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Santa Monica Nazarene Church

Jul 28, 2021

In this sermon look at the story of Peter. Through him we see an image of the soul’s journey of calling, adventure, risk, testing, failure, and homecoming. 


Jul 21, 2021

In this sermon we talk about judgment. It’s a word that comes with a lot of baggage, but still very important when looked at in a particular way. We talk about judgment in terms of restoration and God putting the world to rights; about refining fires; about heaven and hell in terms of God’s love and how love can...


Jul 14, 2021

In this sermon we look at what it means to conspire with God. We talk about an old Latin word, God’s name, and what a Japanese scientist taught me about the power of words to shape the world.

 


Jul 7, 2021

In this sermon we consider what it means to say that the Spirit leads us downwards in the way of Jesus who emptied himself for us. We name the false story of upwards mobility as money, power, and sex appeal in order to embrace a life in solidarity with the poor and oppressed.


Jul 3, 2021

In this sermon we talk about perfection, not as never making our mistakes, but as being pointed towards our end in God even in the midst of our mistakes.