Platt Park Church Sermons & Messages: Recent Episodes
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July 19, 2026: God uses imperfect people - teacher Stephen Milburn by Platt Park Church
July 12, 2026 - God's Constant Outpouring Love - Teacher Charlie Dodrill by Platt Park Church
May 31, 2026 - Living in the Seeming Contradictions - Teacher Stephen Milburn by Platt Park Church
May 24 - James- Acts 11 - They were first called Christians at Antioch by Platt Park Church
May 17, 2026: The Unfolding Life - Peter and Cornelius - Teacher Cari Jenkins by Platt Park Church
May 3, 2026 - Acts 8 - Philip and the Eunuch - Teacher Stephen Milburn by Platt Park Church
April 19, 2026: The Unfolding Life - Jealousy - Teacher Stephen Milburn by Platt Park Church
Sept. 7, 2025 - I am the gate, I am the good shepherd - Teacher James Johnson by Platt Park Church
Aug 31 - John 9. Ally Ley - Healing the man born blind - why was he born blind? by Platt Park Church
August 17, 2025 - Tension and Living Water - Teacher James Johnson by Platt Park Church
August 10, 2025: Faith in Jesus involves risk. Teacher Charlie Dodril. by Platt Park Church
August 10, 2025: In a life of faith, there is risk. Teacher Charlie Dodril. by Platt Park Church
Aug 3, 2025 - John 5 - I do not accept glory from human beings. Cari Jenkins. by Platt Park Church
July 6, 2025 Cari J - John 1 - Jesus enters our suffering (Bethany) by Platt Park Church
June 15, 2025 - Conversation with James Johnson and Charlie Dodrill by Platt Park Church
May 4th (be with you)- Cari Jenkins - "I am the truth", what is truth? by Platt Park Church
"I am the Light of the World". John 8 - Stephen Milburn - 16 March 2025 by Platt Park Church
Feb 2, 2025 - Our Beloved Creates - John 1 - the life - Stephen Milburn by Platt Park Church
Cari Jenkins introduces our series on the gospel of John and what it means to be "beloved."
Stephen M describes a new way to look at suffering comparing Ansel Adams' work to how we see and trust the artist despite the suffering to make a beautiful work.
Stephen kicks off "ordinary" time - how do we walk with God through doing the daily items.
Ally preaches on making the crooked straight, Jesus showing us how to go beyond who's in and who's out.
Stephen teaches on Psalm 23:5 - you prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies. You annoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.The reality of the continous presence of the shepherd and the table.
Stephen opens the Ephiphany Series with the 1st verse of Psalm 23 - Living into the reality that we belong to the good shepherd.
Rabbi Noah teaches on the lord's prayer, discipleship, our daily bread, and forgiveness.
Aly Ley takes us through the gist of prayer - it is not about what or how or when, but who.
What If Jesus Was Serious About Prayer | Intro | September 3, 2023 by Platt Park Church
The beginning of an examination of life and God meeting us in the many seasons of our spiritual journey
An exploration of Ezekiel 37 and the mirror of the fall described in Genesis 3 and how it reflects God's freedom and breath of life provided for us.
An examination of the symbolism and power behind the ash and dust of lent and the link to the Resurrection
Epiphany: God's call turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. January 22, 2023 by Platt Park Church
November 6, 2022 Lessons Learned from the Sermon on the Mount - Tim by Platt Park Church
Unpacking Jesus's command to not judge others and how we can become a welcoming and loving community.
Starting a new series diving into the sermon on the mount and the book "What If Jesus Was Serious?"
08/14/2022 Living Into Community - The power of fellowship - Suzie Grade by Platt Park Church
Stephen Milburn walks us through the temptations of Christ and how they relate to our own status and wellbeing.
Susie gives a message on overcoming futility by going deeper and listening to the voice of Jesus.
A discussion of Epiphany and the years reflections in testimony from members of the congregration.
An exploration of the crucifixion and the events that led up to it along side the festival of weeks and the practices observed there.
Exploring the concept of wholeness and unity through a scriptural lens with Hobbits, 4000 Weeks and Buying Dirt.
An exploration of two different approaches to coming to Jesus and how he doesn't really care as long as you come to him.
