CCWGG: Recent Episodes
CCWGG
Podcast of weekly sermons from Community Church of West Garden Grove by Pastor Eric Williams and guest speakers.
Eat It - The Gospel of Luke viewed through Meals and Tables.
A right brained, imagnatiave and medative morning looking at the story of the wee-little man, Zacchaeus.
Teacher: Eric Williams
Text: Luke 19.1–9
Eat It - The Gospel of Luke viewed through Meals and Tables.
We travel a little backwards in the book of Luke to visit Jesus once again eating with a Pharisee. Before Jesus speaks the six woes, he comments on the controversy of handwashing…which is a classic Hillel vs. Shammai debate. But who are Hillel and Shammai? Lets investigate the Pharasaic movement.
Teacher: Eric Williams
Text: Luke 11.37–41
Eat It - The Gospel of Luke viewed through Meals and Tables.
In part 5 of Jesus eating at the prominent Pharisees house, Elliot Stone leads us into our final teaching about the cost of discipleship/death. As standard, history and Christianity are intertwined in a challenging and compelling sermon. Teacher: Eric Williams
Text: Luke 14.25-35
Eat It - The Gospel of Luke viewed through Meals and Tables.
In part 4 of Jesus eating at the prominent Pharisees house, we dive further into how we can choose the seat of death. This week we look at the folks at the party Jesus instructs us to throw. It is a social death we are called to choose - to party and celebrate with the marginalized, afflicted, powerless and in that find resurrection life
Teacher: Eric Williams
Text: Luke 14.12–14
Eat It - The Gospel of Luke viewed through Meals and Tables.
In part 3 of Jesus eating at the prominent Pharisees house, we dive further into how we can choose the seat of death. This week we look at the economics of death. Giving ends up being a type of death, but as always with Jesus, when you choose death, you end up with life.
Teacher: Eric Williams
Text: Luke 14.12–14
Eat It - The Gospel of Luke viewed through Meals and Tables.
In part 2 of Jesus eating at the prominent Pharisees house, we dive further into how we can choose the seat of death. This week we look at shame and vulnerability as a way of choosing death. One of the more imoirtabt themes in my life over the past few months, this is a crucial way for us to stay at Jesus’ end of the table.
Teacher: Eric Williams
Text: Luke 14.1–14
Eat It - The Gospel of Luke viewed through Meals and Tables.
Next up is dinner at a Pharisee Supervisor’s house. Here we ponder where Jesus sits at the table and the implications it has for the healing of dropsy guy and subsequent parable.
Teacher: Eric Williams
Text: Luke 14.1–12
Eat It - The Gospel of Luke viewed through Meals and Tables.
Mary and Martha both have something to teach us about:
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Female discipleship
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Sibling Rivalry
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Distractions and the One Thing
Teacher: Eric Williams
Text: Luke 10.38–42
Eat It - The Gospel of Luke viewed through Meals and Tables.
How about a meal with 5000 of your closest friends?!?! In this passage, Jesus here not only says who he is, but demonstrates his identity.
Teacher: Eric Williams
Text: Luke 9.10–17
Eat It - The Gospel of Luke viewed through Meals and Tables.
Jesus went from a tax collectors table to a Pharisees table. In this passage he encounters Simon and a particular woman who happens to be the star of the evening. She teaches us some keys to loving more and experiencing deeper forgiveness
Teacher: Eric Williams
Text: Luke 7.36–50
Eat It - The Gospel of Luke viewed through Meals and Tables.
Jesus first stop was at Levi’s house. Levi was a tax collector and an enemy of the Israelites, yet Jesus dines with him. The religious elite is furious and Jesus gives them the key to his kingdom - hesed or loving kindness.
Teacher: Eric Williams
Text: Luke 5.27–39
Recapping our series on the Women of the Old Testament and leaving some breathing room for God’s voice to speak to us.
Leo and Mary Arancibia are this weeks teachers as they lead us through the book of Esther.
The narrative of Ruth revolves around where she was born and the tribe she was affiliated with. Her loyalty to Naomi and subsequent marriage to Boaz bring together one of the most beautiful books of the New Testament and depict God extending his hand and reconciling tribes that have been splintered.
Teacher: Maria Stone and Eric Williams
Text: Ruth
Hannah’s story is a transistional piece linking the Judges-era to the Kings-era. She has a son named Samuel who becomes a prophet and priest, annointed by YHWH to lead in this time period. However, the narrative surrounding her son is where we encounter her vow or deal with God. Should we make deals with God? I.E. - God if you do this, then I promise I will do that. This week we examine her ‘vow’ with the Lord and if it is appropriat to do the same in our time.
Text: 1 Samuel 1
Teachers: Kailani Davies and Eric Williams
Rahab cant seem to shed the label “prostitute” or “harlot” throughout her mentions in the scriptures.
How do her three names help us understand who we are in Christ.
In addition, our guest speaker Lauren Flanagan discusses what modern day trafficking/prostitution looks like in Orange County. Lauren works with Redeeming Love which is a nonprofit organizaion that works with liberating women from prostitution and the sex industry. redeemingloveca.org
Text: Joshua 2
Teachers: Detra Gunn, Lauren Flanagan and Eric Williams
Miriam, Moses’ sister has a remarkable collection of stories about her in the book of Exodus and Numbers. While not all good, her reconcilation back into the camp of the Israelites depicts how much she meant to the people and to her brother Moses.
Text: Exodus 2, 15 and Numbers 12
Teacher: Eric Williams and JoLynn Glisson
Leah and Rachel share an interesting connection as sisters as they fight for the heart of their husband Jacob. But when Leah discovers that YHWH sees her, it changes everything. Learning that YHWH sees us and loves us, is what the Good News is all about.
Text: Genesis 29
Old Testament Women: Rebekah - Love and Lies
We continue our series in the Old Testament by looking at the story of Rebekah alongside Isaac, Esau and Jacob. The narrative is a beautiful love story, birth story and fraud story leaving us scratching our heads at the final deception of Rebekah. How is the new covenant, how is grace displayed in this account of these OT characters
Text: Genesis 24, 25, 27
Old Testament Women: Sarah
This week we kick off our new series on OT Women by beginning looking at the life of Sarah. God Promises her a child… for 20 years! How do we wait on God’s promises and remain hopeful.
Teachers: Molly Shaeffer and Eric Williams