Best Jamaica Plain Podcasts (2024)

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"COCONUT TRIAL" LIVE REACTION W/NELS ABBEY + SCHOOLS ARE COPYING PRISONS - S2 EP12 52:57

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➡️Video (filmed by Shezal Laing founder of Sankofa Day) of the Marieha Hussain "Coconut Trial" Reaction w/Nels Abbey + Kehinde: https://www.instagram.com/p/C_3UwFsIdh3/ In this week's Black World News Kehinde Andrew has been looking at secondary schools for his son, Kadiri, which reminded him of how the schools are just prisons. He explains why som…

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POLITICAL EDUCATION: ASSAULT ON BLACK THOUGHT + OUR DEFENSE, MARIEHA HUSSAIN'S "COCONUT TRIAL," KEHINDE'S POLICE PROBE - S2 EP11 41:42

5d ago41:42

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No official guests this week, instead Kehinde Andrews drops some POLITICAL EDUCATION and cracks these coconuts for us, keeping us sane in a racist world. He highlights two recent, related, and ongoing events: he's facing a "house negro" police probe and Marieha Hussain's current "coconut trial" (taking place at Westminister Magistrates Court yester…

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BROKE-ISH X MIP MASHUP: KEHINDE'S POLICE INTERVIEW, "COCONUT TRIAL," GOING BACK TO BLACK, BLACK RADICAL TRADITION, PUBLIC INTELLECTUALS W/ERIKA BROWN - S2 EP10 1:33:25

16d ago1:33:25

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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde nearly got arrested. The police, a Black police officer (at that) politely invited Kehinde for a voluntary interview at the police station about a video he put online. The video was posted on YouTube two months ago called It's not a Crime to Call a "Coconut" a "Coconut." Posted in response to Marieha Hussain…

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BLACK STUDIES DEGREE SHUT DOWN, INTERVIEW WITH BLACK STUDIES DEGREE STUDENTS - S1 FINALE EP14 RERUN 45:11

15d ago45:11

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This week we're rerunning the final episode from S1 of the MIP podcast with a (first on the pod) cameo appearance from executive producer Weyland McKenzie-Witter explaining the rerun. In short, it's due to the award-winning undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Arts) in Black Studies (which Kehinde co-created) being shut down by Birmingham City Uni (BC…

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BLACK STUDIES AND BLACK WRITERS "FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS W/ SHANI AKILAH - S2 EP9 1:07:39

22d ago1:07:39

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Today’s episode opens with Kehinde making the realities of Black studies in the UK plain. Despite winning an award for critical pedagogy, the undergraduate Black Studies degree at BCU is being discontinued due to low recruitment and financial constraints. We are also joined by Shani Akilah, a Black British Caribbean writer and screenwriter from Sou…

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BIRMINGHAM SOCIAL HOUSING, BLACK ACADEMICS, SPIRITUALITY, TEACHING FILM STUDIES IN PRISON, RACE RELIGION AND MEDIA REPRESENTATION, REPARATIONS W/ROBERT BECKFORD - S2 EP8 1:23:54

1M ago1:23:54

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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews makes plain the irony of Birmingham being a majority-minority city with a social housing crisis that hosted the 2022 Commonwealth Games. This week’s interview is with Robert Beckford a scholar-activist researching the intersections of faith and racial justice in and through diverse media texts. He ha…

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UK WHITE RACE RIOTS, MUTUAL AID, DOULAS DECOLONISING CREATING INCLUSIVE SPACES FOR MARGINALISED IDENTITIES IN BLACK MOVEMENTS W/ESHE KIAME ZURI - S2 EP7 1:07:45

1M ago1:07:45

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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews makes plain the UK’s week of White Race Riots highlighting the role of White rage in fuelling these incidents. He also delves into the complexities of immigration, tracing the roots of the current crisis to the British Empire's history of colonization and exploitation. This Week’s guest is Nottingham…

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S2 EP6 · BLACK WORLD NEWS: Paris '24 Olympics, Displaced Patriotism, Diaspora Wars, Myth of Athletic Superiority · DR ROBYN C. SPENCER-ANTOINE: Women in the Black Panther Party, History, Gender and Power ... 1:12:41

2M ago1:12:41

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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews makes plain the mirage of the Paris '24 Olympics (26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024) following his family road trip to Lille in France to watch live the (Black) Women of Team USA dominate the Japanese in basketball. He makes plain the assimilationist policy and color-blind approach of France to race; he …

