Sermons & Podcasts

Preacher: Pastor Chris Alford In today’s lesson from Scripture, Solomon asks for wisdom from the Lord– and in so doing he asks for something, well, immeasurable. And did you ever

August 21, 2012

In this teaching, Pastor Chris takes a look at the definitions of the words “measure” and “count”– and then we embark on a whirlwind review of New Testament Scriptures that

August 16, 2012

Preacher: Pastor Chris Alford Did you ever think of David, the once-shepherd king of Israel, as being a sheep stealer? This teaching from Epiclesis: An Ancient-Future Faith Community takes a

August 15, 2012

Preacher: Pastor Chris Alford That infamous episode with Bathsheba gave us a chance to talk about growing in weakness… and falling upward. Oh, and we also talked about Bathsheba’s grandfather.

July 31, 2012

Preacher: Pastor Chris Alford David was a man after God’s own heart. And yet, God still told David “no” when the king sought to build Him a temple. Why didn’t

July 23, 2012

Preacher: Pastor Chris Alford A curious episode in the life of King David, and in the history of the Ark of the Covenant, ties together some of the themes our

July 21, 2012

Preacher: Sara Noah | Series: The Chapter House In this edition of The Chapter House, Chris talks to multi-talented artist, writer, actor, and teacher Sara Noah– a long-time veteran of

July 15, 2012

Preacher: Pastor Chris Alford We should be strong for God, right? And build the Kingdom from from strength, yes? But what if God is searching for weakness? Pastor Chris takes

July 14, 2012

Preacher: Pastor Chris Alford Take a look at the Scriptures for the day and join Pastor Chris as he teaches about two healings, two re-creations: The woman with the issue

July 6, 2012

Preacher: Pastor Chris Alford Not a regular Epiclesis podcast, this short, live interview appeared on local Sacramento radio station KFIA during a program called “Kingdom News”. The host, Tony Bosserman,

June 7, 2012

Preacher: Pastor Chris Alford On Trinity Sunday, the Epiclesis community took a look at a provocative statement by theologian James B. Torrance: “Most evangelicals, by virtue of their worship, demonstrate

June 6, 2012

Preacher: Pastor Chris Alford Christians know something about Pentecost, but what about its Hebrew roots? On the Sunday we sometimes call “The Birthday of the Church”, Pastor Chris talked about

May 31, 2012