Menlo Church Podcasts

Menlo Midweek: Becoming Who We Are | Josh Jewell-Horton

This week Mark and Jess sit down with our staff resident cycling and futbol expert, Joshua Jewel-Horton to chat Tim Keller, how children are more resilient than adults, and how to become who we are.

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Practice makes people who they are. In this sermon we’ll look at a somewhat obscure Old Testament story and use it as an opportunity to pause and reflect on how the events of the last year have affected us. How have we changed? How have we grown? Who have we become? Plus, we’ll look ahead and consider how we might position ourselves to become who we were made to be: people who mirror God.

Begin each day this week by asking God how He might want you to meet with Him this year.

Find a sermon-based study guide for this week: http://menlo.church/studyguide010123

Becoming Who We Are | Josh Jewell-Horton

Menlo Park Students Director Josh Jewell-Horton is preaching for us today!

Practice makes people who they are. In this sermon we’ll look at a somewhat obscure Old Testament story and use it as an opportunity to pause and reflect on how the events of the last year have affected us. How have we changed? How have we grown? Who have we become? Plus, we’ll look ahead and consider how we might position ourselves to become who we were made to be: people who mirror God.

Begin each day this week by asking God how He might want you to meet with Him this year.

Find a sermon-based study guide for this week: http://menlo.church/studyguide010123

End of the Year Special Ep

Hi Everyone! Mark here - Jess and I sat down with Adam Hendrix, Sanctuary Pastor, and Anna Triglia, Project Manager, to chat all things end of the year. Lots of perspectives, lots of jokes, and lots of wisdom and insight into how to approach the end of the year. See you in 2023!

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Menlo Midweek: The Disruption of Grace | Cheryl Fletcher

Mark and Jess sit down the Bearer of Christmas AKA the Queen of All Things AKA The Queen of Astronomy AKA our Director Pastor to chat all things Christmas, slowing down, walking 5.1 miles and the tough parts about the season.

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God’s grace can often be found in the ordinary, everyday activities of our life. But how can we make sure not to miss it—or resist it? This week we'll see how God followed a group of people and revealed himself to them through their vocation. For us, what might it mean for God to suddenly appear in our routine, daily living? How would we respond?

This Christmas you are invited to a life-changing but difficult task: To wait. To go slow. The coming of Jesus, the Messiah King, came after 400 years of waiting and anticipation. God is not hurried. Every moment he whispers, “I am with you.” We have to slow down to hear that whisper. The resources at http://menlo.church/advent will help you slow down and set your mind and heart upon Jesus during this busy, hurried holiday season.

Find a sermon-based study guide for this week: http://menlo.church/studyguide121822

The Gift: The Disruption of Grace | Cheryl Fletcher

God’s grace can often be found in the ordinary, everyday activities of our life. But how can we make sure not to miss it—or resist it? This week we'll see how God followed a group of people and revealed himself to them through their vocation. For us, what might it mean for God to suddenly appear in our routine, daily living? How would we respond?

This Christmas you are invited to a life-changing but difficult task: To wait. To go slow. The coming of Jesus, the Messiah King, came after 400 years of waiting and anticipation. God is not hurried. Every moment he whispers, “I am with you.” We have to slow down to hear that whisper. The resources at http://menlo.church/advent will help you slow down and set your mind and heart upon Jesus during this busy, hurried holiday season.

Find a sermon-based study guide for this week: http://menlo.church/studyguide121822

Menlo Midweek: Grace for the Disappointed | Cheryl Fletcher

This week Mark and Jess chat with Cheryl Fletcher, holding the title of Bearer of Christmas this time around, to chat about angels and disappointment. Stay tuned for the end to receive an early Christmas gift!

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None of us is joyful, confident, and self-assured every moment of every day. We all have ups, downs, and struggles. This week is for those who are, or have been, discouraged, disappointed, or doubting. We’ll take an honest look at how to approach God during those challenging times when we’re not sure we believe in Him, or when we’ve felt disappointed once too often. The answer is not a religious formula, nor is there a one-size-fits-all solution. Your next step might not be the same as anyone else's. Join us as we slow down to wrestle with God and encounter the unexpected this Christmas season.

This Christmas you are invited to a life-changing but difficult task: To wait. To go slow. The coming of Jesus, the Messiah King, came after 400 years of waiting and anticipation. God is not hurried. Every moment he whispers, “I am with you.” We have to slow down to hear that whisper. The resources at http://menlo.church/advent will help you slow down and set your mind and heart upon Jesus during this busy, hurried holiday season.