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S2 EP5 · BLACK WORLD NEWS: Sonya Massey (#SayHerName), Jamaica's a Prison Colony, Kamala Harris Nomination · DOMINIQUE WALKER (BUF): Ex Police Officer, Abolishing the Police, Anthony Walker Foundation ... 1:08:21

2M ago1:08:21

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CONTENT WARNING: Recent Sonya Lynaye Wilburn-Massey Police Murder + Racially Motivated Murder of Anthony Walker. - In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews makes plain three news items. Firstly the recent unlawful murder of Sonya Massey by the police for no reason; and the need to center Black women killed by the police too (#SAYHERNAME). S…

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S2 EP4 · BLACK WORLD NEWS: Attempted Trump Assassination, US Violence · GUILAINE KINOUANI (Trigger Warning: Racialised Trauma): Working as a Black Female Clinician, Afrikan Griots, "Living While Black ... 1:17:58

2M ago1:17:58

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CONTENT WARNING: Racialised Trauma - In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews makes plain Trump's so-called assassination attempt (leaving one person dead and two wounded) and as Malcolm said of Kennedy's assassination, "it's chickens coming home to roost." However, it's not surprising as America is founded and sustained on political violen…

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S2 EP3 · BLACK WORLD NEWS: Continental Europe Racism, General Election, CAP25 · MITCHELL ESAJAS (BUF: The Black Archives): Black Dutch Experience, Black Pete + More 59:25

2M ago59:25

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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews makes plain the racism in continental Europe and how it hits differently to the UK; how Jamaica and other Black Caribbean islands (like Haiti) are not our home, they're prison colonies, and the solution: a global Black nation.- In this week's Black United Front interview, Kehinde Andrews talks with M…

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S2 EP2 · BLACK WORLD NEWS: UK&US General Election + "All Eyes On Kongo" and House Negro Complicity · DR CBS: Black Scare/Red Scare + Black Intellectuals + Pro-Palestine Encampments + More 1:12:28

2M ago1:12:28

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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews makes plain the "All eyes on Congo" image trending recently after the "All eyes on Rafa [a Palestinian city in the southern Gaza Strip]" AI-generated image went viral. Kehinde says we need to have eyes on Congo due to the conflict, and child labor exploitation for corporate resources. But, the realit…

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S2 EP1 - GEORGE THE POET: "Coconuts," the Black Vote, "Track Record," Hip Hopaganda, Rejecting MBEs + More 1:11:51

3M ago1:11:51

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WELCOME BACK TO THE MAKE IT PLAIN PODCAST - Thanks for coming back! If you slept on S1 you can return to our earlier episodes (S1 was funded by the Evens Foundation in Europe, themed on Black Studies, featuring Patricia Hill Collins, Kimberlee Crenshaw, David Harewood + more). This is S2, and we're taking a slightly different tact than S1. We'll st…

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S1 FINALE EP14 - BLACK STUDIES W/BLACK STUDIES DEGREE STUDENTS: "Ethnic Cleansing" in the Carrribean, Privy "Colonial" Council, David "No Reparations" Cameron, Being a BCU Black Studies Student + more 1:02:35

10M ago1:02:35

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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews discusses a current case in Barbuda being fought about the construction of a new private airport and beach developments by largely US, UK, and Chinese foreigners. It's a fight by local "land defenders" against foreign multinationals carving up the island for tourism, "freedom," and tax reduction purp…

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S1 EP13 - BLACK STUDIES W/DR. KADIAN POW: "COCONUTS & COONS", KADIAN'S NEW BOOK ON BLACK FEMALE IDENTITY, TEACHING BLACK STUDIES, BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES, BLACK WOMEN & SEXUAL SHAME + more 1:13:14

10M ago1:13:14

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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews discusses the MET police's nonsense claim that the use of the political term "coconut" is a hate crime following a MET tweet (since removed) in the form of a protest poster of Rishi "Rish" Sunak and Cruella Vader-man. He argues that terms of political critique like "coconut" and "coon," which point o…

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S1 EP12 - BLACK STUDIES W/DAWN BUTLER MP: Criminalizing Dissent, Reparations Washing, Dawn's Book on Purpose, Labour's Racism, Surviving Cancer, Policing, Kemi Badenoch + more 1:12:39

10M ago1:12:39

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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews rants about reparations washing, and the recent case in point of Lloyd's of London's "slavery" report; why he'd need to report himself under the new UK gov plans to criminalize dissent that also directly focuses on Muslims, which essentially conflates extremism with radicalism, and more on Israel-Pal…

