Streams of Grace Podcast

The Parable of the Sower Week 4

What’s Happening Today To make sure there are no surprises, here is the flow of our Streams of Grace video: * Scripture Reading: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23, NRSVue * The Welcome and recap: A brief greeting and recap of last week’s video. No bells or whistles—just a warm hello. * The Reframe: Thorns are Not Sins, They are Demands * The “Deceitfulness of Riches” (The Hustle Culture) * The Weeding Vs. The Breathing * Pruning the Thorns (Not Pulling Them) * The Lavender in the Brambles * The Gospel of Enough * The Blessing: A short “Seed” to carry with you into your week and a closing prayer. You are welcome to download the transcript below, along with The Sower’s Journal - a simple reflection for the week. If you haven’t subscribed to Streams of Grace, you are always welcome to add your email by clicking on the button below! You’ll receive our weekly video by email, so you never have to miss a message. Everyone is welcome, and it is always free. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.streamsofgrace.life [https://www.streamsofgrace.life?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Streams of Grace: The Parable of the Sower Week 3

What’s Happening Today To make sure there are no surprises, here is the flow of our Streams of Grace video: * Scripture Reading: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23, NRSVue * The Welcome and recap: A brief greeting and recap of last week’s video. No bells or whistles—just a warm hello. * A Sanctuary for the Isolated and the Chronically Ill * Reframing the Rocks * The Scorching Heat of Isolation * The Theology of the Crevice Flower * Building Roots without a Building * A Word to the “Tossed Aside” * The Stones and The Lavender Plants * The Blessing: A short “Seed” to carry with you into your week and a closing prayer. You are welcome to download the transcript below, along with The Sower’s Journal - a simple reflection for the week. If you haven’t subscribed to Streams of Grace, you are always welcome to add your email by clicking on the button below! You’ll receive our weekly video by email, so you never have to miss a message. Everyone is welcome, and it is always free. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.streamsofgrace.life [https://www.streamsofgrace.life?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

The Parable of the Sower, Week 2

What’s Happening Today To make sure there are no surprises, here is the flow of our first Streams of Grace video: * Scripture Reading: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23, NRSVue * The Welcome and recap: A brief greeting and recap of last week’s video. No bells or whistles—just a warm hello. * The Hard Path: A Story of the Goats and Chickens * Identifying the Birds: How Legalism Steals Our Seeds * The Theft of Assurance: Legalism looks good outside, but not inside * The Bird of Hyper-Vigilince: When We turn on ourselves * Guarding the Field: How the truth reminds us that the seed is ours * The Blessing: A short “Seed” to carry with you into your week and a closing prayer. You are welcome to download the transcript below, along with The Sower’s Journal - a simple reflection for the week. If you haven’t subscribed to Streams of Grace, you are always welcome to add your email by clicking on the button below! You’ll receive our weekly video by email, so you never have to miss a message. Everyone is welcome, and it is always free. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.streamsofgrace.life [https://www.streamsofgrace.life?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Welcome to Streams of Grace

What’s Happening Today To make sure there are no surprises, here is the flow of our first Streams of Grace video: * Scripture Reading: Matthew 13:3-9, NRSVue * The Welcome: A brief greeting and an introduction to our “Common Field.” No bells or whistles—just a warm hello. * The “Wild Sower”: We’ll look at why this Farmer is so “reckless” with grace and why that is good news for us. * The Garden Story: I’ll share a personal story about my garden, my bunny GusGus, and a very disruptive chicken named Black Mama. * Our Vision: I’ll explain what the next 6 weeks look like and how we are reclaiming this space together. * The Blessing: A short “Seed” to carry with you into your week and a closing prayer. You are welcome to download the transcript below, along with The Sower’s Journal - a simple reflection for the week. If you haven’t subscribed to Streams of Grace, you are always welcome to add your email by clicking on the button below! You’ll receive our weekly video by email, so you never have to miss a message. Everyone is welcome, and it is always free. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.streamsofgrace.life [https://www.streamsofgrace.life?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Welcome to Streams of Grace

Welcome to Streams of Grace! We will be kicking off a 6-week series on the Soil of our Souls. There’s no rush to make it to Sunday - just hit play whenever you are ready! Your cameras are optional and your presence is a gift! Please join us May 3rd for the very first Streams of Grace! Subscribe here to receive our Streams of Grace teachings and news right in your inbox. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.streamsofgrace.life [https://www.streamsofgrace.life?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]