Spero Dei Messages

The Spero Dei Band provides music, Liz Perez leads you through a moment of mindfullness, and David Moses Perez continues 'When Better Isn't'.Originally streamed on 8/30/20. For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

Nicole Serrano and Lionel Cartwright provide music, and David Moses Perez talks about times when we think something is best for our lives, but it turns out to not be good for us.Originally streamed on 8/23/20. For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

David Moses Perez discusses how to continue on when plans go out the window by letting go and accepting change. Nicole Serrano and Lionel Cartwright provide music, and India Lacerda reads a poem, and gives some updates. Originally streamed on 8/16/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

David Moses Perez discusses social isolation and loneliness.Later, Lionel Cartwright and Nicole Serrano provide music, and Liz Perez gives some updates about new book clubs and podcast groups. Originally streamed on 8/9/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

David Moses Perez has conversations with Spero Dei members about living with loss.Later, Lionel Cartwright and Nicole Serrano provide music, and Travis Spaw, director of operations at Spero Dei, gives some updates. Originally streamed on 8/9/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

David Moses Perez has conversations with Spero Dei members about waiting.Later, Lionel Cartwright and Nicole Serrano provide music. Originally streamed on 7/26/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

Liz Perez has conversations with Spero Dei members about how they cope with life during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Lionel Cartwright and Nicole Serrano provide music, and David Moses Perez gives some updates. Originally streamed on 7/19/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

David Moses Perez speaks with Rabbi Flip Rice and Rabbi Laurie Rice of Congregation Micah (Brentwood, TN) about what it means to be Jewish in a southern, evangelical city, biblical interpretation and literalism, and what it means to have an evolving faith in the 20th century. Lionel Cartwright and Nicole Serrano provide music, and Liz Perez gives some updates. Originally streamed on 7/12/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

Liz Perez speaks about Emotional Safety with Mallory Palk (Little Sparrows Director), India Lacerda (Children's Ministry Director), and Micah White (Spero Dei Member). Lionel Cartwright and Nicole Serrano provide music, and Travis Spaw (Director of Operations) offers some updates. Originally streamed on 7/5/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

David Moses Perez delivers a message entitled 'Welcoming vs. Affirming', and several members of the LGBTQ community at Spero Dei share their stories. Lionel Cartwright and Nicole Serrano provide music. Later, Mallory Palk provides some updates. Originally streamed on 6/28/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

Liz Perez speaks about the power of women, and interviews Sam Pyle, of Green Apple Strategy, and Lauren Reed, of Reed PR. Later Nicole Serrano provides music, and India Lacerda gives some updates. Originally live-streamed on 6/21/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

David Moses Perez delivers a sermon about how your story matters, and later Lionel Cartwright and Nicole Serrano provide music. Originally live-streamed on 6/14/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

David Moses Perez speaks about Isms and Ologies, the two things that thwart faith, hope, and love. Lionel Cartwright and Nicole Serrano provide music. Originally live-streamed on 6/7/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

In this week's service, David Moses Perez continues the 'Contrary to Popular Belief' series, speaking about how awakening is greater than growth. Later, Lionel Cartwright and Nicole Serrano provide music. Originally live-streamed on 5/31/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

In this week's service, David Moses Perez continues the 'Contrary to Popular Belief' series, speaking about how what is true is greater than truth. Later, Lionel Cartwright and Nicole Serrano provide music. Originally live-streamed on 5/24/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

In this week's service, David Moses Perez continues the 'Contrary to Popular Belief' series, speaks with Peter Enns about how mystery is greater than certainty. Later, Lionel Cartwright and Nicole Serrano provide music. Originally live-streamed on 5/17/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

In this week's service, Liz Perez, LMFT, delivers a sermon about how friendship with fear is better than conquering it, and Lionel Cartwright and Nicole Serrano provide music. Originally live-streamed on 5/10/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

In this week's service, David Moses Perez delivers a message about Ethics from the series 'Contrary To Popular Belief', and Lionel Cartwright and Nicole Serrano provide music. Originally live-streamed on 5/3/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

Spero Dei's seventh live-streamed service features a sermon from David Moses Perez, and music by Lionel Cartwright and Nicole Serrano. Originally live-streamed on 4/26/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

Spero Dei's sixth live-streamed service features a sermon from David Moses Perez, and music by Lionel Cartwright and Nicole Serrano. Originally live-streamed on 4/19/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

Spero Dei's fifth live-streamed service features a sermon from David Moses Perez, and music by Lionel Cartwright and Nicole Serrano. Originally live-streamed on 4/12/20.For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

Spero Dei's fourth live-streamed service features a sermon from David Moses Perez, and music by Lionel Cartwright and Nicole Serrano. Originally live-streamed on 4/5/20.

Spero Dei's third live-streamed service features a sermon from David Moses Perez, and music by Lionel Cartwright, as well as a panel featuring several members of Spero Dei sharing how COVID-19 is impacting them, and how they are coping with it. Originally live-streamed on 3/30/20.

