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Ann Arbor Community Church Sermon Podcast

Ann Arbor Community Church Sermon Podcast

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 Ann Arbor Community Church is a multi-ethnic, multi-generational Christian community rooted in a centered-set approach to faith. We blend the vibrant faith of the historic Christian creeds with a thoughtful, engaged response to today's culture. Whether you are filled with faith, full of questions, or somewhere in between, you belong here. https://a2communitychurch.orgAnn Arbor Community Church 2025 Christianisme Pastorale et évangélisme Spiritualité
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  • Advent Week One: A Genealogy of Hope

    Advent Week One: A Genealogy of Hope
    Dec 1 2025

    Advent Week One: A Genealogy of Hope - Pastor Hannah Witte - a2cc.org. Watch our livestream Sundays @ 11:00am - vimeo.com/annarborcommunitychurch

    Summary:

    Pastor Hannah introduces Advent as a season of waiting and reflection, inviting the congregation to remember Jesus' first coming and anticipate his return. This leads into the reading of Matthew 1, emphasizing that the genealogy is an origin story rich with meaning rather than a list to skip.

    Pastor Hannah highlights three themes in Jesus' lineage: it is multi-ethnic, featuring women like Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba; it is full of broken yet beautiful people, showing Jesus' solidarity with humanity; and it reveals a God who keeps promises across generations. The story of Abraham and Sarah becomes a picture of hope—God bringing life from impossibility and remaining faithful even when we doubt.

    The sermon ends by grounding Advent hope in Jesus' birth and Isaiah's vision of God's future peace. The congregation is encouraged to create space for Advent reflection, remember God's faithfulness, and cultivate hope as they follow Christ's light into a world longing for restoration.
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    32 min
  • The Parables of Jesus - The Least of These

    The Parables of Jesus - The Least of These
    Nov 24 2025

    The Parables of Jesus - The Least of These (Matthew 25:31-46) - Pastor Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org. Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarboror watch our livestream Sundays @ 11:00am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard

    Summary:

    In this week's message, Pastor Donnell Wyche concludes our journey through the parables of Jesus by taking us into Matthew 25:31–46—the well-known but often misunderstood story of the sheep and the goats. Rather than presenting a God eager to condemn, Pastor Donnell reminds us that Jesus is revealing the true heart of the Father: one grounded in self-giving love, mercy, and a desire for relationship. Jesus paints a picture of the Son of Man sitting in judgment, not as a distant ruler but as the same compassionate teacher who welcomed children, touched the sick, and washed the feet of his disciples. This scene may feel unsettling because it involves judgment, but Pastor Donnell helps us see that Jesus' judgment is always restorative, not vindictive. Throughout the sermon, we are invited to reconsider the fear-based interpretations many of us inherited. Jesus does not say the kingdom is earned through good deeds—it is an inheritance, something we receive because we belong. Likewise, the "eternal fire" is described as something prepared not for people, but for the spiritual forces that oppose God's kingdom. Instead of being a test of moral performance, this parable is about recognition: Did we welcome Jesus when he appeared to us in the hungry, the stranger, the sick, the imprisoned? Pastor Donnell emphasizes that what is most surprising in the story is that no one—not even the "sheep"—recognized Jesus. Their acts of mercy were imperfect, ordinary, and uncalculated, yet Jesus received them as love offered directly to him. As we approach Thanksgiving, Pastor Donnell closes with a simple and grounding invitation. Because we often fail to recognize Jesus in the moment, our hope is not in perfect vision but in the fact that Jesus recognizes us. Instead of trying to force spiritual insight, we are encouraged to choose one small act of ordinary love—listening patiently, offering welcome, showing kindness in hard moments. These small acts matter more than we know, because Jesus tells us that whenever we love "the least of these," we are loving him.
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    40 min
  • The Parables of Jesus - The Bags of Gold

    The Parables of Jesus - The Bags of Gold
    Nov 17 2025

    The Parables of Jesus: The Bags of Gold - Pastor Hannah Witte - a2vc.org. Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarboror watch our livestream Sundays @ 11:00am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard

    Summary:

    In this week's message from Ann Arbor Community Church, Pastor Hannah invites listeners to enter into Jesus' parable of the bags of gold from Matthew 25:14-30 with fresh eyes.

    Pastor Hannah helps listeners see that the story isn't primarily about productivity or comparison, but about faithfulness and trust in the character of the master—who represents Jesus. She explains that each servant received what they could handle, revealing a master who knows, equips, and desires their flourishing. The tragedy of the third servant, she notes, is not that he failed to produce enough, but that he misunderstood the master's heart—believing him to be harsh rather than generous.

    Ultimately, Pastor Hannah calls the community to remember the truth of who Jesus is: generous, patient, and good—even as he faced betrayal and death. She challenges listeners to examine what story they'll believe about God.. As we choose to trust God's goodness and invest what God's given us with faithfulness, we step into deeper joy and partnership with God. The invitation, Hannah concludes, is to hold fast to the true story—that God sees us, loves us, and wants to share His life with us—until the day we hear those words, "Well done, good and faithful servant."
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    32 min
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