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FULLER sermons offers spiritual reflections on topics at the heart of the seminary’s mission from professors, students, and preachers throughout Fuller’s extended community (including All-Seminary Chapel, pictured above with Professor Evelyne Reisacher preaching). The illustration by Denise Klitsie depicts the American preacher Billy Graham whose friendship with Charles Fuller was instrumental at the beginning of Fuller’s history, and the many microphones are a fitting image for the variety of voices preaching in our community.
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FULLER sermons offers spiritual reflections on topics at the heart of the seminary’s mission from professors, students, and preachers throughout Fuller’s extended community (including All-Seminary Chapel, pictured above with Professor Evelyne Reisacher preaching). The illustration by Denise Klitsie depicts the American preacher Billy Graham whose friendship with Charles Fuller was instrumental at the beginning of Fuller’s history, and the many microphones are a fitting image for the variety of voices preaching in our community.
Reflecting on Psalm 23, Barnabas Lin reminds us of God’s defense of and nearness to us in the darkest valley—the valley of the shadow of death.
Janette Ok preaches about the power of God’s name—how we ought not claim Jesus’ name emptily but to follow in Jesus’ steps.
David Emmanuel Goatley preaches on hearing God’s call and responding to God’s vision—even when things don’t happen as we plan.
Randy Woodley preaches about the healing work of God and about the power of God found in vulnerability.
Drawing from Numbers 27, Mary Ellen Azada reminds us of our unique call and God’s affirmation of women in ministry.
Amanda de la Vega Tovar encourages us to abide with God, our gardener, as we respond to his invitation to participate in the flourishing of all creation.
Reflecting on the story of Jesus and his disciples on the road to Emmaus, Jeffrey F. Keuss reminds us of our call to a true knowledge of justice and intimacy with others.
Andrea Cammarota invites us to pay attention to the small victories and light of God amid discouraging times.
David Emmanuel Goatley preaches on how, in every season, we are called to deeper intimacy with Jesus through reflecting on his suffering and resurrection.
Jessica ChenFeng preaches about a God who protectively delivers us into new life and identity through presence, attunement, and vulnerability.
Kevin Doi invites us to see the tears of Jesus as a sign of God’s solidarity with us in suffering.
Angela Scott Lee encourages us to look at the first recorded words of Jesus as a child to inform our foundational identity and purpose.
Preaching from Revelation 7, David Emmanuel Goatley encourages us to look to the future as inspiration to engage and continue the work of fighting racism as faithful witnesses of Jesus to the world.
Reflecting on Moses as a sojourner and displaced person in Exodus 3, Chloe Sun preaches on Yahweh, the name of God, as our home.
Amidst the Southern California fires and their ongoing impact on the Fuller community, David Emmanuel Goatley offers a word of encouragement reflecting on the inexhaustible love of God.
David C. Wang reflects on the reality of the trauma we carry and on the peace offered by Jesus, who himself carries his own wounds even as he brings us healing.
David Emmanuel Goatley reflects on the ways life can land heavily upon us and encourages us to surrender ourselves wholly to the God who is able to turn our lives around.
Katerina Gea preaches on God’s solidarity with the isolated and the forgotten—leading a time of reflection and intercession for those suffering and dying in Palestine.
David Emmanuel Goatley reflects on the trustworthiness of God and on the communal power of testimony to remind us how God, who has been there for us in the past, is here for us in the present and future.
Trey Clark encourages us to follow Jesus’ way of humility—not focusing on our own power but instead serving the most vulnerable and casting our attention on the needs of others.
Yolanda Chavez preaches about the way God accompanies us in our struggles and suffering and about our call to also walk with others as Jesus does. Inés Velasquez-McBryde translates.
Dan Meyer preaches on the ways God’s kingdom grows through faithfulness in the “little” things.
Steven Argue preaches about our call to love, and about how such love is formed as we look back to our past, live in our present, and look ahead in the future.
Soong-Chan Rah preaches about how we are called to extend the love of God to one another—and about what this love might look like in our communities today.
Johnny and Clara Ramírez-Johnson preach from Song of Songs, sharing about the image of God and the importance of our bodies.
Alexis Abernethy cautions us against getting caught up in cycles of hate and encourages us to move toward faithful and communal love for others.
David Emmanuel Goatley preaches a word on the love of God, on our identity as God’s children, and on the faith we can have that God overcomes the world.
Brenda Bertrand reflects on the disappointments we may experience when our expectations of God are unmet, as she also dwells on the truth that Jesus is with us in our suffering and guides us through the darkness.
Cynthia Eriksson preaches on living into the coming new creation and God’s loving and joyful presence, while encouraging us to listen for God’s truth amidst the lies of the present.
David Taylor preaches on the way God sees and loves us, pouring his grace on us, and on the ways we might in turn see one another with love.
Cedric Williams reflects on the risky work of healing and generativity, which requires us to step into the pain, with the help of others, to piece together what’s been broken.
Reflecting on the book of Hosea, David Wang preaches a message on God’s love and on a healing journey which holds both brokenness and beauty.
David Emmanuel Goatley reflects on how a communal sense of identity is central to our Christian faith and to the ways we approach Jesus.
Kenneth Wallace Jr. preaches about the relationship between creator and creation and about our role in restoring creation and leading it in worship to God.
Ping-cheung Lo shares about the painful history between Western missionaries and the Chinese people, and he reflects on the story of healing happening in and through the church in China.
Reflecting on the story of the Good Samaritan, Stanley Talbert preaches a message on justly and creatively caring for our neighbors in this catastrophic world.
David Emmanuel Goatley preaches about the God who restores and sustains us in a world where unrighteousness weighs us down.
Andrea Cammarota reflects on the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman and on the gospel work of bringing healing to the world together.
Elizabeth Hogsten preaches about the power of truth-telling against oppression and the light of God that shines amidst darkness.
David Emmanuel Goatley reflects on the way God restores and sustains us amidst the weariness and turmoil of life’s “dry” seasons.
Kevin Doi considers the finitude of our lives and reflects on the church’s need to holistically minister to and invest in the lives of the next generations.
Bishop Zac Niringiye preaches a message of hope amidst despair, pointing to the God who is sovereign and enthroned above all.
Ruth Padilla-DeBorst encourages us to be open to witnessing the Spirit and being transformed by the good news in unexpected ways.
David Emmanuel Goatley preaches on the Lord as our light and salvation, in whose presence we can rest assured amidst the suffering and struggle in our life and in the world.
Wendy Masias preaches about our seasons of uncertainty and waiting, learning to be joyful in every circumstance, and the promise of God’s coming restoration.
Brad Strawn reflects on a psalm of lament and on how disorientation—in community and with God—is a crucial part of our journeys of faith and of our time in seminary in particular.
David Emmanuel Goatley encourages us to look to the things of God amidst the pervasive negativity that surrounds us, knowing that God’s peace guards our hearts and minds.
Tina Armstrong preaches on Micah 6 and dwells on the ways we ought to be attentive to God’s voice, reflect on God’s faithfulness, and extend God’s love to others.
Janna Louie preaches a message of hope about the abundant mercy and compassion God offers.
Erin Dufault-Hunter preaches a message that reminds us that, in God’s kingdom, we are not only freed from something but freed into a new kind of life together.
Cameron Lee preaches about the uncertainty of the future and about our role of anticipating Jesus’ return with joy, obedience, and faithfulness.
Sam George reframes the traditional paradigm of “here to there” missions and maps out a polycentric and multidirectional missiology that recognizes everywhere is a mission field.
Pamela Ebstyne King preaches about being a people who are rooted in God’s love and who live out God’s love to the world.
Jeong Kii Min preaches about a discipleship that is actively and intentionally engaged in the world, with the recognition of Jesus as priority above all.
Preaching on the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant, Brenda Bertrand reflects on the burden of unforgiveness and on the boundless mercy of God, which is central to the resurrection life.
Tommy Givens looks at the parables of Jesus, which show that the power of the kingdom of Heaven—power that can change the world—is found in the familiar and the everyday.
Jaclyn Williams preaches about the limitless power of Jesus, who brings unity amidst the deepest divisions.
