Prince of Peace Podcast

The Unfairness of Grace

(Natalia Terfa) When we hear someone, usually a child, say the words - “But it’s not fair!” - What is our typical response? “Life isn’t fair!” What a harsh and hard lesson to learn at any age. No matter how hard we try or earn or think we deserve something - sometimes life just doesn’t go the way we want it to. Today’s Gospel is this same lesson - told in parable form - for an audience that was struggling with this same concept.
Video Shown During Worship
Natalia's Jonah Sermon
Scripture: Jonah 3:10-4:11, Matthew 20:1-16
Song: Dad & Darts by Marcus Mumford, Tom Howe
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4 Questions and An Answer

(Chad Brekke) In the midst of a long, complicated theological treatise related to the law, faith, inclusion, heritage, and salvation, Paul fires off four simple questions and follows up with an answer you need to hear. 
Scripture: Romans 10:5-15
Song: Like Heaven by Oomiee
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Two or More

(Natalia Terfa) It’s fall kick-off, and while the lectionary doesn’t follow the school year calendar, it feels like it today. In the Gospel today Jesus addresses some questions about what it means to be church - and how we can be church together, While a lot has changed since Jesus answered these questions, much of what he says can be applied to our own congregation today.  
Scripture: Matthew 18:15-20
Song: Cleopatra by Ooyy
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Opposite Day

(Chad Brekke) Peter had different ideas about what it means to call Jesus the Messiah. It’s not about power and control and ruling and victory. It’s more about serving, giving, blessing, and hospitality. So when it comes to Paul’s advice to the church, it’s always Opposite Day! 
Scripture: Matthew 16: 21-28, Romans 12:9-21
Song: Video Knights by Spring Gang
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The God Who Sees

(Natalia Terfa) Welcome to the Natalia Terfa lectionary. We’re in a text today that is never included, not once, in our three-year lectionary cycle. But, as I come back from three months away, I want to talk about Hagar today, and how significant she is, and how much it matters that she names God for all of us. 
Scripture: Genesis 16
Song: RGBA by Chill Cole
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Where You Stand

(Chad Brekke) The woman we meet in the gospel today had no business believing that Jesus would bother to help her in her time of need. Remember that humiliated woman who snuck up behind Jesus just to reach out and touch the hem of his garment? Yeah, this is not that woman! The Canaanite woman we meet today demands a blessing. The disciples are so annoyed they ask Jesus to send her away. But Jesus sees something in this foreign woman in need, something he has been searching for. Something he wants you to have as well.
Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28
Song: Rullar Upp by Ikhana
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Rational Fear

(Chad Brekke) Let’s say you think you see Jesus coming and are allowed to ask only one question to verify that it is the Lord. What question would you ask? Well, this scenario is just what we have in front of us today and you won’t believe the question chosen. It may have been the last question that would have come to my mind. That is before I saw what happened next!
Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33
Song: Deep Sea Walk by Lama House
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For All Who Thirst

(Angela Denker) In a culture that often shames those who are in need, Jesus calls to all of us who thirst and hunger - reminding us that as we acknowledge our own need, we’re offered in return abundance and community and opportunities to share.
Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-5, Matthew 14:13-21
Song: Jakarta by Bonsaye
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Our Mountaintop Experience

(Grace LaTourelle) Hear how the transformative experience in the Colorado mountains has left a lasting impression on our youth. Like a modern-day Transfiguration, their journey to the Colorado mountains has reshaped their perspectives, leaving them inspired.
Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9
Song: Mountain Air by Cody Francis
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The Weeds and the Wheat

(Angela Denker) We live in a society and economy that often assumes all that grows is blessed. But Jesus reminds us that the weeds grow alongside the wheat. What does this mean for the Church?
Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
Song: The Farmhouse by Silver Maple
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