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Alix Pridgen
by The Rev. Alix D. Pridgen
Weekly sermons delivered at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Prairie Village, Kansas, USA.
Episodes
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Whose Vineyard?
The vineyard belongs to God. You have been given a place in it. You can tend your part. You can enjoy its fruit. You can love that child through a decision you cannot make for them. You can share what you have while tomorrow is still uncertain. You can sit down at the table and discover that...
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Episode 251: Showing Up
Showing Up Matthew 21:23–32 We say, “Let’s get together,” “I’ll pray for you,” or “In a minute.” But sometimes our good intentions never get us out the door. Through Jesus’ parable of the two sons, this sermon explores the commitments that give relationships depth, the unexpected blessings of...
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Episode 250: When Convictions Collide
When did disagreement begin to mean separation? Drawing from Romans 14:1–12, “When Convictions Collide” considers how we can hold sincere convictions without judging, despising, or abandoning one another. We may understand faith, politics, and life differently, but God’s welcome is greater than…
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Episode 249: Dressing for the Day
Contempt has become one of the defining habits of our time. We see it in the pleasure people take in another person’s humiliation, in the cruelty of social media, in the ease with which disagreement becomes judgment of another human being. Into that darkness Paul announces something almost...
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Episode 248: The Road Ahead
Peter believed in Jesus. His problem was that he thought he knew where Jesus ought to go. When Jesus turned toward Jerusalem, Peter tried to redirect him—and Jesus told him to get back behind him and follow. Following Jesus means giving up our insistence on seeing the whole road before we take…
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Episode 247: This Is My Body
Paul’s image of the church as one body is more than a call to appreciate different gifts. It is a reminder that none of us is complete on our own. Again and again, the things that enrich our lives—our music, food, traditions, knowledge, and even our faith—have come to us through other people.…
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Episode 246: Promises Unbreakable
What about our friends and family members who have never followed Jesus? Or our children or siblings who grew up in the church but have now rejected the faith handed down to them? What will become of people who have lost their faith—or who never had it? Is God’s grace wide enough for them? Paul...
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Episode 245: Rowing Against the Wind
What happens when we are doing exactly what Jesus has called us to do—and the wind is still against us? In Matthew 14:22–33, the disciples struggle through the night against a relentless headwind. Peter steps out of the boat at Jesus’ command, only to become overwhelmed when he realizes the...
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Episode 244: The Scarcity Story
What story is shaping the way you see your life? Every day the world tells us there isn't enough—not enough money, time, security, opportunity, or hope. Before long, that scarcity story begins to shape our own hearts. But Isaiah 55 and the feeding of the five thousand reveal a different reality....
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Episode 243: Living With Weeds
In a world that seems increasingly divided between "good people" and "bad people," Jesus tells a surprising parable about wheat and weeds growing together in the same field. Instead of calling us to judge or uproot others, Christ invites us to trust God's patient work—both in the world and within...
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Episode 242: God's Powerful Word
When life leaves us feeling stranded—caught between what was and what we hoped would be—we may wonder whether God has forgotten us. Drawing on Isaiah 55:10–13, this sermon explores God's promise that his Word never returns empty. Like rain quietly nourishing the earth, God's grace is already at...
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Episode 240: A Cup of Cold Water
In a world that celebrates the powerful, the successful, and the highly visible, Jesus tells a very different story. Beginning with a memorable account from preacher Fred Craddock, this sermon explores one of the most surprising promises in the Gospel: that the person who offers something as…
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Episode 239: Beyond Our Choices
Some decisions are easy. Others leave us awake at night. In this sermon from Genesis 21:8–21, Abraham faces a painful choice between two loves, while Hagar and Ishmael find themselves alone in the wilderness with no clear future. Yet this difficult story reveals a surprising truth: God's...
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Episode 238: When Compassion Multiplies
Jesus looked at the crowds and saw people who were weary, burdened, and longing for hope. Rather than carrying the work alone, he sent ordinary people to share God's compassion with the world. Drawing on the story of Koinonia Farm and the witness of Clarence Jordan, this sermon explores what...
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Episode 237: Where Mercy Meets Us
Why does Jesus choose to sit with sinners? And what does that mean for us? In this episode, we explore a powerful moment from the Gospel of Matthew where Jesus shares a table with those society rejects—and challenges the assumptions of those watching from a distance. What unfolds is not a denial…
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Episode 236: From Fear to Fire
In Acts 2, the disciples are waiting for the promise of the Holy Spirit — but Pentecost does not arrive as quiet comfort or private reassurance. It comes as wind, fire, noise, movement, and courage. In this sermon, “From Fear to Fire,” Rev. Dr. Alix D. Pridgen reflects on how the Spirit…
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Episode 235: Waiting for Wisdom
In this episode, we reflect on Acts 1 and the moment after Jesus’ ascension, when the disciples are left in uncertainty. Instead of rushing into action, they gather in prayer, learning the discipline of waiting. [Easter 7A 2026 | Word] Through the stories of Apollo 13 and early wagon trains, we...
