http://www.epiclesis.org Ancient Future Faith Community en-US Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:47:29 +0000 hourly 1 © Epiclesis Sermons & Teaching from Epiclesis Epiclesis Weekly teaching ministry of Epiclesis, an Ancient-Future Faith Community. Epiclesis pastorchris@epiclesis.org false https://www.epiclesis.org/podcasts/tell-me-the-story-of-jesus/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:47:29 +0000 https://www.epiclesis.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=22434 Duc in Altum Chapel exterior Duc in Altum Chapel interior Duc in Altum Chapel lower level]]> Duc in Altum Chapel exterior Duc in Altum Chapel interior Duc in Altum Chapel lower level]]> Duc in Altum Chapel exterior Duc in Altum Chapel interior Duc in Altum Chapel lower level]]> Pastor Chris Alford We're in the long season after Pentecost and on this particular Sunday, Pastor Chris began a short series examining the Gospel readings. Matthew's account of the person and work of Jesus is full of wonderful stories. Our first story records Jesus healing ... 00:29:18 allegiance, Capernaum, Duc in Altum, faith, faithfulness, fidelity, healing, Jesus, Magdala, Nazareth, physician, pistis https://www.epiclesis.org/podcasts/everyone-was-filled/ Sun, 24 May 2026 11:22:06 +0000 https://www.epiclesis.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=22402 Pastor Chris Alford The Holy Spirit was surely present and at work many times in God's Story throughout the Old Testament. So, what made the giving of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost different than previous times? Join Pastor Chris as he looks at three Old Testament characters,... 00:29:10 Bezalel, Gideon, gifts, Holy Spirit, Joseph, king, Pentecost, Peter https://www.epiclesis.org/podcasts/jesus-ascended/ Sun, 17 May 2026 18:11:38 +0000 https://www.epiclesis.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=22378 full image is here. The lower portion is here. The middle, here. And the top portion is here. The top portion is being used as the featured image for this podcast/sermon. The handout/notes we used is viewable/downloadable here.]]> full image is here. The lower portion is here. The middle, here. And the top portion is here. The top portion is being used as the featured image for this podcast/sermon. The handout/notes we used is viewable/downloadable here.]]> full image is here. The lower portion is here. The middle, here. And the top portion is here. The top portion is being used as the featured image for this podcast/sermon. The handout/notes we used is viewable/downloadable here.]]> Pastor Chris Alford Scripture tells us that Jesus ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. And so, the ancient church, the early church Fathers, and the historic creeds affirm that the bodily ascension of Christ is a vital part of God�... 00:35:52 Ascension, Crucifixion, God's big story, incarnation, Jesus, king, priest, resurrection https://www.epiclesis.org/podcasts/roman-emperors-and-fiery-ordeals/ Sun, 10 May 2026 16:26:19 +0000 https://www.epiclesis.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=22340 Pastor Chris Alford In this final sermon in a series on the first letter of Peter, we took a close look at the first six emperors of Rome. Why? To provide some vivid and even shocking context for what otherwise might seem like easy words and phrases in the Scripture passages... 00:28:21 encouragement, Fall of Jerusalem, Ignatius, Nero, Paul, persecution, Peter, Roman Emperors, Tacitus https://www.epiclesis.org/podcasts/royal-priesthood-holy-nation/ Sun, 03 May 2026 15:49:34 +0000 https://www.epiclesis.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=22326 Pastor Chris Alford Christian person, have you ever thought of yourself as a priest? Our baptism makes us to be people who share in the priesthood of all believers. We are to minister in a kind of priesthood, through the power of the Holy Spirit, spread the Gospel of Jesus C... 00:31:49 chosen people, holy nation, Israel, Peter, royal priesthood, temple https://www.epiclesis.org/podcasts/positive-practices-for-the-holy-discontents/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:00:42 +0000 https://www.epiclesis.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=22307 Dr. Jay Dudley On this Sunday, Dr. Jay Dudley taught from 1 Peter 2:24 and showing that an intended result of Christ bearing our sin is that we die to it and live to righteousness. The word translated "die" here is a euphemism meaning "absent" or "missing." This suggest... 00:31:08 Carmena Capp, Christian spiritual practices, E. Stanley Jones, fire, J. D. Walt, M. Scott Peck, slavery, straw, suffering, sword https://www.epiclesis.org/podcasts/time-and-seeing/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:59:44 +0000 https://www.epiclesis.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=22255 Pastor Chris Alford Time has a way of changing the way you can see things. What does that mean, and what might that phrase have to do with Peter's encouraging New Testament letter? Pastor Chris began a short series on the first letter of Peter. Could you use some encourageme... 00:31:36 Abraham, angels, Artemis II mission, believing is seeing, C.S. Lewis, Gentiles, God's big story, inhertiance, Jesus, Jews, Peter, prophecies, Star Wars, time https://www.epiclesis.org/podcasts/resurrection-worship/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:39:21 +0000 https://www.epiclesis.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=22184 here on Facebook.]]> here on Facebook.]]> here on Facebook.]]> Pastor Chris Alford Worship on that first resurrection morning? Yes, indeed. From just a few verses in Matthew 10, we see the wondrous and thoroughly biblical four-fold pattern of Christian worship on display. Curious about how that works? Join us as Pastor Chris takes us th... 00:28:16 angel, Divine Presence, Easter, four-fold pattern, Jesus, Mary, Mary Magdalene, resurrection, tomb, worship https://www.epiclesis.org/podcasts/bringing-the-dead-to-life/ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:11:17 +0000 https://www.epiclesis.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=22153 Pastor Chris Alford On this Palm Sunday, Pastor Chris looked at some things that Ezekiel's vision of the Valley of Dry Bones has in common with Jesus' Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. Those two remarkable biblical accounts share some beautiful parallels, and along the way we ... 00:28:55 Dry Bones, Ezekiel, hopelessness, Jerusalem, Jesus, judgment, Kidron Valley, Lazarus, Mount of Olives, Palm Sunday, presence of God, resurrection https://www.epiclesis.org/podcasts/blindness-sight-and-new-creation/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:43:37 +0000 https://www.epiclesis.org/?post_type=wpfc_sermon&p=22117 view it here. Also, the other work that Pastor Chris referred to is titled "John 9 Reflection" by Brian Jekel seen here.]]> view it here. Also, the other work that Pastor Chris referred to is titled "John 9 Reflection" by Brian Jekel seen here.]]> view it here. Also, the other work that Pastor Chris referred to is titled "John 9 Reflection" by Brian Jekel seen here.]]> Pastor Chris Alford Pastor Chris focused on this Lent Portrait of the man born blind by looking at two or three of the more familiar themes associated with the story: blindness of at least two kinds and healing. But have you ever considered the story's many connections with ... 00:31:29 embedded theology, Feast of Tabernacles, Gihon Spring, Hezekiah's Tunnel, Jesus, Living Water, man born blind, Pharisees, Pool of Siloam, Sabbath, sin, temple, worship