The Disruptive King Geoff Ziegler, January 5, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi8u-wbBVLQ Last week we began a new series on the gospel of Mark that we’re calling “A Disruptive Life,” referring of Jesus. Our goal is as simple as it is ambitious: I want us to encounter, in a meaningful way, the real Jesus. It’s common in…
Prepare the Way Geoff Ziegler, December 29, 2024 So this morning as we begin our new series on Mark, I want to talk about a word that maybe only a few of you are familiar with, but one I would argue is highly relevant to our day, and that word is acedia. Acedia in church…
A Community Wise in Goodness, Uncorrupted by Evil Geoff Ziegler, December 15, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXlBnx1ydw4 Throughout Romans, we’ve been saying that every person who has placed their faith in Jesus has been caught up in a significant, eternal story. That each of us has an important role in a cosmic battle between good and evil.…
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The Story We’re In Geoff Ziegler, December 8, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhRu6Mkwg4w So, for Trinity, 2024 has been the year of Romans. We began studying this NT letter near the beginning if January, and we are drawing to a conclusion this month: after today, what remains are Paul’s final greetings and benediction. And way back at…
What to Do With Power Geoff Ziegler, November 17, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGWeq5L–bA Are you familiar with the classic story of Don Quixote? It’s the tale of someone who spent so much time reading romantic stories of chivalry that he stopped being able to see the world like everyone saw it. For 50 years, the hero…
The Freedom of the Kingdom Geoff Ziegler, November 10, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSrl-JiQ3-k There’s a basic question that our passage seeks to address. What does it mean to live as a Christian? In these verses, we see three possible answers. Jews who belong to the church in Rome in Paul’s day would say that we need to…
Navigating Differences in the Body of Christ Geoff Ziegler, November 3, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2z0V3N2t20 This fall, in our study of Romans, we’ve been talking about community and connection. We’re in a time when we as a nation are deeply divided by opinions, by tribes, by political parties, and when loneliness is far too common. Real,…
Relating to Secular Authorities Geoff Ziegler, October 13, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD_Hpgx7sVM So, this morning, we find ourselves at an interesting intersection. On one hand, we are now a little more than three weeks out from a presidential election which is pervasively in the news right now. On the other, as we’ve been working through the…
The Church’s Call to Overcome Evil Geoff Ziegler, October 6, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMcKKVenWZQ When I was a kid, I loved stories about good conquering evil. I had this big book of old fairytales, and I would captivated by them: stories of wicked witches and cruel tyrants being overcome by clever paupers and courageous knights—of evil…