Artisan Church Podcast
803 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWeekly message audio from Artisan Church, an inclusive Christian church in Rochester, NY, seeking to live out our mission: to encounter God, embrace people, and engage culture, in the way of Jesus.
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Here I Am
May 06, 2018 18:00 - 26 minutesA special guest message about exploring how to abide in God’s love as we say “Here I am” to the unknown adventures and beginnings God is calling us into. Speaker: Kristin Throckmorton Part of the series “Easter: A Season of Resurrection”
Loving Our Phobias
April 29, 2018 18:00 - 28 minutesPerfect love casts out fear. It’s a beautiful sentiment, but unfortunately the opposite can be true: fear can cast out love. What (or who?) are we afraid of? How can we conquer these fears and love in the way of Jesus? Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Easter: A Season of Resurrection”
Living the Love of Jesus
April 22, 2018 18:00 - 26 minutesLove, love, love. Time and again, Christians are commanded by Jesus to love. And his definition of love could not be easier to understand—or more difficult to put into practice. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Easter: A Season of Resurrection”
God’s Children Now
April 15, 2018 18:00 - 22 minutesJohn writes, “Beloved, we are God’s children now”, which indicates a change of identity from what was in the past for those who have repented. But what of our future? Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Easter: A Season of Resurrection”
Declaring the Life That Was Revealed
April 08, 2018 18:00 - 21 minutesThe early Christians embodied the joy of living in unity, being of one heart and soul, and declaring the revelation of life found in Jesus. We follow the lead of the early church today, baptizing people into the faith of the same Church Jesus founded! Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Easter: A Season of Resurrection”
Rise Up!
April 01, 2018 18:00 - 41 minutesWhat would it look like for the dead things in your life to sit up, put their feet on the floor, test out their new legs and then walk out of the tomb and back into life? I believe in the resurrection of the body and I believe that God’s deepest desire is for us to rise up from our graves and live a resurrected life. Speaker: Judy Howard Peterson Part of the series “Easter: A Season of Resurrection”
Palm Sunday
March 25, 2018 18:00 - 14 minutesOne of our favorite new traditions at Artisan: a very special kid-centric Palm Sunday celebration! Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Lent: From ashes to celebration”
Planting Seeds, Giving Water
March 18, 2018 18:00 - 26 minutesWe are joined by James Harrington, founder and director of the Ugandan Water Project, for a timely and inspiring message about one way we can stay connected to our foundational value of justice. Speaker: James Harrington Part of the series “Lent: From ashes to celebration”
Raised Up to Rise Up
March 11, 2018 18:00 - 29 minutesA bronze serpent raised up in the wilderness. A radical teacher raised up on a cross. And the astonishing promise that we have been raised up with him. Will we rise to the call? Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Lent: From ashes to celebration”
Justice That Restores
March 04, 2018 18:00 - 41 minutesA special Lenten message from Dominique Dubois Gilliard, author of Rethinking Incarceration. Speaker: Rev. Dominique Gilliard Part of the series “Lent: From ashes to celebration”
The Promise Rests on Grace
February 25, 2018 18:00 - 23 minutesIt is difficult for modern Christians to understand what it means to be “descendants” of Abraham, because we long for a transactional salvation: do X/Y/Z, and be saved. But the work of salvation is faith: simply to trust the promise. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Lent: From ashes to celebration”
Water and Sky
February 18, 2018 18:00 - 19 minutesAn ark. A baptism. A dove. A rainbow. These intertwining images from the Jewish and Christian scriptures point us to a beautiful truth about our lives and our hope. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Lent: From ashes to celebration”
Power to the Faint
February 04, 2018 18:00 - 30 minutesSo often we are ashamed of our doubts and weaknesses. But according to the scriptures, God “heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds” and “gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless”! Perhaps being brought low by the world is just what we need to gain spiritual depth. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Epiphany: Christ, realized”
Troubled Minds
January 28, 2018 18:00 - 31 minutesA special sermon about faith and mental health by Dr. Angela Glading, a member of Artisan’s Leadership Team. Speaker: Dr. Angela Glading Part of the series “Epiphany: Christ, realized”
Stump the Pastor
January 21, 2018 18:00 - 41 minutesFrom the message series "Epiphany" at Artisan Church, Rochester, NY. www.artisanchurch.com
MLK Sunday at Baber AME Church
January 14, 2018 18:00 - 19 minutesOur recurring joyful worship celebration with our friends at Baber AME Church is an incredible way to build friendships and learn from each other! Don’t miss this inspiring event, 10AM at 550 Meigs St. (No services held at the Artisan building on this date.) Part of the series “Epiphany: Christ, realized”
Epiphany of the Lord
January 07, 2018 18:00 - 28 minutesWe celebrate the revelation of God to the Gentiles by remembering the story of the magi, pagan astrologer priests who found Jesus in the stars. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Epiphany: Christ, realized”
Christmas All Year Long
