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Pastor JD continues our "leading up to Easter", by the reading and sharing of the practice called "Lectio Divina". The text we focused on is Matthew 26:1-16. March 26, 2023

Pastor Christian Ann Larson continues our walk to Easter Sunday by sharing the story of Jesus telling a parable to the pharisees. The Parable of the Talents. What gifts has God given you? How are you growing, and nurturing these things to multiply God's Kingdom? March 19, 2023

Why it's worth it to follow Jesus. Mission Partner Kara Hurst shares a Jesus story from Matthew 20. 

Pastor Christian Ann Larson continues our Lent season by sharing one of Jesus' parables. March 6, 2023

This past Sunday, Dale posed the question that the disciples found themselves asking Jesus, "Who of them is the greatest?". As we enter in this Lent season - Dale challenged us to examine the areas we might think we have it all... and, as Jesus pointed out instead, what does it look like to approach everything through the perspective of a child? What does this passage say about God's Kingdom, and how should we respond as Jesus Followers. February 26, 2023

Pastor JD starts our entering into Lent Season - by sharing a story of Jesus talking to his disciples, and actually, arguing with Peter. What does it look like when things don't go "our way"? When plans change, and expectations have to shift? How is our response as Jesus Followers? February 19, 2023

Pastor Christian Ann continues our Jesus Story series on "Rest" / "Sabbath" / "Stop" - What does DELIGHT look like, or mean in regards to Sabbath? How do we acknowledge and choose "delight" amidst the sacred act of rest?  January 22, 2023

Week two of building or strengthening your sabbath practice: REST. Here are 3 exercises to incorporate into your sabbath day to deepen the rest you experience in the midst of it. 

Once we stop, how do we rest? This second week of our focus on sabbath we look at what resting in Sabbath means. Does it just mean taking a day off, or is it much deeper? Listen in as pastor JD explores the sabbath's roots in the story of a liberating God inviting a liberated people into a practice of resistance against the systems that exploit their humanity (i.e. the Sabbath). 

The first step in Sabbath is stopping. Download the PDF guide for instructions on entering into the practice (northcitychurchmpls.com/equipping) and listen to JD's insights on taking these steps.  Resources:  PDF guide: northcitychurchmpls.com/equipping  Podcast: Rule of Life S1 E1: Stop: Rythem of Creation

Join us in a one-month journey of discovering the practice of the Sabbath. This is the intro to a series of four episodes covering the four aspects and actions of the sabbath: Stop, rest, delight, and worship. This pattern and content are brought to us by the good people at @practicingtheway . Here are some additional resources to check out in your journey:  The Sabbath Practice Guide: northcitychurchmpls.com/equipping  The Rule of Life podcast by @practicingtheway  (Wherever you find your podcasts, find the sabbath weeks and the bonus luminary interviews)  Our Jesus stories on this channel will share stories from Jesus' own life and practice of Sabbath.

Pastor JD kicks off a new conversation for our Jesus Stories - a dive into Sabbath, or rest... or as he frankly states... Stop! The following weeks will focus on different ways we can "Stop", or rest - reevaluating current or new practices for our everyday lives. January 8, 2023

Pastor Christian Ann Larson leads our community through a reflection of this past year (2022), and thoughts moving into the new year (2023) - what can we glean from all we've been through? What do we want to let go as we enter a new year? What do we want to carry forward?  *Spoiler... the word "Ebenezer" is used, and it's not about Christmas* January 1, 2023

Pastor JD Larson shared a special Christmas Eve message during our Christmas Eve service. 12-24-22

Pastor Christian Ann Larson continues our conversation of Good New / The Gospel / Good Tidings... how God's message, is one of Joy. Sharing from the story of Jesus healing the blind man, what does it look like for God to restore, heal, and bring a deep joy to areas that once meant deep brokenness? December 18, 2022

The Jesus Story told on: December 11, 2022

December 4, 2022

Pastor Christian Ann continues our "Jesus' Gospel" series with an added Christmas Twist... "Good Tidings". Using the text where Jesus says "...my yoke is easy, my burden is light... come to me all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest..." What does the "Good News" or "Good Tidings" mean as Jesus describes in this passage? Is it truly something within our midst, something we can grasp? How, as Jesus Followers, are we experiencing this truth as we join in God's story in our every day lives? Extra Special: Christian Ann shares a "knock-knock" joke - a Daniel Larson original.  November 27, 2022

Pastor JD continues our series: Jesus' Gospel - sharing the story Jesus told about a man and his two sons (Prodigal Son).  November 20, 2022

Dale shares what Jesus' Gospel looks like facing a shrewd tax collector. What is Jesus' Gospel to those that feel "ripped off"?  November 13, 2022.