Find a sermon-based study guide for this week: http://menlo.church/studyguide121122

The Gift: Grace for the Disappointed | Cheryl Fletcher

None of us is joyful, confident, and self-assured every moment of every day. We all have ups, downs, and struggles. This week is for those who are, or have been, discouraged, disappointed, or doubting. We’ll take an honest look at how to approach God during those challenging times when we’re not sure we believe in Him, or when we’ve felt disappointed once too often. The answer is not a religious formula, nor is there a one-size-fits-all solution. Your next step might not be the same as anyone else's. Join us as we slow down to wrestle with God and encounter the unexpected this Christmas season.

This Christmas you are invited to a life-changing but difficult task: To wait. To go slow. The coming of Jesus, the Messiah King, came after 400 years of waiting and anticipation. God is not hurried. Every moment he whispers, “I am with you.” We have to slow down to hear that whisper. The resources at http://menlo.church/advent will help you slow down and set your mind and heart upon Jesus during this busy, hurried holiday season.

Find a sermon-based study guide for this week: http://menlo.church/studyguide121122

Menlo Midweek: The Key to Having it All | Matt Stephan

This week Mark and Jess sit down with Matt Stephan to continue our conversation around a slow pace, and be sure to stick around for a very special ending segment of the podcast!

 

Does it sometimes feel like you’re spending most of your life in transit? Getting from one place to another, waiting to begin, standing in line, hoping a meeting will end—just so you can get to your next task or meeting?

What if, instead of rushing through these everyday moments as quickly as possible, there was a way to fill them with God’s presence? What if these moments could become more like what the Christmas message is about? What if there was a secret to having it all that you could begin practicing right away, starting Monday morning?

Join us as we discuss Bay Area residents’ two most hated words, which may actually turn out to be quite life-giving. Come and receive Jesus’s presence as a gift all over again!

This Christmas you are invited to a life-changing but difficult task: To wait. To go slow. The coming of Jesus, the Messiah King, came after 400 years of waiting and anticipation. God is not hurried. Every moment he whispers, “I am with you.” We have to slow down to hear that whisper. The resources at http://menlo.church/advent will help you slow down and set your mind and heart upon Jesus during this busy, hurried holiday season.

Find a sermon-based study guide for this week: http://menlo.church/studyguide120422

The Gift: The Key to Having it All |Matt Stephan

Does it sometimes feel like you’re spending most of your life in transit? Getting from one place to another, waiting to begin, standing in line, hoping a meeting will end—just so you can get to your next task or meeting?

What if, instead of rushing through these everyday moments as quickly as possible, there was a way to fill them with God’s presence? What if these moments could become more like what the Christmas message is about? What if there was a secret to having it all that you could begin practicing right away, starting Monday morning?

Join us as we discuss Bay Area residents’ two most hated words, which may actually turn out to be quite life-giving. Come and receive Jesus’s presence as a gift all over again!

This Christmas you are invited to a life-changing but difficult task: To wait. To go slow. The coming of Jesus, the Messiah King, came after 400 years of waiting and anticipation. God is not hurried. Every moment he whispers, “I am with you.” We have to slow down to hear that whisper. The resources at http://menlo.church/advent will help you slow down and set your mind and heart upon Jesus during this busy, hurried holiday season.

Find a sermon-based study guide for this week: http://menlo.church/studyguide120422

Menlo Midweek: Grace | Matt Stephan

This week Jess is out, so the Jimmy G of Menlo Midweek Keith Riley joins Mark and Matt Stephan to kick off our Advent series. We chat about Keith's pie addictions, grace, and the golden hour of 5-6am for parents.

Check out our Menlo Meditations podcast - a short, 2 minute listen to start your dad with Jesus this Advent season.

 

God has a gift for you. It is a gift that will not fail no matter what you may face. Christmas is our annual celebration to recognize that this gift has arrived. Although we may not always be patient and faithful as we wait for it, Jesus is always faithful. He always arrives. A fresh and exciting understanding of his grace is waiting for you!

This Christmas you are invited to a life-changing but difficult task: To wait. To go slow. The coming of Jesus, the Messiah King, came after 400 years of waiting and anticipation. God is not hurried. Every moment he whispers, “I am with you.” We have to slow down to hear that whisper. The resources at http://menlo.church/advent will help you slow down and set your mind and heart upon Jesus during this busy, hurried holiday season.

Find a sermon-based study guide for this week: http://menlo.church/studyguide112722