He entered this world as a little babe, no crib for a bed. But with a name the world would learn so that his followers to come would always, always have a name close enough to be spoken to.

Say his name. Jesus!

Readiness is what God reveals only after you have lived through the gap. Readiness rises from the wisdom you gain in the nights when answers do not come. Readiness appears when the fear settles and the truth finally speaks.

Preparation is the gift God placed in you before the trial.

Readiness is the gift God places in you after you endure it.

#FaithInTheWaiting #SpiritAtWork #AnointedAndAble #PreparationAndPromise 

What if Jesus stood right in front of us — and we didn’t recognize Him? Every person bears God’s image. The goal isn’t perfection. It’s presence.

#ImagoDei #SeeingChrist #MercyOverJudgment

The arms that carried Jesus through death itself carry us still. And when the bridge looks too wide to cross, God holds us steady until we can carry each other.

Say this, beloved, like you believe it:

God can take it all.

God’s heart is on infinite swivel.

I cross no bridge alone.

The Spirit will not be boxed in. 

🌬️ Jesus tells Nicodemus: “The wind blows where it chooses. You hear the sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes.” (John 3:8) 

This week we face the hard truth: life is not fine, but the Spirit is still moving. 

Sometimes like a storm. Sometimes like a whisper. Always drawing us into new birth. 

#TheParkNYC #BornOfTheSpirit #SundayWorship 

Jesus said, “I am your bread.”
Not for shock. For sustenance.

No matter the famine around you —
He is the feast within you.

#BreadOfLife #FaithThatFeeds #JesusIsEnough #ChurchNerdTime

At the edge of what you can endure, what you can hope, what you can see—God meets you there. Because for God, the edge is never the end. It’s the beginning of your next chapter. 💧 This week’s sermon: “Edge of Oil Things” — where anointing meets breaking, and breaking becomes testimony. 

#GiveGodTheGlory #BibleNerdTime #Anointing #FaithAtTheEdge #PastorKaji #Bethany #MaryAndTheOil #MountaintopFaith #EdgeOfOilThings 

She came for a jug of water and left overflowing with Living Water. When Jesus meets you where you are, you can’t help but tell somebody. #ComeAndSee #LivingWater #FaithJourney #JesusSeesYou #TestimonyTime #SundaySermon #GraceInAction #HopeForToday 

The countdown passed. The cup remains, brimming with life. Pastor Kaji’s sermon, Well Beyond the Line, is up now. Come hear how living water still flows. 

#LivingWater #WellBeyondTheLine #John4

There’s no such thing as Skybox Jesus. The good news is grounded, humble, and calling us in—not out. Even from the trees we hide in.

#Sermon #Zacchaeus #ShortKings #GoodNews

James wants us to move past the mirror’s reflection. He wants us to reflect and live out on a deeper truth.

This week’s sermon explores the danger of distorted identity, the limits of the mirror, and the freedom that comes when we do the Word.

Catch the replay and move with us from questions to answers.

🎧 Sermon now streaming

#DoTheWord #MirrorMirror #FaithUnfiltered #ProgressiveFaith #TheParkNYC #James1

We all have moments we wish we could take back. Peter had three.

Three denials.

Three chances to say it again: “Yes, Lord, I love you.”

And Jesus met every failure with purpose.
 
This week’s sermon was a reminder that as God forgives…God restores.
If you’re carrying shame, hear this:

God’s love is the bridge between your failure and your future.

And every step forward: feeding, tending, loving, is part of the rhythm of grace.

📝 Dive into this week’s Study Guide now vi...

CALL BLOCKED.
But Jesus still got through.
 
Today we told the truth about interference in noise and shame and doubt. So many forces try to muffle our cry and God’s reply.
 
But Bartimaeus kept calling. And Jesus was already calling back.
 
If you missed it the first or the hundredth time, don’t worry. God’s still on the line.
📞 Take heart. Get up. God is calling you. 
 
📝 Dive into this week’s Study Guide via the link in our bio or go here: https://parkavenuechristian.com/summer-sermon-series-august-24/ 

#CallBlocke...

The woman stood where they left her. She was surrounded by silence, not stones.
And Jesus asked: “Where are your accusers?”
 
This Sunday, Pastor Kaji leads us deeper into Answer Me This with a question that undoes shame and makes room for mercy.
 
