Denver Community Church

June 5, 2022: Did You Catch Anything? - Maggie Knight

We will explore how often we deem ourselves failures, unworthy and as those who don’t measure up. This causes us to wonder whether we have what it takes to join Jesus in the work he is doing in our world. This story assures all who are willing that the simple invitation of Jesus, “Follow me,” is in fact for everyone.

May 29, 2022: Deepest Gladness, Greatest Need - Mike Goldsworthy

As we seek to model our lives more and more after the life of Jesus, guest teacher Mike Goldsworthy challenges us to live more fully into who we were made to be in order to be a healing presence in our world. When we do this, we must ask, "where does our deepest gladness meet the world's greatest need?"

May 22, 2022: You Can’t Say That Here - Dave Meserve

Jesus grew up in a small town. Very small. Like all small towns, not only did everyone know Jesus, his parents and surely the rumors of scandal around his birth, but they also likely never let him outgrow his roots. He would always be “Joseph’s son.” It is this context when Jesus is in the synagogue and reads the words of Isaiah 61. Initially everyone is delighted at his reading and his short sermon following. But then he pushes the envelope. He begins pointing to the pattern of unbelief among their ancestors recorded in the Sacred Text.

The story we hear in Luke 4.14-30 is filled with so many fascinating details to explore and learn. However, Luke’s account of this varies from the others for one important reason. Jesus provokes those present by contrasting their unbelief to the faithfulness of Gentiles. Again revealing his inclusive vision for the world into which he was sent.

May 15, 2022: An Initiation - Nick Elio

Today, we read in Luke about Jesus' 40 days of solitude and temptation in the desert. If we are truly to be those who model our lives after Christ, what is the invitation for us in this wilderness. What kind of initiation might this be into a deeper way of living?

May 8, 2022: Back to the Beginning-Paula Williams

In our world today we often forget that Jesus was Jewish. More than just an ethnicity or religious label, this influenced the way people understood his work and his mission. Luke, from the very beginning, works to blow all that up and his family line is one example. Jesus, in his heritage, is connected to everyone - like all people - he too is a child of God.  He is flesh and bone, and the invitation to live like him is simple, and yet difficult.  Love God, love our neighbor, and love ourselves.

April 24, 2022: Begin At The Ending - Bekah Stewart

As we read this week about John the Baptist, who called those being baptized towards repentance, we examine what repentance really invites us into. Simply put, to repent is to turn away from the old, and towards something new. But how often in our modern culture do we really allow things to end in order to let something new begin.

April 17, 2022: Easter Sunday - Michael Hidalgo

On this Easter Sunday, a closer look at the gospel accounts of Christ's resurrection show a picture of a group of people who could not actually believe what was right in front of them. And even when they did recognize the resurrected Jesus, it seemed that the world around them stayed much the same. How might we recognize and expect resurrection in our own lives, though the brokenness and pain of the world around us remains?

April 10, 2022: Mending the Divides –Dave Neuhausel

We explore the  beatitude found in Matthew 5:9 – “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” and will continue to think about mending divides within to be “everyday peacemakers” in our world. That we would be what we want to see in the world.

April 3, 2022: Clean on the Inside - Michael Hidalgo

As we read the beatitude, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God", we are left to ask: what is a pure heart? In a world that celebrates and elevates performance and visibility, could Jesus be inviting us into the silence of our own hearts?

March 27, 2022: The Long View - Dave Meserve

This week we welcome guest teacher Dave Meserve as we read through the beatitude, "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy."