http://www.porticochandler.org Portico Church Podcasts en Portico Church Podcasts Portico Church no Portico Church scott-portico@cox.net ℗ & © 2008 Portico Church 720 what if we lived in the way of jesus by loving each other like he loved his disciples? what if we loved our enemies the way he loved us (his enemies)? what if we loved the father the same way he loves the father? http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/loving-like-jesus http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/i-johnloving-like-jesusscott.mp3 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:48:03 CDT Scott Swanson study in I John love,fellowship 34:05 A little something special, real special for Father's Day. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/fathers-day http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/fathers-day.mp3 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:13:53 CDT Steve Robinson A little something special, real special for Father's Day. 40:04 A study of the tension with God's grace and our effort. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/grace--effort- http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/grace--effort.mp3 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:25:24 CDT Steve Robinson study in I John 43:27 An intro to I John as we prepare to study this book. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/i-john-intro http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/introi-johnsteve.mp3 Sun, 18 May 2008 16:18:46 CDT Steve Robinson study in I John 39:12 http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/mothers-love http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/mothers-love.mp3 Sun, 11 May 2008 17:40:28 CDT Steve Robinson 39:11 A perspective of dealing with painful, scary, impossible, & apparently random things that happen in our lives every day. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/joseph--purpose http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/joseph--purpose.mp3 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:11:51 CDT Scott Swanson study in genesis joseph,purpose,goodness 39:44 how do we handle the times when we are deeply hurt by someone? part of us wants revenge part of us may want to forgive. what if they don't care? what if they would do it to us again? how can we practice the way of jesus in forgiving people? http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/joseph--forgiveness- http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/joseph--forgiveness.mp3 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:36:25 CDT Scott Swanson study in genesis joseph,forgiveness,restoration 51:36 abandoned, sold twice, displaced, falsely accused, betrayed, forgotten...joseph knows pain. he also lives as an incredible example of how to deal with life's pain and hurt. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/joseph--pain http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/joseph--pain.mp3 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:58:41 CDT Scott Swanson study in genesis 42:03 Sometimes when God prepares us, he brings us to the end of ourselves. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/jacobs-preparation http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/jacobs-preparation.mp3 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:24:58 CDT Scott Swanson study in genesis 47:33 http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/steadfast-love--faithfulness- http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/steadfast-love--faithfulness.mp3 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:42:04 CDT Scott Swanson study in genesis 26:03 http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/abrahams-journey-of-faith http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/abrahams-journey-of-faith.mp3 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:04:25 CST Scott Swanson study in genesis 35:00 http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/gods-power http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/gods-power.mp3 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:08:15 CST Scott Swanson study in genesis 50:12 http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/gods-new-plan http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/genesisgods-new-planscott.mp3 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:10:49 CST Scott Swanson study in genesis covenant 35:58 http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/fall http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/genesisfallscott.mp3 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:56:38 CST Scott Swanson study in genesis sin,fall,adam,eve 38:18 As we begin a new study, we start by looking at the creation story in Genesis. This teaching focuses on Yahweh as creator, all humanity having dignity and our biblical (not political) responsibility to care for the earth. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/creation http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/creation.mp3 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:00:25 CST Scott Swanson study in genesis image_of_god,earth,environment,dignity,creation 38:33 We think we live in a Christian nation. But does our country, our families our culture reflect that? For that matter, how well do Christians reflect Jesus? Does the church look to the world the way God would have it? We believe the fundamental disconnect of Christianity, the church & our culture is the lack of his reign in it all. We need to reclaim the art of being a student of Jesus. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/reign-of-the-gift http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/reign-of-the-gift.mp3 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:29:16 CST Scott Swanson advent 47:46 The greatest gift for all humanity comes at Christmas. Like all true gifts this gift is completely free. Yet it will cost us something...our entire lives. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/paradox-of-the-gift http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/paradox-of-the-gift.mp3 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:48:18 CST Steve Robinson advent 42:10 Our theme throughout this advent will be on the precious gift of Jesus. The focus this week is on anticipating the gift of salvation's comfort both now and in the future. Sorry, but there is no recording for this week. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/anticipation-of-the-gift Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:55:01 CST Scott Swanson advent Eye's restored, legs that move, a painful disease/illness gone...and a person dead for days brought back to life -no way. Throw in an emotionally hurting Jesus that he came to tears, so angry he's literally shaking, and so compassionate he would never give a token pat on the back with a "everythings gonna be ok" comment and you have Jesus working as a healer. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/jesus-as-healer http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/jesus-identities-healer.mp3 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:23:39 CST Scott Swanson Identities of Jesus healer,life,resurrection 27:21 Jesus gave some "hard" teachings, but the real kicker was he demanded righteousness. This righteousness had to be better than the Pharisees -who were the most righteous of the day. This teaching looks specifically at this impossible expectation of us which is a standard & requirement in all of his teachings. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/jesus-as-teacher http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/jesus-identities-teacher.mp3 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:07:57 CST Scott Swanson Identities of Jesus teacher,righteousness 48:22 What kind of leader was Jesus? How did he lead so differently from the kind of leadership we find in corporate America? http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/jesus-as-shepherd http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/jesus-identities-shepherd.mp3 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:00:30 CST Steve Robinson Identities of Jesus leader,shephered 41:40 Prophets are known for giving a message straight from God himself! In doing this they would challenge people's social lives, warn people about God's judgment & give hope for a new tomorrow. Much of the time prophets were ignored, laughed at & even killed...as in Jesus' case. But prophets went to people nobody else wanted to go to. They gave a message, not of what people wanted to hear but what they needed to hear. This is what Jesus does with many people, including a women filling up her water jug in the middle of the day. Her life would never be the same. This recording includes the teaching, video (audio only) & songs that were sung. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/jesus-as-prophet http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/jesus-identities-prophet.mp3 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:24:22 CDT Scott Swanson Identities of Jesus 61:53 Generally speaking we don't get too excited about having a king. We like our country's democracy. So what does it mean and how do I deal with Jesus as a king? Not even just a king, but the king. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/jesus-as-king http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/jesus-identities-king.mp3 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:27:47 CDT Steve Robinson Identities of Jesus king 44:13 Many views, opinions & conclusions have been made about who Jesus really was. Questions like: where did he originate, was he more than a good person & teacher, what real legacy did he leave -are just a few that are asked. We begin this series on Jesus by looking at the Jesus of history recorded by John [one of the original 12 disciples & followers of Jesus]. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/historical-jesus http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/jesus-identities-historical.mp3 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:08:58 CDT Scott Swanson Identities of Jesus historical_jesus,light,darkness,logos 13:39 a sexually crazed, addicted society...a people dedicated to God...greeks that have never learned any other way of living...sex with countless women, slaves, other men...a people set apart for God...holiness...making God smile...being given the spirit of holiness...porneia -all kinds of sexual activity...a message about sex, that's really about so much more than sex... http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/sexual-expression http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/sexual-expression.mp3 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:22:41 CDT Scott Swanson faith, hope, & love sex,holiness 35:07 Paul is a great example of spiritual parenting or mentoring to the new believers in Thessalonia. This passage reminds of why spiritual mentoring is so necessary and what it can look like. As a community we must continue to wrestle with being a community of spiritual mentoring. Our dream is for everyone to be in "triads" where spiritual mentoring & formation is happening at a soul level. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/spiritual-mentoring Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:38:46 CDT Scott Swanson faith, hope, & love spiritual_mentoring In this passage we see a church being birthed. It's a beautiful reminder the church isn't supposed to be mechanically brought into existence. Rather it's a natural context for people to live missionally and be transformed to live in the ways of Jesus. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/a-birthed-church http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/a-birthed-church.mp3 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:22:01 CDT Scott Swanson faith, hope, & love church,transformation,missional_living 35:04 As a new church, we often wonder how this whole thing is supposed to work. Questions like where do we start, aren't we supposed to be growing, and what does "success" equal -come to mind. Paul started many churches and addressed questions like these about church. His words are both extremely refreshing and incredibly challenging. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/pauls-missional-living http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/pauls-missional-living.mp3 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:31:23 CDT Scott Swanson faith, hope, & love faith,hope,love,missional,church 25:44 Last week we saw that the church in Thessalonia was known for their faith, hope & love. This week we begin seeing why this was and how we can be known for the same thing. This recording includes the message plus communion & music that followed. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/new-identity-new-living http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/new-identity-new-living.mp3 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 16:49:43 CDT Scott Swanson faith, hope, & love living,identity,love,hope,faith 68:36 This Sunday we began our faith, hope & love series. Our desire is to be deepening in our faith & hope in God & love for others. In the end we too, like the church in Thessalonica want to be a people remembered for our work of faith, labor of love and endurance of hope. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/remembered Sun, 17 Jun 2007 19:22:34 CDT Scott Swanson faith, hope, & love hope,faith,love As we continue to talk about our directions, we will look specifically at pursuing those we don't normally come in contact with. Jesus teaches a powerful lesson about who our family is and what it means to be his presence amongst strangers. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/foreigners-as-family http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/foreigners-as-family.mp3 Sun, 20 May 2007 23:32:32 CDT Scott Swanson directions family,love 40:33 We met in homes this week so there is no message. This song was recorded a couple weeks ago on a Sunday night. Enjoy... http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/live-song http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/music--you-are-worthy.mp3 Sun, 06 May 2007 14:28:16 CDT We met in homes this week so there is no message. This song was recorded a couple weeks ago on a Sunday night. Enjoy... song 4:17 This week we will look at what it means to live missionally together & where this comes from. We will also share ways we are living this way and spend time praying together. This discussion/teaching addresses our whole existence/identity & therefore the very way we live our lives -every moment, every person, every place, every motivation... http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/missional-living http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/missional-direction.mp3 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 13:57:09 CDT Scott & Steve directions missional,directions 60:47 This week we will continue talking about fostering relationships. We will give special attention to our identity as family. We will continue to look at the implications of our commitments to one another and how we will grow & stay together without a "covenant". http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/fostering-relationships- http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/fostering-relationships.mp3 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 13:49:12 CDT Scott Swanson directions covenant,community,directions,family 40:02 tonight we will bring some closure to the ongoing discussion of entering a covenant together. for those who were not here this night please take the time to listen to this. it shares why we are not forming a covenant and what we will appeal to so that we are fostering relationships while embracing our values and god's mission. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/covenant-community http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/covenant-community.mp3 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:40:20 CDT Scott & Steve directions directions,community,covenant 58:07 for centuries people had waited. waited for a day, for salvation, for a Messiah. he came & he died. all hope of salvation was gone. all hope of redemption...gone. but three days later something happened. something that didn't just add to the pages of history, but changed the course of it forever. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/hope-long-awaited Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:12:41 CDT Scott Swanson for centuries people had waited. waited for a day, for salvation, for a Messiah. he came & he died. all hope of salvation was gone. all hope of redemption...gone. but three days later something happened. something that didn't just add to the ... easter,resurrection the gospel of grace is so much bigger than we sometimes realize. we believe the gospel is something we are to encounter over and over. the gospel is something that doesn't just happen to us but is to be happening all the time. regardless of who you are or where you are spiritually, the question is... http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/gospel-of-grace http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/gospel-of-grace.mp3 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 22:02:22 CDT Scott Swanson the gospel of grace is so much bigger than we sometimes realize. we believe the gospel is something we are to encounter over and over. the gospel is something that doesn't just happen to us but is to be happening all the time. regardless of who you ... grace,gospel 10:48 jesus concludes his description of kingdom living in matthew 5:1-12 by saying we will be persecuted. how are we as americans persecuted? how are others around the world tortured for following jesus? in what way are we rewarded and included in the prophetic lineage of people like jeremiah? http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/persecuted http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/persecution.mp3 Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:32:02 CDT Scott & Melissa relearning... beatitudes,persecution 46:20 if we take jesus' words seriously in this beatitude we find ourselves in a real paradox. what he calls his followers to and expects of them, of us is humanly impossible. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/pure-in-heart http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/pure-in-heart.mp3 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:06:38 CST Scott Swanson relearning... beatitudes,pure,heart 40:43 as followers of Jesus, we know that we have received God's mercy. but do we remember that we continue to experience his mercy? and how does reflecting on his mercy in our lives affect how we view/love/show mercy toward others? http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/mercy http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/mercy.mp3 Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:03:01 CST Steve Robinson relearning... beatitudes,mercy 46:19 justice. it seems our real desire for it is less than ideal. how do we respond to injustices? it seems often we do nothing. does jesus just want us to recogonize injustices in our world and wish they would stop, or does he have more in mind for us. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/justice http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/justice.mp3 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:26:35 CST Scott Swanson relearning... beatitudes,justice 47:09 what comes to mind when you hear the word "meek"? weak, whimpy, doormat, soft? is it possible that we have misunderstood meekness? could it actually be strength in submission, under control? http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/the-meek http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/the-meek.mp3 Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:04:52 CST Steve Robinson relearning... 43:34 what are the things we mourn over? are these the things jesus had in mind when he said blessed are those who mourn? what about the things we don't mourn over -are we missing him again? let's look at jesus' heart and relearn the heart & comfort of god. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/mourning--comforting http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/mourning--comforting.mp3 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:41:29 CST Scott Swanson relearning... beatitudes,kingdom,mourn,comfort 37:42 as we begin this new series we will look deeply into Jesus' words about life in the kingdom of heaven. our desire is to relearn what it means to be a christian. relearn the heart of jesus & the gospel. relearn living according to the rhythms & practices of the kingdom. will we be honest about the transformation the gospel brings into our culture, beginning with ourselves? http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/life-in-the-kingdom http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/life-in-the-kingdom.mp3 Sun, 07 Jan 2007 23:22:44 CST Scott Swanson relearning... kingdom,beatitudes 37:23 mary is confronted by gabriel and told her womb will become a "holy of holies" for the messiah. what becomes evident is the place of tension she finds herself in. she is given an incredible privilege to be the mother of jesus but also an incredible detriment. this tension is where we find ourselves when called to follow jesus. the question becomes will we respond like mary or like countless others? http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/personal-crash http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/personal-crash.mp3 Sun, 17 Dec 2006 13:07:18 CST Scott Swanson when heaven crashed into earth mary,called,servant 52:06 this is the time of year we read, contemplate, meditate and experience the story of christmas. but when was this story first decided? when did the father and the son plan his crashing into earth? why is it that jesus' coming to earth is both needed & destined? http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/destined-crash http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/destined-crash.mp3 Sun, 03 Dec 2006 11:41:11 CST Scott Swanson when heaven crashed into earth christmas,jesus,destined,sin 40:45 as we begin our season of advent we will be looking at four different ways heaven crashed into earth at our savior's birth. we begin by exploring what it is in all of us that longs for what is beautiful, impressive and awesome. where do we find these things that are "larger than life"? how do we try to create them ourselves? and what is the most glorious thing of all to fill our cravings? http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/glorious-crash http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/glorious-crash.mp3 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:35:09 CST Scott Swanson when heaven crashed into earth jesus,glorious,glory 47:18 there is no recording for this week. sorry for the inconvenience. it was good to. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/bride-of-christ Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:33:00 CST church metaphors battle, fighting, defeat, victory, cause...what comes to your mind when you think of "army"? further what comes to mind when we consider this to be a metaphor in scripture used to describe the church. if the church is about jesus then the church is about love, peace, restoration, forgiveness, healing, etc. where and how does the metaphor army come into play? http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/army-of-god http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/army-of-christ.mp3 Sun, 12 Nov 2006 19:27:10 CST Steve Robinson church metaphors army,church,spiritual_battle 51:30 living on mission with God is what every beliver is called to - to love others and bring the transforming gospel to them. Jesus modeled this in Samaria by loving a woman who was considered unloveable and gave her the truth that transformed her. What does this look like in our lives - individually, as families, as a community? http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/missional-living-opportunities http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/missional-living-opportunities.mp3 Sun, 05 Nov 2006 23:47:27 CST Scott & Steve living on mission with God is what every beliver is called to - to love others and bring the transforming gospel to them. Jesus modeled this in Samaria by loving a woman who was considered unloveable and gave her the truth that transformed her. ... 56:23 http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/community-of-god--part-2 http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/community-of-god--part-2.mp3 Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:51:50 CST Scott & Steve church metaphors 23:42 while we intuitively know we all need community, we will see more clearly what it means to be a community. we will further explore the relationship between being a community and being a unified diverse body from last week. http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/community-of-god http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/community-of-god.mp3 Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:32:23 CST Scott & Steve church metaphors community,discover,covenant,membership 34:58 teachings from portico - church metaphors - scott swanson http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/the-body-of-christ http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/body-of-christ.mp3 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:30:08 CDT church metaphors body,unity,diversity,one 55:36 teachings from portico - church metaphors - steve robinson http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/the-family-of-god http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/family-of-god.mp3 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:51:25 CST church metaphors 53:47 teachings from portico - church metaphors - steve robinson http://www.porticochandler.org/sermon/the-flock-of-god http://www.porticochandler.org/mediafiles/flock-of-god.mp3 Sun, 08 Oct 2006 12:52:08 CST church metaphors 40:08