Nashville UMC Sermons: Recent Episodes
Mark Andrew Vorenkamp
This week at Revolution Church we’re continuing a series we call “A Moral Campaign” talking about the issues of the 2024 American Presidential election and the central issues of the Poor People’s Campaign led by TFAM Bishop Dr. William Barber II. This week we’re defining and speaking against Christian Nationalism, a perversion of Christianity that has been taking over this nation and corrupting the Word of God in the hearts of many.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/466DN8qoShZ6fOfUl3nkiW?si=2e27c95c7b8e47ae
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week at Revolution Church we’re continuing a series we call “A Moral Campaign” talking about the issues of the 2024 American Presidential election and the central issues of the Poor People’s Campaign led by TFAM Bishop Dr. William Barber II. This week we address the issues of Immigration and Indigenous Peoples as we look at Leviticus 19:33-34 and Deuteronomy 19:14.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1xvZuuNwptWV4REYJkSght?si=638a12126dd14b15 (please note that this week’s playlist includes worship music from indigenous and non-english sources)
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week at Revolution Church we’re continuing a series we call “A Moral Campaign” talking about the issues of the 2024 American Presidential election and the central issues of the Poor People’s Campaign led by TFAM Bishop Dr. William Barber II. This week we address the cornerstone of the whole issue, Poverty and how we view personhood, looking at Matthew 25.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6nNMyZ0UJSiDmZV42lRC5g?si=5a558ae260724ea9
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week at Revolution Church we’re beginning a series we call “A Moral Campaign” talking about the issues of the 2024 American Presidential election and the central issues of the Poor People’s Campaign led by TFAM Bishop Dr. William Barber II. This week we address the elephant in the room after this week, gun violence, looking at Isaiah 2:4.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0pBKE5oZUL45N6Wt64OKNK?si=131c4aac07f14267
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week at Revolution Church we’re looking at the lens we’ve been given to read scripture. There are many who read scripture in ways that harm, exclude, or victimize. We look today at Matthew 22:35-40 where it’s made clear that the only correct way to read scripture is through the lens of love for both neighbor and God.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1msLgebXNsE0EjvqApERX8?si=1383e32309924ac3
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week at Revolution Church we are looking at our marching orders as Christians, Micah 6. We look at what it means for us to live our lives based on the orders to “Seek Justice, Love Kindness, and Walk Humbly With Our God.”
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3OUuglKZQ97WDxmgAc4upX?si=3ada57ee6f194ebf
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we are looking at the nature of Christian Living being Counter-Cultural. For this we look to Luke 16:13-15.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/050WWZMqMGMUcDXztlWhhV?si=9iY4R7_8SoqwBQy6tpjjtgπ=u-nhyi0J0RQru8
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we are looking at Isaiah 10 and God’s unique relationship with the “remnants.”
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/77QFoVpZPbPYHgqRy9aavU?si=5jrb6xCIRVq5RtXLvXF3qgπ=u-7t_EE4FqSlCR
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we are following the Spirit to the Book of Jeremiah as we look at Jeremiah 1 and God’s Egalitarian Call. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5tMrwPHwfOLQB2fKzKNZ0I?si=KfU42FQKQ8uwndGbvb4DwAπ=u-aHo-jj3nTPS-Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we finish our series based on Dr. David Bentley Hart’s book “That All Shall Be Saved” looking at Christian Universalism and questioning what we think we know about the idea of Hell. This week we ask a question about the nature of God and what we can believe in. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0zo67tcot7m1Ktm3LHzd6j?si=A9f0C_qjQp-OuxjrJCr9qwπ=u-7uSiq3hcRMuRLink to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue our series based on Dr. David Bentley Hart’s book “That All Shall Be Saved” looking at Christian Universalism and questioning what we think we know about the idea of Hell. This week we continue with the final meditation, into the nature of freedom. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5fA1KQKpXVbxG8F3FIP5lO?si=bKlJIM-XRhePiwFqgEpZgwπ=u-CZN_oLSnQM-tLink to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we take a break from our series based on Dr. David Bentley Hart’s book “That All Shall Be Saved.” With the attempted assassination yesterday of Former President Trump, we are looking at violence, conflict, and the need for love. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4L5TdEGfWjDef4cFhlrwRK?si=mgHRMVB8QACu5c-gnLlqNAπ=u-WLDcBFXNSKeeLink to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue our series based on Dr. David Bentley Hart’s book “That All Shall Be Saved” looking at Christian Universalism and questioning what we think we know about the idea of Hell. This week we continue with the third meditation, what is a person?This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4L5TdEGfWjDef4cFhlrwRK?si=mgHRMVB8QACu5c-gnLlqNAπ=u-WLDcBFXNSKeeLink to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue our series based on Dr. David Bentley Hart’s book “That All Shall Be Saved” looking at Christian Universalism and questioning what we think we know about the idea of Hell. This week we continue with the second meditation, into the nature of judgement. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Tqi1Wx1Vgj6qx72s3D2hq?si=YX9ja8M3StKWww-1YLiyQwπ=u-93Y6x-DXSnGaLink to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue our series based on Dr. David Bentley Hart’s book “That All Shall Be Saved” looking at Christian Universalism and questioning what we think we know about the idea of Hell. This week we continue with the first meditation, into the nature of God. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3BlmEhCBaRTT5gi89JaftB?si=TJwGBJzWRmW8Uc0dM9DElAπ=u-3mnTWj-FRqi8Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue our series based on Dr. David Bentley Hart’s book “That All Shall Be Saved” looking at Christian Universalism and questioning what we think we know about the idea of Hell. This week we continue with chapter two, doubting the answers. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/75GYOvM2Zy8Ps2MeSYGvlJ?si=rMLa0bobSy2Ab9UQJeGvYAπ=u-TM2yg24HR3-vLink to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we begin our series based on Dr. David Bentley Hart’s book “That All Shall Be Saved” looking at Christian Universalism and questioning what we think we know about the idea of Hell. This week we begin with chapter one, framing the question. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3UeUeLo51gRiEtUJIoqwcJ?si=axK_SHCFRZmdBNskigQYhAπ=u-O6ZcMLhWSf6s Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we conclude our People’s Choice series where we take up topics, scriptures, or questions from the Revolution Church discord community, looking this week at Christian Mysticism. For this we’re looking at Father Richard Rohr’s book “What the Mystics Know” and applying it to our own lives. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6LpVkmsbTOOcyzBLMArrA2?si=kFpWVsiLR1mg2SVZgL3HFQπ=u-ZzvXuQhVQ_uTLink to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue our People’s Choice series where we take up topics, scriptures, or questions from the Revolution Church discord community, looking this week at Pentecost and continuing our discussion of Spiritual Gifts and what we believe about them. For this we turn to Acts 2:1-13. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7jyMpctCk7Kc7cic3Nq2ll?si=xYIkxZ8tRbCCzdXzbh7hAgπ=u-lRaIdN8qQxWK Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue our People’s Choice series where we take up topics, scriptures, or questions from the Revolution Church discord community, looking this week Spiritual Gifts and what we believe about them. For this we turn to 1 Corinthians 12. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7jyMpctCk7Kc7cic3Nq2ll?si=xYIkxZ8tRbCCzdXzbh7hAgπ=u-lRaIdN8qQxWK Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue our People’s Choice series where we take up topics, scriptures, or questions from the Revolution Church discord community, looking this week at the question “What can Eunuchs teach us about the LGBTQ community?” We conclude our two weeks on this question by looking at Acts 8. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2jZBlC6Khm3Of6fDkkc5q5?si=F9DUPj_WSkyq712DDgMW3Aπ=u-5XEdNMNdSBKILink to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue our People’s Choice series where we take up topics, scriptures, or questions from the Revolution Church discord community, looking this week at the question “What can Eunuchs teach us about the LGBTQ community?” We begin two weeks on this question by looking at Isaiah 56. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2jZBlC6Khm3Of6fDkkc5q5?si=F9DUPj_WSkyq712DDgMW3Aπ=u-5XEdNMNdSBKILink to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we begin our People’s Choice series where we take up topics, scriptures, or questions from the Revolution Church discord community, beginning this week with the question “Was Judas Forgiven?” This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4XY9fYKTRmXUWeL119rzXJ?si=9t4GYtLPS_OBrikPuG4nDwπ=u-gWq7itZUSHOALink to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we celebrate both Easter and Trans Day of Visibility by looking at John 20 and considering what resurrection might mean to our transgender siblings This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/26OssmPSQ8WEZl8NIsifls?si=AZ8_QH83RwuxtZCBESVEGAπ=u-KCFuPF5zQcKQLink to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we’re looking at Palm Sunday and the story of Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem. We ask ourselves what we think the people back then were worshipping and likewise what are we worshipping? This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4N9cTtnoQiXBaCfHzxSFcl?si=-1T-tKviQbW86EX3w02gkAπ=u-6pU-mmlFR_S0Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we finish our Heartsongs series, a series based on the songs that define you or a phase in your life, with a hymn that I think defines our role as Christians, “The Will Know We Are Christian by Our Love”. Coupled with John 13:34-35, we’re going to be looking at what it means to live in a way that shows we’re Christian. