Neighborhood Church Podcast

Grad Sunday

We celebrate the grads and talk on all things being new. The post Grad Sunday first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Let That Freak Flag Fly! Romans 12:3-21

The fullest you is not a threat to God or the community. When we believe and operate that who we are and the things we find passion and belonging in add value every where we go. Let those freak flags fly, meaning, move in your authentic self and let love lead. The post Let That Freak Flag Fly! Romans 12:3-21 first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Creating Culture With Purpose And On Purpose

Romans 12 is a banger of a chapter. Paul shifts to sharing his thoughts on creating a Jesus looking culture through using our bodies and minds. The post Creating Culture With Purpose And On Purpose first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Naming What You Love

We continue our series in Romans to Chapter 10. Sauter shares how the idea of the rapture is wildly irresponsible to share with 11 year olds and how we read/process the Bible matters. Learning that this faith is in our breath and when we can name what we love it can make room for even… The post Naming What You Love first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Grief

Mike Valdez shares his story of losing people he loved and how to walk with and through grief. The post Grief first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Holy Mess

Rebecca shares her story of messiness, pain and grief and how we can navigate through it and tell better stories. The post Holy Mess first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Sacred Bodies

Bodies can be easily left out when thinking about sacredness and holiness. Our bodies are more than a “flesh bag” that houses our spirit. We see this in John 20, where Jesus reveals what a holy body can look like. The post Sacred Bodies first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Easter 2024!

A story about rockets on books, insane conversation at Perkins, some dude asking women why they’re crying and why all of this points to resurrection. The post Easter 2024! first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Why did Jesus Have to Die and Why it Deeply Matters

With Holy Week approaching, Sauter shares several ways of thinking about Christ and the cross. Did God need their son to die? How to process a brutal death and call it good? The post Why did Jesus Have to Die and Why it Deeply Matters first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Finding the Jim

Rebecca Rick is back! For some of us, returning to the Bible after deconstruction is exciting; it feels like a return Home. For others, returning to the Bible can be me…complex. This week Rick talks about one of the methods she uses when reading the Bible- a method she describes here as Finding The Jim.… The post Finding the Jim first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Flourishing for Everyone: Romans 8

Romans has a high priority on how a community is flourishing with one another, the earth and the communities around them. When everything is in the right place everyone and everything flourishes. Also Sauter talks on Romans 8:28 and how you interpret that verse deeply matters. The post Flourishing for Everyone: Romans 8 first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Room Full of Sinners: Romans Ch. 6

The way you think about God matters. It informs how you show up in a room, how you sleep, how you engage with people different than yourself and especially how you think about sin. Kris shares how we can reimagine the idea of sin and similar to Paul, not be enslaved to it, but live… The post Room Full of Sinners: Romans Ch. 6 first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Gratitude Sunday

Neighborhood gathers to have an open mic where anyone can share what they are grateful for. We had stories of the importance of family, coming out and getting married and the celebration of living a sober life. It was a sacred and holy time. The post Gratitude Sunday first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

What gratitude does in us

Gratitude is an essential practice to a good and beautiful life. Nikki Sauter shares some practical tips to prepare us for the following gratitude Sunday. The post What gratitude does in us first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Romans 5: Hope and Dreams

We continue our series on the book of Romans where we process chapter 5. We talk about the reality that life is not easy and that we can do hard things. The importance of having hope and how the toxicity of original sin and why in the world Paul would even allude to such a… The post Romans 5: Hope and Dreams first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Romans 4 and how many ribs do we really have?

Stories matter. Stories can create new ways of thinking and being. They can inform how you show up in a room and what values to hold. Paul is pointing to an ancient story that was very familiar and then reimagines what those stories could mean. He tells a better, more inclusive story and invites people… The post Romans 4 and how many ribs do we really have? first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

90’s country music and why it’s really good news: Romans 3

We process the magic of 90’s country music and how Paul is inviting us to live flourishing lives while inspiring others to do the same. Secondly, process the difference between faith in Christ and faith of Christ and why it matters. The post 90’s country music and why it’s really good news: Romans 3 first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Inclusion of Self and Others

Trigger Warning: Content of sexual abuse as a child Mike Valdez shares his story of growing up in an Evangelical space and how it created an us/them culture. He shares on his joinery of following Jesus and toxicity of white power structures within spiritual communities that exclude people unlike themselves. The post Inclusion of Self and Others first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Bad Theology Kills: Romans 1:18-32

Join Kris Sauter as he mines the passage that has been used to bring violence on Queer peoples bodies and existence for way too long. Kris walks through the passage and invites the listener to be open to the possibility that there is a better story to be told than the church has historically told. The post Bad Theology Kills: Romans 1:18-32 first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Romans: Intro

Kris Sauter introduces the new series on Paul’s letter to the Romans. We explore the major themes and why this letter has brought hope (and an immense amount of violence to Queer peoples bodies and lives) to us today. The post Romans: Intro first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Nudges and Light

Kris Sauter shares the story of the Magi can inspire us to move towards the light and find transformation. The post Nudges and Light first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Wild Night: The Anxious Broseph Joseph

Week two of our Wild Night Advent series. Kris Sauter walks through the story of Joseph looking for a divorce lawyer and how God spoke directly to his fear and why that is good news. The post Wild Night: The Anxious Broseph Joseph first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

Mary

Kris Sauter kicks off the Wild Night series and talks on Mary’s song. The post Mary first appeared on Neighborhood Church.

ReImagine Evolution and Why We ReImagine

ReImagine Spirituality

ReImagine Worship

ReImagine Hell

The Intersection of Faith and Politics

ReImagining The Bible

Peacekeeping and Why It Matters

Milestone Sunday

Tithes and Offerings

You’re an Evangelist and You’re an Evangelist…Without A Private Jet

Satan’s Nectar

Experiencing God and Bowling Leagues

Wonder and Bouncer Jesus

Wonder and Big Important Business Guy

Wonder and Transformation

Mike and Mike

Of Bread and Barbie

The Devil in the Dark

How You Think About God Matters

Play

Rest

Chickens, Bags of Money, and a Lack of Egos

Just Ask

Pride Service

All Things Are Yours

The In-Between and Why It’s Good News

First Duluth Service