December 31, 2017 18:00 - 29 minutesIn this special family worship service, we will discuss what it means to observe the truth of Christmas all year long. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Christmastide: Christmas as a Season”
Justice Liturgy
December 17, 2017 18:00 - 32 minutesArtisan’s social justice team leads us in a liturgy of remembrance and repentance, calling us to bring good news to the oppressed. Part of the series “Advent”
Peace and Patience
December 10, 2017 18:00 - 36 minutesEven as we strive to wait for Jesus with patience, we are reminded that our salvation comes from God’s patient love for us. And seeking to live in the tension of that patience, we are called to be people of peace. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Advent”
The Gift of Waiting
December 03, 2017 18:00 - 28 minutesThe promises of faith are divided between what we experience now, and the blessings of God that are yet to come. Since “no one knows the hour” when all will be fulfilled, how should we live, think, and act while we are waiting? Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Advent”
Christ the King
November 26, 2017 18:00 - 25 minutesThe Christian calendar chooses the final Sunday of the liturgical year to honor the reign of Christ in the world. Part of the series “Testifying to the King: Christ’s reign in our heart and in our world”
A Movement
November 12, 2017 18:00 - 32 minutesEvery one of these ideas can be advanced by our plans to expand and renovate Artisan’s building. But it’s important to remember that this project is not ultimately about a building; it’s an extension of our values. We are doing so much more than a big construction project; we’re growing a movement—a faith movement. Will you be part of it? Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Growing in Faith Together: Next steps for Artisan’s building”
Invitations
November 05, 2017 18:00 - 30 minutesThe movement of the Holy Spirit in the early church threw open the doors to God’s great banquet hall, inviting in those who had previously been excluded. And the Spirit’s work continues today, teaching us in every new generation that the dividing walls between us have been broken down by the radical love of Christ. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Growing in Faith Together: Next steps for Artisan’s building”
Acorns
October 29, 2017 18:00 - 24 minutesVery small things that seem inconsequential have the capacity to grow into something incredible and powerful. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.” At Artisan, we value our children not just for who we hope they will become, but because they are already showing us the way. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Growing in Faith Together: Next steps for Artisan’s building”
Generations
October 22, 2017 18:00 - 38 minutesAs our children grow up, we pass on our faith from one generation to the next. We give thanks for the generations who have come before us, and we delight in seeing our children begin to experience God in their own lives. Living in the Way of Jesus across the generations means that all of us receive the blessing of growing in faith together. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Growing in Faith Together: Next steps for Artisan’s building”
Growing in Faith Together
October 15, 2017 18:00 - 27 minutesToday, we kick off our new teaching series for the Growing in Faith Together campaign. We’ll preview the coming weeks, and we’ll share honestly about our hopes and dreams and concerns for the campaign. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Growing in Faith Together: Next steps for Artisan’s building”
The Fruits of the Kingdom
October 08, 2017 18:00 - 42 minutesIn “The Parable of the Wicked Tenants”, Jesus warns the self-assured religious community that the kingdom would be taken away from them. How then should we heed the call of the Apostle Paul to “press on toward the goal”? Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Fall Lectionary: Anchoring Rhythms ”
Your Own Salvation
October 01, 2017 18:00 - 28 minutesOur natural tendency is to be concerned with the salvation of others, and to judge others. But in the teachings of Jesus and Paul, we are called to work out our own salvation. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Fall Lectionary: Anchoring Rhythms ”
Complaint and Provision
September 24, 2017 18:00 - 29 minutesIn the wilderness, the hungry Israelites complained bitterly, even wishing for death. Yet God provided “bread from heaven” for them in a miracle that the psalmists later praised. Complaint and provision are both normal parts of our life with God. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Fall Lectionary: Anchoring Rhythms ”
Judgment and Forgiveness
September 17, 2017 18:00 - 33 minutesWe should open ourselves to the possibility that there is a connection between our unwillingness to forgive and our tendency to pass judgment on others. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Fall Lectionary: Anchoring Rhythms ”
The Debt of Love
September 10, 2017 18:00 - 20 minutesA moving guest sermon by Kyle Sullivan exploring the debt that we owe: to love one another. Speaker: Kyle Sullivan Part of the series “Fall Lectionary: Anchoring Rhythms ”
So Far As It Depends On You
September 03, 2017 18:00 - 33 minutesWe continue the lectionary’s thread through the later chapters of Romans, looking at a passage that offers clear (if seemingly impractical) advice on how to live together in Christian community. And the Gospel reading provides Jesus’ stark response to a plea to make the way of the cross more reasonable. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Fall Lectionary: Anchoring Rhythms ”
Renew Your Minds!