The accusers may have walked away…but grace stayed.
📝 Dive into this week’s Study Guide now via the link in or bio or go here: 
https://parkavenuechristian.com/summer-sermon-series-august-17/ 
You’re not beyond forgiveness. Come be reminded.
 
#AnswerMeThis #JesusQuestions #NoCondemnation #ShameFreeFaith #ThePark1010 #PastorKaji #SummerAtThePark

Jesus isn’t about lip service.
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord’ and not do what I say?”
It’s a hard question. Real faith requires real follow-through.
 
This Sunday in Answer Me This, we’re reckoning with the gap between what we say and how we live.

📝 Dive into this week’s Study Guide now, via the link in our bio or go here: https://parkavenuechristian.com/summer-sermon-series-august-10/ 

📺 Then join us online Sundays at 11:00 AM for a sermon video created to help you reflect, grow, and stay connected—wherever you are.

Perfecti...

Jesus turns the conversation personal:
“Who do you say that I am?”
Not what they say. Not what the Church says. Not what your parents believed.
You.
 
This Sunday in our Answer Me This series, we’re asking what it really means to name Jesus in truth that shapes your life.
📝 Dive into this week’s Study Guide now, via the link in our bio or go here: https://parkavenuechristian.com/summer-sermon-series-august-3 
📺 Then join us online Sundays at 11:00 AM for a sermon video created to help you reflect, grow, and stay connected—wherever you are.<...

The wind is howling. The waves are rising. Does Jesus panic? No. Instead, he asks: “Why are you so afraid?”
 
This is a question of trust.
 
This week in our Answer Me This series, we’re sitting with the fear that lives just beneath the surface. And the faith that calls it by name.
📝 Dive into this week’s Study Guide now: [link in bio] or https://parkavenuechristian.com/summer-sermon-series-july-27/
📺 Then join us online Sundays at 11:00 AM for a sermon video created to help you reflect, grow, and stay connected—wherever you are.
Bring your fea...

Healing is holy. Are you ready to be healed? 
 
Jesus looked at a man who’d been stuck for 38 years and asked: “Do you want to be made well?”
It’s a soul check.
 
This Sunday, we continue our summer series Answer Me This with a question that challenges every place in us that resists change…even the good kind.

📝 Dive into this week’s Study Guide now: [link in bio] or https://parkavenuechristian.com/summer-sermon-series-july-20/

📺 Then join us this sermon video created to help you reflect, grow, and stay connected—wherever yo...

What are you really searching for?

That’s the very first thing Jesus asks. “What are you looking for?”

Desire is holy ground. This Sunday, we start our new series Answer Me This: Jesus’ Questions Still Matter with the question that starts everything.

Let’s get honest about what we’re chasing…and what’s chasing us.

Join us at The Park, in person or online.

We’re starting something deep.

#AnswerMeThis #JesusQuestions #FaithThatSearches #SummerAtThePark #ThePark1010

Anxiety abounds, watching your moves, whispering worst-case scenarios,  trying to convince you that you’re not enough.

Did you know that Jesus isn't scolding you for feeling anxious?

Instead, Jesus reminds you: Even the ravens are fed. Even the lilies are clothed. Aren’t you worth more than these?

This sermon launched our summer series, Answer Me This: Jesus’ Questions Still Matter. Come with your ache, your hope, your questions—Jesus is still asking.

📅 Join us next Sunday to begin the questions for real.

#SomebodysWatchingMe #FaithAndAnxiety #JesusSaid #SpiritualWellness #WorryNot #DoNotFear #B...

We came. We slayed. We praised. 🌈🏳️‍⚧️🖤🤎💛🤍💜💗💜💙

This Pride Sunday, we said:

💥 No to shame
🧱 Yes to building each other up
🙅🏽‍♀️ No to church as a weapon
🔥 Yes to prayer as protection
💖 No to being prey
🌟 Yes to being precious

If you missed today’s powerful Pride worship, don’t worry. You can still experience it online. The sermon, Prey No More, is a word for anyone who’s ever been told they didn’t belong, and a reminder that God’s house has room and honor for you.

You are not the problem.
You are part of the promise.
Duration: 00:10:34

This sermon is for every woman who’s been told to wait for a man to claim her. For every person watching their rights unravel while someone shouts “God said so.”

We’re not going back to Ruth’s rules.

We’re moving forward with Ruth’s courage.

Ruth wasn’t just a survivor—she was an ancestor to liberation.

