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Zao MKE Church

Sermons from Zao MKE Church. Zao MKE is a Jesus-rooted, justice centered, radically inclusive community of faith in Milwaukee, WI. https://www.zaomke.org

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25:55

Built in the Struggle

Zao MKE Church ·

2023/04/23

Solidarity isn't an idea, its an orientation to life - and it's built on love forged in the fire of liberatory life together. Hear how the earliest Jesus communities put it all on the line, for their faith and for one another.

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39:23

Give All You Can, Take All You Need

Zao MKE Church ·

2023/04/16

Solidarity is a radically different way to approach meeting our needs. How would our communities change if we offered what we had with bold generosity, and received what we needed and desired without shame?

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42:33

Easter Sunday

Zao MKE Church ·

2023/04/10

From executed political dissident to risen Lord, the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ has radical and revolutionary implications for those seeking liberation, justice, and hope. This Easter Sunday, we reframe the Easter story in light of Jesus's context as a community organizer, the abolition of eternal incarceration (hell) and the long view of God's plan for the salvation of all creation.

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29:12

Protest Sunday

Zao MKE Church ·

2023/04/03

Palm fronds or protest signs? Modern re-tellings of Palm Sunday cast it like a parade, but the original march into Jerusalem had the vibe of a rowdy protest. Come hear more about the political theater Jesus employed as he squared off with the Roman Empire in the days before his death and resurrection.

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28:09

Re-Release: Living as Resistance (Palm Sunday 2019)

Zao MKE Church ·

2023/03/30

This is a re-release of a sermon from 2019, recently featured on an episode of The Collective Table. The name "Zao" is a greek word that means "to be among the living". This sermon highlights the ways that Zao as a community joins Jesus and the tradition of Jesus followers in seeking the fullness of life. Our world is a mixture of creative, vibrant, beautiful life, alongside systems of death, destruction and oppression. At Zao, we look to Jesus and one another to fully seek life and dismantle the

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32:22

Lent: Bad Apples

Zao MKE Church ·

2023/03/26

God's love is subversive, powerful, and threatening to the systems of empire and oppression. That's why Jesus' preferred metaphors, like mustard seed and yeast, have bad connotations. Jesus calls us to be modern day bad apples--ready to spoil the bunch for the kingdom.

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40:36

Lent: Students of Love

Zao MKE Church ·

2023/03/19

Love is not simply a feeling or even a clear set of actions. It is an orientation to the world that changes everything. Following Jesus means studying the ways of love and letting it transform us into new beings.

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26:27

Lent: Who Can Be Against Us?

Zao MKE Church ·

2023/03/12

Rapidly escalating anti-queer, anti-trans, and anti-drag rhetoric is turning into proposed or passed legislation all over the country. Adding in the layers of oppression for BIPOC, women, people with disabilities and more, it can feel like everyone is against us or someone we love. But the scriptures promise that God's love is for us, and that no opposition, persecution, or structural oppression can overcome the power of God's love. Love gives us the power of solidarity, which is the labor of

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31:26

Lent: Fruitful

Zao MKE Church ·

2023/03/05

With so many people arguing about "what the Bible says" and certainly what it all means, it is scripture itself that tells us how to determine what is true: examine the fruit a belief, a teaching, or a behavior bears. What fruit has your life and belief borne? How can you cultivate a faith that nourishes, heals, and transforms?

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26:26

Lent: From Dust

Zao MKE Church ·

2023/02/26

From dust we came, and to dust we shall return... This is the refrain of the season of Lent, when we remember the weeks and days leading up to Jesus's death and resurrection. The humble and holy beginnings of human beings reminds us of our limitations, but also our connectedness to God, all of creation, and one another.

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42:06

Epiphany: Shall We Dance?

Zao MKE Church ·

2023/02/19

Jesus loved to eat, drink and party, but those in power judged and criticized him for it. John rejected material pleasure and raged against sin, but the people in power hated that too. When it feels like we just can't win, what's really going on? Jesus invites us to eat, drink, dance, abstain, weep, and wail, and all the while wonder: if the tone police will never be pleased, should we just stop playing their games?

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29:02

Epiphany: More Than Enough

Zao MKE Church ·

2023/02/12

God is making a way of abundance, but it looks different from the opulence of capitalist empire. What do the margins know about abundance that those in power are unwilling to hear? God provides enough for all now, speaks through the wisdom of those creating out of scraps, and promises that in the end, there is enough for all - even if the mighty must be cast down from their thrones to get there. Please note: because of audio issues, the Scripture reading is not included in today's podcast. The

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30:44

Epiphany: A Sheltering People

Zao MKE Church ·

2023/01/29

God is described as a "sheltering God," offering protection from harm. The scriptures call God's people to follow in Her example by being "a shelter to the outcast." With so many wounded by systemic oppression, church and religious abuse, childhood and relationship trauma, and more, we are instructed to cling to and protect one another in the name of our sheltering God. What are you sheltering from? How can you be a shelter to vulnerable others?

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36:18

Epiphany: When Churches Teach Hate

Zao MKE Church ·

2023/01/22

"Jesus loves you" falls pretty flat when it's spoken with hate, judgment, and condemnation. Though hyper-conservative Christians are the ones most often throwing around the term "false teaching," the scriptures actually warn us that evil teachings will harm the church and the people "through the hypocrisy of liars." We'll dig into these warnings, including one that explicitly cautions against teachers who "forbid marriage" and don't understand or teach that "everything created by God is good."

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32:39

Epiphany: Own It

Zao MKE Church ·

2023/01/15

Whether you call it impostor syndrome, having trouble "adulting", or minority stress - a lot of us feel not good enough. Jesus says, "let it go," own your authority, and be blessed to be part of something amazing.

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21:17

Christmas 2022

Zao MKE Church ·

2022/12/25

On Christmas morning, we "repeat the sounding joy" and celebrate that Christ is here with us!

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27:10

Advent: A Change Is Gonna Come

Zao MKE Church ·

2022/12/18

This is the time of year when we shout out our hope, our confidence, our faith that good things are coming to all creation. The birth of Jesus is both a gift and an announcement - God is at work, here with us, and inviting us into changing the world. Welcome to Advent, the season of waiting and anticipating. Even as the nights grow longer, God promises that the darkness is fertile grounds for hope, joy, peace, and love. Enter into the cold of winter with the warmth of community and the promises of

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29:51

Advent: Generational Promise

Zao MKE Church ·

2022/12/04

We're learning about trauma that gets passed through generations, but what about the good stuff? God's promises are generational, too - love, hope, healing, and new life. Welcome to Advent, the season of waiting and anticipating. Even as the nights grow longer, God promises that the darkness is fertile grounds for hope, joy, peace, and love. Enter into the cold of winter with the warmth of community and the promises of new life to come.

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25:51

Advent: I’ll Follow You Into The Dark

Zao MKE Church ·

2022/11/27

As we enter the darkest season, God invites us into surrender. How do we trust in the abundance that will see us through to the other side? Welcome to Advent, the season of waiting and anticipating. Even as the nights grow longer, God promises that the darkness is fertile grounds for hope, joy, peace, and love. Enter into the cold of winter with the warmth of community and the promises of new life to come.

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30:02

Underground: Be Fully Alive

Zao MKE Church ·

2022/11/18

No one will know when suffering will become liberation, or what will become of the many trials of this life, says Jesus. So what are we to do? Jesus calls us stay present, embodied, and alive in the face of uncertainty and doubt. Stay alert - Be fully alive!

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