Trinity Grace TriBeCa Podcast
105 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsTrinity Grace Church is a family of neighborhood churches in New York City committed to joining God in the renewal of all things. These sermons from our Tribeca parish explore what it means to follow Christ within the cultural context of New York City. Visit tgctribeca.com for more information.
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Episodes
Advent I - Worship Fully
December 02, 2019 17:11 - 51.3 MBAs the church begins the journey of Advent Conspiracy we explore the connection between worship and desire and seek to stretch our understanding beyond the dualisms often associated by the idea of worship.
Save Yourself
November 26, 2019 04:59 - 61.7 MBOn Christ the King Sunday, why do we focus on the story of the crucifixion? In this sermon Michael distills the message surrounding Jesus at the cross to one phrase: “save yourself”. Jesus looks into the darkness of that deep human instinct and speaks a creative word which tilts the world on its side: “forgive them”.
Don't Panic
November 18, 2019 17:41 - 65.4 MBWhen life is in a state of upheaval, we often need ways of talking about reality that give us some separation from it and enable us to face it with an open calm rather than violent panic. That is the role of apocalyptic language and this is the force of Jesus’ teaching in today’s gospel.
Life Beyond YOLO
November 11, 2019 17:43 - 75 MBJesus gets sucked into a heated debate which on the surface is about resurrection but actually reflects other psycho-social motivations. What cross-pressures shape our debates and what lies beneath them?
Gracious Light
November 04, 2019 17:26 - 52.2 MBPastor Michael explores an often ignored character of the Zacchaeus story: the critical crowd. Zacchaeus experiences a profound turnaround not because he was called out, or cancelled but because he shared a meal with a gracious story teller who also told the truth.
The Pharisees and the False Self
October 29, 2019 18:29 - 83.8 MBThe parable of the Pharisee and the Publican is typically interpreted as a simple moral tale about humility and pride. But is more going on? Jonathan Merritt reads it as an invitation to choose the true self over the false self.
An Alternative Politics
October 21, 2019 16:40 - 74.8 MBPolitics: the way human community is ordered and organized under a particular governing body. Pastor Drew Jackson of Hope East Village shows us from Philippians 1 and 2 that the alternative politics of the Kingdom of God is a radically others-centered way of life. This is what the Apostle Paul calls humility.
The Power of Thank You
October 14, 2019 20:11 - 76 MBJesus heals ten lepers and only one returns to say thank you. Pastor Michael looks at the healing power of gratitude through the lens of science and the wisdom tradition this story represents.
Forgive WHAT!?
October 07, 2019 15:41 - 62.2 MBForgiveness sounds great until it threatens our sense of justice or seems cheap. In this gospel text, Jesus invites his followers to radical forgiveness that still tells the truth only without the energy of revenge.
You Have Everything You Need
September 30, 2019 16:43 - 82.2 MBIn one of Jesus’ most famous stories we have a great post-mortem reversal of the rich and poor. What was the rich man’s folly? What can we learn from his afterlife survival instincts?
The Parable of the Unjust Steward
September 23, 2019 16:16 - 65.6 MBThe Parable of the Unjust Steward is widely considered to be the most confusing and mysterious of all Jesus's teachings. TriBeCa parishioner and Professional Magician, Tyler Schwartz uses logic, magic, humor, and psychology to shed some light on this obscure parable.
Who Counts?
September 17, 2019 16:00 - 63 MBIn this sermon, pastor Michael offers a subversive interpretation on Jesus’ familiar stories of the lost sheep, coin and son. Drawing on the work of AJ Levine, we explore the invitation to begin counting those in our lives that are invisible or lost. Perhaps this is the repentance that angels rejoice over.
Holy Hate
September 12, 2019 04:29 - 56 MBWhy would Jesus ask us to hate our family and our lives to follow him? Especially in a world already saturated with hate? And give up all our possessions? Pastor Michael examines the original context of this teaching to propose the idea of a holy hate that gets us to love.
Making Room At Our Tables
September 04, 2019 22:01 - 66.7 MBJesus deconstructs the networking culture where social capital is the backdrop currency and invites his us to consider transgressing this system by making room at our table for people who don’t advance our social standing.
