Episodes
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Jan 14_1 John: Ongoing Revelation
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
The book of 1 John taken outside of it's context can sometimes be counter productive to the heart of the gospel. Micah discusses the fundamental differences in our understanding of 1 John if God's revelation to humanity is limited to what's in the Bible and not also open to the continuous work of the Spirit in us.
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Jan 7_1 John: Prologue
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
1 John 1:1-4, Awaken kicks off a new series on the book of 1 John, 11 years after Awaken's first journey through the text. Micah provides the background and context for the book to set the tone for the rest of our exploration together.
Sunday Dec 24, 2023
Christmas Eve_The Journey of Christ
Sunday Dec 24, 2023
Sunday Dec 24, 2023
Micah brings our Journeys of Christmas series to a close with the arrival of Jesus into the world.
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Dec 17_Journeys of Christmas: The Shepherd’s Journey
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Luke 2:8-20, The shepherd’s journey from the fields to the manger. Micah introduces the different interpretations of who the shepherd's might have been and how that affects the deeper meaning of the story. How much more powerful is the story when it happens exactly as the angels described?
Sunday Dec 10, 2023
Dec 10_Journeys of Christmas: Magi’s Journey to Herod
Sunday Dec 10, 2023
Sunday Dec 10, 2023
Matt 2:1-12 - The Magi’s journey to Herod and then eventually see the Christ child themselves. Micah unpacks myths about the magi and then draws attention to the religious leaders and how differently they respond to the reality of the christ. What is religion or faith without a physical embodiment of our beliefs?
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Dec 03_Journeys of Christmas: Nazareth to Bethlehem
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Luke 2:1-7, Joseph & Mary journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. What happens when home no longer feels like home? Micah discusses the difficulty of leaving places that feel safe like home and the beauty of the spiritual journey through the process.
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Nov 26_Journeys of Christmas: The Human Mary
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Luke 1:26-45, Mary journeys to visit Elizabeth and come to grips with the reality that she was going to bear the Christ. Micah invites to consider the human Mary, the woman who carried a child out of wedlock in a patriarchal society where that would have been a tremendous risk and danger.
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Nov 19_Journeys of Christmas: Joseph’s Acceptance
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Matthew 1:18-25 - Joseph goes through a journey that invites him to accept what the Holy Spirit has done in Mary. He accepts Mary as his wife and discovers the difficult role he must take as a righteous law abiding man in a culture whose laws might challenge his convictions.
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Nov 12_Journeys of Christmas: The Silence of Zechariah
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Luke 1:5-22 & 57-64, Awaken kicks off a new series preparing us for the season of Advent. Micah starts with Zechariah’s journey from unbelief to belief in the Angel’s words about his son named John. He highlights the significance of a man that is silenced and what happens in the space that created.
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Nov 5_Formational Targets: Pilgrimage
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Micah introduces pilgrimage as the final target in the Formational Targets series. This is an invitation to inhabit our lives in a particular way that includes awareness and intention about the spiritual journey happening all around us.