Tim Grade discussions Passion and how it relates to suffering both biblically and in our lives using Psalm 51.
Kindness is sorely lacking in our current situation/society. Christ shows us the way to give kindness and receive it.
Exploring what has been removed from the canyon of our lives to reveal our deep truths.
Tim Grade breaks down the lines of the poem "O Holy Night" into a series of body postures.
Sandy Laws teaches the first week of advent with the stories of Elizabeth and Mary and their babies.
Susie Grade again helps us navigate the waters of division in a sermon introducing the ancient concept of interior freedom/detachment/indifference, showing us that when our focus in on the One Person of our faith, we have the freedom to love without needing to be "right".
Susie Grade teaches on the counterculture nature of the Gospel and the hope to be found in that.
A special SPREAD LOVE (not covid) MUSIC FESTIVAL in place of Platt Park Church's normal Halloween festivities. Featuring: Daniel Rondeau (singer/songwriter, @danielandthewalkingtrees) Nic Clark (@nicclarkmusic) Curtis Hawkins Blues Band (Curtis Hawkins Music: https://buff.ly/2HGE7FG) 2B3 Trio (Mike Abbott/guitar, Jeff Jenkins/B3 organ, 10/31 features Dean Oldencott/drums, @2B3Trio, https://buff.ly/3kxwik2, https://buff.ly/37Qtzyq) Gospel Music featuring: Charlie Dodrill, Mike Abbott, Jeff Jenkins, Dean Oldencott, Curtis Hawkins
Tim Grade continues our study of A Space Beyond Enemies by looking at what we pump into our spaces (love and respect or contempt and anger) and how it affects whether we're friends or enemies.
Susie Grade opens our series A Space Beyond Enemies with a look at the difference between God's example of humility and love, and our culture's example of contempt.
Susie Grade closes our series The Second Mountain looking at Jesus' example of humility as our guide for processing racism and injustice.
Tim Grade teaches on Jesus' example of humility as an attribute of the Second Mountain in our lives.
Susie Grade compares the steps to meaningful life on the first mountain vs. the second mountain.
Susie Grade opens our new series "The Second Mountain." The series name is borrowed from David Brooks' book "The Second Mountain" which explores the commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose. In the midst of the pandemic and world-wide difficulty, Susie challenges us to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus.
Susie Grade closes out our series "Being Lost & Found" by looking at the spiritual practice of compassion and mercy.
Tim Grade teaches on the true meaning of "lost" and how we can rest in God's complete love for us.
Tim Grade teaches on the parables of the kingdom of Heaven in our final week of The Strong & Unshakeable Kingdom series.
Susie Grade teaches on optimism versus hope in the Strong & Unshakeable Kingdom of God.
Susie Grade teaches from 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 -- One Savior, One Humanity, One Mission
Tim and Susie Grade co-teach about the strong and unshakeable kingdom of God -- One King, One Kingdom, One People.
Tim Grade teaches on the difference between "transaction" and "transformation" in our lives.
Tim Grade continues our series The Strong & Unshakeable Kingdom by looking at the story of Naaman in 2 Kings.
Christine H. opens our new series "The Strong & Unshakeable Kingdom" by looking at the ways Jesus describes the Kingdom in the book of Matthew.
Susie Grade taught on the mother-love of God that chases us down through the storm. Happy Mother's day to all the mothers, caregivers, mentors, grandmothers!
Tim Grade teaches our Love in a time of Pandemic series -- looking at what we should say to those around us.
Susie Grade opened our new series "Love in a time of Pandemic" by looking at how we love -- what we should do -- in this time.
Susie Grade teaches from Mark 4 on Jesus calming the storm and the application to our stormy and uncertain lives right now.
Tim Grade teaches about our physical and emotional responses to the Coronavirus changes and Jesus' example from the Bible.
Susie Grade teaches on livestream with encouragement as we engage a world changed by coronavirus.
Stephen Milburn teaches our second Sunday of Everything Happens for a Reason...and other lies I've loved.
Susie Grade opened our new series "Everything happens for a reason ... and other lies I've loved." She looked at some of the common lies we tell each other.
Tim Grade closes out our series Being Mortal with the resurrection of Lazarus in John 11 and Jesus' proclamation that He is the resurrection and the life.
