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Pastor Jenna points us to Exodus 15:22-27 when the people of Israel find themselves on the heels of the exodus out of Egypt only to find bitter water on the other side. How do we keep our feet planted as a community in the midst of uncertainties about the future?

In what is likely the last church service to be held at First Covenant Minneapolis, Pastor Micah gives his last sermon to Awaken.

Pastor Micah discusses 2 Tim 4:1-5, a moment where the apostle Paul is nearing the end of his life. As Paul gave his last will and testament to Timothy, Micah shares what he hopes Awaken will remember as we make this pastoral transition.

In Pastor Micah's final three weeks as our lead pastor, he shares what is dearest to his heart as we make our transition into this next season of Awaken.

Cathy Solomon leads an embodiment practice and discusses how God uses creation and its history to speak to us.

Halle Groves and Vanessa Lucius discuss the ways in which God meets us through the beauty of creation and everyday moments.

Pastor Micah discusses how service and action are pathways by which God can speak to us and to those we are proximate to.

Pastor Micah closes out the series by looking at Joshua 1:1-9. After the death of Moses there is a promise that the Lord will be with the people as they go forward into a new land with new leadership.

Pastor Micah explores the transition from King David to King Solomon in 1 Chronicles. In this moment, David offers a blessing to the people, a reminder of the past and all that God has walked through with them, and a call for eyes to see the sacred future still ahead.

Pastor Micah looks at the final moments of Elijah's life in 2 Kings, and a pivotal moment of transition for God's people. In this moment, Elisha is invited to step over the threshold, to engage with what the Spirit of God is doing, and to be an active participant in the work to come and in the role they have to play.

Pastor Micah explores the story of Naomi in the book of Ruth as Naomi laments all that she has lost and grieves the life she returns to Bethlehem with. Yet, in the midst of her grief, a sacred story is being played out through Ruth's life, Naomi just can't see it. Similarly, as we approach various transitions as a community, do we have eyes to see the sacred story of the Divine all around us? What does it look like to hold grief alongside curiosity and hope?

This week we begin a new series focussing on moments throughout scripture of significant transition. Pastor Micah start our series by looking at the instructions and encouragements that Jesus gives to his disciples in the final chapters of Mark's gospel: Love one another, remain in me, and take heart.

Pastor Micah finishes our series going Beyond the Map by looking at Acts 10 and the story of Peter and Cornelius. In this encounter, Peter is directly confronted with the definition he has been given of what it means to follow God, and called to walk beyond it into a new, more inclusive, definition.

We welcome Benny Roberts, Executive Director of Halle Q. Brown Community Center, to share with us today. Benny speaks on Romans 12 and Paul's comments that, in light of all that God has given to be in relationship with us, giving all that we are in-kind is simply the most reasonable course of action.

Guest Speaker Tom Albinson joins Awaken to discuss Acts 18:1-3, when the Apostle Paul visits one of the Jewish people that were forced to leave Rome. Tom shares stories from his work assisting refugees and invites us to consider how the greatest commandment can help us stay rooted in the work of seeing those displaced persons around us and abroad as our beloved neighbors.