Your Week with St. Luke’s

Cruciform Exaltation

In this final lecture by Dr. Jonathan Groce, see how the death of Jesus as presented in the Gospel of John is less about suffering and more about glorification. 

Office Hours: Where is Relationship?

Get ready for our summer musical: Oliver!, by hearing from Steve McKinnon, St. Luke’s Artistic Director and Director of Oliver!, as well as cast members Omari Pernell (Oliver) and Faith Boles (Nancy) as they talk with Pastor Jenn about their experience in preparation for this show and the lessons they are learning in the process. Visit st.lukes.org/oliver to learn more about this production. 

Love After Hate

 

“The call for unity is based on the self-giving love of Jesus and on the unity that exists between Father and Son; within the Trinity.” Listen to Dr. Jonathan Groce as he ponders some difficulties in the call to love as presented in John’s gospel. 

Outsiders Inside

Outsiders Inside (John - pt 3)

“To be a follower of Jesus means that you’re going to be an outsider in some capacity.” Hear from Dr. Jonathan Groce as he talks about outsiders vs. insiders in John’s gospel and what that still looks like in the US today. 

Office Hours: Where is Love?

In preparation for our summer musical, Oliver!, hear about the history of Charles Dickens and why he wrote Oliver Twist, the difference between the book and the musical, and the interesting way Theatre at St. Luke’s will present it. In this Office Hours Conversation, you’ll hear Pastor Jenn speak with Joseph D’Ambrosi, PhD, St. Luker, cast member, and Dramaturg for Oliver!, as well as Steve MacKinnon, St. Luke’s Artistic Director and Director for Oliver! Visit st.lukes.org/oliver to learn more about this production. 

The Crisis of the Encounter

Jonathan Groce returns this week to tell us about individual encounters with Jesus as seen in John 3 & 4. Stay through the end to hear from St. Luke’s Pastors Jenn, Jad, Melissa, and Jeremy as they talk about faith and their own journeys. 

 

00:00 - Lecture by Jon Groce

41:35 - Office Hours Conversation with Pastors Jenn, Jad, Melissa, and Jeremy

Intro to the Gospel of John

In this new series on the Gospel of John, we’ll be learning from Jonathan Groce, a PhD candidate from the Candler School of Theology. In his overview of John, he’ll show us how “Jesus, as God condescending to become human, is the ultimate bridge-builder and builds a model for us to create bridges in a divided world.” 

Stay through the end to hear from Pastors Jenn and Melissa as they speak with the Rev. Mary Downey from Hope Partnership about what incarnational ministry might look like in Central Florida. 

 

00:00 - Introduction to the Gospel of John with Jonathan Groce

38:45 - Office Hours Conversation with St. Luke’s pastors and Mary Downey

Revealing the Kingdom (part 4)

In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, long time church member Lynette Fields talks with Pastors Jenn and Melissa about how Matthew 25:31-46 has been a foundational passage for her ministry throughout the years. 

Celebrating Juneteenth

In this special Juneteenth episode, Pastor Jeremy sits down with longtime St. Lukers Bonita Thomas and Shonn McCloud to discuss the history of the holiday, how they each define freedom, and the role the church plays in continuing a legacy of liberation.

Revealing the Kingdom - part 3

Matthew is written for a church who is in the middle of social change. A group who, while trying to adapt and grow into a new understanding of following Jesus along with the heart and law of God, still remains faithful to their tradition and roots. Sound familiar? Hear more about this context from Rev. Dr. Jenn Stiles Williams and stay through the end for a special interview with Kelli Podracky, who has embodied what it looks like to leave the 99. 

 

00:00 - Lecture by Pastor Jenn

17:32 - Office Hours conversation with Kelli Podracky and Pastors Jenn & Jeremy