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S1 EP11 - BLACK STUDIES W/NELS ABBEY: King Charles, Reparations, Working Independently, Hip Hop MBA, Uppity, Dominique Samuels + more 1:01:29

11M ago1:01:29

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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews discusses the "end" of Black Employment Month aka Black History Month, King Charles' unapologetically White speech during a recent state visit to Kenya, what is and isn't authentic reparatory justice, and the ongoing White psychosis of the British royal family. - In this week's guest interview, Kehin…

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S1 EP10 - BLACK STUDIES W/PATRICIA HILL COLLINS: Saluting Our Sisters, Intersectionality, Black Feminism, Afrofuturism + more 1:16:22

11M ago1:16:22

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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews discusses the theme of Black Employment Month AKA Black History Month "Saluting Our Sisters," the past and present overlooking of Black Women, and the importance of the Black feminist standpoint in understanding the world better. For example, why we mobilize more around the public spectacle of anti-B…

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S1 EP9 - BLACK STUDIES W/ABDUL ALKALIMAT: Black Studies Past, Present and Future, Origins of the Movement, Activism, Scholarship + more 1:10:55

11M ago1:10:55

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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews discusses the 14-year-old Black male being held in a headlock and tasered to the ground by a UK police officer and the problem with Black Employment Month aka Black History Month. - In this week's guest interview, Kehinde Andrews talks with Abdul Alkalimat, Black Studies OG and professor emeritus of …

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S1 EP8 - BLACK STUDIES W/BEVERLEY BRYAN: Black Women in History, Israel-Palestine Conflict, Black Power, Black Education, Heart of the Race + more 1:17:00

12M ago1:17:00

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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews discusses how we can understand the Israel-Palestine conflict through the prism of Black radicalism—understanding the universal of the world through the particular of Blackness—to see the world differently. - In this week's guest interview, Kehinde Andrews talks with Beverely Bryan about Black women …

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S1 EP7 - BLACK STUDIES W/CECIL GUTZMORE: Black History (Employment) Month, Pan-Afrikanism, activism, organising + more 1:13:46

12M ago1:13:46

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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde discusses Black History Month, Kemi Badenoch's "Best Place to be Black” speech, and the mainstream popularity of today's Black and Brown politicians in the UK/US. - In this week's guest interview, Kehinde talks with Pan-Afrikan OG Cecil Gutzmore about Pan-Afrikanism past and present in the UK, the race & cla…

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S1 EP6 - BLACK STUDIES W/LEILA HASSAN HOWE: life in Zanzibar, 60s Britain, IRR, New Cross, Black People's Day of Action + more 1:04:29

12M ago1:04:29

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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde discusses a big survey (with "over 10,000 voices") out this week on the "Black British" experiences by the Black British Voices Project. - In this week's guest interview, Kehinde talks with Leila Hassan Howe about her life in Zanzibar and coming back to Britain in the 60s, working for the Institute of Race R…

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S1 EP5 - BLACK STUDIES W/PROFESSOR NICOLA ROLLOCK: Her book "The Racial Code," Black women in higher education, White antiracist allyship + more 1:01:30

1y ago1:01:30

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In this week's Black World News, Kehinde discusses the murder charge of the police officer who killed Chris Kaba. - In this week's interview, Kehinde talks with Professor Nicola Rollock about the under-representation of Black women at the post-graduate and professorial level, why they’re not optimistic about change in their field, the question of W…

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S1 EP4 - BLACK STUDIES W/DAVID HAREWOOD: Black in Britain, psychosis of Whiteness, mental health + more 1:03:23

1y ago1:03:23

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Kehinde Andrews talks with David Harewood live from a book launch event of Kehinde’s book “The Psychosis of Whiteness” (OUT NOW). They talk about David’s experience of psychosis, acting while Black, growing up in Whitenss, Black mental health & therapy, the psychosis of Whiteness, and more. David Harewood is a top actor, director, and author of "Ma…

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S1 EP3 - BLACK STUDIES W/WESLEY LOWERY: Whitelash, reporting protests, getting arrested, Trump, Obama and justice 1:04:16

1y ago1:04:16

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Kehinde Andrews talks with Wesley Lowrey at a live event earlier this year about his arrest while covering protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and about his new book American Whitelash. A book about the rise in racial violence in the decade following the election of the US' first Black president. Wesley Lowery is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, re…

