The Summit Church is a gospel-centered church in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, CO. Here you will find sermons from our weekly worship gatherings.
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Bonnie Violet is a trans femme genderqueer spiritual drag artist and digital chaplain. YouTuber & Host of a queer chaplain podcast with such series as Drag & Spirituality, TranSpirit & Faith Leaders. Co-host of Splintered Grace with her conservative christian aunt & At the CCC recovery podcast. Creator & Founder of Allies Linked for the Prevention of HIV & AIDS (a.l.p.ha.) & the annual Drag & Spirituality Summit. Bonnie Violet shares her experience strength and hope with HIV for 24 years, re ...
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Tragedy & Triumph: Finding Grace in Unexpected Places
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Text: Genesis 44-45 Main Idea: Today we see Joseph's brothers experience the grace of God in unexpected ways, leading to deep transformation within them. Support the Show.
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Text: Genesis 42-43 Main Idea: Today we see Joseph begin the difficult process of rebuilding trust with the people who have hurt him the most in life. Support the Show.
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Tragedy & Triumph: How Do You Handle Success?
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Text: Genesis 41 Main Idea: Today we see Joseph navigate one of the greatest challenges we face in our walk of faith: remaining consistent in times of success. Support the Show.By The Summit Church
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Seeing God During Suffering and Disappointment
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Text: Genesis 40 Main Idea: Today we see how Joseph models a life of Christ-like love, even in the midst of suffering and disappointment. Support the Show.
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Text: Genesis 37 Theme: Today we are introduced to Joseph, who will one day become a great leader who brings salvation to God's people. But before God can use him greatly, He must break him deeply. Support the Show.
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Text: John 20:24-31 Main Idea: In this passage of Scripture, we see Thomas — one of Jesus' disciples — working through his doubts about Jesus and his Resurrection. Support the Show.
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Text: John 15:7-17 Main Idea: Today we see how one of the greatest privileges we have as followers of Jesus is to genuinely be considered one of his friends. Support the Show.
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Text: John 5:1-17 Main Idea: This Easter, we look at the question Jesus asks a paralyzed man: "Do you want to be healed?" Support the Show.
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The (Harder but Better) Life You Were Made For: A Harder But Better Legacy
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Text: Colossians 4:2-18 Main Idea: Today we come to the end of Paul's letter to the Colossians, seeing how a life lived unto Christ will lead to legacy worth leaving. Support the Show.By The Summit Church
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The (Harder but Better) Life You Were Made For: The Harder But Better Family (Part 2)
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Text: Colossians 3:18-19 Main Idea: Today, we see how God's plan for marriage grows out of our new life in Jesus. Support the Show.By The Summit Church
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Authentic Selves Book Brunch Panel Discussion at Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
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Send us a Text Message. Here is the link to the full program. https://youtu.be/4vhIQ2v3q7E?si=9J1oE4CafoaKWona PANEL DISCUSSION Joey Morelli, author of Authentic Selves Liliana Rauer Bonnie Violet BIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain. To le…
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The (Harder but Better) Life You Were Made For: The Harder but Better Family
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Text: Colossians 3:18-19 Main Idea: Today, we see how God's plan for marriage grows out of our new life in Jesus. Support the Show.By The Summit Church
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The (Harder but Better) Life You Were Made For: Walking the Jesus Way
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Text: Colossians 3:12-17 Main Idea: Today, we are reminded of what it means to clothe ourselves with the character of Jesus. Support the Show.
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The (Harder but Better) Life You Were Made For: Letting the Old Ways Die
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Text: Colossians 3:1-11 Main Idea: Today, we are reminded of what it means to die so that we can fully live. Support the Show.By The Summit Church
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The (Harder but Better) Life You Were Made For: Walking in Freedom
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Text: Colossians 2:16-23 Main Idea: Paul gives us 2 warnings today that every follower of Jesus will face at some point in their journey of following Him. Support the Show.
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We received richly in Christ by nothing of our own doing. But there is a consequence and command following what we received...So Walk in Him. Support the Show.By The Summit Church
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The (Harder but Better) Life You Were Made For: Encouraged in Heart, United in Love
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Colossians 1:24 - 2:5 Paul shows us what it looks like to grow up in Christ. Support the Show.By The Summit Church
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One Memory That Really got me Thinking (Alex) an exert from "transmission" a spiritual autobiography
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Send us a Text Message. "You see of late I have been really challenged with feeling loved, supported and cared for by my family and I think in feel so deeply like this in this moment and time, a moment and time that I feel like I need them more than I have ever needed them, it paints over all the ways my family has shown up for me of the years. It …
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The (Harder but Better) Life You Were Made For: Jesus Before Everything
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Speaker: Andy Metzger Text: Colossians 1:15-20 Main Idea: Today we see how Jesus is intended to supremely exist before everything and anything else in our lives. Support the Show.
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Genesis 1-11 lays out every theme of the Bible – Tuesdays or Wednesdays – over Zoom starting soon.Last week we talked about the Church – Capital C – universal, invisible.This week, we will talk about the Capital O church – Our church. Some of us have been together for many decades. You are the church here. It has never been about a program or organ…
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Send us a Text Message. I have been contemplating it for years and now is the time. I started writing my book last night, here is a bit of the intro from my soon to be book titled "transmission" a spiritual autobiography. xoxo BIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall w…
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The (Harder but Better) Life You Were Made For: A Better Vision for "Better"
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Speaker: Andy Metzger Text: Colossians 1:1-14 Main Idea: Today we start a new series in the letter to the Colossians, seeing a young church learning how to follow Jesus in the midst of a confusing culture. Support the Show.