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1aL2DCzMLatPQHhhOmei9F?si=42a8dfdd7cb44ecc Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue our Heartsongs series, a series based on the songs that define you or a phase in your life, with a Heartsong that found its way to me over this two week period that I was sick, The Village by Wrabel. Coupled with Mark 3, we’re going to be looking at what it means to be the village for our young LGBTQIA+ companions. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1aL2DCzMLatPQHhhOmei9F?si=42a8dfdd7cb44ecc Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue our Heartsongs series, a series based on the songs that define you or a phase in your life, with a Heartsong from our own, Undying by Demon Hunter. Connected with Acts 9:1-22 and the story of Saul/Paul, we will explore our own stories and where we are in our walk. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1aL2DCzMLatPQHhhOmei9F?si=42a8dfdd7cb44ecc Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue our Heartsongs series, a series based on the songs that define you or a phase in your life, with a Heartsong from our guest preacher Rev Elijah Burton, Rest by The Foo Fighters. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1aL2DCzMLatPQHhhOmei9F?si=42a8dfdd7cb44ecc Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue our Heartsongs series, a series based on the songs that define you or a phase in your life, with a Heartsong suggested by one of our own - Wheel by John Mayer. This song, partnered with Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 will reflect on how we all struggle with things ending and beginning, but how seasons of life are a natural and healthy thing. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1aL2DCzMLatPQHhhOmei9F?si=42a8dfdd7cb44ecc Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_churchGoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue our Heartsongs series, a series based on the songs that define you or a phase in your life, with a Heartsong suggested by one of our own - Deep End by I Prevail. This song, partnered with Matthew 14:22-33 will reflect on how God has us even when we’re making the hard steps into the deep end, feeling like we have no choice but to leap into the waters.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1aL2DCzMLatPQHhhOmei9F?si=42a8dfdd7cb44ecc
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue our Heartsongs series, a series based on the songs that define you or a phase in your life, with a Heartsong suggested by one of our own - Therapy Session by NF. This song, partnered with Isaiah 43:1-2 will reflect on how God promises never to leave us alone during the hard times. How even if it’s hard, it won’t consume or destroy us.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1aL2DCzMLatPQHhhOmei9F?si=42a8dfdd7cb44ecc
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue our Heartsongs series, a series based on the songs that define you or a phase in your life, with a Heartsong suggested by one of our own - Angels Among Us by Alabama. This song, partnered with Genesis 18 will reflect on how God works in our lives, often in ways we’re not seeing coming. .
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1aL2DCzMLatPQHhhOmei9F?si=42a8dfdd7cb44ecc
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we begin our Heartsongs series, a series based on the songs that define you or a phase in your life, with my own Heartsong - Architect by Rise Against. This song, partnered with Joshua 1:7-9 will reflect on how we can stand for those things that are important to us.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1aL2DCzMLatPQHhhOmei9F?si=42a8dfdd7cb44ecc
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we talk about the new year and look at the Prophet Isaiah and God doing a new thing. We talk about the mission of Revolution Church and how that can expand and flourish in 2024 and beyond!
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lUzlCe4EVsOKjamkerEKH?si=fdc0986decbf497f
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue Advent series, Hope from Hymns, in which we look at the season of Advent by looking at some of the old hymns of our faith. This week we look at the hymn “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” and how it’s okay if Christmas for us isn’t the cheery day of the year.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5HuQhiKnZuTD6xwFvu5Q4Q?si=93bd57060bc94bda
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue Advent series, Hope from Hymns, in which we look at the season of Advent by looking at some of the old hymns of our faith. This week we look at the hymn “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” and how we can live in a way that honors that aspect of Christ.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4LTIuzOByDB4ZePNSCqzqA?si=8343290f03a04ae8
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue Advent series, Hope from Hymns, in which we look at the season of Advent by looking at some of the old hymns of our faith. This week we look at the hymn “Joy to the World” by Isaac Watts how we can find joy in this season if if it’s a hard season for many of us.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0vvWMq0LXumIdvM8Jh1BCj?si=cc309f31e4a44103
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week we continue Advent series, Hope from Hymns, in which we look at the season of Advent by looking at some of the old hymns of our faith. This week we look at the hymn “O Come All Ye Faithful” by John Francis Wade and how we can be a people that lives unity and in peace. .
