Someday, our King Jesus will return. Someday, the people of God will enter into that ultimate Sabbath-rest. One way or another, believers will be a part of that Great Cloud
November 8, 2026
Sermons & Podcasts
What’s happening when the Church gathers around the Table of the Lord? And, where is the Church going when it gathers around the Table of the Lord? On this All
November 1, 2026
In Jesus, the Law and Prophets are fulfilled, completed, and brought to total expression. We see a glimpse of that at the Mountain of Transfiguration, but it happens definitively on
October 25, 2026
The ancient church believed, practiced, and taught that Christian Formation is something we receive as well as something we pursue. In preparation for a forthcoming retreat, Pastor Chris looked at
October 4, 2026
In this sermon from Rev. Robert Brown, we encounter Jesus’s familiar saying, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” It’s typical of Jesus to
October 18, 2026
“Think about such things.” Have you ever thought about those first few verses of Philippians 4 as a recipe for spiritual formation? There’s a lovely pattern found there: we pray
October 11, 2026
Epiclesis has a fall retreat coming up. Our aim is to look closely at the “Great Tradition” and see how it serves as a foundational guide for shaping a believer’s
September 27, 2026
We’ve been talking the last few Sundays about psalms and looking at them through a lens developed by Walter Brueggemann. He says that all of human life with God moves
September 20, 2026
We just spent several weeks in the Gospel of Matthew. Now, we’ve pivoted into the lectionary psalm passages. Pastor Chris embarked on a four-week look at those psalms, but we’re
September 13, 2026
God’s Law is precious and life-giving, so says Psalm 119, and the psalmist just cannot get enough of it. One commentator has said, “[I]f he’s not gushing over the beauty
September 6, 2026
As a community of faith at Epiclesis, we just spent several weeks in the Gospel of Matthew. Now, we’re pivoting into the psalm passages indicated in the lectionary. Pastor Chris
August 30, 2026
In our Gospel reading, Jesus is going to take His disciples on a hike. And it’s a hike to hell. The Destination? Caesarea Philippi, a heavily pagan city dedicated to
August 23, 2026