Celebrate the Light 1
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Dec 22, 2020•7 min•Season 15Ep. 1
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Advent 4
Pastor Laura examines our interpretation of Mary and challenges us to think of her in a new light.
Dec 20, 2020•14 min•Season 14Ep. 7
Advent Reflection: The Worker
Listen to our last midweek Advent reflection entitled "The Worker,"
Dec 16, 2020•10 min•Season 14Ep. 6
Advent 3
Pastor Jay mediates on the season and what it means to have real joy.
Dec 13, 2020•12 min•Season 14Ep. 5
Advent Reflection: The Expectant Mother
Listen to our midweek Advent reflect entitled "The Expectant Mother."
Dec 09, 2020•6 min•Season 14Ep. 4
Advent 2
On this second week in Advent, Pastor Laura describes “Peace” as a hope for the wellbeing and wholeness of all creation even in the midst of chaos.
Dec 06, 2020•14 min•Season 14Ep. 3
Advent Reflection: The Traveler
Join us for a mid week Advent reflection entitled "The Traveler."
Dec 02, 2020•5 min•Season 14Ep. 2
Advent 1
On this first weekend in Advent, Pastor Doug discusses the word “Hope” and the deep meaning behind it.
Nov 29, 2020•18 min•Season 14Ep. 1
Spirit Unleashed 8
Pastor Jay challenges us to live out a deep compassion and empathy for others to truly understand what it means to be children of God.
Nov 22, 2020•11 min•Season 13Ep. 14
Spirit Unleashed 7
Pastor Laura encourages us to be active and participate in the world, just as God created us to do.
Nov 15, 2020•17 min•Season 13Ep. 12
Spirit Unleashed 6
In this time of political change, Pastor Doug encourages us to be the Reign of God and to be the difference we wish to see in the world.
Nov 08, 2020•18 min•Season 13Ep. 11
Spirit Unleashed Focus Part 4: God is counting on us
In this podcast, we explore Paul's letter to the Corinthians as he upholds the Macedonian church as a place that lived out of its generosity and not just out of abundance.
Nov 03, 2020•10 min
Spirit Unleashed Focus Part 5: We're in this together
In this final podcast of our Spirit Unleashed series, Pastor Doug reminds us that we do not walk the life of faith and generosity alone but that we do this with a great cloud of witnesses, saints from our past and saints in our present to bless the saints of the future.
Nov 03, 2020•10 min•Season 13Ep. 10
Spirit Unleashed 5
On All Saints weekend, Pastor Jay compares the word “blessed” between the Gospel text and our current reality, explaining that suffering can provide opportunity for God to come in.
Nov 01, 2020•14 min•Season 13Ep. 9
Spirit Unleashed 4
Celebrating Reformation Sunday, Pastor Doug describes our gift of being “free” and how that extraordinary freedom allows us to choose what fills us up.
Oct 25, 2020•20 min•Season 13Ep. 7
Spirit Unleashed Focus Part 3: God is Faithful
I know we are told not to test God, but in this episode, Pastor Doug reminds us of a time when God says, "Try me." What if we took that step into generosity? God says "Try me." What if we practiced radical compassion, not just for a week but for a year? God says "Try me." God promises that we will see and know God more clearly when we are generous with our love, our kindness, our service, and yes, our resources.
Oct 19, 2020•6 min•Season 13Ep. 6
Spirit Unleashed 3
Pastor Jay focuses on the generosity of Jesus and how we called to be radically generous through our entire being.
Oct 18, 2020•13 min•Season 13Ep. 5
Spirit Unleashed Focus Part 2: The Generosity of Jesus
In the feeding of the 5000, Jesus doesn't show generosity by breaking bread and giving it to the crowd to eat, but by having compassion on all those who are gathered. He then commands the disciples to feed. In this podcast, Pastor Doug encourages us to dig deep and think about what we want to change in the world with our own compassionate generosity.
Oct 12, 2020•8 min•Season 13Ep. 4
Spirit Unleashed 2
Pastor Laura encourages us to fully participate in all things in the world so that we can live truly as God’s children.
Oct 11, 2020•14 min•Season 13Ep. 3
Spirit Unleashed Focused Part 1: We Have a Generous God
In this first part of the Spirit Unleashed series at Abiding Hope Church, Pastor Doug leads us in a study on the first words in the book of Genesis, reminding us we are made in the image and likeness of God. We are living as a part of God, and this includes God's generosity. How do we reflect God's nature by our own commitment to generosity?
Oct 05, 2020•8 min•Season 13Ep. 2
Spirit Unleashed 1
Pastor Doug discusses creation and our responsibility to take care of all living things.
Oct 04, 2020•16 min•Season 13Ep. 1
In Christ or In Crisis 9
Pastor Laura compares power to authority and encourages us to live like we are made of God beyond worldly constrictions.
Sep 27, 2020•15 min•Season 12Ep. 9
In Christ or In Crisis 8
Pastor Jay compares the world economy of earning and deserving to the economy of God that is a gift of grace.
Sep 20, 2020•12 min•Season 12Ep. 8
In Christ or In Crisis 7
Pastor Doug explores the challenging concept of forgiveness and encourages us to intentionally work to become conduits of that forgiveness.
Sep 13, 2020•22 min•Season 12Ep. 7
In Christ or In Crisis 6
Pastor Laura looks at what it means to be in an authentic community with others, challenging us to look within ourselves for barriers.
Sep 06, 2020•16 min•Season 12Ep. 6
In Christ or In Crisis 5
Pastor Jay reflects on what it means to be home and how we can be whole in God’s vision for the world.
Aug 30, 2020•14 min•Season 12Ep. 5
In Christ or In Crisis 4
Addressing the new school year and our kids, Pastor Doug reminds us that those who are truly great live, love, and serve Christ.
Aug 23, 2020•18 min•Season 12Ep. 4
In Christ or In Crisis 3
After a perplexing Gospel passage, Pastor Laura compares crumbs to God’s mission of oneness for the world and challenges us to look for the “God crumbs” left for us all.
Aug 16, 2020•18 min•Season 12Ep. 3
In Christ or In Crisis
Pastor Doug discusses the title of our new worship series “In Christ or In Crisis” and unpacks the meaning of “crisis” as living outside our creation and identity.
Aug 09, 2020•24 min•Season 12Ep. 2
In Christ or In Crisis
Pastor Laura addresses the feeling of carrying burdens and how this relates to Jesus feeding the 5000.
Aug 02, 2020•14 min•Season 12Ep. 1
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