After Job loses everything and then is blessed by God, it almost seems as if the rest of his life is lived happily ever after. But that just doesn’t seem to be the way the world works. Pastor Kate explores the notion of happily ever after in the aftermath of tragedy and our call to be brave.
Accompanying Scripture:
Job 42:1-17
As we near the end of our sermon series on Job, we are reminded of the expansive care God offers to all of creation. Like Job, our sufferings can cause us to turn inward, to ask for the spotlight to stay on us. But God is big enough to recognize our needs while still caring for the rest of the world around us. Listen as Intern Pastor Miriam explores how we are called to be part of creation, rather than the focal point of creation.
Accompanying Scripture:
Job 38:25-27, 41:1-8, 42:1-6, Matthew 6:25-33
For a few weeks now, we’ve been following the story of Job and the cosmic bet between God and the Satan that placed Job in the middle. We’ve heard how his life was destroyed and everything he had, his house, possessions, and family are lost and the aftermath of that as Job contends with his grief. This week, Job confronts God and asks for an accounting, and God responds. Listen as Pastor Kate explores how God’s answer has the potential for a change of perspective.
Accompanying Scripture:
Job 31:35-37, 38:1-11, John 1: 1-5
Job offers us a unique style of scripture this week: poetry. Through his lyrical words, he paints a picture of new life and hope, even in the midst of suffering. How can Job hold this tension of hope and suffering, death and new life? Listen as Intern Pastor Miriam considers how we too can find hope amidst the unexpected tensions of life.
Accompanying Scripture:
Job 14:7-15, 19:23-27, Luke 21: 29-33
This week as we continue our sermon series on Job, we find him in a very dark place. Job’s circumstances are extreme, and yet his despair and darkness are not all that removed from the suffering that can slip into our lives and our world today. Listen as Intern Pastor Miriam explores how we can take a cue from Job on coping with and addressing our laments.
Accompanying Scripture:
Job 3:1-10, 4:1-9, 7:11-21, Matthew 27: 45-46
This Sunday we began a sermon series on the book of Job, which highlights the story of a man who is completely righteous, loves God, and does everything right but loses everything. What starts as a cosmic bet between God and Satan ends with an exchange between God and Job, giving voice to our frustration with the brokenness of our world. Listen as Pastor Kate explores why God even agrees to this bet and what it means for us today.
Accompanying Scripture:
Job 1:1-22, Luke 6: 46-49
This week we celebrate the idea that God is both three individual beings and one being at the same time. It’s a difficult idea to grasp, yet it is an important part of our theology. Listen as Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton wrestles with the Trinity and what that doctrine means to us particularly in these challenging days.
Accompanying Scripture:
Genesis 1:1-2: 4a, 2 Corinthians 13:11-13, Matthew 28:16-20
This week we celebrated the day of Pentecost when the whole church was together, gifted with the Holy Spirit, and suddenly able to hear each other even though they spoke different languages. Listen as Pastor Kate explores the way the spirit is at work in and around us, uniting us during the divisive times we find ourselves experiencing today.
Accompanying Scripture:
Acts 2:1-4, 1 Corinthians 12:1-13, Mark 1: 4-8
This week we find the Corinthians debating the possibility of resurrection. Listen as Intern Pastor Miriam discusses how confronting death and contemplating our own non-existence is a bleak affair – like staring into the abyss – but God’s promise of new life remains.
Accompanying Scripture:
1 Corinthians 15:1-26, 51-57, Mark 12: 26-27
This week we hear from the Apostle Paul when he writes to the Corinthians about love. Listen as Pastor Kate explores what he really meant when he wrote love is patient and love is kind and what that means to us now.
Accompanying Scripture:
1 Corinthians 13:1-3, Mark 12: 28-31
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