Denver Community Church

February 4th, 2018: Cheering Them On - Michael Hidalgo

Parents today hover, control and try to make the sailing smooth for our kids. This misses the mark. We cannot control the world our kids are in, but we can cultivate an inner strength and cheer them on as they move through life. This cultivation is what’s most important.

January 28th, 2018: A Good and Long Life - Scott Oppliger

Honoring one’s parents is not always easy … but ultimately it is not about whether they deserve it or have earned it. Rather, it is about growing to a place where we can do this, so that we may enjoy a life and maybe even give a life to others we never had.

January 28th, 2018: Obey and Honor - Amanda Lum

Honoring one’s parents is not always easy … but ultimately it is not about whether they deserve it or have earned it. Rather, it is about growing to a place where we can do this, so that we may enjoy a life and maybe even give a life to others we never had.

January 21st, 2018: A Sign and a Symbol

There is a call within marriage to be a sign and symbol to our world of what ultimate giving looks like. And that in giving, we find ourselves and our marriage alive, more than ever.

January 14th, 2018: Howdy, Partner - Michael Hidalgo

We will reflect the idea of partnering together, using the metaphor of dance … the same dance we see in God. The perochoresis – or the Divine Dance as Richard Rohr says. Cooperation and mutual submission to achieve something greater than any one person can do alone.

January 7th, 2018: Submission Is For Everyone - Michael Hidalgo

Just as Paul furthers the common view of Aristotelian family systems, so we should further our view of American based family values. We must understand the intricacies of “households” in the Greco-Roman world to see the parallels Paul draws, which will help us move forward. What is also important to note is how Paul uses familiar things from his culture to teach … are we to believe then, that his instructions are binding for all time?

December 24th, 2017: The Darkness of Christmas - Michael Hidalgo

This will focus on hope – that no matter how bad things are we serve a God who is in the thick of it with us not far off. One who made himself vulnerable for our salvation.

December 17th, 2017: Who Will We Become - Michael Hidalgo, Landon Lynch

God is a still small voice – not a blaring siren. God is content to reveal himself to people who ar wiling to pay attention long enough to see. Even those who are “outside” accepted, collective thinking within a particular system. We will encourage our people to discover God who is all and is in all – in all sorts of places.

December 10th, 2017: You’re Never Going to Believe This - Michael Hidalgo

We so often expect everything to happen according to our laws and rules and systems that we put in place. Christmas teaches us God’s ways or not our ways – so what way is God at work in our midst that will lead us to grace, even if in the eyes of others it is a disgrace?

December 3rd, 2017: The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far - Michael Hidalgo

We will use the genealogy of Jesus to reflect on the dysfunctional family he came from. We will then come to the place where we recognize no matter what our family of origin in, Jesus, in his birth, is always up for telling a new story.