This podcast contains recorded sermons from Papago Buttes Church of the Brethren in Scottsdale, Arizona given by our pastor, Jon Chubb.
On Sunday we continued on with our Lenten sermon series, examining the feeding of the 5000 in John 6:1-15. Jesus fed the crowds (connecting his story with Moses) but this time around there were baskets of leftovers. We are invited into living out the Kingdom of God - are we trusting that God promises there will be plenty to go around?
On Sunday we continued on with our Lenten sermon series, examining the famous story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19:1-10. Jesus extended "table fellowship" to this proper old sinner - how are we extending grace and living out an emboldened faith in our own day?
On Sunday we started our new Lenten sermon series, looking at stories involving Jesus and food, fasting, feasting, tables etc. Our first text was from Mark 1:9-13 and the story of Jesus' baptism and temptation in the wilderness. The heroes of old generally failed in their faithfulness, but the new Israel/Moses/Adam/Elijah will succeed!
On Sunday finished our current Unnamed But Not Unnoticed series, by looking at the story Jairus' daughter and God's daughter - both who are healed by Jesus. It's a powerful narrative of healing and restoration found in Luke 8:40-56.
On Sunday continued on with our Unnamed But Not Unnoticed series, by looking at the story of the unnamed woman donating her penny and Jesus' harsh words against the religious because of that (from Luke 20:45-21:4).
On Sunday continued on with our Unnamed But Not Unnoticed series, by looking at the wife of noble character, as described in Proverbs 31:10-31.
On Sunday continued on with our Unnamed But Not Unnoticed series, by looking at the story of Jephthah's unwise vow from Judges 11:29-41.
On Sunday continued on with our Unnamed But Not Unnoticed series, by hearing from our very own DeAnna Guthrie on 1 Kings 17:8-16.
On Sunday we started a new series, looking at Unnamed But Not Unnoticed women in the Bible. Our first text was on John 8:1-11 and the woman caught in adultery. In this story, Jesus is speaking out against religious hypocrisy and asking why we feel the need to carry rocks to be used against others.
On Sunday we finished out our "Mothers of the Messiah" series with our guest speaker, Kristin Caynor preaching on Mary's Magnificat.If you wanted to follow along or support Kristin's work, you can do so right here. If you're interested inordering her book, you can do so right here.She also referenced a book several times about the collapse of empire, called Against the Machine.
On Sunday we continued our Advent sermon series, looking at the 4 women in the genealogy of Jesus inMatthew's Gospel. Our fourth study was on Bathsheba and her relationship to the theme of love.
On Sunday we continued our Advent sermon series, looking at the 4 women in the genealogy of Jesus inMatthew's Gospel. Our third study was on Ruth and her relationship to the theme of joy.
On Sunday we continued our Advent sermon series, looking at the 4 women in the genealogy of Jesus inMatthew's Gospel. Our second study was Rahab and her efforts at peacemaking.
On Sunday we had our Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance, focusing in on people and things we are thankful for. We heard about those in our congregation and their thankfulness for bike helmets, national parks, family, cats and bibles!
On Sunday we finished up our series on spiritual disciplines by examining the topic of rest in relation to Mark 4:35-41. Take some time this weekor in the near future and enjoy a time of rest!
On Sunday we continued along inour exploration of spiritual disciplines, this time being blessed by our own James Payton. We explored the theme of "study" inrelation to Luke 2:41-52.
On Sunday we continued along inour exploration of spiritual disciplines, this time looking at the practice of justice. We explored what it means to live out the fullness of the "Good News" that Jesus proclaims inLuke 4:14-30.
On Sunday we continued along inour exploration of spiritual disciplines, this time joined by our friend Abby Drachenberg . This week's topic was a look at Luke 24:1-8 and how we're called to be creative!
On Sunday we continued along inour exploration of spiritual disciplines. This week's topic was a look at Matthew 22:34-40 and the practice of hospitality. Jesus practiced radical hospitality in his ministry and we are likewise called to do so. As we are working on improving our passive hospitality as a church, we are called to active hospitality with inviting people into our community as well!
On Sunday we continued along inour exploration of spiritual disciplines. This week's topic was a look at Matthew 6:16-18 and the practice of fasting. How have you sought to practice of fasting this week?
On Sunday we continued along inour exploration of spiritual disciplines. This week's topic was a look at Mathew 6:19-24 and the discipline of simplicity. How have you sought to practice simplicity this week?
On Sunday we continued along inour exploration of spiritual disciplines. This week's topic was a look at Mark 1:35-39 and the discipline of silence/solitude. Have you sought after being in a lonely place this week?
On Sunday we were joined by Russ Matteson as he encouraged us through Philippians to continue on with the work of Christ into the future!
On Sunday we were joined by our new friend Werner Mischke, as he shared about honor and shame inrelation to Luke 5:12-14. You can follow more of Werner's work right here.
On Sunday we finished up with our "Greatest Hits" series looking at John 21:15-25. Here we see grace and humility, we see not worrying about things that don't concern us and following Jesus.
On Sunday we continued on with our "greatest hits" series, looking at Matthew 5:9 and what it means to be part of the Historic Peace Church movement.
