Advertise on podcast: Storefront Church

In Luke 14:15–24, Jesus tells a story about a great banquet and an invitation that is already going out. The Kingdom of God has come near, but not everyone recognizes the invitation for what it is. This message explores what marks a Christ-centered community: conviction, compassion and candor, and a compelling witness. Jesus confronts our excuses, expands the invitation, and ultimately becomes the Servant who brings us to God. The good news is not simply that there is a feast. It is that, in Christ, everything is ready—and there is still room.

Our pastoral resident, Sean Davis, preaches on Luke 14:7–14 in part two of our sermon series, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?, exploring humility, hospitality, and what it means to have a seat at God’s table.

Today, we begin a five-week series in Luke 14, centered on the story traditionally known as The Great Banquet. It’s a chapter filled with meals, invitations, unexpected guests, uncomfortable questions, and the surprising grace of Jesus. As we move through it, we’ll consider not only what Jesus teaches about community, but how we might live into that kind of community together: celebrating what we’ve been given, being changed by his grace, and making room for others.

With last week's sermon, Pastoral Resident unpacks Matthew 22:34-40. Knowing these two commands, it makes both the religious and the irreligious ask, who can fully love God?

When you fail, whose voice has the final word? In the concluding message of The Comfortable Words, we explore 1 John 2:1–2 and the good news that Jesus Christ is our righteous Advocate. Far from minimizing our sin, the gospel tells the truth about us, and then speaks a better word. Through Christ's advocacy and atoning sacrifice, we are welcomed into the Father's presence and transformed into people who extend that same grace to others.

There are few sentences in all of Scripture more comforting than these: "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." But that comfort only reaches us when we're willing to admit who we really are. In this message, we explore why the gospel isn't for people who have it all together, but for those who know they need grace. Following the example of the Apostle Paul, we discover that our failures don't disqualify us from God's love—they become the very place where Christ's mercy is most clearly displayed. If you've ever wondered whether you've gone too far, this sermon is for you.

As we enter the summer and conclude another ministry year, we'll spend four weeks reflecting on what Christians have historically called The Comfortable Words—four brief passages of Scripture traditionally read after confession in the Book of Common Prayer. In earlier English, comfortable didn't mean easy or sentimental. It meant strengthening, encouraging, and giving courage for the journey ahead. This week, we consider perhaps the most famous verse in the world. Why is John 3:16 so famous? Mostly, because it answers the question, "Why hasn't God given up on this world?" and reminds why we shouldn't either.

This week, our pastoral resident, Sean Davis, takes us through John 14:15-27, where we learn more about the person and work of the Holy Spirit.

The Tenth Commandment forbids more than wanting good things. It warns against desires that grow unchecked — desires that become demands, and when unmet, harden into envy and resentment. But here’s the tension: if coveting helped create the problems we inherited, what makes any generation think it will be different? Every generation says, “We’ll be different.” Yet real change begins when we recognize the problem is not only around us, but within us.

Today we explore both a commandment and a calling. At the surface, it’s about honesty—but underneath, it’s about something deeper: whether we’re willing to live in reality—with others, with ourselves, and with God. Listen to the latest in our series on the Ten Commandments. "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor."

Like murder and adultery, most of us don’t think of ourselves as “thieves.” And yet, we all have ways of taking, withholding, and justifying. We don’t just break the commandment, we reinterpret it. Today, as we consider the Eighth Commandment, we ask: When does your heart decide the rules don’t apply to you?

We said last week that some commandments we think we understand, and others we don’t. Certain commandments we assume are really for other people. The Seventh commandment might feel like one of those. But it’s not. Whether you’re married or single, this commandment is for you.

When we look at the Commandments, some make sense, some confuse us, and some confront us immediately. But there are a few we tend to feel relatively “safe” around—like we might actually move through life and keep them. The sixth commandment is near the top of that list, but are you sure you haven’t broken this command?

Luke 12:1-12 If Easter is true, our assumptions about reality need to change. We functionally assume: Death is final, that Power wins, and that Time is the eraser of all things. Bodily resurrection, however, means that Life can come out of Death, Weakness can defeat Power, and Hope can come from the most unlikely of places.  Easter means there is always more to the Story.

For John, Palm Sunday is Passion Sunday. John makes it unmistakably clear, that “ This is the moment when everything begins to move toward the cross— the hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.” Which means what looks like a coronation… is actually the beginning of a crucifixion. John 12:12-36