Advent Week 2: The Journey to Bethlehem

Leah Martens

December 6, 2015

Advent 2015

The following is audio and text from the teaching given by Leah on December 6, 2015. Feel free to listen online, download, or read.

2025
- Mar 6, 2025 A Journey of Resistance with Bonhoeffer Mar 6, 2025
- Feb 16, 2025 Resistance Stories Feb 16, 2025
- Feb 2, 2025 The Widest Possible Difference Feb 2, 2025
- Jan 19, 2025 A Time of Sacred Preparation Jan 19, 2025
- Jan 5, 2025 Epiphany Jan 5, 2025
2024
- Dec 24, 2024 Pre-Christmas Eve Service Dec 24, 2024
- Dec 15, 2024 An Advent Word from John the Baptist Dec 15, 2024
- Dec 1, 2024 You Are A Blessing Dec 1, 2024
- Nov 3, 2024 PTG Is Also a Thing Nov 3, 2024
- Oct 20, 2024 Storytelling in Saftey Oct 20, 2024
- Oct 6, 2024 Our Bodies Hold Our Stories Oct 6, 2024
- Sep 15, 2024 Exploring Trauma and Healing Sep 15, 2024
- Sep 1, 2024 Reading Through Love Sep 1, 2024
- Aug 18, 2024 Someone Else's Mail Aug 18, 2024
- Aug 4, 2024 The Gospel Truths Aug 4, 2024
- Jul 21, 2024 Making Meaning with the Hebrew Bible Jul 21, 2024
- Jul 7, 2024 It's Our Bible, Too Jul 7, 2024
- Jun 16, 2024 Finding Wisdom Jun 16, 2024
- Jun 2, 2024 "What can stand in the way?" Insights from Queer Theology Jun 2, 2024
- May 19, 2024 Embracing the Spectrum of Belief: Understanding and Appreciating Diversity in Spiritual Thought May 19, 2024
- May 5, 2024 Navigating the Maze: God & Suffering May 5, 2024
- Apr 21, 2024 Navigating the Maze: Making Peace in a World of War Apr 21, 2024
- Apr 7, 2024 Navigating the Maze: The Blessing of the Doubter, Guest Speaker Cara Meredith Apr 7, 2024
- Mar 31, 2024 Navigating the Maze: Finding God in the Midst of Complexity (An Easter Story) Mar 31, 2024
- Mar 3, 2024 The New Green Line, Guest Speaker Connie Barker Mar 3, 2024
- Feb 18, 2024 Showing up for Liberation, Guest Speaker Yu-Shuan Tarango-Sho Feb 18, 2024
- Jan 21, 2024 Peacemakers, Not Peacekeepers Jan 21, 2024
- Jan 7, 2024 An Epiphany of Holy Envy Jan 7, 2024
2023
- Dec 3, 2023 Advent 2023: Entering the Mystery Dec 3, 2023
- Nov 12, 2023 Activated Faith: A Future Story Nov 12, 2023
- Nov 5, 2023 Activated Faith: True Riches Nov 5, 2023
- Oct 15, 2023 Community Conversations With Joanna & Leah Oct 15, 2023
- Oct 1, 2023 Activated Faith: A Question of Worth Oct 1, 2023
- Sep 17, 2023 Let’s Collab: Living Into Interdependence Sep 17, 2023
- Aug 20, 2023 Let's Collab: Building Trust Aug 20, 2023
- Aug 6, 2023 Let's Collab: Getting Humble Aug 6, 2023
- Jul 16, 2023 "A People United?" by guest speaker Sandhya Jha Jul 16, 2023
- Jun 4, 2023 Dialogue with the Divine: Elijah and the Listening Prayer Jun 4, 2023
- May 21, 2023 Dialogue with the Divine: David and the Creative Prayer May 21, 2023
