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: Our Only Hope in Life and Death
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Text: Genesis 45-50 Main Idea: Today we see how God is our only hope in this life and how his presence goes with us through every season. Support the Show.
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Interview with Religions News Service for Drag Worship: Where Queer Faith and Performance Collide with Kathryn Post
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Send us a Text Message. This is an unedited audio recording of my conversation with Kathryn Post at Religions News Service - I was on a call with her via speaker and I recorded on my computer, she was aware of this and actually instructed me on how to do it, as you will hear in the beginning. Please enjoy Here is the link to the final article https…
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Speaker: Trevor Atwood This week we heard guest speaker Trevor Atwood teach from Romans 8 — showing us how God answers 3 soul-level questions we all ask: Who am I? What is my future? Does anyone love me? Support the Show.
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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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