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2pSzeeMub5y9PfCAIVc0FM?si=0a5c2c68db9b4ae6
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week we begin a new Advent series, Hope from Hymns, in which we look at the season of Advent by looking at some of the old hymns of our faith. This week we look at the hymn “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus” by Charles Wesley and how we can be a people that lives in holy anticipation.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60LwpT4MTfk1CUhQjfDdjm?si=3a6be301963c4dea
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week as we close out the final week before Advent begins, we’re looking at Thanks and Giving. Looking at how the ways in which we use the things we’re gifted with reflects the status of our hearts.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5RpjzVIWriw0dHIyeb70Ig?si=e8573c79fb864ad7
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week at Revolution Church we’re talking about honest faith, looking at the father who told Christ “I believe, help my unbelief” in Mark 9. We look at what it means to be a people who choose to believe (verb) instead of being so fixated on whether we believe (noun) and what the difference is.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4P7ZLvdukgrlMsOuGXZ0GU?si=c9bf418339664438
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week at Revolution Church we’re talking about honest prayer, the kinds of conversations with God that might be more swears than prayers. We’re talking about those hard moments and how to pray honestly. As such, this sermon does have adult language. Listener discretion is advised.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6uCOxWIIwswMJTTM72crfS?si=134f12823516426b
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week here in Revolution Church we’re doing something a little bit different. We’re having an All Saints Sunday service, honoring those in the LGBTQIA+ community who have gone before us. Join us as we pay tribute to all of those who paved the way for us.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1S4q5H4dW0gTZCQnA1GcPT?si=e4943a50bf3444ba
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week we continue our sermon series based on Rev Mark’s doctoral research and paired with the doctoral workshop. This series, entitled “Queer Church” discusses the ways in which we can create a safe and trauma-sensitive place for members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have been hurt by the Church. This week we finish the series by looking at scriptures that affirming LGBTQIA+ individuals rather than arguing with scriptures taken out of context and turned toward hate.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2pXzZuVGcO2aeYw9PonEov?si=bbfce55572ae4a94
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week we continue our sermon series based on Rev Mark’s doctoral research and paired with the doctoral workshop. This series, entitled “Queer Church” discusses the ways in which we can create a safe and trauma-sensitive place for members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have been hurt by the Church. This week we look at religious trauma and how it affects the people who have suffered from it. Then we look at how we can create better trauma-sensitive communities to be places of healing for the religiously traumatized among the LGBTQIA+ community.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/785Qc2Dv92KS3C3kps1XnA?si=90cc4526db6f4b36
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
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This week we continue our sermon series based on Rev Mark’s doctoral research and paired with the doctoral workshop. This series, entitled “Queer Church” discusses the ways in which we can create a safe and trauma-sensitive place for members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have been hurt by the Church. This week we look into the theological groundwork for Revolution Church, talking about how we create a new kind of community, an older kind of community, one that feeds the Church through small groups of people together.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/408Xsax6wjHsuUFpxj0K5A?si=d0f123b92c9f4b8e
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
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This week we continue our sermon series based on Rev Mark’s doctoral research and paired with the doctoral workshop. This series, entitled “Queer Church” discusses the ways in which we can create a safe and trauma-sensitive place for members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have been hurt by the Church. This week we look history, learning the lessons we can about how ministry can come from discrimination by looking at the formation of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6DJE5oqUIJ5VSYxfX0wkIC?si=7c8764e184c146d1
This week in honor of the history of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the worship is entirely a selection of African American Spirituals.
