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Sermons from Zao MKE Church. Zao MKE is a Jesus-rooted, justice centered, radically inclusive community of faith in Milwaukee, WI. https://www.zaomke.org
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Monday Dec 30, 2019
Monday Dec 30, 2019
Series: Hark!
Ever wondered why "Do not be afraid!" is the first message of most Angels in the Bible? Is it because they always seem to come like a bump in the night? Perhaps they are terrifying in appearance, unlike the haloed artwork we adore. Or maybe it's just really frightening to know that you, little old you, are receiving a message from the divine.
This advent/Christmas season, we'll be exploring the proclamations of many angels leading up to the birth of Jesus. What were these messages about, and why were they so important that they needed to be delivered in person?
Monday Dec 30, 2019
Monday Dec 30, 2019
Series: Hark!
Ever wondered why "Do not be afraid!" is the first message of most Angels in the Bible? Is it because they always seem to come like a bump in the night? Perhaps they are terrifying in appearance, unlike the haloed artwork we adore. Or maybe it's just really frightening to know that you, little old you, are receiving a message from the divine.
This advent/Christmas season, we'll be exploring the proclamations of many angels leading up to the birth of Jesus. What were these messages about, and why were they so important that they needed to be delivered in person?
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Series: Hark!
Ever wondered why "Do not be afraid!" is the first message of most Angels in the Bible? Is it because they always seem to come like a bump in the night? Perhaps they are terrifying in appearance, unlike the haloed artwork we adore. Or maybe it's just really frightening to know that you, little old you, are receiving a message from the divine.
This advent/Christmas season, we'll be exploring the proclamations of many angels leading up to the birth of Jesus. What were these messages about, and why were they so important that they needed to be delivered in person?
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Hark! A Message of Hope.
Who gets the first Angelic message leading up to the birth of Christ? Is it Mary? Joseph? The donkey? Actually, it's...Jesus' uncle. Wait, what? This week, meet Zechariah. His message from Gabriel is surprising, confusing, and utterly unbelievable.
Hark! A message of hope.
Series: Hark!
Ever wondered why "Do not be afraid!" is the first message of most Angels in the Bible? Is it because they always seem to come like a bump in the night? Perhaps they are terrifying in appearance, unlike the haloed artwork we adore. Or maybe it's just really frightening to know that you, little old you, are receiving a message from the divine.
This advent/Christmas season, we'll be exploring the proclamations of many angels leading up to the birth of Jesus. What were these messages about, and why were they so important that they needed to be delivered in person?
Hark! An urgent message.
Saturday Nov 30, 2019
Saturday Nov 30, 2019
Imposter Jesus is always so calm - he'd never raise his voice or cause a scene! But Real Jesus? He's righteously flipping tables and whipping livestock - in church, no less!
Find out why Jesus basically started a riot in the temple, and why that's really, really cool.
Imposter: Finding the Real Jesus
You've heard about Jesus, right? The inexplicably blonde guy who grew up in the Middle East 2,000 years ago, but somehow has the sensibilities of a modern Midwestern White American? The polite, rule-following, calm, non-confrontational, pro-government, super pious guy who was very nice but always looking down his nose at people enjoying themselves just a little *too* much? Yeah, that guy is not Jesus. That’s an imposter. The real Jesus of Nazareth was a rule breaker. He was confrontational. He was a creative resister of a government with which he was in constant public conflict. He hung out with the wrong crowd and had a reputation for loving his wine.And, of course, he was brown (what with being Middle Eastern).
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Imposter Jesus is a flag toting, apple-pie loving, good old fashioned patriot, right?
Well, Real Jesus is over here subtly advocating non-payment of taxes and pulling the wool over on the Roman government while he does it.
Come hear what "render unto Caesar" *really* means, and why it's more Christ-like to resist human governments than to blindly support them.
Imposter: Finding the Real Jesus
You've heard about Jesus, right? The inexplicably blonde guy who grew up in the Middle East 2,000 years ago, but somehow has the sensibilities of a modern Midwestern White American? The polite, rule-following, calm, non-confrontational, pro-government, super pious guy who was very nice but always looking down his nose at people enjoying themselves just a little *too* much? Yeah, that guy is not Jesus. That’s an imposter. The real Jesus of Nazareth was a rule breaker. He was confrontational. He was a creative resister of a government with which he was in constant public conflict. He hung out with the wrong crowd and had a reputation for loving his wine.And, of course, he was brown (what with being Middle Eastern).
