Harrowing Of Hell

What Are you willing to die for?

To watch the sermon click here. In 1979, at Jacob’s Well in the West Bank, a monk named Father Philoumenos was brutally murdered by Jewish settlers. He had been living in a cave there, tending the well where Jesus met the Samaritan woman. He guarded it. He preserved it. He believed it was holy ground.

Grace Names Us

To watch the sermon click here. Jesus goes into the wilderness where he is tested by Satan. But just before this, Jesus was baptized by John in the River Jordan. Do you remember what happened immediately after Jesus was baptized? The Spirit of God came down and a voice proclaimed, “This is my Son, the

The Christ Mystery

To watch the sermon, click here. In the name of God; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. We make meaning in our world in lots of different ways. That’s something we talk about at RELATA. When I preached two weeks ago, I talked about making meaning by using frameworks to understand the

Fifth Sunday in Lent: Sermon Summary and Reflection Questions

Kate’s sermon invites us to embrace the beauty of phileo love, the deep bond of friendship that connects us through shared affection and respect. She paints a vivid picture of Jesus surrounded by his close friends—Mary, Martha, and Lazarus—at a dinner table filled with laughter, food, and the quiet weight of what’s to come. In this intimate

Fourth Sunday in Lent: Sermon Summary and Reflection Questions

In his sermon, Doyt invites us to reflect on what it means to embody God’s grace in a world often twisted by power and privilege. He draws from the prophet Jeremiah, who rebuked his own faith leaders for corrupting God’s teachings to justify their dominance, and connects it to the story of Bartolomé de las

Third Sunday in Lent: Sermon Summary and Reflection Questions

Doyt’s sermon reminds us that life is unpredictable, and suffering is not a punishment for sin. Jesus challenges the idea that bad things happen because people deserve them, instead calling us to repentance and hope. Jesus uses the Parable of the Fig Tree to show that God is patient with us, giving us time to

Tears are the Lens through Which we See Clearly

To watch the sermon click here. This season is an opportunity for practicing lament. In the gospel today, Jesus laments what is happening in his world when he says, “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it!” I have had a lot of lament on my heart

Second Sunday in Lent: Sermon Summary and Reflection Questions

Kate’s sermon calls us into a season of lament, the sacred practice of crying out to God when faced with pain or suffering. She shares the image of Jesus lamenting over Jerusalem, expressing his sorrow for a people who reject God’s love. Jesus compares himself to a mother hen longing to gather her children under