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This week we continue our sermon series based on Rev Mark’s doctoral research and paired with the doctoral workshop. This series, entitled “Queer Church” discusses the ways in which we can create a safe and trauma-sensitive place for members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have been hurt by the Church. This week we look the scope of the problem before us: how churches have hurt the LGBTQIA+ community and we can begin the process of healing that pain for Queer Christians.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4nBcMBbyOt2uWx0PV43oda?si=fad786fc8f064c3b
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we begin a sermon series based on Rev Mark’s doctoral research and paired with the doctoral workshop. This series, entitled “Queer Church” discusses the ways in which we can create a safe and trauma-sensitive place for members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have been hurt by the Church. This week we look at the key scripture of 2 Corinthians 5:18-20, in which we are given our “ministry of reconciliation” and how that directs our mission.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4nBcMBbyOt2uWx0PV43oda?si=fad786fc8f064c3b
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising), please give to one of the following:
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This week we’re looking at the Book of Numbers and the travels of the Israelites out of Egypt. We follow them into a moment of desperation that likely sounds all too familiar to most of us.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5M1tgtG6Q9S2gts8yEsWw7?si=d93622d53bb34089
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week in the gospel of Matthew and looking at how we, people following in the footsteps of Christ, are called out of comfort. We look at how comfort is the enemy of progress and justice.
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This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6WBociC0aShP1aRMrc3TDN?si=ebf6c7f1b0204888
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week we’re looking at Psalm 124 and talking about how we handle the bad things that happen while keeping faith in God’s faithfulness.
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This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1IsC1uuCmdWvoYfmKb9cwK?si=71d19c5f11b74b82
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week we’re looking at the words of Christ from Matthew 15 verses 10-20 and how the words we speak and the actions of our heart mean so much more than our devoutness to ritual and following rules.
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This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4iaFaq6H5I872WqEIfRTw0?si=bfce2d76edd14002
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week we’re looking at 1 Kings 19:9-18 and the story of Elijah in the mountains. We look at the depression of an idealist and how we can have a healthier view of our place in God’s plans.
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This week's Spotify worship playlist:
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This week we’re going back to Genesis to tackle two things the traditional Church has told us are sinful that are actually entirely Biblical - Polyamory and Fighting with God. We look at Genesis 32:22-31 and look at how fighting with God and deconstructing our faith can bless us.
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This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3uU3Z5tSDVFmH3RMxBhqBU?si=90200e1a33034328
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week we’re doing a Parable Redux, looking at a string of parables Jesus told just after the parable of the weeds. This week we’re asking what it means to choose our own heaven
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This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yDaQQC46VJPW5LEo1CU9d?si=d88d22a863da4250
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week we’re doing a Parable Redux, looking at a parable that has often been used to promote toxic theology. This week we take a fresh look at the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds and answer the question anew—with eyes bent on justice and love—who are the weeds?
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This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4odkt3pJyGiomOnAuUaZnE?si=e366f7b01dc84b1c
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week I return, full ordained by the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, we begin looking at the future for Revolution Church and ourselves. We look at Jeremiah 1 and God’s Call on our lives.
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This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4AinHuaeIUz2ZLpTXyl50R?si=48f5cb7da4334ad8
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week, as I travel to Atlanta to be ordained by The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries (TFAM), we have a guest preacher, the Rev Michelle King. Rev King will be speaking about Rest, something we all need to give ourselves a greater measure of.
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This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0O9OYR41OA3OOFuTn1j6X2?si=0594e2de34fe4f20
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week we are looking at the Spiritual Gifts and how we misuse or outright ignore them as modern Christians. We look at Jeremiah 28 and we speak about how we should be using the gifts for the good of the people outside the Church. To show off God’s love and mercy, not our own power or holiness.
