Denver Community Church

July 17, 2022: On the Move - Cari Jenkins

SUMMER SERIES: ON THE MOVE
God, the ultimate participant in all things, is always on the move - in our world, in others, in us. This summer our friends will come and share about where they observe God on the move - in their lives and in the life of the world. This week we hear from guest teacher Cari Jenkins.

July 3, 2022: On The Move - Michelle Cazas

SUMMER SERIES: ON THE MOVE

God, the ultimate participant in all things, is always on the move - in our world, in others, in us. This summer our friends will come and share about where they observe God on the move - in their lives and in the life of the world. This week we hear from guest teacher Michelle Cazas.

June 26, 2022: Is There A Doctor In The House? - Scott Oppliger

This week we’ll talk about our tendency to only see Jesus as the one who spent time with the sinners, the sick, and the outcasts of society, when in reality, he was just as likely to sit down with tax collectors, the religious elite, and those in power in his day. We must ask ourselves who, perhaps because of their high social stature, do we incorrectly consider to be beyond the influence of Jesus?

June 19, 2022: I’m Not Done Hoping For You - Amanda Lum

As Jesus heals a man whose friends lowered him through the roof (THE ROOF!), we see that Jesus is a God who seeks to heal us spiritually and physically, even when hoping on our own is too much to bear.

June 12, 2022: You Can If You Want To - Bekah Stewart

When we look at how Jesus interacts with those traditionally considered as 'unclean' and 'outsiders', we learn that He is not only willing to heal, but to become one of us, even to the point of being counted among the unclean.

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.