Susie Grade continues our series "Being Mortal" by looking at Jesus' response to his friend Lazarus' death and sharing about the Grade's sweet dog, Sam.
Marcus Doe teaches our second week of the Being Mortal series, looking at responses to grief and God's promised comfort.
Susie Grade begins our series "Being Mortal" looking at the first act of Lazarus' story from John 11.
Susie Grade closes out our series on Jonah by looking at Jonah 4 and God's mercy to all people.
Tim Grade continues our series on Jonah; looking at Jonah 2 and existence of the spiritual world.
Tim Grade kicks off 2020 revealing our word of the year -- INTENTION -- and beginning our January series on Jonah.
Sandy Laws closes out our series "His Name Shall Be Called Emmanuel" by looking at the Matthew story of Jesus' birth.
Tim Grade closes out our final week of advent teaching on Love and the love that we have as a result of Jesus' coming.
Susie Grade continues our advent series "His Name Shall Be Emmanuel" with the third attribute -- JOY!
Susie Grade teaches the second week of our Advent series: His Name Shall Be Emmanuel. This week we are looking at God's peace.
Susie Grade opens our Advent series "His Name Shall Be Emmanuel: God With Us" by looking at Hope.
Tim Grade closes our series, "When Things Fall Apart" by looking at the final chapters of Job.
Susie Grade continues our series, "When Things Fall Apart" by looking at how Job's friends respond to his crisis.
Susie Grade continues our series When Things Fall Apart by looking at Job's friends' reaction to his situation.
Susie Grade begins our series "When Things Fall Apart: a study of the life of Job" by looking at Job's story and how it mirror's our stories.
Charlie Dodrill closes out our series "How To Church" by looking at The Benediction and the church community as a habitat for the divine in each of us.
Tim Grade closes out our series Standing on Shaky Ground by looking at the 5th and final way to kill a relationship: Lying.
Susie Grade continues our series "Standing on Shaky Ground: 5 ways to kill a relationship" with way #3: Unforgiveness.
Susie Grade opens our series "Standing on Shaky Ground: 5 ways to kill a relationship." This week we look at pride and the antidote to pride.
Tim Grade closes out our series on contemplative prayer by looking at the different ways we can learn about God.
Susie Grade teaches on the three phases of contemplative prayer as outlined by St. Teresa: prayer of recollection, prayer of quiet, and prayer of union.
Stephen Milburn teaches on contemplative prayer and the example Jesus gave us of contemplative prayer.
Charlie Dodrill begins our series "What is contemplative prayer?" by sharing his own experience with contemplative prayer and giving us the definition of "prayer without talking."
Susie Grade continues our Church in Denver series on the Psalms of Asaph; teaching today from Psalm 78.
July is our "Church in Denver" series, and guest speaker Christine Hersh kicks things off.
This summer various Denver churches will all be focusing on the Psalms of Asaph (Psalm 50, 73-83).
These Psalms give voice to a communal lament and cry for God’s mercy on a national scale.
We believe they provide appropriate language to engage God collectively about our cultural moment.
Sandy Laws shares about how Jesus' teaching about the Sabbath contradicted rabbinical teaching and introduced a new paradigm.
Tim Grade teaches on Sabbath Resistance and how we can push back on the things that impede our sabbath rest and contentment.
Susie Grade teaches on what sabbath looks like in her life and some practical tools we can use to implement sabbath regularly.
Susie Grade opens our series on Sabbath by looking at God's introduction of the sabbath as a holy day of rest, and our bodies and souls' need for sabbath.
Susie Grade teaches that when we are apprenticed by Jesus there is no place for hurry or fear in our lives.
Susie Grade teaches this morning from the book of Luke on the story of the prodigal son and how God uses this story to welcome us into apprenticeship.
Charlie Dodrill teaches on apprenticeship and how God uses prayer and apprenticeship as ways to spend time with us.
He has risen! He has risen indeed! Susie Grade teaches about hope through the resurrection of Jesus.
Susie Grade teaches about the difference between hoping FOR something and hoping IN something.
Tim Grade continues our teaching on Holy Saturday by looking at the CVI (core values indicator)and the ways our individual core values affect the manner in which we each wait.
Tim Grade teaches about Holy Saturday and how the waiting of Holy Saturday can be understood through transition, tradition and transformation.
Stephen Milburn continues the Between Cross & Resurrection series by sharing about the apocalypse/liminal space/disorientation that accompanies major shifts in our lives and the waiting we all experience in those shifts.
Susie Grade continues our series "Between Cross & Resurrection" with looking at the 3-fold cycle of waiting and the difference between waiting well or poorly.
Susie Grade kicks off our newest series "Between the Cross and Resurrection: A Theology of Holy Saturday."
Charlie Dodrill closes out our series on overwhelming emotions by looking at the emotion of envy and how to combat envy with gratitude.
Susie Grade teaches this week on the overwhelming emotion of sadness and how we enter into deeper community when we share our sadness with each other.
Susie Grade teaches on the overwhelming emotion of fear/anxiety and looks at the ways we can accept our body's response without letting it control us.
Tim Grade continues our series on overwhelming emotions by looking at anger and how we can deal with our anger in a righteous way.
Susie Grade kicks off our series: "HELP! What do I do with my overwhelming emotions?" by looking at a 3-step process to handling emotions: 1) Befriend, 2) Invite, and 3) Unburden.
Susie Grade closes out our series on Joy by looking at joy as a result of resurrection. Joy is possible because of resurrection.
Stephen Milburn teaches on a practical guide to Joy -- that joy is possible because God is present.
Susie Grade teaches about Joy and how it can be present during some of the most difficult, sorrowful times in our lives.
Tim Grade kicks off Platt Park Church's 10th Anniversary Year with our month-long series on JOY. He teaches the three things necessary to choose joy in our lives.
Sandy Laws closes our advent series O Come Let Us Adore Him by looking ahead to 2019 and the example of the life of Paul.
Susie and Tim Grade co-teach our Christmas Eve service focusing on Mary's song from Luke 1:46-55, commonly known as The Magnificat.
Tim Grade leads us through the 4th week of advent looking at the line "Come and Behold Him." Tim talk about the word "behold" and the difference between seeing something and truly beholding it.
Susie Grade continues our Advent series of "O Come Let Us Adore Him" with the third line of the song: "o, come ye to Bethlehem." We look at what draws people to Bethlehem and how Platt Park can aspire to be a place of life that draws people to Christ.
Susie Grade continues our advent series "O Come Let Us Adore Him" by looking at the second line "Joyful and Triumphant" and three things that allow us to be joyful and triumphant in this life.
Tim Grade opens our Advent series "O Come Let Us Adore Him." Each week in the series we will look at a different line from the song -- this week we are looking at "O come all ye faithful" and what makes people faithful.
Susie Grade closes out our series on Being Thankful by looking at what truly lasts and matters in life and how to find God's presence in the midst.
Charlie Dodrill teaches on the neurobiology of relational circuits and how gratitude can help heal our inability to engage in relationships.
Tim Grade continues our series on Being Thankful and looking at the difference between seeing our lives through the lens of entitlement versus gift. Entitlement leading to resentment; gift leading to gratitude.
Tim Grade begins our series on Being Thankful by looking at gratitude and gifts. When we recognize everything as a gift we begin to foster gratitude.
Gary Aronhalt wraps up our series on Monday Morning Faith. He teaches that work is hard but that it is still good and that we were designed to do work.
Susie Grade teaches on our "Work as Witness" in the third week of our Monday Morning Faith series. She explains various misconceptions about what it means to be a witness at work and ultimately suggests that the way we work, love, and live is truly the way we witness to others.
Susie Grade continues our series Monday Morning Faith looking at what it means to be called to work. "We are not called first to special work but to God." - Os Guinness
Tim Grade begins our series on Monday Morning Faith with the idea that God created us to work. When we use our imaginations to engage the idea that any work we do is for the Lord, we are able to serve wherever we are.
Susie and Tim Grade co-teach the final word of our 5-week series on "5 Words to Change Your Life." They look at the word "Sorry", how it is misused, not used, and how to truly make amends for wrongs.
Susie Grade teaches the importance of sharing our need with God and leads us through writing our own prayer of lament.
Susie Grade teaches on the word "THANKS" and how an attitude of thankfulness can change lives. Gratitude in good and bad circumstances has the opportunity to bring us closer to God.