#RuthlessSystems #RighteousWomen #RuthsRules #FaithThatFrees #ProgressiveChurch 

“At Pentecost, Spirit didn’t show up with a manual or a manifesto. Spirit came as wind. As breath. As presence.”

The Holy Spirit doesn’t wait for perfection. She shows up where there’s confusion, hunger, and hope — not to destroy, but to dislodge what no longer serves.

She doesn’t gatekeep.
She guides.
She doesn’t silence.
She speaks.

✨ So catch your breath.
Just breathe. Let that be enough.
And let the dream begin.

#Pentecost #HolySpirit #CookoutSeason #FaithInTheFire #SpiritualBreathwork #DreamWithGod #Acts2 #ChurchUnfiltered #InclusiveFaith #Le...

Ever feel like you’re stuck in a ditch? 
Can’t climb out? 

Know this: God doesn’t leave us stuck.

Not in shame. Not in fear. Not in comfort disguised as calling.

This Ascension Sunday, Pastor Kaji reminds us:
Faith isn’t just about staying put. It’s about rising.
Again and again and again.

Watch Knock It Off now.

#AscensionSunday #FaithInMotion #HolySpiritPower #ParkAvenueChristian #ProgressiveChurch #WeRise #ResurrectionIsJustTheBeginning

🗑️ “TRASH TALK”
Not everything you’re carrying was meant to come with you.
This week, Pastor Kaji invites us to name what needs to go—and make room for the resurrection power of Christ.

This message might just be the permission your soul has been waiting for.

🎧 Watch the recorded sermon now.📍Only at The Park.

#TrashTalk #LetItGo #SpiritualClarity #ResurrectionLiving #ProgressiveChurch #FaithThatWorks #ChurchHurtHealing #SermonSeries #UCC #NYCChurch #VennDiagramFaith #DeclutterYourSoul #WhatWouldJesusToss

“Joy in the Key of Grace” is a way of life. This week, we remembered that real joy isn’t passive. It’s practiced. Protected. It sings when there are no words. And it refuses to let fire burn. 

See Pastor Kaji ‘s message and carry this joy with you.

🕊️✨ #JoyInTheKeyOfGrace #RefinedNotDestroyed #EasterSeason

"We bear burdens. We bear with one another. And sometimes we’re called to bear the unbearable. But beloved: even when you are the one doing the bearing…look around! You are in good company."

#CalledToLove #GodWithUs #SacredSupport #LoveThatHolds #SpiritualMothering

A Christ-like love doesn’t shut you down in avoidance of being hurt again. It doesn’t push love away bc you don’t know how to be needed. No, no no no no no. Jesus’ love is: secure. It’s a love that holds you, frees you, opens you up to show up for someone else without being afraid you’ll lose yourself. 

#ProgressiveChristianity #GospelLove #Matthew25 #SecureLove

From Jesus’ perspective, your scars aren’t signs of shame. They are *survival emblems.* Proof that life - your life - won out.

#FaithWithoutMasks #ShowYourWounds #GraceInTheScars #SurvivalEmblems

Resurrection never came from the palace or the chariot, it came from a place people avoid: the tomb. But that tomb was empty and it is still. That story is unfolding, the doors they are open, and you better go ahead and walk into your resurrection. 

 #ResurrectionIsTransformation  #EmptyTombRevolution  #ChristIsRisen  #GodIsStillAtWork  #WalkingInResurrection 

God's vision of triumph isn’t about dominance. It’s exactly what Jesus was about to continue in doing. Giving. Of himself. Showing the solidarity that sticks around, even when it gets scary. God’s triumph is so unexpected that…it looks like love on a donkey.

This week’s sermon lifts up the sacred exchange between the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon—not just a romance, but a revelation.

Sheba showed up with brilliance, questions, and the weight of a people.
Solomon showed up with wisdom, presence, and the willingness to be seen.

Neither waited to be chosen. Both gave. Both listened. And through that kind of love—mutual, brave, generational—something holy happened.

If it doesn’t stretch you, honor you, or tell you the truth—it’s not love.
...

The gospel only spread because people moved. Because others welcomed. Because borders didn’t block the Spirit. Migration is not a side note in scripture. It is the story. And that story isn’t just ancient—it’s ours. You may not have crossed seas or borders. But you’ve moved through heartbreak, through change, through fear. And God met you there. The question is: Will we meet others the same way? God’s still showing up in the crossing. Let’s not be the ones who close the gates.