Chris Blumhofer debunks a common interpretation of the Parable of the Talents and preaches a message about the mercy and grace that God entrusts us with.
Tina Armstrong shares about living an embodied faith and working to create a more just and equitable world.
Kenneth Wang considers lessons on resentment and reconciliation as he looks at the older brother in the Parable of the Prodigal Son, through a psychological perspective.
Andrea Cammarota preaches about God’s call for us be active, responsive, and embodied doers of the word.
Cindy Lee reflects on the beautiful dependence we have on God and on one another as we live through life’s mysteries and unknowns.
Reflecting on the story of Esther during Fuller’s MLKJ Celebration week, Brenda Salter McNeil preaches about God’s call for us to be leaders who follow the Holy Spirit’s leading during this pressing time.
Susan Maros considers the Parable of the Talents with a fresh perspective, offering an encouraging word to us amidst a culture that constantly says we are “not enough.”
Brad Strawn challenges us to reframe a common reading of Jesus’ parables on the lost: to think of ourselves not as the lost but those who have a responsibility to find the lost.
Mark Labberton, in his final chapel as Fuller’s president, preaches about the extraordinary surprise of the gospel, the hopeful truth that Jesus saves us, and the role we have as credible witnesses to this good news.
Jose Abraham preaches on the Parable of the Good Samaritan and shares a missiological perspective on what it looks like to love the religious other.
Kevin Doi, preaching on the Parable of the Sower from Mark’s Gospel, has us consider what we will do with the grace God has given us.
Mark Labberton preaches on the parable of the mustard seed, emphasizing our need to tend to and nurture this seed so that it might grow and manifest the reality of the kingdom.
Kevin Doi reflects on the story of the Pharisee and the tax collector, which reminds us of the freedom we have in approaching God, who holds all that we bring and grants us mercy.
Alexia Salvatierra dwells on the way God extends God’s power and love through the least expected and most overlooked messengers—pure wine poured in unexpected cups.
Mark Labberton encourages us to gather at the feet of Jesus in humility and to rest in the truth that, before we do anything, we are blessed by God.
William E. Pannell discusses the topic of alienation, reflecting on 2 Corinthians 5 and the church’s role in openly welcoming those who have experienced exclusion.
William E. Pannell reflects on how to discern the working of the Holy Spirit in our lives in his examination of 2 Timothy 1.
William E. Pannell discusses what it means to live for the glory of God as a community of modern-day believers by drawing on Paul’s writing in 1 Corinthians 10.
William E. Pannell examines Psalm 116, encouraging us to draw on our faith in God in order to persevere in moments of suffering.
William E. Pannell reflects on the relationship between power, politics, and our Christian faith.
William E. Pannell examines how our modern cultural context influences how we interpret and respond to Christ’s trial and crucifixion.
William E. Pannell reflects on the book of Titus, discussing the relationship between the gospel and a disciplined life.
William E. Pannell reflects on the counter-cultural nature of Christ’s ministry and its implications for our lives today.
William E. Pannell reflects on the ways in which we can embody grace in our ministry and lives.
William E. Pannell reminds us of God’s steadfast presence in our lives as we hope and dream for a better tomorrow by drawing on the Genesis 37 narrative of Joseph’s seemingly unbelievable dreams.
William E. Pannell reflects on Mark 1 and on the radical and transformative nature of God’s love for us.
William E. Pannell explores the narrative of the Samaritan woman in John 4, encouraging us to grow in our awareness of how God is present in our lives and the world around us.
William E. Pannell explores God’s faithfulness, mercy, and wonderful purpose for our lives as demonstrated in the life of David.
William E. Pannell reflects on Paul’s writings in 2 Corinthians 5 and how our character informs the way we approach knowing and loving God.
William E. Pannell considers Peter’s ministry and the ways that God continues to guide and grow disciples in the work of breaking down walls and crossing dividing thresholds.
Reflecting on the story of the Good Samaritan, William E. Pannell suggests that finding neighborliness and mercy in our world is the crucial ethical issue of our time.
In a baccalaureate message, William E. Pannell reflects on the doing of theology as a risky and incarnational enterprise tied always to the work and life of the church.