- May 7, 2023 Dialogue with the Divine: Hannah and the Prayer for Help May 7, 2023
- Apr 13, 2023 The Building of Mary the Tower Apr 13, 2023
- Feb 19, 2023 The Blessing of Being Seen Feb 19, 2023
- Feb 5, 2023 Evolving Systems Feb 5, 2023
- Jan 22, 2023 Evolving Awareness Jan 22, 2023
2022
- Dec 4, 2022 Evolving Traditions Dec 4, 2022
- Nov 20, 2022 Evolving Models Nov 20, 2022
- Nov 6, 2022 Evolving Understanding Nov 6, 2022
- Oct 16, 2022 Community Evolving; An Introduction Oct 16, 2022
- Oct 2, 2022 Return to Purpose Oct 2, 2022
- Sep 18, 2022 Return to Relationships Sep 18, 2022
- Aug 21, 2022 Return to Self Aug 21, 2022
- Aug 7, 2022 Reflecting on the Sabbatical Summer Aug 7, 2022
- Jul 17, 2022 Trans Formation Jul 17, 2022
- Jun 19, 2022 Salvation Through Reparations Jun 19, 2022
- Jun 5, 2022 Loss, Found, And... Jun 5, 2022
- May 15, 2022 Liberating Spirituality May 15, 2022
- May 1, 2022 Setting Intentions May 1, 2022
- Apr 17, 2022 All Things New Apr 17, 2022
- Apr 3, 2022 Being Neighbors Apr 3, 2022
- Mar 20, 2022 The Messy Field Mar 20, 2022
- Mar 6, 2022 A Different Way Mar 6, 2022
- Feb 20, 2022 Lost and Found Feb 20, 2022
- Feb 11, 2022 Being Provoked Feb 11, 2022
- Jan 2, 2022 Considering Epiphany Jan 2, 2022
2021
- Nov 21, 2021 Friendship Repair Nov 21, 2021
- Oct 17, 2021 A Powerful Possibility Oct 17, 2021
- Oct 3, 2021 Friendship Takes Time Oct 3, 2021
- Sep 19, 2021 Friendship Matters: An Introduction Sep 19, 2021
- Sep 5, 2021 Sacred Worship Sep 5, 2021
- Aug 22, 2021 Sacred Commitments Aug 22, 2021
- Aug 15, 2021 Sacred Texts Aug 15, 2021
- Aug 8, 2021 Sacred Space Aug 8, 2021
- Jul 25, 2021 Sacred Heritage Jul 25, 2021
- Jul 18, 2021 Sacred Vision Jul 18, 2021
- Jul 11, 2021 Recovering the Sacred (Introduction) Jul 11, 2021
- Jun 27, 2021 Exploring the Journey Jun 27, 2021
- Jun 20, 2021 Being Seen Jun 20, 2021
- Jun 13, 2021 Reflections on Seasons Jun 13, 2021
- May 30, 2021 On Wearing Masks and Eating Meat May 30, 2021
- May 23, 2021 Pentecost 2021 May 23, 2021
- May 9, 2021 Rebuilding Intergenerationally May 9, 2021
- May 2, 2021 Planning to Rebuild May 2, 2021
- Apr 25, 2021 Envisioning Again Apr 25, 2021
- Apr 11, 2021 Breaking Down My Lens of Binary Thinking Apr 11, 2021
- Apr 4, 2021 Revealing Resurrection Apr 4, 2021
- Mar 28, 2021 A Different Kind of Triumph Mar 28, 2021
- Mar 14, 2021 Between Loss and Hope Mar 14, 2021
- Feb 28, 2021 Transfiguring Transcendence Feb 28, 2021
- Feb 14, 2021 Walking on Water Feb 14, 2021
- Feb 7, 2021 The Good Soil That Gives Life Feb 7, 2021
- Jan 31, 2021 When We Emerge Jan 31, 2021
- Jan 17, 2021 From Water to Wine Jan 17, 2021
- Jan 10, 2021 The Stories That Sustain Us: An Introduction Jan 10, 2021