The Burdens That Bend
August 28, 2019 19:25 - 56.6 MBPastor Michael looks at the story of the crippled woman and asks the question, “how can we be liberated from the burdens that bend our souls low?” and “how can we be a liberating force in the world by simply paying attention?”
Waiting for God
August 14, 2019 20:30 - 61.2 MBWhat kind of awareness does God want us to live with? How can we live both with sorrow and joy, care for both the living and the dying, at once? By waiting for God to surprise us by waiting with others in the midst of whatever they’re experiencing.
Ties of Life
August 08, 2019 23:05 - 58.9 MBPreacher Peace Lee explores what it means to be human and fully alive by juxtaposing the way of the rich man, in the parable of the rich fool, with the way of God through the birth, life, and death of Christ Jesus.
Give Us This Day
July 31, 2019 19:38 - 44.8 MBPrayer and spirituality can have some interesting connotations for us as Christians. We explore some of the gifts of a life of prayer, and the reformation of our conscious mind.
In The Moment
July 26, 2019 20:18 - 33.2 MBDo you ever find yourself trapped in the torrent of past memories or future anticipations? What are we missing when we are so distracted? Pastor Michael considers how the invitation of Jesus cuts through the clutter and helps us become attentive to who is right in front of us.
Difficult Mercy
July 15, 2019 18:23 - 53.9 MBPastor David Gungor dives into the parable of the Good Samaritan and asks the challenging question of “Who is my neighbor?”
Journey To The Center
July 13, 2019 17:28 - 70.7 MB“Pastor Michael looks at the sending of the 72 disciples as an invitation to journey to the center of God’s dream through encountering the other.
Single-Tasking Spirituality
July 04, 2019 19:51 - 67.5 MBMichael explores the aggressive focus of Jesus journey to Jerusalem and how these hot edges prove difficult for those who seek to begin his way. But perhaps these hot edges bring the “one-thing” into focus for a lifelong journey toward love.
Differentiation not Domination
July 04, 2019 19:49 - 53.8 MBRev. Canon Stephanie Spellers speaks from Galatians and the Gospel of Luke. She currently serves as Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's Canon for Evangelism and Reconciliation.
Love Triangle
June 17, 2019 18:00 - 54.8 MBOn Trinity Sunday Pastor Michael suggests that the idea of God as Trinity is less like a Rubix Cube to be solved and more like an invitation into a better story.
Holy Translation
June 10, 2019 18:25 - 62.7 MBPastor Michael explores the dramatic story of Pentecost and reflects on our world’s need for a Spirit that dissolves imperial instincts and drives us beyond our groups.
Two Visions of Power
June 04, 2019 21:44 - 46.9 MBShauna invites us into a conversation about two visions of power: one that commodifies, objectifies, and dehumanizes, and one that gives freedom and dignity—the way of Jesus.
Reimagining Peace
May 28, 2019 21:04 - 66.2 MBJesus encourages his disciples to put his teaching into practice and to prepare for a peace that requires imagination.
Finding Judas
May 20, 2019 16:06 - 52.9 MBJesus gives a new command to love one another in the face of betrayal, abandonment and death. The empty seat at the Last Supper prompts us to consider who is missing at our tables or perhaps who is missing us?
In God's Hands
May 13, 2019 19:43 - 37.3 MBIn this sermon Pastor Michael explores the powerful inclusive message intrinsic to Jesus' actions and the mesmerizing metaphor of the hands of God
When Easter Seems a Cheat
May 06, 2019 19:48 - 61.7 MBSometimes Easter isn't about joy, sometimes we find ourselves unable to shout "Alleluia." Well, the early church didn't feel so great about the Resurrection either. And when worse came to worse, they realized that Easter was less about feeling happy and more about fishing from Caesar's lake and setting a new table of thanksgiving where all are welcomed and fed.
Daring Thomas and the Danger of Single Storyism
April 29, 2019 03:22 - 86.8 MBWhat happens when you tell a single story about a person and it defines them? “Doubting Thomas,” that’s what. In this message, Jonathan Merritt reexamines the post-resurrection narrative in John 20 with fresh eyes.
Experiencing Easter
April 24, 2019 20:11 - 52.1 MBPastor Michael explores how the risen Christ is experienced in places of ambiguity and vulnerability bringing hope and healing.
Downward Mobility
April 15, 2019 19:36 - 55.1 MBOn this Palm Sunday, David Gungor explores the themes of Jesus’ triumphal entry in Jerusalem.