Spero Dei's second live-streamed service features a sermon from David Moses Perez entitled 'Living Centered In An Edgy Time', and music from Nicole Serrano. Originally live-streamed on 3/22/20.

Spero Dei’s debut online service: Comfort in the Midst of Coronavirus by David Perez with music by Nicole Serrano. Originally aired live from Alclair in Nashville, TN on 3/15/20.

We’ve ALL had that nagging feeling that keeps you up at night, ruminating over what went wrong and how you could’ve done something differently, made a smarter decision, or had the right come-back line. You replay the moment over in your head and you can’t get your mind off of it. We’ve all been there. How do I regain my peace of mind after a moment of weakness, failure, frustration or loneliness? Your mind is quiet and calm. In this fifth installment of the BIG KNOW series, minister David Perez shares how we can experience peace in the midst of chaos. Recorded at Spero Dei on 3/8/2020.

There is an old anonymous saying… Who is it that is unhappy? The one who finds fault. It’s sorta true, isn’t it? When we’re unhappiest… is when we’re tied up in knots about something. It’s when we’re zeroing in on the faults of someone else and we can’t let go of something — that our own souls are miserable. It’s when we’re zero’d in on our own faults and shame. It’s when we can’t forgive others or ourselves ties us up. In this last installment of the BIG KNOW series, minister David Perez shares how we can experience forgiveness in the midst of deep hurt and resentment. Recorded at Spero Dei on 3/1/2020.

The reality is: some of you are not feeling too strong today — you’re facing something that you’re not sure you can even make it thru. Or you’re buried in overwhelming circumstances that seem unending. In this third installment of the BIG KNOW series, minister David Moses Perez shares how we can experience strength in the midst of chaos. Recorded at Spero Dei on 2/23/2020.

David Moses Perez speaks from his series entitled ‘The Big Know’, talks about knowing comfort, the mantra and values of Spero Dei, leads the parishioners in a centering, mindful prayer, and talks about kenosis.Recorded at Spero Dei on 2/16/20. For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

Flip Rice, Co-Rabbi at Congregation Micah, joins David Moses Perez at Spero Dei to talk about ancient words and their meanings in our post-modern lives. Lisa Silver then joins Flip and David on stage to offer a blessing to the parishioners.Recorded at Spero Dei on 4/18/2019. For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

David Moses Perez talks about the appeal of the underdog story, using the recent Tennessee Titans games as an example, leads the parishioners in a mindful meditation session to encourage presence, and talks about the story of Jacob wrestling with God, using it to explain how we all can live strong in the midst of our weaknesses. Recorded at Spero Dei on 1/12/2020. For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

Continuing his series entitled "Necessary Disruption", David Moses Perez talks about disrupting judgment, and shares from an essay written by Henry David Thoreau.Recorded at Spero Dei on 1/26/2020. For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

David Moses Perez speaks from his series entitled 'Necessary Disruptions', and talks about compassion and empathy. He also shares his personal journey of finding the difference between the label of being a Christian, and being Christ-like.Recorded at Spero Dei on 1/19/2020. For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

David Moses Perez continues his series entitled 'The Bible Made Unbelievable', discussing the various ways of viewing and interpreting the Bible, and asks the parishioners to consider that the Bible is to draw us to Christ. Recorded at Spero Dei on 10/27/2019. For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

"This might be the first time a minister ever says this to you... you can put it down."David Moses Perez shares from his series entitled 'The Bible Made Impossible', and speaks about the complex relationship of modern faith and the bible. He talks about his own process of putting the bible down, and finding his way back to it.Recorded at Spero Dei on 10/13/2019. For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

David Moses Perez talks about Christianity and seeing things differently, and the origins of Spero Dei Church. Recorded at Spero Dei's Christmas Eve Mass, 12/24/2019. For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

David Moses Perez talks about embracing presence using a famous piece of performance art by Marina Abramovic at the MOMA. and guides a mindful meditation session for the parishioners of Spero Dei. Recorded at Spero Dei on 11/13/2019. For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

David Moses Perez tells the story of a pastor getting heckled while delivering a eulogy at a funeral service, talks about the process of letting go of grudges, grief, and guilt, and shares a story of a carpet installer as an example of how to move past mistakes. Recorded at Spero Dei on 1/5/2020. For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

David Moses Perez talks about the values of Spero Dei, Christian spirituality, empathy, and spiritual growth. Recorded at Spero Dei on 11/24/19. For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

Minister David Moses Perez talks about embracing mystery, and the importance of experiencing mystery for faith. Recorded at Spero Dei on 11/17/19. For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

David Moses Perez talks about relationships, and gives a brief history of Celtic Christianity. Recorded at Spero Dei on 12/15/19. For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.

Liz Perez, LMFT, talks about managing family relationships around the holidays. Recorded at Spero Dei on 12/8/19. For more information about Spero Dei, find us online at sperodei.com.