Lectio Divina: Matthew 4:1-11

In this sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, we explore how these words were subversive in their original context—and how they still challenge us today. In a world constantly telling us what we lack and where our loyalty should lie, Psalm 23 calls us back to trust the Shepherd who leads, restores, and prepares a table where even enemies are invited.

On Embodiment Sundays during Lent we are walking through the sacred texts with Lectio Divina, an ancient practice that helps us slowly and prayerfully attend to and respond to the word of God. Together, let's center ourselves in God's presence as we gather separate yet together in Spirit.

Join us this 2nd week of Lent as we consider our own relationship with giving and how we can better reflect God's generosity.

On Embodiment Sundays during Lent we are walking through the sacred texts with Lectio Divina, an ancient practice that helps us slowly and prayerfully attend to and respond to the word of God. Together, let's center ourselves in God's presence as we gather separate yet together in Spirit.

Join us as we consider how God's vision of our holistic flourishing requires community.Hebrews 10:24-2524 And let us consider each other carefully for the purpose of sparking love and good deeds. 25 Don’t stop meeting together with other believers, which some people have gotten into the habit of doing. Instead, encourage each other, especially as you see the day drawing near.

Join this week with Pastor Keeyon as we consider how to have resilience in the midst of failure. Pastor Keeyon reminds us that God is with us always throughout our journey.

In a world that constantly pulls us toward busyness and exhaustion, how do we learn to live lives that are sustainable—and sustaining? In this episode, we explore the practice of a Rule of Life as a gentle, grace-filled guide for ordering our sacred, ordinary days.

As a new year begins, many of us reflect on resolutions, intentions, born from our desire to truly flourish. Yet all too often, those hopes fade as the months go by. Join Pastor Keeyon, as he kicks off the faithful flourishing sermon series, exploring what it means to flourish. Together, we will define flourishing, name the internal and external barriers that hold us back, and discover practical ways to cultivate lasting, life-giving growth.

This Christmas Eve sermon reflects on the mystery of the Incarnation—God-with-us—who enters not perfection, but the real and complicated conditions of human life. Exploring the “scandal of particularity,” we are invited to notice how God meets us right where we are; with love.

In this final week of Advent, we reflect on love as the foundation of generous living. Advent means “coming” or “arrival,” a season that invites us into waiting, trust, and preparation as we remember the long hope for the Messiah fulfilled in the birth of Jesus. Centered in Matthew 1:18–25, we witness Joseph’s quiet obedience, courage, and compassion. His love becomes an embodied act of generosity that makes room for God’s presence with us. As we wait together this season, we are invited to practice generous living marked by curiosity, gratitude, and openness to the movement of the Spirit. May this reflection guide us to receive Emmanuel, God with us, and to let love shape how we live and give.