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Feb 12_Transformation of Jesus: Becoming Israel

Mark 8: 14-21, The previous section (ch 5-6) has 4 different stories with the number 12 in it. Why? What is so clear to Jesus that seems to be so unclear to the disciples and what do 12 & 7 baskets have to do with it? What is "leaven" and what does it have to do with the Pharisees?

Feb 5_Transformation of Jesus: Who is my Family?

Mark 3:20-34, Jesus is pursued by his family and his response carries significance in his journey to transfiguration. Any work of transformation and becoming will take us on a path that leads us right back to where we've come from with our family of origin.

Jan 29_Transformation of Jesus: Sabbath, Rules, & Holiness

Jesus has two encounters with the Pharisees and it ends with "he looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts. The pharisees are hung up on rules and obedience to rules as the pathway to holiness. Part of Jesus' transformation is that he's paying attention to the anger that he's feeling and he responds to it in a way that's healthy and not destructive. 

Jan 22_Transformation of Jesus: Embracing Who You Are

I Forgive You / Mark 2:1-12 / A lame man is brought to Jesus and the first thing he tells them is that his sins are forgiven. This of course upsets the pharisees because only GOD can forgive sins. But this is what Jesus is coming to know and in this moment, speaks out loud into the world what he knows to be true about himself. What does it take to get to this place of knowing oneself? What holds us back from putting out into the world what we may know to be true in our hearts?

Jan 15_Transformation of Jesus: Silence, Solitude, and Stillness

Jesus seems to learn early on that if he's going to live into his calling and become who he's intended to be, he will need to have times of solitude and stillness where he's not DOING but rather he is BEING in the presence of the Divine.

Jan 8_Transformation of Jesus: Baptism of a Savior

Awaken kicks off a new series looking at the humanity of Jesus and his journey from baptism to transfiguration.

Dec 24_Songs of Advent: Melody of Creation

Awaken celebrates the arrival of Christ as Micah brings our focus to the melody of creation and our participation in the collective song of God.

Dec 18_Songs of Advent: Angel’s Song

A week from the birth of a savior, Micah discusses the nature of a kingdom that brings peace through vulnerability and servitude.

Dec 11_Songs of Advent: Zechariah’s Song

Micah discusses the song of Zechariah and what it means to receive a message of liberation in a world where we only see in part, plus a special guest performs a musical interpretation of Zechariah's song.

Dec 04_Songs of Advent: Simeon’s Song

Micah discusses Luke 2:29-32 and what it means to hear God.