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From the Sunday morning sermons at Sanctuary. Focused on justice, compassion, and practical wisdom, rooted in humanity's profound connection with God

Sanctuary Community Church (Iowa City)


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    It's Not Easy Being A Woman In The Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025


    6/1/25 Adey deconstructs how the Bible writers describe women (and men), and she offers a compelling alternative.

    Unity and Diversity

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025


    5/25/25 David considers how a health unity might be achieved, a unity that embraces diversity and equity and does not engage in scapegoating.

    See Yourself and Change the World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025


    5/18/25 Tom looks at the role revelation - seeing - plays in personal and societal transformation.

    When It Feels Like Too Much

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025


    5/11/25 Adey looks to Job to gain wisdom on facing suffering + Athena Eilers reads "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou.

    Inner Clarity Outer Courage

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025


    5/4/25 David invites Jen Brown to read Wendell Berry's poem "Do Not Be Ashamed" (June, 1967) and follows it with a story where Jesus channels clarity and courage. We're invited to do likewise.

    You Have All the Time in the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025


    4/27/25 Tom looks at the post-resurrection stories of Jesus and the timeless feeling of peace that accompanies them.

    Resurrection Comes After Weeping

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025


    4/20/25 Adey celebrates Easter with a look at Jesus' resurrection story and the joy that comes after mourning.

    Collective Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025


    4/13/25 David wraps our Lent teaching series with a look at collective action in the New Testament and in the Montgomery bus boycott of 1956.

    Dying Unto Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025


    4/6/25 Tom reflects on Jesus' expectation of death as a model for us today.

    Caring For Each Other

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025


    3/30/25 Adey continues our Lent series on "Collective Soul Care" by looking at how Jesus brings us together and calls us to care for one another.

    Celebrating As An Act of Soul Care Protest

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025


    3/23/25 Tom looks at Jesus' ethic of celebration as an act of collective protest.

    Nurtured By Nature

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025


    3/16/25 Amy Kraber continues our Collective Soul Care teaching series by looking at how God uses nature to nurture and provide for us.

    Small Acts of Redemption

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025


    3/9/25 David kicks off our Lent teaching series on "Collective Soul Care" with a story from Kings that reminds us to not overlook small acts of redemption.

    Wrestling With God

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025


    3/2/25 Adey looks at the story of Jacob wrestling with God and its implications for us today.

    Jesus as the Anti-King

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025


    2/23/25 Tom looks at Jesus' lack of claim to any kingship and its implications for today.

    Let Jesus Be Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025


    2/16/25 David looks at how Jesus avoids being used as a mascot and the implications for us today.

    God of Comfort

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025


    2/9/25 Adey leans into life-affirming spiritual practices, trusting and hoping in the God of all comfort.

    Our Current Reign of Terror and the Man of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025


    2/2/25 Tom challenges the classic interpretation of Elijah slaying the prophets of Baal and the politics of retribution. The text - along with Jesus - points to an alternative way.

    Put On the Full Armor of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025


    1/26/25 Guest Chris McMillan offers guidance on navigating these troubled times by looking at the letter to the Ephesians and the instruction to "put on the full armor of God."

    Jesus Brings Freedom From Blame

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025


    1/19/25 David looks at a story where Jesus subverts the causal relationship between sin and affliction, bringing freedom from blame.

    Daniel Celebrates Chanukah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025


    1/12/25 Adey looks at Daniel for inspiration and modeling on how to resist oppressive laws and policies.

    The Cinderella Moment of Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025


    1/5/24 Tom invites us to find our true selves as Jesus finds his true self, located in the divine.

    Christmas Is For You

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024


    12/22/24 Adey looks at the story of the angels' announcement to the shepherds and shares some stories that resonate.

    Born Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024


    12/15/24 Guest preacher Chris Hoklotubbe reflects on themes of finding joy in darkness in the Christmas story.

    Gifts of Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024


    12/8/24 David reflects on the 2nd Sunday of Advent theme of peace, looking at the story of the magi bringing their gifts to Jesus. Clara Reynen also shares about re-purposing propaganda posters for new paper.

    Seeing God

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024


    12/1/24 Tom kicks off Advent looking at the Bible story of Anna and Simeon, two elderly people who could perceive God's presence.