#CrossingOver #LentIV #SermonRecap #SpiritualMigration #FaithInMotion #GospelOnTheMove #RadicalWelcome #Acts18 #Progressiv...

We’ve all been there: standing in the desert wilderness, looking at what we have, and thinking, This just isn’t enough. But the miracle doesn’t always start in the plan. It starts when we hand over whatever we have.

That’s where faith lives. Not in our version of the fix. In the surrender.

#FishyBusiness #LoavesAndLetGo #ModernFaith #ProgressiveChurch #UCC #SundaySermon #LentenJourney #WhenGodIntervenes #FaithNotFear #SpiritualPractice #BibleInRealLife

At your lowest point, when you have nothing left, reach out to God. Just touch the hem of God’s garment. Just the hem. And know that God is close enough for you to do just that.

“God doesn’t need your ashes. But you might.”

Lent isn’t about what’s on your forehead—it’s about what’s happening in your heart. It’s not a performance; it’s a practice. A daily choice to pray boldly, fast with purpose, and give in ways that transform.

Wherever you are in your faith journey, God can work with that. And when you turn toward God, you’ll realize God was never far to begin with.

Watch the full sermon now.

#Lent #FaithInAction #SpiritualJourney #LentenReflection #ChurchOnline #ProgressiveChristianity #LiveYourFaith #TrustGod #HeartOverPer

📖 What Does the Bible Really Say?

We've been told the Bible is clear on so many things—but is it? This week, we wrestled with Numbers 5:11+, a troubling and often-overlooked passage. What does it reveal about power, control, and the ways scripture has been used to justify both? And more importantly—what does Jesus reveal in contrast?

This message is about more than one issue. It’s about who God is and what life is meant to be. Not just breath, but flourishing. Not just survival, but joy. Not just existing, but thriving.

Take a de...

"When the lines between truth and lies start to blur, where do you stand? 🧐🖤⚪ The story of Ananias and Sapphira reminds us that deception—big or small—always has consequences. But here’s the good news: Truth sets us free.✨ #BlurredLies #TruthOverDeception #FaithInAction #HonestLiving #LetYourYesBeYes #BibleWisdom #SundayReflections #UCCChurch #GraceAndTruth

Some miracles don’t look like miracles at first. But when we step back, we see God’s hand at work—turning water into wine, shifting plans into blessings, and leading us exactly where we need to be. Today, we celebrated love, surprises, and the joy of witnessing God move in unexpected ways. May we all learn to recognize the miracles unfolding around us. 💦🍷✨#BlessingsUncorked #MiraclesEverywhere #LoveInAction

Stop Running. Your Blessing is Right Here.

Sometimes, we’re so caught up in our own expectations that we outrun the very blessing God is trying to give us. We mistake God’s correction for condemnation, or we trip over mercy because it doesn’t come the way we imagined. But here’s the truth: you will never outrun God. God is behind you, before you, and within you.

Confession isn’t about punishment—it’s about stopping long enough to let God catch up to you with grace, healing, and restoration. Take a breath. Pause. Watch w...

Do not become a slug for salt. 🐌✨ Trust in God, not in what will destroy you. 🙏🏾 #FaithOverFear #SpiritualWisdom #TrustGod #KingdomMindset #ChurchFlow #SundayInspiration #SeekTruth #GodIsFaithful #StayWoke #ProgressiveChristianity

Our cracks, breaks, and hidden places are spaces where God’s light can shine through most beautifully. Don’t fear your brokenness—embrace it as part of the masterpiece that is you. Seek, rebuild, and let the light of God guide you. 💡✨ #BrokenButBeautiful #LetTheLightIn #SpiritualJourney #FaithInAction #Transformation #KintsugiInspiration #SundayReflections #ProgressiveChristianity 

Have you ever felt like you were heard but not truly listened to? Being heard requires courage, growth, and grace. ✨ Even Jesus faced rejection when he spoke truth, but he persisted, embodying love and resilience.

Your voice matters. Speak from compassion, not competition. Trust that God will amplify your words in ways you can’t imagine.

Let’s keep showing up, speaking up, and planting seeds of change.

In the Wilderness on and near the Pacific Ocean, our people are calling out to us. To rescue them in the windstorms. To pull them from the fires. To the people doing this work: we see you. We will hear your cries. To the people seeking rescue and respite: we see you. We hear your cries. *We are not God.* But we can join God in being part of the blessing. Your voices will not be alone.

