Denver Community Church

August 20, 2023: Sitting Down in the Busyness - Michael Hidalgo

Michael Hidalgo walks us through the story of Jesus, Mary and Martha in Luke 10:38-42.  
Martha is the one who plays host to Jesus, which suggests that this is her household. In this story, it is often assumed that Martha is the one who doesn’t “get it” while Mary is the one who is praised by Jesus. And while Jesus does say that Mary has chosen what it better, it is not that straightforward. Luke tells us that Martha’s work matters. The word he uses to describe her work most often relates to the work of ministry, and that is what she is doing.  Her hospitality then makes her and her household a place of peace for Jesus and his disciples (see Luke 9.1-6, 10.5-6). It is from this place that she asks Jesus to tell Mary to join her in the work of ministry. Mary, we learn is “sat at the lord’s feet" (a Jewish idiom for being a disciple). Perhaps this is why Jesus says that she has chosen what is better; she is listening, paying attention, learning and hearing the words of Jesus.

August 13, 2023: Guest Teacher - Jason Miller

Guest teacher Jason Miller concludes Denver Community Church's summer series, "57 Words."

August 6, 2023: Guest Teacher - Michelle Warren

Guest teacher Michelle Warren continues the Denver Community Church summer series, "57 Words."

July 30, 2023: Guest Teacher - Maggie Knight

Children's Pastor Maggie Knight continues our summer teaching series.

July 23, 2023: Guest Teacher - Hannah Thom

Guest teacher Hannah Thom continues Denver Community Church's summer series, "57 Words."

July 16, 2023: Guest Teacher Series - Nick Elio

Family Ministries Pastor Nick Elio teaches on the Lord's Prayer in week 3 of Denver Community Church's summer series.

July 9, 2023: Guest Teacher - Jasper Peters

Guest teacher Pastor Jasper Peters continues our summer series at Denver Community Church.

July 2, 2023: A New Space in the Universe - Michael Hidalgo

This is the first week of the summer teaching series at Denver Community Church.

June 25, 2023: Announcement

We will not have a message to share this week as our community is expressing worship through support of our LGBTQAI+ sisters, brothers and siblings at Pride Fest. Check back next week as we resume our journey into the Book of Luke.

June 18, 2023: There Is No ”Them” - Michael Hidalgo

He came by the place where the person was hurting, beaten and naked to provide assistance in the form of clothing, water, cleaning wounds and a ride on a donkey. Sound familiar? Well, when Jesus told this story it wouldn’t have been offensive only because he makes a hero out of one of their most despised peoples; it’s doubly offensive because he calls them to remember a story from their past. What Jesus has the Samaritan in his story do - bandaging, pouring oil and wine and giving donkey rides - is an echo of what Samaritan soldiers did for their wounded and captured countrymen hundreds of years earlier. But many years later, Samaritans, in a rage, scattered human bones all over the Jewish temple courts.
 
Isn’t it astounding the way we can remember the parts of the story that serve the opinion we would like to have of someone, and how easily we can forget the times we served one another and treated each other with honor and dignity? How interesting that the most recent offense has a way of blotting out of our memories years of good? What is it that is so painful about remembering the joy that once was while in the midst of angst? Isn’t this life and relationships? One day we honor each other and the next day we insult each other (knowingly and unknowingly), and in the middle we have to figure out how to go about remembering our stories with others. What do we hold onto? What do we let go of? What action gets to have the last word about someone in our heads? Or is there a better way Jesus invites us to go about this?