On Sunday we continued on with our "greatest hits" series, looking at Luke 18:18-30 and the story of the Rich Young Ruler. We spent our time talking about how our money and power so easily can corrupt our discipleship.-Sermon from 8/17/2025
On Sunday we continued on with our "greatest hits" series, looking at John 3:1-21. We spent our time talking about being a John 3:17 church. That is to say, instead of our focus being on the afterlife (and all of the unknowns), our calling is to be people of Jesus here and now and point to the life that he brings.I did spend a bit of time in my message going into the complications of Bible translation and the debate as to who is speaking in part of chapter 3. Some helpful articles explaining the difference between the 1984 and 2011 NIV can be found right hereand also here.
On Sunday we continued on with our "greatest hits" series. This is to ultimately end up on our website (as that current section is mostly empty) and to help us understand our own faith tradition and perspective.Our fourth text was on Matthew 27:45-56 and the implications of the Temple veil being torn in two. Not only are there no barriers between us and God, we exist to be incommunity with and for each other.-Sermon from 8/3/2025
On Sunday we continued on with our "greatest hits" series. This is to ultimately end up on our website (as that current section is mostly empty) and to help us understand our own faith tradition and perspective.Our second text was on Mark 8:31-38 and how we are rooted in the Anabaptist theological tradition.
On Sunday we began our new series, looking to sum up some of the basic things we value. This is to ultimately end up on our website (as that current section is mostly empty) and to help us understand our own faith tradition and perspective.Our first text was on Colossians 1:15-20 and how we take a Christ-shaped lens to all matters of faith and the Bible. -Sermon from 7/13/2025
On Sunday we finished our look at the prophet Micah, as Denise Dynes joined us to guest preach.
On Sunday we continued along inour Micah series, looking at 6:1-8. Inthis lawsuit dialogue, the Lord tries to see what caused the breakdown with their covenant. The people offer many things to set things right, all which miss the point. Micah famously then says what God truly wants is us to practice justice, promote hesed love and walk humbly with Him.
On Sunday we continued along inour Micah series, looking at 5:1-5. Inthis back and forth message of hope and doom, the prophet speaks of a day when Bethlehem will save all people. This is a theme picked up by Matthew as he writes about the birth of Christ.We as humans often think God only shows up in the mighty and the powerful, but the path of Jesus is one marked by simplicity, humility and welcoming in the least.
On Sunday we continued along inour Micah series, looking at 4:1-8. Here in this section, the prophet tells of a day when the nations will gather together and there will be true peace in the land. We believe this day started with the arrival of Jesus and will find its completion upon his return.I mentioned that this was the inspiration for many songs, including artists as diverse as Michael Jackson and the heavy metal band Megadeth! -Sermon from 6/15/2025
On Sunday we continued along in our Micah series, looking at 3:1-12. In this section, Micah gives three oracles of doom. For us, I think he speaks to needing to understand justice in a collective sense, we need to work on peace for all of our neighbors and we need to be open to learning our blindspots.-Sermon from 6/8/2025
On Sunday we continued along in our Micah series, looking at 2:1-11. We spent our time examining the situation Micah was proclaiming out against and the striking parallels within our own days.-Sermon from 6/1/2025
On Sunday we began a new series, looking at the prophet Micah. We talked about how our understanding of God is not contained solely within the prophets but are finalized in the story of Jesus.-Sermon from 5/25/2025
Sermon Recap: The Fox and the HenOn Sunday we looked at Luke 13:31-35 as we focused in on the path of the hen versus the path of the fox. Check out more of the work of the artist I referenced, Kelly Latimore, right here!-Sermon from 5/11/2025
On Sunday we looked at Romans 12:4-8 as we focused in on "Embody Our Gifts" and what that means with our plethora of youth.-Sermon from 5/4/2025
On Sunday we were blessed to have Alisha Garber speak (and Josh play music), as she talked about the work of Neighborhood Ministries.-Sermon from 4/27/2024
On Sunday we celebrated Easter by looking at the story of Jesus and the miraculous catch of fish in John 21. Our nets remain unbroken as we remain in the vine! -Sermon from 4/20/2025
On Sunday we continued on with our animals Lenten series by exploring Mark 5:1-20 and Jesus being the one who overcomes oppressive forces (and our calling to follow in his footsteps).-Sermon from 4/6/2025
On Sunday we continued on with our animals Lenten series by exploring Matthew 6:25-34 and the teaching from Jesus that God cares for the birds and flowers and how much more-so us!-Sermon from 3/30/2025
On Sunday we continued on with our animals Lenten series by exploring 2 Chronicles 10 and the story of Rehoboam becoming king.-Sermon from 3/23/2025
On Sunday we continued on with our animals Lenten series by exploring Numbers 11:10-20 and the story of the Israelites longing for the quail of Egypt.-Sermon from 3/16/2025
On Sunday we continued on with our animals Lenten series by exploring Genesis 4:1-16 and the story of Cain and Abel. -Sermon from 3/9/2025
On Sunday we began our Lenten series together by examining Jonah 3 and a general overview of fasting. We hope you consider joining the global and historic church in this upcoming season of fasting!-Sermon from 3/2/2025
On Saturday we finished up our series of how to be a better Jesus-centered church. This week we looked at John 15:1-8 and the idea that "The unity of the church is secured by the common center it orbits."-Sermon from 2/23/2025
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