    Living in the Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024


    11/24/24 Adey reflects on the story of Jesus and Nicodemus, and the invitation to be "born again," to live in the light.

    God Shepherding Us Through This

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024


    11/17/24 Tom looks at Psalm 23 as a model for finding God in these tumultuous times.

    Lament and Hope in Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024


    11/10/24 Post-election Sunday. Adey opens and closes with some reflections as well as room for prayer. Onyx Angus shares a poem. David leads an exercise in writing a Lament. Tom draws parallels to the book of Ecclesiastes.

    Election Hopes and Fears

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024


    11/3/24 Reflecting on Jeremiah, David names some aspects of prophetic imagination worth imitating as we consider hopes and fears related to the election.

    Faith and Disability

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024


    10/27/24 Adey reflects on a healing story from the Bible and then shares reflections from a few Sanctuary members about their experiences of disability, pain, or chronic illness.

    God's Stance Towards Human Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024


    10/20/24 David looks at Jesus' response to a family squabble and how it provides a model for God's stance towards human conflict.

    Yo Smelling Yo'self - Resurrecting Our Hidden Dreams

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024


    10/13/24 Guest preacher Chris McMillan explores the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead and how it relates to our own lives today.

    Telling Our Whole Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024


    10/6/24 Tom looks at the transformation of Peter and how it invites us to tell our whole story.

    The Parable of the Mustard Seed

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024


    9/29/24 Amy Kraber preaches at our all ages worship service about the parable of the mustard seed.

    I Desire Mercy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024


    9/22/24 In this abbreviated message during our Hands On Faith Sunday, Adey preaches from Isaiah 58 which shows God's emphasis on justice and action rather than empty spiritual practices.

    Real Change is Hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024


    9/15/24 Adey looks at change in the Apostle Paul as a model for us today.

    Sing a New Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024


    9/8/24 David takes up the common theme in the Bible of "singing a new song" and how that applies to us today. He shares the story of Dave Grohl from Nirvana and the Foo Fighters as a model for facing suffering, experiencing transformation, and coming on out on the other side with new songs.

    Music on Sunday Mornings

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024


    9/1/24 Tom reflects on the role of music in singing at Sanctuary.

    Happy 25th Sanctuary

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024


    8/25/24 Adey and Tom reflect on 25 years of Sanctuary: the surprise, the joy, the laughter, and the transformation it has brought.

    God Looks at the Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024


    8/18/24 David looks at the story of the anointing of King David and how God prioritizes the heart—the rich interior of every person.

    Finding Your Pearl

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024


    8/11/24 Tom looks at Jesus' use of parables as an entry point into an entirely different kind of existence.

    I'm Tired

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024


    8/4/24 Adey looks at the story of Jesus praying in the garden of Gethsemane and offers a compassionate lens on the sleeping disciples.

    Divine Competition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024


    7/28/24 David gets into that Olympic spirit and looks at the classic competition between Elijah and the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18. Elijah wins the contest, but then he tragically becomes just like his enemies and resorts to violence.

    Listen!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024


    7/21/24 Tom reflects on the good news that Jesus taught in parables.

    God Give Us Authority - Now What?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024


    7/14/24 After a rousing game of Simon Says, David looks at God's gift of authority. He draws two examples of good authority from the story of Jesus turning water into wine.

    When Sincerity Doesn't Cut It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024


    7/7/24 Adey considers how we might respond when someone we respect gives bad advice. She uses a compelling example from the book of Ezra.

    Awe and Wonder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024


    6/30/24 In our all ages service, Sanctuary's Kids Ministry Assistant, Amy Kraber, shares her love of rocks and how it connects with God's gifts of awe and wonder.

    How To Be Happy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024


    6/23/24 David compares Ecclesiastes to Colossians to identify the difference between languishing and flourishing.

    Anger and Liberation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024


    6/16/24 James Tutson reflects on how anger might be useful in liberation. He looks at one of Jesus' interactions with the religious leaders of his day.

    Choosing Compassion Over Sacrifice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024


    6/9/24 Tom looks at a few of Jesus' teachings and how he always chooses compassion rather than sacrifice.

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