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Dear Church_Rev. Kelly Chatman

This week begins our new series of guest speakers called Dear Church, an extension of our last series The Power of a Letter. If you were to write a letter to the church, at large and within Awaken, what would you say? Our first guest is Rev. Kelly Chatman and his message today begins with "Don't get comfortable." So you know you're in for an inspiring word this morning.

 

 

The Power of a Letter_Easter_John 17

In typical Awaken style, Micah takes a different approach to the standard Easter teaching. In John 17, Jesus prays his longest recorded prayer as he's nearing the cross. What does this prayer show us is most important to Jesus? And how do we step into the invitation given?

The Power of a Letter_Barth & Bonhoeffer

There are things that may seem obvious but must be said out loud. Micah dives into the letters of Barth and Bonhoeffer and what they have to show us about our world today. As well as what our role should be as followers of Jesus. 

The Power of a Letter_Maya Angelou

In Maya Angelou's book Letter to My Daughter, she points out that most adults simply grow old and don't grow up. Micah discusses what it looks like to grow up and mature in our spiritual lives.

The Power of a Letter_MLK

This morning, Micah focuses on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail. Written nearly 60 years ago, there are too many references that ring painfully true today. And some pretty heavy questions come after reading his letter: Has the Church forgotten who it is and where it came from? Is there a difference between what is sacred and what is secular?

The Power of a Letter_Paul to Corinth

Micah begins a new series about the power of a handwritten letter - an idea that's pretty foreign to most of us right now. We begin with Paul's letter to the church at Corinth which was a bit of a Vegas of Ancient Greece.

Ash Wednesday

The Long Winter_Missional Engagement

Dr. Christine Osgood, Associate Professor and Director of Wellbeing at Bethel University, joins us this week to talk about how we make God visible in the world; how we take our beliefs and values and put them into action.

The Long Winter_Meditation

This week's sermon is about a different type of meditation, the reflective, look back on your life kind of meditation. And Micah promises another sermon on meditation another time.

The Long Winter_Embodiment Practice

Join Melody in an embodiment practice to go along with this week's sermon.