Join us this fall in search of the real Jesus of Nazareth.
We promise, he's way better than that blonde guy you heard about.
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Ever heard the phrase "turn the other cheek"? Turns out that it might not mean what you think it does.
Imposter Jesus uses this phrase to pressure victims of violence, abuse, and oppression to simply submit. But Real Jesus was doing something much more radical and powerful with this teaching - he was teaching oppressed folks specific tactics of survival and non-violent resistance.
Come find out why turn the other cheek was really a metaphorical slap in the face of the Romans, and what it means for standing up to abuse in our own context.
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Imposter: Finding the Real JesuYou've heard about Jesus, right?
The inexplicably blonde guy who grew up in the Middle East 2,000 years ago, but somehow has the sensibilities of a modern Midwestern White American? The polite, rule-following, calm, non-confrontational, pro-government, super pious guy
who was very nice but always looking down his nose at people enjoying themselves just a little *too* much? Yeah, that guy is not Jesus. That’s an imposter. The real Jesus of Nazareth was a rule breaker. He was confrontational. He was a creative resister of a government with which he was in constant public conflict. He hung out with the wrong crowd and had a reputation for loving his wine. And, of course, he was brown (what with being Middle Eastern).
Join us this fall in search of the real Jesus of Nazareth.
We promise, he's way better than that blonde guy you heard about.
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Imposter Jesus is all about rules over people. He would never dream of breaking rules - what would people think?? Meanwhile, Real Jesus is breaking rules left and right when they get in the way of loving people (which, he says, is the real purpose of the law anyway).
Come hang this week and hear what Jesus had to say to his rule-obsessed haters, and why loving God and Neighbor sometimes means breaking all the rules.
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Imposter: Finding the Real Jesus
You've heard about Jesus, right? The inexplicably blonde guy who grew up in the Middle East 2,000 years ago, but somehow has the sensibilities of a modern Midwestern White American? The polite, rule-following, calm, non-confrontational, pro-government, super pious guy who was very nice but always looking down his nose at people enjoying themselves just a little *too* much? Yeah, that guy is not Jesus. That’s an imposter. The real Jesus of Nazareth was a rule breaker. He was confrontational. He was a creative resister of a government with which he was in constant public conflict. He hung out with the wrong crowd and had a reputation for loving his wine.And, of course, he was brown (what with being Middle Eastern).
Join us this fall in search of the real Jesus of Nazareth.
We promise, he's way better than that blonde guy you heard about.
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Friday Oct 25, 2019
"Real Jesus Knew How to Party"
Some of us have been told that Jesus was tight-laced, super serious, and overall kind of a bummer. But scripture paints a very different picture. Come hear about the savior of all creation, who was also called a drunk and a glutton by the religious authorities of his day. Hear about the wedding he took to the next level, and why joy, beauty, and fun are a fundamental part of the kingdom that Jesus invites us into.
You've heard about Jesus, right?
The inexplicably blonde guy who grew up in the Middle East 2,000 years ago, but somehow has the sensibilities of a modern Midwestern White American? The polite, rule-following, calm, non-confrontational, pro-government, super pious guy who was very nice but always looking down his nose at people enjoying themselves just a little *too* much?
Yeah, that guy is not Jesus. That’s an imposter.
The real Jesus of Nazareth was a rule breaker.
He was confrontational. He was a creative resister of a government with which he was in constant public conflict. He hung out with the wrong crowd and had a reputation for loving his wine.And, of course, he was brown (what with being Middle Eastern).
We promise, he's way better than that blonde guy you heard about.
Monday Sep 16, 2019
Monday Sep 16, 2019
THIS WEEK: A child leaves his summer gig sheep when he volunteers to go to war. His country's army is losing, but never fear - kid soldier to the rescue. Armed with only a stick, a sling, and 5 stones, David goes up against a deadly warrior from an enemy country. Against all odds, David murders his first human being, decapitates him, and delivers the severed head to Jerusalem. What a rascal. Don't worry, David - puberty will seem like a breeze compared to this!
Perhaps one of our most famous Sunday School Horror Stories, David and Goliath is in desperate need of a deeper reading. Where was the king? Why was a child the one to save the country? And how does this story, for all its gore, communicate a reversal of power in the kingdom of God?