MCF Sermon Podcast

Pastor Kevin talks about Jesus being on the move.  The local church often forgets that it is The Body of Christ and that bodies move.  Jesus always moved to the need.  As Christ's body, we too can expect to be moving to the need.  Kevin highlights former MCF associate pastor, and current senior pastor at Rose City Church in Pasadena, Dan Davidson, as an example of what it looks like when the local church gets moving.  The best argument for Jesus, is Jesus himself.  When Jesus, through The Body of Christ, is moving and meeting needs, we can easily say to others, "Come and see!"  Here is a LINK to the NBC Channel 4 feature on Dan Davidson and Rose Bud Cafe which Pastor Kevin references in the sermon.

Pastor Kevin kicks off an new sermon series entitled, "In Order".  A new year often begins with people thinking about change and new starts.  But what must happen in order for change to take place?  We must change.  Change always starts with a new perspective.  Note:  Here is a link to the video that Kevin showed during the sermon.  The clip he showed begins at :30 seconds in and ends at the 10:28 mark.  It is THE GOSPEL IN CHAIRS by pastor Brian Zahnd.

Pastor's Al Johnson and Ruben Luna have an informal conversation discussing the Gospel and New Testament passages.  The recording starts a bit late as Ruben's mic was off at the beginning, but it picks up with Al answering Ruben's question about whether he had ever received a Christmas gift that he thought he wasn't going to like, but it ended up being a great gift.

Peace and sanity comes when we, like Mary, show up for our lives.

'Tis the season to get in debt.  Our culture has taught us to believe that money buys happiness and that wealth is the way up.  Today's scripture teaches us that God is the way up and that giving, rather than grabbing, is what brings us joy.

Pastor Kevin continues this week in his Advent sermon series called, Season of Sanity.  Family is supposed to be a place of comfort, but if there is shaming, abuse, addiction, or mental illness in the family, it instead becomes a rough place that sets up family members for a rough road in life.  How can the rough roads be made smooth?  The road home begins when we find, what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., called, our "soul force."  That is when the soul finds it's worth in Christ.  That is our deepest truth, and when it is found shame and fear become neutralized.  

In this Podcast, Brett shared how he accepted Christ.  How difficult and lonely it is going through a divorce.  Brett shares what he has learned going through such pain.  I asked him about all that he went through did he ever feel Jesus left him?

In this Podcast AJ talks about what is like being a pastor's kid, seeing his parents going through a divorce, and how watching what his dad went through shaped his view of the church.

In this Podcast, Randal shares his calling to the ministry and his love for Christ.  He also spends time talking about racism in our country.