Artisan Church Podcast

When Jesus entered Jerusalem at the start of Holy Week, his presence created turmoil. Perhaps we should expect some turmoil when Jesus starts to overturn our expectations—even when this is uncomfortable for us. (At the start of the sermon, Pastor Scott offered at tribute to his grandmother in word and song.) Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Jesus on the Outside”

Pastor Jae inspects the dangers of looking at surface appearances, and examines how God’s standard for living well begins in our hearts. Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman Part of the series “Jesus on the Outside”

A sacred community reading of the famous story of Jesus healing a man who was born blind—and resetting religious understandings of the cause of disability in the process. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Jesus on the Outside”

A reflection on the story of Jesus ministering to a single person, one on one, outside the walls of the church—and what that has to do with Pastor Scott's special announcement. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Jesus on the Outside”

Pastor Jae explores how a conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus reveals how what we know often is based on where and when we’re from. Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman Part of the series “Jesus on the Outside”

Pastor Jae explores why Jesus’s transfiguration provides hope and stability for many believers around the world. Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman Part of the series “Season of Epiphany 2026: Unveiling the mysteries of faith”

Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman Part of the series “Season of Epiphany 2026: Unveiling the mysteries of faith”

Have you ever had a moment where something that was confusing suddenly became crystal clear? Once you see it, it seems so obvious. The good news of Christianity should feel like this—and if it doesn’t, perhaps that is because you just haven’t had the right epiphany yet.(Note this sermon is based on the lectionary texts from the previous Sunday.) Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Season of Epiphany 2026: Unveiling the mysteries of faith”

The community comes together to process the challenges of current events by "living the questions" that arise in us lately. Speaker: Pastors Jae Newman and Scott Austin Part of the series “Season of Epiphany”

Pastor Jae examines how a “servant song” from Isaiah offers clear reasons why Jesus is “Beloved” to his Father and explores what Jesus’s baptism means for us. Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman Part of the series “Season of Epiphany”

Pastor Jae teaches on how the Genesis creation narratives connect with Jesus’s establishment of the Kingdom of God. Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman Part of the series “Season of Epiphany”

The story of the birth of Jesus is inherently "political," meaning simply that it took place in a particular place and time, with social and civic factors at play. (Just look at how much detail about the government there is in the Christmas story!) We, too, exist in a particular time and place, with our own social and civic factors at play. And if we want Christ to be born into our own hearts, we must take this into account. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “The Will to Dream: Persistent courage to imagine, resist, and rebuild a better world.”

Dive into Mary’s “Magnificat,” her famous hymn of praise, as we explore some of the stresses held by Jesus’s mother while she clung to the hope of security in God’s provision. Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman Part of the series “The Will to Dream: Persistent courage to imagine, resist, and rebuild a better world.”

When we are caught in the tension between a holiday season that calls us to peace and a world that seems to be in ever-increasing discord, we may need to reset our understanding of what peace is, and what it isn't. We are reminded, once again, of Martin Luther King Jr.’s words: “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.” Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “The Will to Dream: Persistent courage to imagine, resist, and rebuild a better world.”

Enter Advent and discover the word of the Prophet Isaiah who calls us to draw strength from real hope in the midst of difficult, heartbreaking days. Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman Part of the series “The Will to Dream: Persistent courage to imagine, resist, and rebuild a better world.”

As we consider the way Paul ends his letter to the Galatians, we not only find the passage we've been anticipating all along (the Fruit of the Spirit!), but we also see the intensity and passion with which our author makes his point. Will we be offended—or inspired? Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Roots of the Fruits”

Pastor Jae explores how Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, models how we can clap back against all that wishes to confuse us or separate us from finding our place in history and God’s family. Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman Part of the series “Roots of the Fruits”

One of the earliest formative teachings of the Christian religion is that despite our never-ending desire to come up with ways to sort ourselves into hierarchy, the Spirit has leveled the playing field. We are all One. Speaker: Pastor Scott Austin Part of the series “Roots of the Fruits”

Each autumn we contemplate questions both old and new.  Explore how determining the vintage of our oldest questions can help us find ways to hold our new thoughts in tension as we pour our best into another year of learning, of aging. Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman Part of the series “Roots of the Fruits”

We know the presence of the Lord in our lives by the fruit of the Spirit that others find within us.  What happens, though, when that fruit rots on the vine?  How do we reset ourselves from the shadow sides of our gifts? Speaker: Pastor Jae Newman Part of the series “Roots of the Fruits”