Messages from Neighborhood Church in Cloquet, MN. Visit our website: https://neighborhoodchurchmn.org for more information about our services, times and our church.

Sauter launches new series where we talk on the theological importance of Jesus asking a question of “who do you say that I am?” The post Who do you say that I am? first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Sauter continues our series on how we can respond to the Twin Cities being occupied. We discuss the power of dismantling toxic systems through the boring everyday work of extending love to those around us. The post What Now? Eternal life looks like more like a ditch then a halo first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

We discuss why the joke “see you next year” slaps and why we believe going back to the gym for 3 weeks will finally get us the respect we feel we deserve! (and a tich of commentary on the book of revelation) The post New-ness everywhere first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Nobodies and Somebody’s and why it matters. The post Niel Diamond and Jesus out there changing lives first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Wrapping up our Everybody series with Sauter talking on how love CAN cover a multitude of sins, but all depends on what your end goal is. The post “But I said it in looooovvvvvveeeeeeee” and other toxic statements first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Words create reality. The post EveryBody: Blade or Balm first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

James lays out his banger of a statement that with out works, faith is dead. We discuss the notion that we long for things outside of time and how that shapes our current reality. The post EveryBody: Always Becoming first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

James 2:1-13 Join us as we discuss favoritism and how it creates a culture that diminishes flourishing. The post Everybody: VIP Jesus first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Jame1:19-27 The post EveryBody: The Truthiest of Truths first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Sauter introduces new series on what it looks like to have a community for every body. The post EveryBody first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Trigger warning: We talk on David’s Sexual Assault This is a Psalm of David’s confession. What is left out is any mention of his victims and why this deeply matters for us today. The post Psalm 51: Confession and Being Silenced first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Reflections on contentment, grief and how the two are do not have to be in conflict with the other. A Psalm to mediate and reflect on when dreaming of what is to be and embracing what is. The post Psalm 126: One day at a time first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Rage is reflected in the Bible….and it’s really good news. The post Psalm 77: Zipper Merges and Sacredness first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

A Psalm on foaming seas, divine feminine and a God in the chaos (vs one who caused the chaos) The post Psalm 46: Chaos first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

A psalm of gratitude and joy. The process of accessing this can be problematic at times and why it all matters. The post Psalm 100: Wet pockets first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Sauter discusses on how Wilco can transform your life, brief discussion on paganism and why everything we need is all around us. Therapy, state parks, furry friends and running shoes can bring much needed relief (and why isn’t that just as holy as anything else) The post Psalm 121 first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Sauter goes through Matthew 13 and how stories can often lead to transformation vs yelling facts. The post What's the deal with everyone's mind being blown and transformed by my facebook comments? first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Why do we feel the need to have something outside of ourselves to validate ourselves? Sauter discuses John 5 and the sacred work of dreaming. The post What's the deal with Girbaud jeans? first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

In thinking of the cross, many start at a place of suffering and all the blood that was shed. Is there other ways to process what the cross might mean for humanity? Where and why did someone to focus on so much blood? Join us as we process atonement theories and how they shape how… The post What's the deal with all that blood? first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

A beautiful story of picking teams, sizing up opps and all the energy we invest in our circles. The post What's the deal with sandals and angels? first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Rebecca Rick wraps up our series on rituals by talking on book shelves, Lady McBeth and moving with kindness. The post Confession first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Participating in rituals can aide in our journey of transformation if we’re willing to submit to the process as well as evaluate the growth (or lack there of) in the process. Investing in these habits, rhythms, energy etc… can bring lasting change. The post External to Internal Transformation first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

With a new year comes new opportunities. Rebecca walks us through how rituals can honor where you are coming from and move you towards who you want to be on purpose. The post God with us…now what? first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Join us as Sauter takes on the week 4 of Advent speaking on the Broseph Joseph trying to divorce Mary and why this story is critically important to us today. The post One Reality first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Dreams can inspire us to do amazing things as well as help inspire those around us. Join us as Sauter discusses how the dreams we carry for ourselves and others, evolve and change as we progress in our journeys. The post Advent week 2: Dreams first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Next in our series on identifying green flags on where we can invest the best of ourselves, we have sacred wisdom. Sauter’s post presidential election message. The post Sacred Wisdom first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

“We need to uphold biblical marriage!” A statement that comes with multiple people eye rolling or doing it mentally as they hear this. What marriage in the Bible are you hoping to emulate? What is the context those marriages existed and how does that shape our ideas of relationships today? Sauter breaks down myths of… The post Biblical marriage and the eye rolls that follow first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

We launch our new series on processing those nudges to pause, pivot or keep going on our journeys. The post Green Flags first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Join Sauter as he shares tips on accessing hope through the sacred art of prayer. The post “Yes, I got a D in prayer” and other stories of hope first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Continuing our series on hope, Sauter walks through Colossians 3 on the premise of placing our hearts and minds on “things above” and why it’s radically different way of processing reality. The post Hope as an escape? first appeared on Neighborhood Church.