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Episode 234: God's Spirit Abides
This week’s sermon reflects on Jesus’ promise in John 14 that we are never left alone. Long before the disciples understood what was coming, Jesus began preparing them—not with certainty or easy answers, but with the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit. Through stories of parents preparing…
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Episode 233: Look up!
Stephen stands before the powers of his world with nothing but his faith, his voice, and a vision of Christ. In this episode, we reflect on Acts 7 and John 14 through the lens of “lifting our eyes” in a fearful and angry world. Drawing on stories of courage, endurance, and grace from the Black...
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Episode 232: When Faith Falls Apart
When faith falls apart, we don’t always make a dramatic exit—we simply begin to walk away. In this sermon on Luke 24:13–35, two disciples leave Jerusalem carrying the weight of shattered hope: “We had hoped…” What they believed about God no longer holds. And somewhere along that road of...
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Episode 231: Going to Galilee
In this Easter sermon, the story begins where we often live—managing what feels finished, adjusting to disappointment, and learning how to carry what hasn’t changed. But resurrection doesn’t leave those assumptions intact. It disrupts them. The ground moves. The stone rolls away. And suddenly…
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Episode 230: Saved From the Grave
Saved From the Grave What do you do when God feels late? In John 11, Mary and Martha send for Jesus as their brother Lazarus lies dying. They believe he will come. They believe he will heal. But he doesn’t. By the time Jesus arrives, Lazarus has been in the grave four days—beyond hope, beyond…
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Episode 229: Living Water in a Dry World
In this episode, Rev. Dr. Alix D. Pridgen reflects on John 4:5–42, the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. In a world filled with tension, fear, and lines that divide people from one another, this ancient encounter speaks with surprising clarity to our own moment. Lent 3A 2026…
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Episode 228: When Faith Blows In
“The Spirit is like the wind. It blows where it will. You hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it goes.” Faith, Jesus is saying, doesn’t always begin with certainty. Sometimes it begins the way wind begins — quietly, mysteriously, moving through places we didn’t expect.…
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Episode 227: The Morning Star Rises
“Be attentive… as to a light shining in a dark place” — a word for a loud and unsettled age. The world feels loud right now — constant news, constant reaction, constant pressure to respond. In this Transfiguration sermon on 2 Peter 1:16–21, we listen to Peter’s calm witness: Christian faith is…
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Episode 226: Blessed are You
Blessed Are You—Even Now Epiphany 4A | Matthew 5:1–12 | Numbers 6:24–26 We often think of blessing as evidence that life is going well—health, stability, success, peace. But in the Beatitudes, Jesus speaks blessing in places we would least expect: poverty of spirit, grief, mercy-weariness,...
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Episode 225: Living As One
In a world that insists on dividing us—by politics, class, geography, and identity—this sermon asks a piercing question straight from Paul’s letter to the Corinthians: “Has Christ been divided?” Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen invites us to step out of the noise of competing allegiances and into the deeper...
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Episode 224: When God Moves In
We’re used to a God who visits. A God who shows up for a season, a service, a holy day—and then politely stays out of the way. But the Gospel of John tells a different story. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. God didn’t stop by. God moved in. In this episode, we sit with the unsettling…
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Episode 223: Jesus Is Here!
“A decree goes out. Not a conversation. Not a question. Not a community forum. A decree. A registry. A journey demanded. A law passed in an office far away from those it would affect. No one asked if Mary was tired. No one asked if Joseph was worried. No one asked where they’d sleep… or what…
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Episode 222: Jesus, Are You the One?
John the Baptist is usually pictured waist-deep in the Jordan—wind in his hair, fire in his voice—calling the world to repent and get ready. But in Matthew 11, John isn’t outdoors. He’s chained in an underground dungeon, and the waiting has begun to press on everything he thought he knew. Advent…
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Episode 221: Peace on Earth
This Advent 2A message explores Isaiah’s stunning vision of a world remade in peace—a world where wolves nap beside lambs, children play safely near vipers, and creation remembers the harmony it was made for. Pastor Alix begins with a chilling story from Howard Thurman: a baby girl gently…
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Episode 220: Christ the King in a Secular World
“Christ the King Sunday isn’t about power—it's about presence. On a hill with three crosses, a dying man whispers, ‘Jesus, remember me,’ and the dying King replies, ‘Today you will be with me.’ Maybe that’s where the kingdom really begins: in remembering, in mercy, in hope stronger than despair.”
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Episode 219: When the World Shakes the Word Still Speaks
In this episode, we explore Jesus’ unsettling words from Luke 21:5–19 — words that refuse to calm our fears, yet offer us something far deeper than comfort. When the world feels chaotic and the headlines keep tightening the chest, Jesus doesn’t promise escape. He promises presence. He reframes...
