:17


    Micah wraps up our series on Generosity looking at John 8 and the generosity of things less seen. Will we be people who are generous with our assumptions, with our compassion, and generous towards ourselves?

    May 5th_Corner: 100% is our Goal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 38:48


    Micah looks a few core principles about giving towards the church, or any organization. Do you align with the organizations mission, vision, and values? Do you trust the leadership? Does participating in the community bring value to your life? If so, do you invest in a way that is regular, proportionate, sacrificial, and cheerful?

    April 28_Corner: Mine'ing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 39:49


    Micah looks at Luke 14: 25-33 and Jesus's words about our relationship to our stuff. What Jesus is saying goes beyond dollars and cents, instead addressing the influence that Mine'ing has over our lives.

    April 21_Corner: Folding and Grasping

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 34:52


    Micah looks at Ecclesiastes 4:5-6 and how we can choose to engage the world. Do you hold your hands open, ready to give, receive, and be present with all that is happening around you?

    April 14_Leave a Corner

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 37:56


    Deuteronomy 24: 17-22 - God tells the Israelites to build generosity into their very way of life. To provide care for the most vulnerable among them, lest we forget the generosity we were made from and made for.

    April 7_El Shaddai

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 30:08


    Pastor Jenna rejoins us after her parental leave and the birth of her son Caden. Today, she explores Genesis 17 and the promise given to Abram and Sarai and the name that is used for God in this passage - El Shaddai. Please note that this message includes themes of parenthood and childbearing. We recognize that these themes can evoke both joyful and painful emotions.

    March 31_Easter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 33:56


    Micah provides an honest reflection on the significance of Easter and the importance of faith in a story that can at times feel unbelievable.

    March 24_Listening: Palm Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 38:18


    Micah looks at John 12:12-19 and the paradox of Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem, not with weapons and war, but in peace and sacrifice.

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