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S1 EP2 - BLACK STUDIES W/KELECHI OKAFOR: Black women, education (and schooling), working in media, White supremacy + more 1:09:23

1y ago1:09:23

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Kehinde Andrews talks with Kelechi Okafor about the responsibility of having a media platform, education (not schooling), erasure and silencing of private violence against Black women, mashing up White supremacy and the more we need to do. Kelechi Okafor is a Black-British writer, actor, and host of Say Your Mind podcast, born in Nigeria and raised…

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S1 EP1 - BLACK STUDIES W/KIMBERLÉ CRENSHAW: CRT, intersectionality, #SayHerName and the attack on antiracism 1:12:36

1y ago1:12:36

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For Make it Plain's (MIP) first-ever podcast episode Kehinde Andrews talks with Kimberlé Crenshaw about CRT, intersectionality, #SayHerName, and the attack on antiracism. Kimberlé Crenshaw is an American Civil Rights Advocate, the co-founder and executive director of the African American Policy Forum, and the founder and executive director of the C…

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Jamaica Plain, MA 53:58

2y ago53:58

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In this episode, we spoke with Melony Swasey about the Jamaica Plain area. Melony has over a decade of real estate experience and is the founder of the Good Boston Living Team. You can learn more about Melony's team on her website goodbostonliving.com, or Instagram @goodbostonliving. If you want to contact Melony and her team directly, you can do s…

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Clifton, NJ 37:01

2y ago37:01

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In this episode, we spoke with Patty Badia about the Clifton, NJ. Patty is an award winning agent and has helped numerous clients wince joining Weichert in 2003. You can learn more about Clifton here. Patty's phone number is 646-281-6491, her website is pattybadia.com . To see which communities match your budget and needs, book a free Nextburb Neig…

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Tampa, FL 16:33

2y ago16:33

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In this episode, we spoke with Whitney Lohr, about the Tampa Bay area. Whitney is an experienced agent and the leader of the Florida Living Group. If you want to connect with Whitney you can do so via her phone: 813-394-0759 or email: wlohr@bhhsflpg.com . You can learn more about Tampa here: https://www.nextburb.com/us/fl/tampa/ To see which commun…

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Seattle, WA 23:07

2y ago23:07

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In this episode, we spoke with David Stein about the Seattle Metro Area. David is a real estate broker with roughly 20 years of experience. If you would like to get in touch with David, you can email him at dstein@windermere.com, You can learn more about Seattle here: https://www.nextburb.com/us/wa/Seattle/ To see which communities match your budge…

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Bozeman, MT 19:16

2y ago19:16

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In this episode, we spoke with Lori Hart about the Bozeman Montana area. Lori has over 38 years as a real estate professional, investor and attorney. You can connect with Lori's team on her website, Hartres.com, or by phone at (406)585-0000. You can learn more about Bozeman here: https://www.nextburb.com/us/mt/bozeman/ To see which communities matc…

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San Francisco & Marin 19:23

2y ago19:23

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In this episode, we spoke to longtime SF and Marin, real estate agent Deborah Odier. Base on her 20+ years of experience, Deborah provides fantastic insights into these sought after real estate markets. You can learn more about San Francisco here: https://www.nextburb.com/us/ca/san-francisco/ To see which communities match your budget and needs, bo…

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Princeton, NJ 30:18

2y ago30:18

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In this episode, we spoke to longtime Princeton, NJ, real estate agent Ron Dolenti. You can learn more about Princeton, NJ, here: https://www.nextburb.com/us/nj/princeton/ To see which communities match your budget and needs, book a free Nextburb Neighborhood Consultation, here: https://meetings.hubspot.com/ryann-nextburb/free-nextburb-community-co…

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Zechariah 9:9-10 - This Sunday we begin the Advent season with a look at how we can behold Christ afresh through Christmastime.By Josh Wyatt

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Abigail 26:27

3y ago26:27

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1 Samuel 25 - In this collaborative series, you'll get to hear about various figures in the Bible who may often be overlooked or lesser known, but who God chose to incorporate into His story for a reason. This week we look at the story of Abigail in 1 Samuel 25.By Antoine Brewster

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Baruch, Son of Neriah 39:18

3y ago39:18

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Jeremiah 45 - This week we kick off a new season of our summer sermon series, Hidden Figures. In this collaborative series, you'll get to hear about various figures in the Bible who may often be overlooked or lesser known, but who God chose to incorporate into His story for a reason.By Kevin Marando

