Episode 193: Words that Bring Change
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Jesus takes a vacation and meets a woman who challenges his prejudices and changes his vision for ministry.
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Episode 192: Faith Without Works is Dead
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Sermon on James 1:17-27
Episode 191: Choose Your God
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Sermon on Joshua 24:1-25. Joshua challenges us to choose the god we will serve.
Episode 190: A Beautiful Life
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Sermon on Ephesians 4:25-5:2
Putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbors, for we are members of one another. Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not make room for the devil. Thieves must give up stealing; rather let them labor and work honestly with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy. Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption. Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Episode 189: Critics and Prophets
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Amos 7:7-15 Amos receives a prophecy from God and reports to the temple leader and king, but his words are rejected.
Mark 16:18-49 John, the baptizer, criticizes Herod Antipas’ marriage to his Herod’s brother’s wife, Herodius and winds up beheaded.
Episode 188: Truth
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Sermon on the call of Samuel (I Samuel chapter 3) — Speaking Truth to power.
Episode 187: A Love Story
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Episode 186: Learning When to Say "No"
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Episode 185: Demons be Gone!
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Mark 1:21-28 Jesus casts out a demon from a man in a synagogue. We have our own “demons” and Jesus will cast those out, too.
Episode 184: Mary the Magdalene
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Luke 8:1-3 Soon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him, 2 as well as some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, 3 and Joanna, the wife of Herod's steward Chuza, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their resources. (NRS)
Episode 183: You are Called
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Episode 182: Ready or Not, Here I Come!
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Sermon on Isaiah 40:1-11
Episode 181: We have Hope!
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
First Sunday of Advent
Text: Mark 13:24-37
Episode 180: Christ the King Crucified
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Christ the King Sunday 2023
Text: Matthew 25:31-46
Episode 179: Avoiding the Trap
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Text: Matthew 22:15-22
Episode 178: God's Banquet is for Everyone!
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Rejection hurts.
Hurt hardens into bitterness.
The way out of bitterness is forgiveness.
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The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Episode 176: Water From a Rock
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Text: Exodus 17:1-7
Episode 175: Bickering Disciples
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Text: Matthew 18:15-20
Episode 174: A God Who Saves
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Texts: Matthew 15:10-28 and Romans 11:1-32