The Spirituality of Bread
April 08, 2019 19:30 - 64.9 MBWhat does it mean to trust God's provision for our life? AJ Sherrill, lead pastor of Mars Hill church, explores what it means to see God's provision and care in the context of our daily bread.
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
April 01, 2019 16:27 - 51.6 MBShauna Niequist invites us to consider the ways in which we see glimpses of ourselves in the three characters of the parable—in the younger son’s rejection of the father’s love, but also his humility, the elder son’s loyalty, but also entitlement and deal-making, and the father’s compassion, affection, and generosity.
The Hope (and Risk) of Change
March 25, 2019 18:09 - 66.3 MB“Repentance” is about meaningful change, but how does this work? Pastor Michael explores the process of construction, deconstruction and reconstruction through the lens of our gospel story.
Foxes, Hens and White Supremacy
March 18, 2019 16:43 - 75.2 MBHow do we respond when we feel threatened? Pastor Michael reflects on how these two images used by Jesus connect with our struggle against white supremacy today.
De-centering Ego & Empire
March 11, 2019 22:48 - 71.8 MBPastor Michael Rudzena explores the temptation of Christ on the 1st Sunday of Lent and invites us to consider how we can de-center the voices in our lives that undermine divine love.
Between Sleeping & Waking
March 04, 2019 18:43 - 64.8 MBIs the goal of spirituality ecstatic moments of wonder? How is spirituality good for our world? On Transfiguration Sunday, pastor Michael explores the significance of this story for a spirituality for the 21st century.
The Hardest Kind of Love
February 26, 2019 05:23 - 75.6 MBWhat does it mean to love our enemies? How do we do it? Why should we do it? In this sermon Drew Jackson examines this most challenging command of Jesus through the witness of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life.
Plain Sight
February 18, 2019 18:50 - 77.1 MBPastor Michael reflects on Jesus as cutting against the grain of how most in his time (and ours) interpreted the ups and downs of life. What if we are most open to compassion, to love, to God because of our pain? What if our addiction to the consolations of money, food, amusement and fame buffer us from Divine Love?
The One That Jesus Loved
February 11, 2019 15:09 - 62.2 MBWhy did the first disciples leave everything and follow Jesus? Why would we do the same? The famous story of the fishermen who left their nets reveals the answer: an abundance of love, and an abundance of grace.
The Punchline is Grace
February 05, 2019 16:50 - 64.2 MBIn this sermon Michael shows us how Jesus ends his Scripture reading with grace rather than vengeance and then drives his audience to lynch-level rage with his provocative inclusion.
Going Public
January 31, 2019 17:26 - 64.7 MBThe Gospel of Luke has Jesus going public in his home town and what we get is a powerful window into his sense of mission and the possibilities this mission holds for our church, city and world.
A Baptism of Love
January 22, 2019 20:03 - 73.6 MBWhat if baptism wasn’t a ritual of entry into an exclusive club, but a grace-filled threshold of commitment that affirmed we are indeed Beloved and propelled us to pursue Dr. King’s vision of the borderless, Beloved Community?
Love Beyond Calculation
January 15, 2019 19:12 - 57.3 MBMichael looks at Jesus’ first miracle as a clue to the essence of life’s meaning and a metaphor for the move away from a spirituality of empty calculations to one of brimming joy.
A Journey Toward Light
January 08, 2019 00:38 - 59.7 MBIn our Epiphany series “Love Has A Face” Michael reflects on the story of the Magi who follow a star to Christ asking how each character can inspire us in our time.
When Losing is Finding
December 31, 2018 23:08 - 54.6 MBIn this sermon pastor Michael explores how spiritual growth works and what Mary what Joseph’s loss and discovery teaches us.
Love Says Yes & No
December 27, 2018 21:48 - 44.3 MBOn the fourth Sunday of Advent Pastor Michael asks, “How did Mary’s quiet ‘yes’ to God become a revolutionary ‘no’ to the oppressive conditions of the world?”
Surely, this is Rome
December 18, 2018 22:42 - 45 MBIn this week's sermon Evan Coles reflects on what Peace means in an era of globalization and how the values of this day and age, even the most virtuous values, cannot sufficiently pave the way to Grace without Christ's intervention.