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What Will it Profit a Man? 26:54

3+ y ago26:54

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Matthew 16:24-27 - In our final installment of the Questions series, we look at a stirring question from Jesus around profit and loss. We are constantly tempted to spend our lives seeking to gain everything the world could offer us, but Jesus asks us "What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?"…

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Where Are We To Buy Bread? 29:34

3+ y ago29:34

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John 6:1-13 - There are times when someone asks a stirring question and it becomes a defining moment in our lives. Jesus was a master at this. In the Gospels, He would ask questions that went straight to the core of a person's deepest beliefs, motives, and idols. This Sunday we continue our spring sermon series looking at the questions Jesus asked …

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Why Are You Anxious? 25:48

3+ y ago25:48

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Luke 12:22-26There are times when someone asks a stirring question and it becomes a defining moment in our lives. Jesus was a master at this. In the Gospels, He would ask questions that went straight to the core of a person's deepest beliefs, motives, and idols. This Sunday we continue our spring sermon series looking at the questions Jesus asked a…

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Do You See This Woman? 34:50

3+ y ago34:50

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Luke 7:36-50 - There are times when someone asks a stirring question and it becomes a defining moment in our lives. Jesus was a master at this. In the Gospels, He would ask questions that went straight to the core of a person's deepest beliefs, motives, and idols. This Sunday we continue our spring sermon series looking at the questions Jesus asked…

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Why Are You Troubled? 36:28

3+ y ago36:28

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Luke 24:36-43 - There are times when someone asks a stirring question and it becomes a defining moment in our lives. Jesus was a master at this. In the Gospels, He would ask questions that went straight to the core of a person's deepest beliefs, motives, and idols. This Sunday we continue our spring sermon series looking at the questions Jesus aske…

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Do You Want To Be Healed? 45:17

3+ y ago45:17

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John 5:1-8 - There are times when someone asks a stirring question and it becomes a defining moment in our lives. Jesus was a master at this. In the Gospels, He would ask questions that went straight to the core of a person's deepest beliefs, motives, and idols. This Sunday we continue our spring sermon series looking at the questions Jesus asked a…

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Why Do You Call Me Lord? 37:16

3+ y ago37:16

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Luke 6:46-49 - This Sunday, we examined Jesus's question "Why do you call me Lord and not do what I say?" Pastor Kevin helps us examine if Jesus can rightly be called Lord, and if so, how that affects how we live our lives today.By Kevin Marando

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Who Do You Say I Am? 34:03

3+ y ago34:03

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Matthew 16:13-17 - There are times when someone asks a stirring question and it becomes a defining moment in our lives. Jesus was a master at this. In the Gospels, He would ask questions that went straight to the core of a person's deepest beliefs, motives, and idols. This Sunday we begin our spring sermon series looking at the questions Jesus aske…

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More & More 28:39

3+ y ago28:39

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1 Thessalonians 4:9-10 - As we launch a new semester of Connection Groups, we take this week to think on what the Bible calls "brotherly love." Paul urges us not to settle with the ways we are currently loving each other, but seek to grow in this vital component of life and faith.By Josh Wyatt

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Easter Outside 34:36

3+ y ago34:36

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Luke 24:13-34 - On that first Easter, the resurrected Jesus appeared to two of his disciples on a road outside of Jerusalem. Two thousand years later as we celebrate Easter Outside, we see how Jesus joins us on our road to help us walk in faith in Him.By Josh Wyatt

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Breaking Barriers 1:09:37

3+ y ago1:09:37

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John 4:1-42 - In the final installment of our "Bringers" series, we see Jesus breaking all kinds of barriers to minster to a woman of Samaria. After a life-changing interaction with Jesus, this woman becomes a bringer so that others could meet Jesus too!By Josh Wyatt

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Another Entrance 1:05:51

3+ y ago1:05:51

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Mark 2:1-12 - Are you persistent? Do you quit easily ? In week two of our "Bringers" series we look at four men who work together, despite obstacles, to bring a paralyzed friend to meet Jesus.By Josh Wyatt

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Philip & Nathanael 1:04:01

3+ y ago1:04:01

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John 1:43-51 - This week we begin a new series of messages that we're calling Bringers. Throughout the New Testament, we see many people who are changed by Jesus and then bring someone close to them to meet Him for themselves. In our first installment, we look at the story of Philip & Nathanael and see that it is Jesus, not us, who changes the hear…

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