"Alarms of Togetherness," November 17, 2024

The Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost —

Sermon text: Mark 13:1-8

Due to some issues with the microphone, the first 30 seconds or so of the sermon were not recorded. In the portion that is missing here, Pastor Ari began the conversation this Sunday tangibly acknowledging the Roman Empire in the context of Jesus and in the context of Mark 13:1-8 — an empire “thrown down.”

"Seeing What Can't Be Believed," October 27, 2024

Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost —

Sermon text: Mark 10:46-52

Rev. Dr. Brian Henderson joined Grant Park Church as our guest preacher and as a good friend of the church with this message titled “Seeing What Can’t Be Believed.” Brian serves as the Executive Director of the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists. AWAB is an organization currently and tangibly serving as the movement within Baptist traditions to support the full inclusion of LGBTQ+ people within our communities of faith. May it be so.