2020
- Dec 20, 2020 Advent 4: Sacred Surprises Dec 20, 2020
- Dec 6, 2020 Advent 2: Proclamation In the Wilderness Dec 6, 2020
- Nov 29, 2020 Advent 1: Look Up Nov 29, 2020
- Nov 8, 2020 Healing the Collective Nov 8, 2020
- Nov 1, 2020 The Rituals That Build the Collective Nov 1, 2020
- Oct 11, 2020 Gifts for the Common Good Oct 11, 2020
- Sep 27, 2020 Remembering the Collective: An Introduction Sep 27, 2020
- Sep 13, 2020 The Legacy of the Exile Sep 13, 2020
- Aug 23, 2020 2nd Isaiah Speaks to the Exile Aug 23, 2020
- Aug 9, 2020 Sour Grapes and Rotten Teeth Aug 9, 2020
- Jul 12, 2020 Speaking Truth In the Exile Jul 12, 2020
- Jun 21, 2020 The Work In the Exile Jun 21, 2020
- Jun 7, 2020 Entering the Exile Jun 7, 2020
- May 24, 2020 Hope In The Future May 24, 2020
- May 10, 2020 Hope For The New May 10, 2020
- Apr 26, 2020 Hope In The Midst of Uncertainty Apr 26, 2020
- Apr 12, 2020 Resurrecting Hope: Easter Apr 12, 2020
- Apr 5, 2020 Jesus Becomes the Scapegoat Apr 5, 2020
- Mar 22, 2020 Jesus Meets a Scapegoat Mar 22, 2020
- Mar 1, 2020 Introducing the Scapegoat Mar 1, 2020
- Feb 16, 2020 We Start With Desire Feb 16, 2020
- Feb 2, 2020 Ordering Our Connection Feb 2, 2020
- Jan 19, 2020 Ordering Our Resources Jan 19, 2020
- Jan 5, 2020 Ordering Our Time Jan 5, 2020
2019
- Dec 15, 2019 Mary's Breakthrough Song: Advent 3 Dec 15, 2019
- Dec 1, 2019 Preparing for Breakthrough: Advent 1 Dec 1, 2019
- Nov 17, 2019 Building With Partners Nov 17, 2019
- Nov 3, 2019 Building With Kids and Youth Nov 3, 2019
- Oct 20, 2019 Building With Living Stones Oct 20, 2019
- Oct 6, 2019 To Haven, From Your Pastor Oct 6, 2019
- Sep 15, 2019 Pride Sunday Sep 15, 2019
- Sep 1, 2019 A Time of Response Sep 1, 2019
- Aug 18, 2019 The Idol of Capitalism Aug 18, 2019
- Aug 4, 2019 The Idol of Nationalism Aug 4, 2019
- Jul 21, 2019 The Idol of Evangelicalism Jul 21, 2019
- Jul 7, 2019 The Idol of Whiteness Jul 7, 2019
- Jun 2, 2019 The Idol of Heteronormativity Jun 2, 2019
- May 19, 2019 The Idol Behind Patriarchy May 19, 2019
- May 5, 2019 Smashing Idols: An Introduction May 5, 2019
- Apr 21, 2019 Vulnerability Redeemed Apr 21, 2019
- Apr 7, 2019 When Love Hurts Apr 7, 2019
- Mar 17, 2019 Healing is Different than Cure Mar 17, 2019
- Mar 3, 2019 We're All Vulnerable...And That's OK Mar 3, 2019
- Feb 17, 2019 Check Your Sources Feb 17, 2019
- Feb 3, 2019 Know Your Own Voice Feb 3, 2019
- Jan 20, 2019 Turn Down the Volume Jan 20, 2019
2018
- Dec 2, 2018 More to the Story Dec 2, 2018
- Nov 25, 2018 In the Company of Others Nov 25, 2018
- Nov 4, 2018 When We Sing Nov 4, 2018
- Oct 21, 2018 Let's Talk About the Bible Oct 21, 2018
- Oct 12, 2018 Who is God Anyway? Oct 12, 2018
