Denver Community Church

February 13, 2022: The Extraordinary Ordinary - Bekah Stewart

As we look at the story of Christ's birth in Luke, we see a God who becomes ordinary, and is seemingly only recognized BY the ordinary. In a world where we are constantly told to be extraordinary, what freedom might exist for us in surrendering to the ordinary as Jesus modeled?

February 6, 2022: Naming Babies and Other Things - Michael Hidalgo

As we finish reading in the first chapter of Luke, we look at the difference between imposed peace, such as Pax Romana, and the peace that exists when creation is as it should be. This is what we call Shalom.

January 30, 2022: Danger Mom - Amanda Lum

When we think of Mary, many of us may picture a serene and gentle young woman in a baby blue cloak, softly staring into a manger. The picture that Luke paints of Mary happens to be anything but. Why have we set Mary aside as nothing more than a "holy womb", and what might we learn from her fierce and sacrificial way of living?

January 23, 2022: Yes Women - Kent Dobson

NOTE: The first few minutes of audio this week are low quality, but once the teaching begins it improves. 

Mary’s story has become so common we stand to miss the larger story of Mary’s initiation. She has just said a courageous “Yes” to partner with God, but her choice forever sends her in a new direction. In a sense, she “betrays the village” and in doing so is thrown into a new world with new challenges. All the while, she carries within her the nourishment she needs, the “fruit of her womb.” And Elizabeth is there with her, as a guide, to lead her toward peace.

January 16, 2022: This Is Nothing New - Michael Hidalgo

When it comes to the work of God in our world there are often two ways of thinking. First is that it is all up to humanity to get the work done. This discounts the power of the Great Mystery who is always at work. The second is that we need to “just trust God” which allows us off the hook for the most part - we can simply do nothing. But what the virgin birth tells us is that God and humanity work together to bring about renewal to bear in this world. 

January 9, 2022: No More Words - Michael Hidalgo

As we begin our study of the book of Luke, we find the priest Zechariah robbed of his ability to speak or hear so that he might observe the thing that God is doing. How might we embrace silence to welcome the movement of God?

January 2, 2022: How It Begins - Michael Hidalgo

As we step into a new year, we begin a new season of teaching through the book of Luke.

December 19, 2021: Sit At My Right Hand - Michael Hidalgo

In this 4th and final week of Advent, we find the story of David and Bathsheba, and ask whether or not we have been reading the story as plainly as it is presented in scripture.

December 12, 2021: A Story of the Gods - Michael Hidalgo

In this 3rd week of Advent, we look at the story of Ruth and ask, what story might we be invited into in our own lives?

December 5, 2021: Quid Pro Quo - Bekah Stewart

In this second week of Advent, we find the story of Rahab, and we talk about what ALL of us have to learn from the women of the Bible.