Podcast
Covenant Church
Hosted by Zack Phillips · EN
Sermons by Pastor Zack Phillips and testimonies from members of Covenant Church in Arlington, MA. Visit us at covmin.org.
23episodes
Episodes
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The Women: Mark 15:40-47
Apr 2600:27:02Tap to summarizeZack traces a trajectory in the Bible's teachings about women -- as an example of how to read the Bible dynamically and faithfully.
Transcribe →Loving Your Enemies—or, the Cross of Christ: Rom 5:6-11
Apr 2600:25:08Tap to summarizeZack tells the story of St. Patrick -- and how St. Patrick's life mission to the Irish exemplifies Jesus' teaching to love your enemies. Like Jesus on the cross, like our own calling, Patrick loved with God's love.
Transcribe →“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”: Mark 15:25-39
Mar 200:27:19Tap to summarizeZack wrestles with how to understand the so-called cry of dereliction and, more broadly, the cross.
Transcribe →Carrying A Cross: Mark 15:16-24
Feb 2600:23:12Tap to summarizeSimon of Cyrene helped carry Jesus' cross: Zack reflects on our also carrying crosses.
Transcribe →History and Mobs: Mark 15:1-15
Feb 2600:26:46Tap to summarizeWhat turns a crowd into a mob and how does this affect our daily life? Why is Pontius Pilate mentioned in the Apostles' Creed? Zack explores both questions.
Transcribe →Injustice: Mark 14:53–65
Feb 1200:21:29Tap to summarizeWhen a biblical story is not your story but the story of your people.
Transcribe →Nonviolence: Mark 14:43-53
Feb 1200:28:06Tap to summarizeReflecting on the slave whose ear was cut off, Zack makes a case for Christian pacifism.
Transcribe →Gethsemane: Mark 14:32-42
Feb 300:21:18Tap to summarizeJesus in Gethsemane: Musing on four strange features of the story leads Zack to four observations.
Transcribe →Peter: Mark 14:26-31, 66-72
Feb 300:26:47Tap to summarizeHow deep is God's forgiveness? Drawing upon a real historical situation from the third century A.D. and on the story of Peter's threefold denial, Zack attempts an answer.
Transcribe →Judas: Mark 14:10-21
Jan 2300:25:37Tap to summarizeWhy did Judas betray Jesus? The question is surprisingly difficult to answer -- but some informed speculation can help illuminate some very important dynamics for Christian faith.
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