August 27, 2017 18:00 - 27 minutesA fiery call to shut off the never-ending stream of voices that call us to conform to this world, and to turn our eyes on Jesus together so that we can be transformed by the renewing of our minds. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Fall Lectionary: Anchoring Rhythms ”
Baber Visit
August 20, 2017 18:00 - 29 minutesWe are delighted to be able to host our friends from Baber AME Church again this year and to hear another powerful message from Reverend James C. Simmons! Speaker: Reverend James C. Simmons Part of the series “Series for Summer: Hearts Strangely Warmed”
A Sound of Sheer Silence
August 13, 2017 18:00 - 23 minutesA response to the recent violence and racism displayed in Charlottesville, VA, based on the Hebrew Bible reading from the Lectionary. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Series for Summer: Hearts Strangely Warmed”
State Your Name for the Record
August 06, 2017 18:00 - 30 minutesOur struggles to understand God, much like Jacob’s all-night wrestling match, often leave us more confused about God’s identity than when we started. Could it be that our own identity is found in the struggle? Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Series for Summer: Hearts Strangely Warmed”
Do Hard Things
July 30, 2017 18:00 - 41 minutesAs Christians we’re called to do hard things. Sometimes we choose to take on these difficult challenges and sometimes they choose us. Either way, when we do things that are hard for us, we grow personally and we grow closer to God. Speaker: Carrie Starr Part of the series “Series for Summer: Hearts Strangely Warmed”
Guest Sermon: Denis Johnson - Hope While Jesus is Absent
July 23, 2017 18:00 - 38 minutesShortly before Jesus would be arrested and crucified, he reiterated to his disciples that he would be physically absent from them. Despite this confusing and devastating news, John 16 records Jesus’ encouragement to the disciples as he promised of the Spirit, proclaimed the efficacy of prayer and predicted the future hope for victory. Speaker: Denis Johnson Part of the series “Journeying with John: Signs of Faith, Part Ten”
If the World Hates You (Pt. 2)
July 16, 2017 18:00 - 28 minutesThe conversation takes an alarming turn as Jesus begins to warn his disciples about the persecution they will endure. But again, he promises the Holy Spirit will come to their aid. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Journeying with John: Signs of Faith, Part Ten”
If the World Hates You (Pt. 1)
July 09, 2017 18:00 - 8 minutes(Special note: this is an abbreviated sermon that only begins to cover the topic. We extended the topic to the following week.) Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Journeying with John: Signs of Faith, Part Ten”
Fruit That Will Last
July 02, 2017 18:00 - 27 minutesJesus continues his discourse about fruitfulness with his disciples, repeating the central teaching of self-sacrificial love and promising the support of the Father. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Journeying with John: Signs of Faith, Part Ten”
The One True Vine
June 25, 2017 18:00 - 36 minutesWe abide in Jesus not merely for our own comfort but that we might bear much fruit and glorify the Father. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Journeying with John: Signs of Faith, Part Ten”
Peace On Our Way
June 18, 2017 18:00 - 29 minutesAfter promising the Holy Spirit, Jesus offers his disciples peace: a peace that he reassures them will remain even after he has left them. We all need the reassurance of Christ’s peace when he seems absent! Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Journeying with John: Signs of Faith, Part Ten”
Refugee Sunday
June 11, 2017 18:00 - 46 minutesFrom the message series "Pentecost" at Artisan Church, Rochester, NY. www.artisanchurch.com
Pentecost Reflections
June 04, 2017 18:00 - 43 minutesFrom the message series "Pentecost" at Artisan Church, Rochester, NY. www.artisanchurch.com
Becoming Christian (Baptism Sunday)
May 28, 2017 18:00 - 32 minutesAs we conclude our series, we welcome new believers into the faith through baptism! Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Being Christian: Artisan’s Spring Read”
Reflections on Being Christian
May 21, 2017 18:00 - 15 minutesWe hear from several individuals at Artisan about their experience of reading Being Christian: realizations they came to, new understandings of their faith, and significant steps on their path to faith. Speaker: The People of Artisan Part of the series “Being Christian: Artisan’s Spring Read”
Prayer: Alignment With Jesus
May 14, 2017 18:00 - 34 minutesPrayer is letting Jesus “pray in you,” and beginning that lengthy and often very tough process by which our selfish thoughts and ideals and hopes are gradually aligned with his eternal action. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Being Christian: Artisan’s Spring Read”
Eucharist: Thanksgiving and Welcome
May 07, 2017 18:00 - 25 minutesWhen we gather as God’s guests at God’s table, the Church becomes what it is meant be: a community of strangers who have become guests together and are listening together to the invitation of God. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Being Christian: Artisan’s Spring Read”