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This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1q0R7fuCb1rgIo1vvztjP1?si=9bd897bc1ff042ae
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week we culminate our two weeks of focusing on God's love for the LGBTQIA+ population by looking at Isaiah’s prophesy about God’s love and acceptance of the Eunuch. While the hateful churches are crying about the verses that they pluck out of context, we are dropping deep into the context of the Jewish prophets to show how the Eunuch is the closest parallel to the modern LGBTQIA+ Christian, and beloved by God
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This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ffCARelNtOKC9vNcKsOGH?si=2cd88d610c704b64
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week we begin our two weeks of focusing on God's love for the LGBTQIA+ population by looking at the story of Phillip and the Ethiopian Eunuch from the book of acts. While the hateful churches are crying about the verses that they pluck out of context, we are dropping deep into the context of the first century to show how the Eunuch is the closest parallel to the modern LGBTQIA+ Christian.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ffCARelNtOKC9vNcKsOGH?si=2cd88d610c704b64
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week we look at James 2 and how it speaks against the favoritism of the Body based on income, gender identity, sexuality, or anything that divides. This week is audio only because it's a recording from a few years ago.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1fy323FYvM9QVGhhZsraly?si=800e8d44a8914d37
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week, as I finish my move between houses, I'm happy to share a sermon I recorded for a UCC Church in the Flint area. This sermon is based on John 4:5-24. This week we discuss the counter-cultural Jesus in the story of the Samaritan Woman.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5oFQGnuhwTam2hH8vNDmlD?si=87f806c58c25452f
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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Sorry for missing the upload for last week, with moving and a change of internet, I wasn't able to upload anything. This week we're looking at a sermon from 2022 about judgement of others.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4I75Cin3KfoCPkDlXki9TB?si=2a6029447bdd4823
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week we are looking at the forming of the early Church and how it grew based on an understanding that we are a priesthood of all believers. Based on that, we look at how we can grow this Revolution of Love in the scary and often-hurtful world in which we live.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/40jXKF5bzhaNFjadaBBT4O?si=fb2acb0b095044d4
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week we are looking at the forming of the early Church and how it went from a small offshoot of Judaism to what it is today, and how that reflects on today’s Church. We look at how we, Revolution Church, can truly live into what it means to be a Church.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3AhbO0xjj2rqfV43rHyb1e?si=ba5093489c00459d
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week we are looking at the story of the two followers walking to Emmaus when Jesus, unrecognized by them, joins them for the walk. We look at what it means to serve the unrecognizable Jesus, and what it means when we refuse to do so.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2vHNzEajn27KBBhuELt4Z0?si=32903d31dde04837
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This week we are looking at the story typically called "doubting Thomas" and investigating the more grace-filled concept of wound poking. How we all, when we're faced with something that seems unrealistic, when we're facing someone who claims to have experienced and survived the same trauma we've experienced, feel the need to "poke the wound" just to be sure... and how we can use that to become wounded healers for others.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3XOa5AMnO9EEVupDSCWHeG?si=3a76ee6c6947450f
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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Today is Easter Sunday, and today we talk about Resurrection, but a little differently than we usually do. Easter is the promise of resurrection in our own lives. The promise of becoming the person that God created us to be. This Easter Sunday we're looking in what that can look like for us.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07TOiIEhpSuQnhmeAGKRAC?si=a48600d07bfc4fc1
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
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This Lent we undertake a series based on Dr. Michael Adam Beck's book "Painting with Ashes" where we'll learn how God can turn our wounds, weaknesses, and difficulties into the strength's God will use within us. This week is Palm Sunday, and we're talking about how our wounds can be healing for others.
Just a note that this is a recording from several years ago. Due to technical malfunctions, this week's recording was unusable, so I salvaged an earlier recording of the same sermon.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ZbRqwoQA1bwQKNzL2xOQN?si=03d02b4c531d42de
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
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This Lent we undertake a series based on Dr. Michael Adam Beck's book "Painting with Ashes" where we'll learn how God can turn our wounds, weaknesses, and difficulties into the strength's God will use within us. This week we continue our journey by talking about Fresh Expressions and how the future of the Church looks like diversified, contextual communities built in our communities and online.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4fnLH598rEEq9K3iLFfzgx?si=c26f11f2db804e80
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
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This Lent we undertake a series based on Dr. Michael Adam Beck's book "Painting with Ashes" where we'll learn how God can turn our wounds, weaknesses, and difficulties into the strength's God will use within us. This week we continue our journey by talking about our call to Shepherd Malpractice, to seeking after the 1 instead of the 99.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2cIo0Romll8DBLXqj3oDbj?si=1890e2a04d3947ac
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
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This Lent we undertake a series based on Dr. Michael Adam Beck's book "Painting with Ashes" where we'll learn how God can turn our wounds, weaknesses, and difficulties into the strength's God will use within us. This week we continue our journey by talking about how to live fruitfully, and the concept of repentance. How if we keep doing what we've always done, we're only going to get what we've always gotten.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4vkgI6sARU7MlUQwigX1zy?si=b14ab29d91364d64