#GuidedByGrace #FollowTheLight #FindYourWay #FaithJourney #SpiritualReset #ChristianEncouragement #ProgressiveChristian #HopeInTheDark #FaithOverFear

✨ Sometimes, finding your way back starts with a quiet moment. ✨ Like the sages, we’re called to follow the light meant for us. But here’s the truth: even in the darkest seasons, God’s guiding star always rises to lead us back. 🌟 Take a pause. Look up. Your star is waiting. #EpiphanyMoments #GuidedByGrace #FollowTheLight #FindYourWay #FaithJourney #SpiritualReset #StarOfBethlehem #ChristianEncouragement #ProgressiveChristian #HopeInTheDark #FaithOverFear 

A blessing for your new year: may your eyes, your ears and your hearts be open first and foremost to God's infinite blessings. #godsinfiniteblessings #newyearblessings #faithjourney #yourareloved 

When the greatest gifts aren’t on your wish list 🎁✨ God’s love shows up in unexpected ways. #WhatWeNeverAskedFor #GodsLove #GreatestGift #UnexpectedBlessings #ChristmasReflection #FaithJourney #YouAreLoved #HopeAndHealing 

Mary’s story reminds us that saying ‘yes’ to God’s call isn’t always easy—but it always bears fruit. 🌟 When enemies encamp against you, trust that God surrounds you with angels, guiding and equipping you to stay on assignment.

Keep the faith. Bear your fruit. And trust that God will bear you up. 

#AdventReflection #MarysCall #BlessedAmongWomen #FaithJourney #StayOnAssignment #GodsPromises #BearFruit #KeepTheFaith

When God calls, life changes in ways we can’t always predict—but the blessings unfold in the journey. Are you ready to say yes to the unexpected? ✨ #CalledByGod #FaithJourney #DivinePurpose #SayYesToGod #GodsPlan #TrustTheProcess #SpiritualGrowth #ChristianInspiration #SundaySermon #ProgressiveChristianity

Advent reminds us: God shows up in ways we least expect. The question is, are we ready to be surprised? Let’s wait with hope and open hearts. 🌟 #WaitToBeSurprised #AdventSeason #GodIsFaithful #HopeInTheWaiting #UnexpectedGrace #ProgressiveChurch #NYCChurch

The distinction is clear: earthly leaders often falter. But Christ on the throne never will. This kingship transforms power into healing, flames into ministers, and wind into messengers.

God is able. God can take even the most destructive forces and breathe grace into them.

So, when earthly kings or leaders fail, remember: Christ enthroned is the only one worthy of our trust. This is the king who turns breaches into blessings and empowers us to do the same.

Babylon isn’t just a place—it’s a state of being. It’s what happens when we turn away from what’s right and let evil take root. But we’re called to resist, to cling to what is good, and to be miracle-workers in our time. Join us as we explore how to keep our communities from becoming Babylon. #FaithInAction #ResistEvil #ClingToGood #SpiritualResistance #ModernBabylon #JusticeAndMercy #CommunityMatters #HopeInDarkness #WalkingWithGod #TransformTheWorld 

Offered by guest preacher Brittany Brathwaite, on behalf of The Rev. Kaji Douša.

Some stories hit close to home. Bathsheba’s story is one of being seen but not heard, of being in a space she couldn't truly call her own. Yet through her unimaginable pain, God gave her unimaginable power. Bathsheba became the mother of Solomon and helped shape the kingdom alongside him, refusing to let her story end in tragedy.

Today, as we navigate our own challenging times, let’s remember: pain can be transformed. Where we feel broken, God is building something stronger. May we find the courage to turn our own pain into power. #FaithInAction #PainToPower #Gods...

Pain. Power. Praise. This message reflects on our journey through some of life’s hardest moments, finding strength in our struggles and gratitude in our growth. 

#PainPowerPraise #FaithInAction #ChurchCommunityNYC

Pay attention to your pain, don't push it away. Listen to it. What is it telling you that you need to know today? 