Susie Grade teaches the second in our 5-week series on the 5 words to change your life. This week focuses on "WOW" -- the awe and surrender that comes from slowing down and allowing ourselves to experience God's Wow moments.
Tim Grade starts our new series, "5 Words to Change Your Life", by speaking on how the word, "YES", can positively impact our decision making and include more of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Susie Grade closes out our series on Waging Peace with the encouragement to think of one area where we ought to be waging peace -- in our personal lives, our community, or internationally -- and to pray about beginning that process.
Tim Grade teaches the next two steps in the path of peace, as explained in the book "Mending the Divide" -- Contend and Restore.
Susie Grade continues our series on Waging Peace by looking at the first two aspects of being an everyday peacemaker: See and Immerse.
Susie Grade introduces the series "Waging Peace." Based on the book Mending the Divides, we are looking at God's desire for Shalom and wholeness for all of creation and our call to be a part of that restoration.
Susie Grade closes out our study of Proverbs by looking at the different ways we can read Proverbs 31: prescriptive, descriptive, or as a call to yearn for God's wisdom and Presence.
Susie Grade continues the study of Proverbs with teaching about discernment and living in the tension of making hard decisions.
Gary Aronhalt illustrates and teaches about the filter we need to use and understand when reading the book of Proverbs.
Susie Grade teaches from the book of Proverbs as we explore two portions of the wisdom contained in Proverbs: speaking and listening (or receiving correction).
Sandy Laws begins our 5-week series on the book of Proverbs with a historical background of proverbs and the importance of God's wisdom in the book of Proverbs in the Bible.
Susie Grade teaches on Ruth, Chapter 4; looking at the genealogy of Jesus. The genealogy listed in Ruth makes it clear that "the Savior of the world came from a family line that is as questionable as they come...He came to redeem the questionable."
Gary Aronhalt shares that the deeper we look, the more we realize that there's something more going on -- both in nature and in the story of Ruth.
Susie teaches from Ruth 2, using the illustration of a Thanksgiving table and the people gathered around it to encourage us to welcome in the stranger.
Charlie Dodrill introduces this month's study of Ruth with an overview of the book and some questions for us to consider.
Susan Stein wraps up our 4-week series on Forgiveness, teaching on Matthew 18:23-35 -- The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant.
Susie Grade shares who forgiveness is truly for and how my false self might be interfering with my ability to receive and grant forgiveness.
Susie continues our series on Forgiveness looking at some of the fallacies of forgiveness and the necessity to acknowledge the hurt.
This week we kicked off our May series, "Forgiveness." Gary Aronhalt teaches on the Fourfold Path to Forgiveness and his own story of forgiveness.
This week guest speaker, Christopher Wright, introduces us to Langham Partnership International.
This week Charlie Dodrill continued our series, Soulful Living, by teaching on the spiritual practice of friendship.
Tim Grade Continues our series, "Soulful Living", by teaching on how we can practice silence, solitude, and stillness in our everyday lives.
This week Susie Grade kicks off our series, "Soulful Living", by teaching on practical ways we can leave the frantic for true life in Christ.
This Palm Sunday Tim Grade wraps up our series, "Leaving Egypt", speaking on how we can make our faith more personal.
Tim Grade continues our series, "Leaving Egypt" by taking a look at a perplexing idea: sometimes the way "up" is the way "down". Listen to find out what this means!
This week Susie Grade continued our series, "Leaving Egypt: Finding God in the Wilderness Places" by teaching on how we can learn to be free.
Listen in as Susie Grade kicked off our new series, "Leaving Egypt: Finding God in the Wilderness Places".
This week guest speaker, Harv Powers, wraps up our February series, Married or Single: Exposing the Myth and Miracle of Intimacy, speaking on strengthening relationship bonds.
Listen in as Tim and Susie Grade continue our series, "Married or Single: Exposing the Myth and Miracle of Intimacy" by team teaching on Godly faithfulness.
Listen in as Charlie Dodrill continues our series, "Married or Single: Exposing the Myth and Miracle of Intimacy".
This week Susie Grade kicked off our new series, "Married or Single: Exposing the Myth and Miracle of Intimacy," speaking on what true Godly love looks like.