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
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This Lent we undertake a series based on Dr. Michael Adam Beck's book "Painting with Ashes" where we'll learn how God can turn our wounds, weaknesses, and difficulties into the strength's God will use within us. This week we continue our journey by talking about the concept of surrender. How God’s plans are better than ours if only we’re willing to stop telling God how to be God.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3B9S5NspnrY2NhZ1do8LXy?si=03c7fbec6bc24339
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
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This Lent we undertake a series based on Dr. Michael Adam Beck's book "Painting with Ashes" where we'll learn how God can turn our wounds, weaknesses, and difficulties into the strength's God will use within us. This week we begin our Lenten journey with "The Desert" looking at how the hard moments can kill us if we're not careful, but how they can also define us.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5WsURyJVXwqKcKwH6tWyrT?si=a0370a21501343e7
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
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This is a special Ash Wednesday sermon in honor of the victims, survivors, and all traumatized by the MSU mass shooting incident. We look at the use of ashes in Jonah and reflect on what it means to lament, specifically of the national embarrassment that is the number of mass shooting incidents we have each year. I encourage you to sit with this sermon a while, then join us on discord where there'll be a new discussion forum called "Sermon discussion" with some pinned prompts for discussion.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1TykYr5Huof97gXgZUD3cy?si=5469b6112185436f
PLEASE NOTE: The first song on this playlist is a choral arrangement based on the real last words of seven unarmed victims of gun violence. Listener discretion is advised.
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
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This week we continue our sermon series based on the "Book of Joy" written by the honorable Dalai Lama and the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In this series we're looking at the 8 "pillars" to living a more joyful life. This week we're looking at the pillar of Generosity. How being generous, with our time, energy, and finances can bring us joy in our lives.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ADDBvldPyzCjIROwrY9l6?si=b8e8089b2192424d
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
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This week we continue our sermon series based on the "Book of Joy" written by the honorable Dalai Lama and the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In this series we're looking at the 8 "pillars" to living a more joyful life. This week we're looking at the pillar of Compassion. Not only being aware on both an intellectual and emotional level of the suffering of another, but the commitment and motivation to do something about it. Whether that something is changing the circumstances or helping them to shoulder the burden.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5a8TeT9QsKGAXI5kOSto47?si=216b003a0fe4420e
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue our sermon series based on the "Book of Joy" written by the honorable Dalai Lama and the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In this series we're looking at the 8 "pillars" to living a more joyful life. This week we're looking at the pillar of Gratitude, being thankful for that which we have instead of fixating on that which we lack.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6FFClOmPpbCXvWO0PB16ee?si=2d1d007c369343c9
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
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This week we continue our sermon series based on the "Book of Joy" written by the honorable Dalai Lama and the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In this series we're looking at the 8 "pillars" to living a more joyful life. This week we're looking at the pillar of Acceptance, being able to see clearly the circumstances we are in and the limitation of our own abilities.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Moy91e8acaLcohGWgvwRI?si=da64d29b3b244511
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/682a0a74
This week we continue our sermon series based on the "Book of Joy" written by the honorable Dalai Lama and the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In this series we're looking at the 8 "pillars" to living a more joyful life. This week we're looking at the pillar of Forgiveness, what forgiveness is and is not. How we can find joy in this life by forgiving others, even if we cannot or should not extend that forgiveness to them personally.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/20tCz8XrWIZ24wvfAa3ZJS?si=3d1becbe62054e52
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
Patreon - patreon.com/revolution_church
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This week we continue our sermon series based on the "Book of Joy" written by the honorable Dalai Lama and the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In this series we're looking at the 8 "pillars" to living a more joyful life. This week we're looking at the pillar of Humor, being able to laugh at ourselves and our circumstances.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1wHc5xrps2juHSZbEOJc9s?si=dd9325f302a6463d
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
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This week we begin a new sermon series based on the "Book of Joy" written by the honorable Dalai Lama and the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In this series we're looking at the 8 "pillars" to living a more joyful life. This week we're beginning with the pillar of Humility, looking at how understanding our place in the world can lead us to less anxiety and more joy.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63hRkOJmgyUj8BcGqQJO6d?si=f0f241f749354deb
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
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This week we begin a new sermon series based on the "Book of Joy" written by the honorable Dalai Lama and the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In this series we're looking at the 8 "pillars" to living a more joyful life. This week we're beginning with the pillar of Perspective, talking about how mindfulness (perspective by another word) can help us to not only live a happier life, but a healthier one as well.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4jdw1hPotawSfWO9wijXXt?si=1pf9pT2YQnOPihx3j5UVTg
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
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Here is a little Christmas offering from Revolution Church. Hoping you and those you love are having a restful and beautiful day.