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Episode 218: Resurrection in Real Time
In Luke 20:27–38, Jesus refuses the Sadducees’ small and defensive questions and opens a world shaped by resurrection rather than fear. This episode explores how we still cling to familiar categories—maps too small for the life God is giving us—and how changing the question can change everything....
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Episode 217: Two Prayers, One Mercy
Title: Two Prayers, One Mercy Scripture: Luke 18:9–14 | Romans 3:21–28 Description: Two men step into the temple — one sure of his goodness, the other barely able to lift his head. Only one goes home right with God. In this episode we explore what happens when our need to perform gives way to the...
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Episode 216: A Tenacious Faith
A story about a widow, a weary judge, and the God who never stops listening.
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Episode 215: Muddy Waters
A sermon on 2Kings 5:1-15 Key Themes: Ordinary faith • Humility • Grace in everyday life • God’s presence in the mundane Category: Religion & Spirituality — Christianity
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Episode 214: Writing the Vision
“Faith doesn’t always look like certainty. Sometimes it looks like standing your post— weary but still watching, hurt but still listening. Habakkuk stood in the watchtower and said, ‘I will wait to see what God will say.’ Maybe that’s what we’re called to be: a watchtower people in a restless...
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Episode 213: Teach Us to Pray: A Path to Surrender
“When the disciples asked Jesus how to pray, he didn’t give them a formula for getting what they wanted. He gave them a prayer that begins by saying, ‘God, you are God — and I am not.’ It’s a prayer of surrender. The Lord’s Prayer calls us to let go — to open our empty hands for daily bread, to...
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Episode 212: Lessons from Two Sisters
Sisters of the Same Heart In this episode, Rev. Dr. Alix D. Pridgen explores the timeless story of Mary and Martha — and invites us to challenge the old divide between rest and work. With honesty, warmth, and real-life stories, this message speaks to anyone feeling stretched thin or longing for...
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Episode 211: Who Is My Neighbor?
What keeps us from being a neighbor? Is it fear? Hurry? Bias? In this powerful episode, Rev. Dr. Alix D. Pridgen uncovers the hidden pulls that keep us from compassion — and reveals the radical grace that meets us when we’re the ones in the ditch. Hear unforgettable stories of unexpected heroes,...
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Episode 210: Take Nothing But Peace
“Sometimes, peace isn’t a feeling — it’s a decision. It’s what we choose to hold onto when respect gives way to resentment, when the people we once stood beside become distant. Even if you can’t fix the world — you can still be faithful in it. And that may be the truest peace of all.”
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Episode 209: No Turning Back
Jesus sets his face toward Jerusalem—and everything changes. The road ahead is urgent. Costly. No time for goodbyes. No room for looking back. It sounds harsh—until we realize: he’s not raising the bar. He’s telling the truth about how hard it already is. Because when love is urgent, we don’t…
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Episode 208: Reaching Out -- Pentecost
In this Pentecost sermon, Rev. Dr. Alix D. Pridgen contrasts the grasping pride of Babel with the outpouring grace of Pentecost. Where Babel was about reaching upward to make a name, Pentecost is about opening outward to make space for the Spirit. Through vivid storytelling—from a dusty plain in...
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Episode 207: God's New Math
Join Dr. Alix Pridgen as she unravels "God's Strange Math: 1 + 1 + 1 = One." Through captivating stories and biblical insights, this sermon challenges us to embrace unity that transforms and reconciles.
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Episode 206: God Is Breaking Barriers
Through visions God instructs Peter to visit the home of a Roman centurion, a Gentile, and while Peter is there the Holy Spirit comes over Cornelius' household -- crossing barriers of scripture and tradition.
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Episode 205: What are You Carrying?
In this powerful Easter message, The Rev. Dr. Alix D. Pridgen invites us to consider what burdens we carry—grief, regret, fear, doubt—and reminds us that the resurrection of Jesus brings more than celebration; it brings release. Through Scripture, story, and honest reflection, we’re led to see…
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Episode 204: An Outpouring of Love
Jesus visits the home of Martha, Mary & Lazarus on his way to Jerusalem. Mary pours costly perfume over Jesus' feet as an outpouring of love. In the same way Jesus will pour out his life in love for us.
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Episode 203: A Story of Reconciliation
The essence of holiness is loving God with one’s whole heart, soul, mind and strength, and loving one's neighbor as oneself. When we don’t love God with all that we are, and when we don’t treat one another with love, there will be pain and sadness, but our loving God is at work to reconcile us.
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Episode 202: Interpreting the Signs
Current events, disasters, and signs of hope.
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Weekly sermons delivered at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Prairie Village, Kansas, USA.
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