- Sep 16, 2018 Questions In the Dark Sep 16, 2018
- Sep 2, 2018 The Exodus Sep 2, 2018
- Aug 19, 2018 Joseph Aug 19, 2018
- Jul 15, 2018 Hagar Jul 15, 2018
- Jul 1, 2018 The Tower of Babel Jul 1, 2018
- Jun 17, 2018 Creation Tales Jun 17, 2018
- Jun 3, 2018 Safe Group/Diverse Group Jun 3, 2018
- May 20, 2018 The Spirit in Me/The Spirit in Us May 20, 2018
- May 6, 2018 The Now, The Not Yet, and The Necessary May 6, 2018
- Apr 15, 2018 Systems are the Best/Systems are the Worst Apr 15, 2018
- Apr 1, 2018 It's Complicated: Life/Loss (Easter 2018) Apr 1, 2018
- Mar 18, 2018 Character Matters: High Fidelity Mar 18, 2018
- Mar 4, 2018 Character Matters: Your Interests or Mine? Mar 4, 2018
- Feb 18, 2018 Character Matters: Is Honesty the Best Policy? Feb 18, 2018
- Feb 4, 2018 Character Matters: An Introduction Feb 4, 2018
- Jan 21, 2018 Sacred Community: Belonging to One Another Jan 21, 2018
- Jan 14, 2018 Epiphany 2: Jesus' Baptism Jan 14, 2018
- Jan 7, 2018 Epiphany 1: The Arrival of the Magi Jan 7, 2018
2017
- Dec 17, 2017 Advent 3: Joy Coming to Loneliness Dec 17, 2017
- Dec 10, 2017 Advent 2: Peace Coming to Fear Dec 10, 2017
- Dec 3, 2017 Advent 1: Hope Coming to Discouragement Dec 3, 2017
- Oct 29, 2017 What Does It Mean to Be Human? Oct 29, 2017
- Jul 16, 2017 What Happens When We Pray? Jul 16, 2017
- Jul 9, 2017 What's the Big Deal About the Bible? Jul 9, 2017
- Jul 2, 2017 Why Jesus? Jul 2, 2017
- Jun 25, 2017 Walking the Prayer Labyrinth Jun 25, 2017
- Jun 18, 2017 Generations Together Jun 18, 2017
- Jun 11, 2017 What We Mean By...Safe Jun 11, 2017
- Jun 4, 2017 What We Mean By...Diverse Jun 4, 2017
- May 28, 2017 What We Mean By...Jesus-Centered May 28, 2017
- May 21, 2017 Envisioning Haven Together May 21, 2017
- May 7, 2017 Together With Immigrants May 7, 2017
- Apr 30, 2017 Together with Our Neighbors Apr 30, 2017
- Apr 23, 2017 Stars or No Stars? Apr 23, 2017
- Apr 16, 2017 A New Way to Relate Apr 16, 2017
- Mar 12, 2017 Jonny Leano: Addressing Identity in a Centered-Set Church Mar 12, 2017
- Mar 5, 2017 Faith Is A Two-Way Thing Mar 5, 2017
- Feb 26, 2017 Sabbath as Resistance Feb 26, 2017
- Feb 19, 2017 Even Jesus Needed a Break Feb 19, 2017
- Feb 12, 2017 Communities That Don't Hurt Feb 12, 2017
- Feb 5, 2017 Who Tells Your Story? Feb 5, 2017
- Jan 29, 2017 Let's Talk About Jesus Jan 29, 2017
- Jan 22, 2017 This Is All Your Fault Jan 22, 2017
- Jan 15, 2017 Desire: It's Contagious Jan 15, 2017
2016
- Dec 18, 2016 Longing for Intimacy Dec 18, 2016
- Dec 11, 2016 Longing for Justice Dec 11, 2016
- Dec 4, 2016 Longing for Wholeness Dec 4, 2016
- Nov 27, 2016 Longing for Encouragement Nov 27, 2016
- Nov 20, 2016 Living With the End in Mind Nov 20, 2016
- Nov 6, 2016 Get the Weed Whacker Nov 6, 2016
