A community joining God to restore the beauty in all things.
Episodes
Sunday May 22, 2022
Sunday May 22, 2022
The paradox of the "already but not yet" kingdom of God is that through Jesus the Father has already redeemed the world, and yet we live with daily reminders that our world is still broken. Amidst continual pain and suffering, we question whether God really is present and moving in our lives. More so than simply conceptualizing the gospel, we yearn for tangible experiences of God's grace and mercy. But even when we don't see it, tangible experiences of God's power exist all around us. We can choose to believe in His power and the work He is doing, and in doing so we cultivate a mustard seed of faith that can grow and blossom and overflow beyond our imagination.
Sunday May 15, 2022
Sunday May 15, 2022
The question, “How are you doing?” is a disjointed phrase in light of modernity. What could be the most important question we can ask one another is often perceived as the most perfunctory in society. However, the social convention we can adopt and glean wisdom from through Jesus’ encounter with the man with leprosy is one that carries seismic implications and enormous impact. To create the space and the time to say the most important yet difficult things come in the form of small gestures - ones that are touched with love and rife with understanding.
Sunday May 08, 2022
Sunday May 08, 2022
Today, 2000 years after the resurrection, Jesus's mission has not changed. Then, now, and always, he will pay the dearest of costs to reach out to even one lost sheep and lead them towards the kingdom of God. What has changed, however, is what the world values. In an act unbelievable at the time, Jesus, a king, out of love, sacrificed himself for slaves and sinners, paving the way from a world where kings boast about power and conquest, towards one where we fight for the underprivileged. Thus, from Jesus's sacrifice and resurrection we find our calling, to join in and spread the love that God has graciously given, and to help find the lost sheep.
Sunday May 01, 2022
Sunday May 01, 2022
When we ponder the roles and responsibilities we undertake in our families as we all age, we first consider how we navigate our primary devotion to the Father and the biblical family we are adopted into. Within the tension of filial piety and our gospel representation, our ethnic and cultural frameworks are not simply done away with, but redefined by the intervention of Jesus and reshaped by the perspective of the gospel. Where we find ourselves in the family of God and as a representative of the imago dei within our family unit, the good news of the cross serves as the peace that reaches between all of our relationships.
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Jesus' resurrection changed the course of history, but it didn't solve our day-to-day problems or transform people overnight. Much like the disciples in the immediate aftermath of the crucifixion, we still live with daily tensions, ambiguities, and doubts. But what the Resurrection really tells us, rather than the answers to all our questions, is that God is writing a narrative for the world - one that gives hope and meaning to our otherwise seemingly futile lives. The Resurrection and its aftermath teach us the significance of praying with our eyes open: that if we earnestly seek out God and ask Him to reveal Himself, we will see that God is here, He is always moving, and He is working extraordinary miracles in our lives.
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Today, we celebrate Easter Sunday, a day of hope and victory because of Jesus' resurrection. The resurrection itself is an outrageous claim that changes everything we know about life because if it is true, then Jesus was God in flesh. The invitation to reflect on the implications of such an event isn't about gaining certainty about the claims Jesus made. For both seekers and believers alike, whether we are looking at the historicity or the disciples' account of the resurrection, we are invited to doubt the veracity of the resurrection in order to find the basis of belief and understand why the resurrection is the reason for our hope beyond this life.
180 Church regularly meets at AMC Theater, located on the corner of 19th Street and Broadway. Every Sunday at noon.
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Dr. Darrell Johnson, Teaching Fellow at Regent College, helps us reflect on the cross and the meaning of, "It is Finished." Tune in tonight at 7 PM for Good Friday Service.
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Life is often complex and full of unexpected outcomes which causes us to anticipate the future with dread and anxiety. When we feel helpless to the disappointments of life, we often forget how to be hopeful in something good. But in an uncertain future, we can remember that God is faithful to us and has wrote our story from beginning to end. Though we may not understand God's story and our place in it, we can have hope in His will because through Jesus and His arrival and resurrection, God has brought His kingdom to us.
Join us in person @ AMC Theater (890 Broadway) 19th St. NYC Noon or online 12:10PM!
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
In chasing after the extraordinary, we overlook the ordinary, and we forget that it is often in the humdrum moments that God works and moves in us. When we prioritize our desires and seek control over our lives, we become too fixated on the future, or too absorbed in the past, and we make ourselves unavailable for what is in front of us in the present. God has never asked us to perform miracles in order to draw near to Him; He simply calls us to remain faithful to what He has placed in front of us, and to open our minds and hearts to the work of the Spirit. In doing so, we open ourselves up to the possibility of our ordinary, humdrum days being transformed into something sacred.
Monday Mar 28, 2022