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We’ve been looking at the Kingdom of God. The first week we started, I had mentioned that on this week we would revisit the relationship between the Church and the Kingdom. This week – Cindy follows people on – substacks and other places – and everyone is commenting on The Church – the Universal Church – knowing and understanding and appreciating T…
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20240107Last week after our discussion time, there were some really good points brought up. Sue shared some great thoughts… John Ference and I were talking about the ‘already but not yet’ concept…Jesus’ first announcement of the Kingdom of God – both Matthew and Mark listed these similarly:Right after the temptation in the wilderness:Jesus came int…
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Send us a Text Message. TW: SA, METH, RECOVERY Reflecting a bit on the role of darkness in life and what to do with it. Wrestle it, embrace it, learn from it, extinguish it, or ... I didn't initially think I would be discussing my experience with meth but it was one of the first times I allowed myself to live in the darkness that I had been trying …
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Send us a Text Message. "When I stopped chasing the glitter and spent some time in the dark." - Bonnie Violet Audio Journal entry for January 5, 2024, reflection on glitter ie light, sparkle, passion, purpose, femininity, soft strength & the dark ie fear, scarcity, depression, unworthy, death, isolation, loneliness Would love to hear what you think…
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I have been going over things our church has been growing in. This next one is one I think we've really excelled at...I think that we are becoming a Jesus People. Not the 70s Jesus people – nor a superiority like Paul spoke of when he talked about being ‘of Apollos, or Paul, or Jesus’ – but that we, as a community, are learning to live out the trai…
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Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.Isaiah – The prophecy has 2 fulfillments – 1 immediately following – and the word, virgin has a double meaning as well – virgin= young woman – but also means virgin, like, the virgin Mary…Luke 2: In those days Ca…
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20231217Last week, at the very end, I talked about a strength of our church in the area of serving. I’d like to take a deeper look at this from the view of Advent. I’m going to do some weird things with the Bible to connect Advent and serving!Thank You for this time – and that You left heaven, not regarding equality with God a thing to cling to – Y…
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It has been brought to my attention that while I study these things through the week – and mention things like the essentials and non-essentials – not everyone might know what I mean by the essentials.While the Creeds are not …The Creeds often deal with a response to certain heresies.Apostles CreedNicene Creed – 325 AD – dealing with an issue in th…
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This morning I’m going to do two mini-sermons – there will be a bridge in between the two – and if you blink, you’ll miss it!This is about learning, unlearning, and relearning and the strengths of our church through the year.Matt Lynch – Flood and Fury – addresses how to view violence in the Bible. I have not personally read it – but “The Bible con…
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Text: Luke 22:31 - 23:49 Speaker: Andy Metzger Main Idea: Today we see the final scenes of Jesus' life and death. Support the Show.
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The Life of Jesus: The Resurrection of Jesus
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Speaker: Andy Metzger Text: Luke 23:50 - 24:12 Main Idea: In our final sermon in the Gospel of Luke, we see how the Resurrection of Jesus brings hope and life to those who turn to Jesus. Support the Show.
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We have been doing a series on things we’ve learned as a church. Last week – I mentioned this quote:Brennan Manning “Though it is true that the church must always dissociate itself from sin, it can never have any excuse for keeping any sinners at a distance.” (Ragamuffin Gospel)As I read that – I can see – for some, how they might have trouble and …
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Another thing our church has done over the years – is being a respite for those who have been burned or wounded by church or other Christians.Here are some books that have helped me through this process:Larry Crabb – Shattered Dreams / The Pressure’s OffPhilip Yancey - Disappointment with God, What's so Amazing about Grace, The Jesus I Never KnewI’…
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Text: Luke 22:1-23 Today we see Jesus share his final meal alongside his closest friends before going to the Cross. Support the Show.By The Summit Church
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Speaker: Drew Witt Scripture: Luke 20: 9-18 Main Idea: Sin is hostile to God Support the Show.
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Text: Luke 19:1-10 Speaker: Andy Metzger Main Idea: Today we see how the grace of Jesus "rewires all that has been mis-wired" within us and slowly begins to change every part of who we are into something more beautiful and godly. Support the Show.
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Speaker: Andy Metzger Text: Luke 18:18-30 Main Idea: Today we see Jesus says about what life looks like financially in the Kingdom of God. Support the Show.
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Title: Luke: The Prodigal Son Text: Luke 15 Support the Show.By The Summit Church
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Scripture: Luke 12:22-34 Speaker: Brian Turney Support the Show.
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Text: Luke 10:38-42 Main Idea: Today we see Jesus telling us the most important thing we must get right as his followers: a regular awareness of God. Support the Show.By The Summit Church
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The Life of Jesus: The Compassion of Jesus
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Text: Luke 10:25-37 Speaker: Andy Metzger Summary: Today Jesus tells a story that challenges us to ask: what does it look like for me to be a person marked by compassion? Support the Show.
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