Empathy or Judgment? 🛥️ How do we respond to people with whom we disagree? “Lieutenant Dan” has a story — choosing his understanding of faith over fear in the middle of Hurricane Milton. It sparked intense debate. But let’s remember Ephesians 4: “Let your words build up, not tear down.” We can be the rowboat, the motorboat, or the helicopter—lifting each other with grace, not judgment. Even if we disagree with him. Are we ready to bring more grace into the stormy conversations around us? 🌿🙏 #ChooseGrace #RighteousnessOverRight #Ephesians42532 #BeTheBoat

Real peace isn’t about promises or institutions—it’s about letting God take over. When God’s in charge, everything changes. 🙌🏾✨ Let’s live to give God the glory, in every moment.

#GodsPeace #GiveGodGlory #FaithInAction #HomecomingVibes #LivingForMore #NewJerusalem”

Resurrection isn’t just rising from the dead, though that’s a big piece. It’s also rising from the floor when you’ve fallen. Rising from your bed when you can’t figure out how to get up in the midst of your sorrows. Rising from your missteps. Rising from your pain. Rising from your disappointments. Rising from your unbelief. 

Beloved: believe a little. And trust that God will help you in your unbelief. Of course. No ifs, ands or buts about it. 

I don’t know what’s on your heart today, I don’t know what your deepest needs are, but … no matter what, even if you come to Jesus, what God will do is come to you as well. 

God is already working on what you thought was impossible. 🕊️ Watch ‘Intervention Underway’ now.

#GodsPlan #FaithJourney #InterventionUnderway #SundaySermon #Healing #TrustInGod #HopeRestored

If your adversarial lion is roaring, your God is going to be louder. Trust. If you’re willing to change (and especially if you’re willing to hear what you don’t want to hear) the course will be clear. Because when you resist, firm in your faith, God’s glory shines. 

"God Is" summer series by The Rev. Kaji Douša 

"God Is" summer series by The Rev. Kaji Douša 

"God Is" summer series by The Rev. Kaji Douša 

"God Is" summer series by The Rev. Kaji Douša 

"God Is" summer series: "God is not a liar. God is honest." by The Rev. Kaji Douša 

The first in the "God Is" summer series. 

What’s most important to God? The trouble with asking this question is that you might just get the answer. You can ask God. But be prepared for God’s answer to be quite different from what you’re expecting or even asking for. 

When we feel alone in our struggles, when it feels like God is on the mountaintop, see how God is in preparation mode, getting ready to show up in miraculous ways. 

God is doing wondrous things in you. Your conscious mind may not know this all of the time. But your soul - that connection God implants in each of us when that life is breathed into our beings - your soul knows this very well. You are at your strongest when your conscious mind is aligned with the deep wisdom God has implanted within your soul. 

You are always, always, where you are meant to be. The people in your life have a purpose, the place where you are in life is instructive, the room where you are is a sanctuary. It’s a blessing to you because it’s where you’re meant to be. Whatever, wherever you are, you are: becoming. 

Ask yourself, "How is God providing in spiritual hunger?" The answer is: the provision is there. 

 #SpiritualHunger  #GodsProvision 

Jesus loves when you break your chains. Jesus loves when you can set up structures and practices within yourself to do your best to resist the chains. 

You grow for yourself and your loved ones, for sure. But also for others who need the benefit of the blessings you pass along. Can you even imagine yourself as a refuge? Because God can. 

#ProgressiveFaith #PrideMonth  #MustardSeedFaith  #GodsProvision  #GodsNurture  #CanopyOfFaith 

What is the thing in your life that God is willing to multiply? What ask do you need to make in order to believe that your God is indeed working and ready for you to see?

#FaithAndFinances #DebtRelief #NYCChurch #GodsProvision #ProgressiveFaith #CommunitySupport #HopeInNYC 

"Pentecost Vibes: Hearing and Understanding in the Spirit" #PentecostVibes #HolySpirit #PropheticVoice #Acts2 #DivineConnection #PeaceInTheSpirit #FaithAndUnderstanding #SpiritualAwakening 

🔔✨ Are you ready to unlock the roadmap to your thriving? Join @pastorkaji as we @thepark1010 dive into the richness of Revelation 3, guided by the wisdom of John of Patmos. 📜 This deeply encoded text speaks volumes about resilience, growth, and the art of moving forward. 

From paying attention to God knocking on your door to embracing change and releasing what holds you back, Revelation 3 offers a profound roadmap for spiritual growth and transformation. 🌱 So listen closely, for God's voice is everywhere, offering nourishment, provision, and companionship on the journey.

 As we celebrate Mother's Day, let's remember the art of mo...