Listen as Susie Grade wraps up our series, "Living is Giving", speaking about how we can be Motivated Campers.
This week Tim Grade continues our series, "Living is Giving", by speaking on what the playbook for citizens of heaven looks like.
This week Susie Grade speaks on "The Idol of Effectiveness" as we continue our series, Living is Giving.
Susie Grade kicks off our new series, "Living is Giving", teaching on practical ways we can be spiritual contributors in the body of Christ.
What is ridiculous love? How can we love ridiculously? Tim Grade kicks off our New Year by answering these questions and introducing our focus focus for 2018.
This week Susie Grade talks about the character, Joseph, as we continue through our December series, "Home for Christmas".
This week Tim Grade continues our series, "Home for Christmas" speaking on the honor and burdens that came with being the mother of Jesus.
This week Susie Grade starts off our series, "Home for Christmas" where each week we will look at a different character from the Christmas story, first up, John The Baptist.
Tim Grade wraps up our series, "Orphans-to-Heirs" by speaking on being thankful for thorns in our life and moving from a place of weakness into one of a warrior.
Susie Grade continues our series, "Orphans-to-Heirs," by speaking on how we can move from a life of selfishness into a one of servanthood.
Susie Grade continues our series, "Orphans-to-Heirs", this week speaking on how we can move from a place of anxiety into one of assurance.
Susie Grade kicks off our series, "Orphans-to-Heirs", by speaking on moving from isolation to intimacy with God.
Charlie Dodrill wraps up our series, "Why Worry?", by speaking about thinking upon what is lovely.
Listen as Susie Grade continues our series, Why Worry?, by focusing on the fact that our worry sometimes stems from a harsh reality: things don't always work out the way we think they should.
Susie Grade continues our series, Why Worry?, by speaking about the "Bridge of Purity" and letting go of past mistakes.
LISTEN TO SUSIE AND TIM AS THEY CONTINUE OUR SERIES VITAL SIGNS AS THEY TALK ABOUT OUR PHYSICAL BODIES
Listen to Tim begin our series "Vital Signs" about how God made us into complex creatures.
Listen to Susie Grade finish our series "Losing My Regligion"- this week about engaging God and not ourselves.
Susie Grade begins our Series "Losing My Religion" about engaging God inwardly, not outwardly.
Listen To Susie Grade as she begins our series Losing My Religion - Week 1: Engaging God, Not Others
Tim Grade concludes our series Whispers from the Heart by sharing stories from Israel and the significance of the Garden of Gethsemane.
Listen to Charlie talk about the concept of worship, taking risks and being here for Jesus.
Have you ever considered that, in ALL of creation, only human beings find the concept of "identity" to be challenging? Listen as Susan Stein show us how our gifts reflect our identity and reminds us of how Beloved we truly are.
Katie Larson continues our series by digging into 1 Kings and leading a conversation on Distracted Listening.
Listen as Tim continues our series "Stories from the Heart". This week we discuss how to see the human quality in everybody, and that each of us is a person loved by God.
Charlie continues the series and explains the importance of giving your whole heart to God.
When the dust settles after Easter, many return to their daily routine and leave their faith aside. So what are we to do after the hype of Easter is over? Tim Grade helps us explore the answers to the question, "What now?"
Susie Grade leads us into the celebration of Christ's resurrection and His love for us ALL!
Listen as Tim and Susie Grade lead us into Holy Week with the celebration of Palm Sunday and a lesson on the week ahead.
Listen to Charlie continue our Series about Confidence and our strengths and weaknesses.
The series continued with this week's focus on deception and the forgiveness that waits for you.
Susie continuing the series with the addition of several touching stories about married couples and their journey.
Listen to Tim speak in our new series "The Confidence Paradox" about our confidence in ourselves and in the Lord.
Listen to Charlie Dodrill continue our series, "The New Rules for Love, Sex, Dating, and Staying in Love". (Due to technical glitches, the first few minutes of the sermon are missing. We apologize for the inconvenience, but it's STILL a great message...give it a listen!)
Listen to Susie Grade continue our series, The New Rules for Love, Sex, Dating, and Staying in Love."
Tim Grade kicks off our series, The New Rules for Love, Sex, Dating, and Staying in Love.