Artisan Church Podcast

An Artisan Church tradition: Pentecost readings from the Bible in many languages, plus devotional reflections from several different Artisan members! Speaker: Various Part of the series “Everything Is Meaning: Ecclesiastes and Existentialism”

Travel through nine different moments that remind us that life is precious and that even when it is hard, life is beautiful and something to behold. Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman Part of the series “Everything Is Meaning: Ecclesiastes and Existentialism”

An Artisan Church tradition: Pentecost readings from the Bible in many languages, plus devotional reflections from several different Artisan members! Speaker: Various Part of the series “Ordinary Time: No holidays. No feast days. Just "normal."”

The first lesson we must learn about financial faithfulness is that God provides. Jesus taught this beautifully, evoking imagery from creation to demonstrate God’s providential care for his beloved people. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Treasures in Heaven: Exploring Financial Faithfulness”

Lessons and carols based on the Epiphany. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Christmastide: Jesus at last!”

The stories of the anointing of King David and Jesus’ healing of a man born blind show us that God looks at our hearts, not our outward appearances. This can be reassuring, but it’s also unsettling to think that God sees through our own phoniness. This demands a serious call to repentance. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Lent 2014: The Problem Lies With Me”

A guided Ignatian reading of Exodus 17 (the story of the Israelites wandering and thirsty) and John 4 (the story of Jesus offering “living water” to a Samaritan woman). Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Lent 2014: The Problem Lies With Me”

Three members of the Artisan community share brief reflections on the Lectionary passages for the week. Speaker: Jesse Peers, Chris Sullivan, and Brian Grossman Part of the series “Lent 2014: The Problem Lies With Me”

The story of the fall (Genesis) tells us that sin breaks our fellowship with God. The epistle reading (Romans) tells us that the cure for this disease is Jesus. And the gospel story (Matthew) offers an example and a warning about responding to the temptation to sin. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Lent 2014: The Problem Lies With Me”

As Christmas Day nears, we inhabit Israel’s waiting for the Messiah. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Advent and Christmas: A World in Need of a Savior”

A focus on the great comfort and terrible fear that fill us as we anticipate the Second Coming of Christ. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Advent and Christmas: A World in Need of a Savior”

Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Lent 2013: Penitence and preparation”

Baptism is the rite of initiation into the community of faith, the outward physical sign of an inward spiritual reality. Why do we practice it for adults? For children? We’ll talk about all that and more. And we’ll baptize several Artisan folks to boot! Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “The Means of Grace: The sacraments of baptism and communion”

A brief homily on the day’s Lectionary readings and a lesson on the classical spiritual discipline of worship Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Lent 2011: 40 days of renewal”