Mark Labberton examines the countercultural nature of the early church and invites us to consider its implications in our modern contexts, allowing ourselves to become made alive and anew.
Andrea Cammarota reflects on the story of Bathsheba and on the reality of sexual violence in the church, while reflecting also on God who holds the tension of deep pain and redemptive healing.
Meditating on the women in 2 Samuel 17, Mark Labberton speaks about the often unseen and under-appreciated “minor characters” who speak the truths which shape and direct our lives.
Jonathan Tran reflects on his family’s story of immigrating from Vietnam to the States, the costs of the American Dream, and the church’s status as pilgrims without a home.
Kevin Doi reflects on the story of Esther and what it teaches of defying patriarchy, reclaiming agency, and the witness of women in the story of redemption.
Joshua Choonmin Kang reflects on the life of Abraham—and the work God does at the boundaries—as a model of faithful living for immigrants and the Korean diaspora.
Mark Labberton reflects on the story of Deborah and asks whether we, like Deborah, are willing to receive and live out the identity God intends for us.
Soong-Chan Rah preaches that, amidst the world’s suffering, our lives and the life of the church should be guided by the lament of the broken and hurting.
Mark Labberton reflects on the ways we can be guilty of a dissonant worship—committing to ourselves instead of to God—and invites us to a more faithful way.
Kirsteen Kim preaches about covenant love that is on the side of the marginalized in the face of oppressive systems, as seen in the story of Ruth.
Christin Fort preaches about Hagar and what her narrative teaches about the power of articulating pain and the God who acts for those who suffer.
Teesha Hadra (MDiv ’20), looks at the Psalms and asks how it is possible for us to sing God’s praises and testify to God’s faithfulness in the midst of grief and hardship.
Scot McKnight, professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary, considers Jesus’ parable about the rich man and Lazarus—a story less about a right understanding of death and more about a right way to live.
Kevin Doi (MDiv ’94), Fuller Seminary chaplain, encourages us to be attentive to God’s presence, reflecting on how God meets us in the most difficult and unexpected places.
Mark Labberton, Clifford L. Penner Presidential Chair of Fuller Seminary, preaches on how God sees us without misconception and on our charge to see others with the same dignity well.
Oliver Crisp, former professor of systematic theology, speaks about what it looks like to be a worshiping community continually shaped and transformed by Christ.
Inés Velásquez-McBryde (MDiv 19’), pastor and Fuller Seminary chaplain, delivers a message on how God welcomes us under the shelter of his hope, even as we continue to experience fear and grief.
Jaclyn Williams and Cate McCrory, former chapel interns, preach an Eastertide sermon about how God’s embodied peace and love meets us in the midst of fear and doubt.
The late Evelyne Reisacher, former associate professor of Islamic studies and intercultural relations, preached this Easter sermon on Jesus’ resurrection and on what it means for us to be raised with Christ.
Mark Labberton, Clifford L. Penner Presidential Chair of Fuller Seminary, meditates on how God’s ultimate work—by the resurrection of Christ—reshapes and reorders our ordinary life.
Eugene Lowry, preacher and author, reflects on the deep and overwhelming wonder that we experience when we encounter God and God’s holiness.
Mignon Jacobs, former associate professor of Old Testament, encourages us to rely on God during times of trouble rather than allowing fear to be our guide.
Tamisha Tyler, PhD candidate, preaches about leaning into humility and calling on God, who comes and delivers us in times of trouble.
Leah Fortson (PhD in Clinical Psychology ’17, MDiv ’18) meditates on the reality of suffering in the Christian life and how God might use our pain to bring healing to a suffering world.
Juan Martínez Benavides, MDiv student, invites us to hear the cries and complaints of the people we serve, challenging us to acknowledge our failures and to open ourselves up to transformation. English translation is provided by Inés Velasquez-McBryde, Fuller chaplain.
Wayne Chaney, pastor of Antioch Church of Long Beach, speaks about loving our neighbors by using our voices for justice and by lifting up those in deficit positions.
Laura Harbert, former dean of chapel and spiritual formation, considers Mary and how she exemplifies what it looks like to courageously join in God’s mysterious and radical work of redemption.
Sonja Dawson, head pastor of New Mt. Calvary Church, preaches on the grace God provides for our divine callings and on our need to be open to however God might use us.
Aaron Dorsey (MAT ’18), communications inclusion liaison, speaks about Psalm 44 and what it looks like to honestly lament before and wait on God—even when we cannot believe in God’s goodness.
Mark Labberton, Clifford L. Penner Presidential Chair of Fuller Seminary, explains how worship and justice go hand in hand, as worship becomes a context for reordering power.
Brenda Bertrand, Fuller Seminary chaplain, preaches on how our sins impact our communities, our need for repentance, and God’s unfailing love.
Steve Yamaguchi, former dean of students and assistant professor of pastoral theology, talks about our need to not only be scholars and experts on living water but to be faithful and daily partakers.
Rear Admiral Margaret Kibben, 26th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy, shares about her journey toward military ministry and the need to trust in God’s call.
Mark Labberton, Clifford L. Penner Presidential Chair at Fuller Seminary, speaks about the Psalmist’s hope in God’s quiet yet steady faithfulness during seasons of despair.
Mark Labberton reflects on God’s holiness and ultimate authority and reminds us how, in Christ, we are invited to join in exultation before God.
Otis Moss Jr., pastor, speaker, and activist, speaks about how faith and the grace of God enable us to make a transformational difference wherever we find ourselves, even during dark and dangerous sea.
Damali Najuma Smith-Pollard, senior pastor of Word of Encouragement Community Church, preaches about how God’s promises in scripture bring us comfort, preserve our lives, and lift us up.
Kenichi Yoshida, pastor and associate director of academic affairs, preaches about the power of theology that comes from the margins—focusing particularly on the voices of women of color.
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, speaks about God’s promise to be protector of the vulnerable, as the decision on the DACA policy heads to the US Supreme Court.
Nelson Kiamu, PhD student in the School of Intercultural Studies, asks what it looks like for us to share the love of Christ and be good digital neighbors in this current age.
Kutter Callaway, associate professor of theology and culture, considers new ways for us to bear witness to God’s goodness in a world where there is so much to lament.
Lisa Washington Lamb, visiting assistant professor of preaching, preaches about yearning for God in the midst of literal and metaphorical battles.
Lisseth Rojas-Flores, associate professor of clinical psychology, speaks about the church’s mission to care holistically for the vulnerable and marginalized.
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches at Fuller’s Festival of Beginnings about framing our scholarship in the reality that God places value and dignity on every human life.
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, addresses new students during Fuller’s Welcome Week, preaching about what it means to choose the life-giving way of God.
Doug McConnell, provost emeritus and professor of leadership and intercultural studies, delivers a Baccalaureate sermon to Fuller’s class of 2019 on our responsibility to serve children in every conte
Jeanelle Austin, Fuller alumna, encourages us to remain courageous in our obedience to God’s call and to remember that God is present with us in every step of the journey.
Joyce del Rosario, PhD candidate, talks about the ongoing process of dying to our old selves as we allow God to expand and transform our paradigms of who he is and who we are.
Euiwan Cho, academic director for the Korean Doctor of Ministry program and associate professor of Christian ministry, speaks about living in a culture of fear and our need to gaze upon God’s beauty.
Trey Clark, pastor and PhD student, preaches on Paul’s imperative to rejoice against despair, with joy being rooted not in one’s circumstances but in the truth of Christ.
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, meditates on Philippians 4 and the need to set our hearts and minds on goodness, justice, the truth, and the gospel.
Kathy Khang, author and speaker, delivers a chapel address for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month on the cultural and gender dynamics at play when coming before Jesus in times of need.
Sandra Van Opstal, pastor, author, and activist, preaches an Easter message about the communal nature of suffering and the global church’s witness of hope in the midst of it.
Johnny Ramírez-Johnson, professor of anthropology and profesor del Centro Latino, speaks about human and divine anger and the power anger has in pointing out necessary change.
Inés Velasquez-McBryde, pastor and MDiv student, delivers a sermon on the peace God’s presence brings in the midst of our seasons of personal and public anxiety.
Gerry Pickett, pastor and Fuller alumnus, speaks about following the call of God no matter the context, even when it takes us places we don’t want to be in or never imagined going.
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on the mesmerizing but destructive narratives that can often control us, and about the alternative narrative of hope and life which God offers.
Rev. Nikki Wilson, pastor of St. James AME Church in LA, cautions against prioritizing entertainment in worship and reflects on what it means that worship is meant for God, not for us.
Makoto Fujimura, director of Fuller’s Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts, meditates on grief and the love of God, which does not always make sense.
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, speaks about the in-between seasons and places to which God calls us, and the challenges, hopes, and unexpected blessings found in them.
Jean Burch, pastor of Community Bible Church of Greater Pasadena, preaches on trusting God’s faithfulness and placing hope in God’s promises during the “in between times” of life.
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on the doubt of the disciples and a gospel not based on our successes but our identity grounded in the heart and life of God
Dwight Radcliff, a PhD student in the School of Intercultural Studies, preaches on Mark 3 and calls us to stretch out our brokenness to the God who heals
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on social and racial locations and finding our identity in Christ.
Brenda Bertrand, a chaplain at Fuller Seminary, preaches on learning how to mourn, being honest, learning to rest, trusting a God who sees our pain, and more—all lessons gleaned from the life of Hagar
Dwight Hopkins, Alexander Campbell Professor of Theology, preaches on the “threshold event” of baptism, Christ’s temptations, and liberating economics, politics, technology in service of the poor
Wong Gil Shin, instructor of New Testament Greek, preaches on the prodigal son, Israel’s wandering in the wilderness, and an invitation to participate in the paradox of hope
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on Timothy’s earnestness in Philippians, our own “mixed bag” of motivations, and the ongoing call to love others with genuine love
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on the Christ hymn in Philippians, the slow transformative process of advent, and becoming God’s light in a world of pain and darkness
Tara Beth Leach, senior pastor of First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena, preaches on the Sermon on the Mount, risk and reconciliation, and the “subversive way of love”
Staff and students in the Fuller community offer testimonies of gratitude and show that “the Body of Christ is incomplete without the voices and perspectives of people with disabilities”
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, revisits Philippians 2—the text read at his inauguration—and preaches on making the mind of Christ primary and pervasive on the “pathway of discipleship”
Tim Dearborn, previous director of the Ogilvie Institute of Preaching, preaches on the “fire of God” that could transform our hearts and reach a world desperate for love
Kevin Doi (MDiv ’94), Fuller Seminary’s chaplain, preaches on the raising of Lazarus, hope in Christ, and healing as “a present sacrament of a future resurrection”
Kurt Fredrickson, associate dean for the doctor of ministry and associate professor of pastoral ministry, preaches on the storms of life—and Christ journeying with us to the other side
William E. Pannell, professor emeritus of preaching and the namesake of the Pannell Center for African American Church Studies, preaches on discipleship and the fragrance of faith
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on Paul’s imprisonment, when our Plan A doesn’t come to fruition, and how God still works and moves amidst our Plan B.
Kay Higuera Smith, director of the religious studies program and professor of biblical studies at Azusa Pacific University, reflects on the colonial ideology that continues to plague the church and distort the reign of God—and discusses how the Holy Spirit can show us a different way toward a decolonialized church.
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, reflects on Paul’s imprisonment and letter to the Philippians, how academic work should be grounded in God’s self-giving love, and the embodied message of the gospel we share with the world.
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on the Sermon on the Mount, the instinct to let faith be merely a reflection of sociology, and Christ’s call to integrate our words and actions for the sake of God’s kingdom.
Janna Louie (MDiv ’14), area director at InterVaristy Christian Fellowship, preaches on Ezekiel, the temptation of effectiveness, and the importance of recentering ministry on recognizing and embodying the heart of God.
Laura Harbert, affiliate professor of clinical psychology, preaches on the parable of the talents, burying our pain, and the risk of sharing our gifts and our suffering with one another.
