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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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18:40

Heartburn Hermeneutics

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/10/26

What do you do when everything you thought you knew collapses? And what does it mean to start over? This week we explore the story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus, as we learn to listen to what our bodies can tell us about what is true and who to follow.Guest sermon by Tamice Spencer-Helms

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29:01

The Sacred Art of Cherry Picking

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/10/19

Guest sermon by Josh Scott, Lead Pastor at Gracepointe Church in NashvilleOne thing progressives and conservatives undeniably share is this: we all cherry-pick the Bible. It’s an unavoidable reality that we gravitate toward certain passages and stories while overlooking or even rejecting others. If that’s the case, then the question isn’t whether we cherry-pick — but how we do it. Can we acknowledge this fact and still approach Scripture in ways that are rooted in integrity? And could there be a

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39:43

Grieving Is Holy

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/10/12

Guest sermon by Chris ChapmanWe live in a world that simultaneously gives us reason for immense sorrow and tells us to constantly stay positive and look on the bright side. It can be hard to look at the state of the world and have hope, but is that the whole point? What if our faith found room for both honest grief and reason to hope in the goodness of God? We will explore this through the lens of Lamentations, a book all about acknowledging the reality of the world and finding reason to hope for

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27:36

Testimony Sunday

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/10/05

God speaks through all of creation. In this special sermon, hear the voice of God as told by community members Bryan, Kian, and Liz: how God is showing up in their lives, how God invites them into transformation, and how God's love changes everything.

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32:54

Is It All Rubbish?

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/09/21

Many of us have become disillusioned with more conservative, fundamentalist expressions of the Christian faith. After we deconstruct, it can be challenging to find new practices and expressions that suit what our faith looks like now. What theologies and beliefs are you still holding on to that are keeping your faith from thriving? What practices can you return to and trust that God will still meet you in? We’ll explore this through the lens of Paul’s description in Philippians 3 and Chris’ own

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10:03

Shaped for a Purpose

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/09/14

This Sunday we reflect on Jeremiah’s image of God as the potter and we as the clay, discovering how God reshapes us with intention to live as vessels of justice, mercy, and hope.Guest sermon by Rev. R. Ellen Rasmussen

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29:30

A Different Kind of Movement

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/09/07

An exploration of Jesus’ work with his followers to build a rich, relational, liberatory movement.Guest sermon by Mark Fraley

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19:01

Testimony Sunday

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/08/31

God speaks through all of creation. In this special sermon, hear the voice of God as told by community members Krissie, Cat, and Galen: how God is showing up in their lives, how God invites them into transformation, and how God's love changes everything.

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21:10

The God Who Sees

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/08/24

Have you ever felt like you are alone is this life, or that God was far from you? Let’s explore El Roi or the God that sees us.Guest sermon by Tamra Schneider

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20:01

Birth Is Incarnation

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/08/17

Every human being is divine. Each of us is born with inherent worth, in the image of God. Join us for this service where we explore birth as divinity incarnate.Guest preacher: Rev. Jennifer Nordstrom

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23:07

Who Tells Your Story

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/08/03

History is written by the powerful, but God invites those at the margins to be prophetic interpreters and storytellers. How does the story change depending on who tells it?

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33:06

No Day But Today

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/07/27

We spend our lives fighting for justice - but the point of the fight is that all may live whole, beautiful, connected lives of creativity and joy. So while we fight, why wait? We are called to come fully alive right here, right now - even as we work towards a better world.

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36:59

The Devil's Foothold

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/07/20

Rage can be righteous, but if we don’t process and transform it, it will consume us. This week, Sweeney Todd offers a portrait of a man on the wrong path. How can we do better?

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37:09

(not so) Wicked

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/07/13

Defy gravity and quit playing by the rules of someone else's game! This week, we build the courage to resist systems that script us as villains or “wicked” for being different, powerful, or noncompliant.

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35:22

To Love Another Person Is to See the Face of God

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/07/06

In a world that punishes the poor and rewards betrayal, Les Misérables shows us that love, grace, and solidarity are revolutionary acts. This week, we’ll explore the daily choices that shape us—will we join the people singing for liberation, or cling to systems that cannot save us?

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18:47

We Say Poverty No More, We Want Justice for the Poor

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/06/29

Guest sermon by Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis.The Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis is a theologian, author, pastor, and anti-poverty organizer. She is Founder and Executive Director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice. Rev. Dr. Theoharis is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), co-pastor of the Freedom Church of the Poor, and teaches at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.

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23:03

The Joy of Rebellion

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/06/22

This week, we take a closer look at Miriam, a prophet, strategist, and teacher who led her people into freedom alongside her brother, Moses.

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31:24

Birthing Liberation

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/06/16

This week, we hear the story of Shiphrah and Puah, midwives who defied Pharaoh’s orders and protected their people, reminding us that liberation often begins with quiet, courageous resistance.

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30:34

Queering the Family (According to the Bible)

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/06/08

Queer, chosen family isn’t outside the Bible—it’s right at the heart of it, in the lineage of Jesus. This Pride, come celebrate and participate in queer kinship and connection at Zao and beyond.

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31:20

Militant Patience

Zao MKE Church ·

2025/06/02

When the urgency of the world overwhelms us, James reminds us we are called to be patient with the same dedication that others rush to violence.

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