Episodes
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March 24, 2024 - As Palm Sunday ushers in Holy Week, Rev. Cort Gatliff teaches from Mark 11 that, with His triumphal entrance into Jerusalem, Jesus alone was infinitely high, yet chose to go infinitely low, entering as a king but prepared to carry the burden of the sins of the world.
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
March 17, 2024 - Roman crucifixion was a punishment designed to strip someone of their humanity. Jesus said that his crucifixion would not lead to shame, but instead to glory. Rev. Abby Gatliff teaches from John gospel that Jesus' cross was a cosmic battlefield where we will see more clearly than ever.
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
March 10, 2023 - John 3:16 has been called "the Gospel in a nutshell" because it tells us so many things. Rev. Dr. Larry Michael shares with us seven things about God that are revealed in this passage.
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
March 3, 2024 - Jesus famously expressed his righteous anger in the temple by flipping over the tables of the money changers and those selling doves. Teaching from Luke, Rev. Dr. Sam Henderson asks us to consider not only what tables might need to be turned over in our own lives or in our own world view, but that following Jesus means we will sometimes, in faithfulness, turn over the familiar tables in our lives, in our churches, in our societies.
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
February 25, 2024 - Mission isn't just about fixing problems, sending pastors to faraway places, or providing financial support. Teaching from the letter to the Hebrews, Rev. Dr. Tom Boone says mission is about transforming us from the inside out and the bottom up.
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
February 18, 2024 - Teaching from a powerful passage in Paul's first letter to the church in Thessalonica, Rev. Abby Gatliff shows us how much Paul has to say about encouraging one another, no matter the distance, no matter the circumstances that might separate us.
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
February 11, 2024 - On Transfiguration Sunday, Rev. Cort Gatliff teaches from Exodus and Mark, and reminds us that the reason we come to worship God is to have an encounter with the risen Lord, so we can see the glory of God and experience all of life in light of that reality.
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
February 4, 2024 - Teaching from Mark 1, The Rev. Dr. Sam Henderson reminds us that, no matter how many needs we ask God to address in our own lives and families, and no matter how many needs we ask God to address in our communities, God is always on a mission beyond.
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
January 28, 2024 - The New Testament is rich in stories of the miracles of Jesus, events written by people who witnessed them but which we take on faith. Rev. Dr. Sam Henderson, teaching from Mark, points out that the more people try to measure, quantify and prove the miracle, the more likely it is that we miss what God was really doing, and the power that was and can be at work.
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Monday Jan 22, 2024
January 21, 2024 - Periods of liminality - being between stages and on the verge of something new - can be challenging for a congregation. Teaching from Isaiah and Philippians, interim pastor The Rev. Dr. Sam Henderson says there's actually no better time to be the church.
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God's word is preached faithfully each and every Sunday in the historic sanctuary of South Highland Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in Birmingham, Alabama.
Established in 1888, South Highland serves "in the heart of the city, for the whole of the city, with the passion of Christ." People from all areas of the city and its suburbs attend SHPC for a Christ-centered community of worship, study, belonging, renewal, growth, and outreach. We're a congregation eagerly seeking to bring glory to God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit through an emphasis on worship, the study of Scripture, and prayer, and a mission-minded church focused on living out the call to be the hands and feet of Christ in Birmingham and in communities worldwide.