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on Christ’s subversion of our assumptions about leadership, humility, and the subtle work of laying down our pride and arrogance
Johnny Ramírez-Johnson, professor of anthropology, preaches on the story of the Canaanite woman, complex layers of gender and ethnicity, and Christ’s call to welcome the outsider
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, reflects on the gospel’s redefinition of power, Christ’s teachings on what truly defiles, and how communion transforms community
Tod Bolsinger, vice president and chief of leadership formation, reflects on the body as a temple in 1 Corinthians 3 and how we join together in community as the presence of God for the world
Laura Harbert, affiliate professor of clinical psychology, preaches on the risk of telling the truth, the search for a deeper reconciliation with God, and how Ash Wednesday orients us toward reality
From a life of gang violence and hopelessness to a God-given sense of self-worth, Robert Juarez, senior navigator at Homeboy Industries, shares his testimony as a living example of the prodigal son
Tod Bolsinger, vice president and chief of leadership formation, preaches on evangelizing today and proclaiming to the world, “You were loved into existence.”
Amos Yong, professor of theology and mission, preaches on Christ’s secrecy that “allows the political ramifications of healing to unfold” and the messianic expectations of Isaiah
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, reflects on the kingdom of God, how Christians are meant to be evidence of that kingdom, and examples of being salt and light in the world
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, reflects on Matthew 6:25-34, preaching on Jesus’ teachings on worry, self-centered anxiety, and how God meets us intimately in our most desperate places
Laura Harbert, affiliate professor of clinical psychology, preaches on the ways we avoid confronting emotional pain, forgiveness, and the need for God to give us “a love that initiates relationships”
Juan Martínez, professor of Hispanic studies and pastoral leadership, reflects on listening for the Spirit and seeking out marginalized voices to create new paths for faithful discipleship
Miguel Lawson, a graduating online student and Fuller Student Council member, share his testimony through the lens of the book of Jonah
Justo González, celebrated church historian and author, reflects on Paul’s changing visions and encourages students that though the vision may not be clear, “God will surprise us in the future”
Migum Gweon, director of clinical training for marriage and family, preaches on emotional responses to threats, reactivity, and how Psalm 37 can help us de-escalate and reorient toward God’s presence
Jeff Liou, adjunct assistant professor of ethics, preaches on his family history and Christian faith from an Asian American perspective
Dr. Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on Isaiah 43, the vulnerabilities of being human, and a God who is with us in our fears
Oscar García-Johnson and Andrea Kauffman-Canales preach a bilingual sermon on scapegoating, Legion, and the healing power of the subversive gospel
Dr. Eun Ah Cho, assistant professor of intercultural leadership, preaches from Isaiah 49, reflecting on ministry, stories of perseverance, and learning joy and humility within God’s quiver
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on a theological vision of communion, fear, and the on-the-ground struggle of cultivating a diverse community
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on the local context of ministry in the face of global crises and identifying with Christ’s call to ministry in real time and place
Tracey Stringer, director of apprenticeships, preaches on betrayal, the risks of authentic community, and how Judas’ choices are an opportunity to reflect on the fault lines within our own hearts
Laura Harbert, affiliate professor of clinical psychology, preaches on Christ’s example of grieving with his followers, suffering, and how leaders must become comfortable with the pain of others
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, explores the fears and frailty of being human and the freedom that comes from acknowledging our limitations before God
Johnny Ramírez-Johnson, professor of anthropology, preaches on Christ’s human anger and passion, the emotional life of faith, and an embodied, communal gospel
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on 2 Cor 2:14-17, reflecting on the aroma of Christ and the “great procession” of faith in the midst of overwhelming suffering around the world.
Alexis Abernethy, professor of psychology, preaches on Psalm 51, a litany of subtle sins, and the need for a pliable, tender heart during Lent and beyond.
Mark Labberton, president of Fuller Seminary, preaches on the all-encompassing embrace of God in the midst of suffering, an embrace that influences the way we respond creatively to the world
Kevin Doi, adjunct professor of Asian American ministry and founding pastor of Epic Church, preaches on the Canaanite woman, Christ’s provocation of his followers, and the witness of women in every form of Christian ministry.
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