- Oct 30, 2016 I'll Have What He's Having Oct 30, 2016
- Oct 23, 2016 New Wineskins: by Liz Gill Oct 23, 2016
- Oct 16, 2016 Everything is Us Oct 16, 2016
- Oct 9, 2016 Connecting: No Bad News Oct 9, 2016
- Oct 2, 2016 Connecting Beyond Categories Oct 2, 2016
- Sep 25, 2016 Connecting Through Song Sep 25, 2016
- Sep 18, 2016 Connected: with Tim Otto Sep 18, 2016
- Sep 11, 2016 Connecting to Your True Self Sep 11, 2016
- Sep 8, 2016 It's All About Connection Sep 8, 2016
- Aug 14, 2016 Listening to Dissonance Aug 14, 2016
- Aug 7, 2016 Listen: With the Body Aug 7, 2016
- Jul 31, 2016 Liz Gill: Talking with God Jul 31, 2016
- Jul 24, 2016 Tuning In Jul 24, 2016
- Jul 17, 2016 Love Serves Jul 17, 2016
- Jul 10, 2016 Love Includes Jul 10, 2016
- Jul 3, 2016 Love Empowers Jul 3, 2016
- Jun 26, 2016 Love Defends Jun 26, 2016
- Jun 19, 2016 Love Weeps Jun 19, 2016
- Jun 12, 2016 Connie Barker: On LGBT Inclusion Jun 12, 2016
- Jun 5, 2016 Cultivate Faithfulness Jun 5, 2016
- May 29, 2016 Cultivate Sanity May 29, 2016
- May 22, 2016 Cultivate Generosity May 22, 2016
- May 15, 2016 Cultivate a Soft Heart May 15, 2016
- May 8, 2016 Cultivate Self-Awareness: An Introduction May 8, 2016
- May 1, 2016 Beauty in Mystery May 1, 2016
- Apr 24, 2016 Beauty of the Abundance Filter Apr 24, 2016
- Apr 17, 2016 Beauty In Creation Apr 17, 2016
- Apr 10, 2016 Beauty in Justice Apr 10, 2016
- Apr 3, 2016 Beauty In Belonging Apr 3, 2016
- Mar 27, 2016 Beauty In Resurrection Mar 27, 2016
- Mar 20, 2016 Convergence (Your Story in God's Story) Mar 20, 2016
- Feb 28, 2016 Life In Your 40s (You Die and then You Live) Feb 28, 2016
- Feb 14, 2016 Life in Your 30s (Doing Stuff for God) Feb 14, 2016
- Jan 31, 2016 Life in Your 20s. (Back Off; I'm Growing My Inner-Life.) Jan 31, 2016
- Jan 17, 2016 Journey to Destiny Jan 17, 2016
- Jan 10, 2016 A Visit From Adey Wassink Jan 10, 2016
- Jan 8, 2016 New Year Ponderings Jan 8, 2016
2015
- Dec 20, 2015 Advent Week 4: Angels...? What the...? Dec 20, 2015
- Dec 6, 2015 Advent Week 2: The Journey to Bethlehem Dec 6, 2015
- Nov 22, 2015 Joyful Engagement Nov 22, 2015
- Nov 8, 2015 Ecumenical/Convergent Nov 8, 2015
- Oct 25, 2015 Third Way Oct 25, 2015
- Oct 11, 2015 Childlike Faith Oct 11, 2015
- Sep 27, 2015 Centered Set Sep 27, 2015
- Sep 13, 2015 Solus Jesus Sep 13, 2015
- May 10, 2015 Revolution. Seriously. May 10, 2015
- Apr 26, 2015 Why church? Apr 26, 2015
- Apr 12, 2015 Tongues of Fire and Stuff Apr 12, 2015
- Apr 5, 2015 Unbelievable Stories Apr 5, 2015
- Mar 22, 2015 Well Played, Sir. Well Played. Mar 22, 2015
- Mar 8, 2015 That Good Old Samaritan Mar 8, 2015
- Feb 22, 2015 Bubble Bursting Feb 22, 2015
- Feb 8, 2015 A Call to Heal Feb 8, 2015