This week we conclude our Advent series with a Blue Christmas Eve service, a hope-filled service with an eye toward how hard this season can be for LGBTQIA+ folks, those who have a complicated relationship with past churches, and anyone with a troubled family life. This time of year isn't jolly for everyone, but it can be a time of hope, if we let it.
This week we discuss how the birth of Christ is our Ebenezer, our promise that God will fulfill the rest of the promises, but we also have some work to do.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Npt4jfO0lXXemMXhlTFlP?si=706f8b889a734aa5
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
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This week continues our "Blue Advent" series. A series that will take us through the Advent season with an eye toward how hard this season can be for LGBTQIA+ folks, those who have a complicated relationship with past churches, and anyone with a troubled family life. This time of year isn't jolly for everyone, but it can be a time of hope, if we let it.
This week's episode is surrounding joy and the ways in which we can find some measure of it, even during the harder seasons. We discuss both finding joy during the sorrow and seeking help when we need it, because none of us can do it alone.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6zmkHaiswkKJ3WVQdtpyZj?si=39e07720abe4423c
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
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This week continues our "Blue Advent" series. A series that will take us through the Advent season with an eye toward how hard this season can be for LGBTQIA+ folks, those who have a complicated relationship with past churches, and anyone with a troubled family life. This time of year isn't jolly for everyone, but it can be a time of love, if we let it.
This week's episode is surrounding love, and how the story of Jesus from incarnation to death and resurrection is one of love and acceptance for those the world looks down upon. During this Advent season, that's the kind of love this world needs more of.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5sUFAlfLlt6zCyuwwglzje?si=71078740619c43be
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
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This week continues our "Blue Advent" series. A series that will take us through the Advent season with an eye toward how hard this season can be for LGBTQIA+ folks, those who have a complicated relationship with past churches, and anyone with a troubled family life. This time of year isn't jolly for everyone, but it can be a time of peace, if we let it.
This week's episode is surrounding peace, and how we ourselves can be peacemakers in a world that is so divided. How we can live loudly our lives of affirming, loving, and justice.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3pzf9uWEO4sfGkYFMPt8nT?si=5b990bfb43fe4589
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
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Revolution Church is launching with a "Blue Advent" series. A series that will take us through the Advent season with an eye toward how hard this season can be for LGBTQIA+ folks, those who have a complicated relationship with past churches, and anyone with a troubled family life. This time of year isn't jolly for everyone, but it can be a time of profound hope, if we let it.
This first week is surrounding that theme, Hope, as we look at two pieces of scripture from the prophecies of Jeremiah. We also take a trip back to World War I and a profound night in the midst of war and pain.
This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1IJyHCZD3uwiFVLDNwOVty?si=08b153b627854e30
Link to the Revolution Church discord: https://discord.gg/VcevGGPVkF
If you wish to help financially support the ministry of Revolution Church and help ensure some of the upcoming expenses are paid (website, streaming software, advertising) and maybe even pay me a little for my time, please give to one of the following:
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Today we look at our tendency to think we're in control of our plans, and what James has to say about that in James 4:13-17.
We continue our journey through the book of James with James 4:1-10 talking about what it means and what it looks like to be friends with the world as opposed to following God.
This week in our walk through the book of James we land on two kinds of wisdom, God's and our own. Join us as we tackle James 3:13-18.
Continuing our series on James, this week we look at James 3:1-12 and the taming of our tongues.
This week we continue our trek through the book of James with the verse that made Martin Luther hate this whole book. We look at how works alone are insufficient to save, but faith without works is powerless even to save yourself. How do we, as 21st century Christians in a Covid world, walk out our faith in meaningful ways?
The second in our series going through the Book of James, this week we look at the issue of partiality by looking at issues with politics and interpersonal relationships.
Beginning our series going through the Book of James, we begin with James 1:19-27 and talking about what it means to be hearers and doers of the Word, specifically in our context of Nashville, Michigan.
Sermon for December 26th, 2021 based on Isaiah 43:18-19. This sermon is entitled "Do a new thing" and is talking about the future of the Church and how we can be a church that makes a difference in our community and the world.