What are your gifts that you have that you can match with the power of the Holy Spirit that God has infused in your life? 

"God has earned your trust. Hand that trust to the Holy Spirit and your faith will bear you up. Through anything. No matter what."

In her sermon, Pastor Kaji references the Harvard Business Review article "Begin with Trust" by Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss. See https://tinyurl.com/begin-with-trust 

"Be at Peace" is my blessing for you today. You will pass through flames and waters, but no matter what, God says "I will always be with you, before you, beside you, behind you, bearing you up, rising above, within you. I will be with you." 

Whatever the circumstance, God's gonna meet you - God will never beat you... Your project is to look for the ways that God is meeting you right now.

Jesus’ story is the template for your life, it is your archetype, it is your path. They might write you off. They might try to forget you. They might denigrate you, reduce your being, anything to put you in a position of anything but a child of God. But God’s not worried. And we know this because: when they did the same thing to God’s only begotten son: It. Didn’t. Work.

At the end of the day, if you’re in your own pit, just know this: the God who’s not worried has already deci...

Be ready to encounter someone else and know that you are loved, yes, but for the sake of loving. 

Peace comes, and we get saved, even, when we love and help one another. 

Chances are that, like me, you have been at battle with yourself. And breaking the chains of that habit can be the hardest thing we could possibly do. So impossible, even, that we could only pull it off through divine intervention. Because, you know. God intervenes. God will fight that battle for you. 

You are seeking something that you are not going to find where you’re looking for it. And you are invested in it being there. In the box you’re comfortable with. Your Lenten journey is your chance to change this. To turn the other way. To scale out beyond your comfort zone. Lent is your pivot. It’s time to stop looking in all the wrong places. 

No one can know everything that you’re facing. Sometimes there are storms and quakes and fires that only you experience. Or, hear this critical correction: only you AND YOUR GOD experience. 

But the promise the Word gave to Elijah is the very same one that God makes to you: Stand up. For the Lord is about to pass by. 

The Lord is coming. 

We do not get to *pick* what revelations God sends us. It just doesn’t work that way. God is always answering a question in your life. It might not be the question you’re asking. But the question God is answering? It’s the right one to ask. 

 God is trying to tell us something, all of the time, in every moment of our lives, and fine-tuning our mastery of the intuitive process in connection to the humility of listening is how we faithfully make decisions wisely. 

So, is a gift good? Well, is God in it? What does your gut say. 

When a gift is real and comes with God’s blessing, God will shine a light on it. But you need to take the time to look for it. 

God will go to extreme lengths to connect with you and show you God's love. And that is the point of Christmas... there is no extent to which God won't go to reach you. 

There are many ways in which we prepare for Christmas. But Advent gives us a time to spiritually prepare. Advent means the start of something, an anticipation that something is to come. 

You are anointed for goodness, beloved. Give thanks and hold fast to that. The rest?  Dust off your feet. Put your shoulders back. Hold your head high.  You are God’s anointed, in whom God is well-pleased.

The full text of Pastor Kaji's sermon is available here. 

In my “last” places, I have a tendency to feel sorry for myself. I feel like there’s nothing left to do. Nothing possible. Which gets me stuck. 

If. That. Is. You. Don’t be stuck. Be inspired. 

Know this and say it to yourself. Again and again:

I can’t be last in everything. There’s something I’m first in.

The full text of Pastor Kaji's sermon is available here.

Beloved. Tell me: What is it YOU plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

The full text of Pastor Kaji's sermon is available here. 

The ones who would look past us, cut us off, discount us, put us in impossible positions with no support, talk and plot for our demise behind our backs, do us wrong? They plot and trick and sideline and harm because the want to live outside of their assignment. That is not of God. Because when you live inside your assignment? God WILL provide. If God has called you to it, God will give you the tools to do it. It’s that simple.

The full text of Pastor Kaji's sermon is available here.

God already knows what is in store for you. God hears you, sees you, but is not anxious for you.  Because the beauty of your story, your resurrection, your new day, your new moment of life: it is already written. 

"It is so hard to love a neighbor with whom you are at war. But you are your neighbor’s keeper. You must be. Even at war. Peace cannot be annihilation. Peace is peace. And that must be not just our intention, but our North Star, our guiding light. Leading us to peace is how the God of justice shines forth. Meanwhile: let’s keep our neighbors safe." 

The full text of Pastor Kaji's sermon is available here.