Awaken Westchester Church

Jake Kircher on being the church

Jake Kircher returns to Awaken!  Dave interviews Jake on what he's been up to since he last spoke at Awaken 3 years ago and how Jake sees the church changing as a result of all we've been through together this year.  

Rest

What does the ancient rhythm of Sabbath have to speak to us today about rest and living from a place of life and fullness?

Kingdom Justice and Mercy with Omar Niebles

This week, Reverend Omar Niebles joins Dave to talk about the importance of pursuing justice and mercy as followers of Jesus.

Lead us not

When we pray for God to "lead us not into temptation" what are we really praying for? Is it even possible for God to lead us into temptation? Why is this part of the Lord's Prayer necessary? This week we explore this question and look at the 2 ways in which this request has been understood in the past 2,000 years.

Debts

Debts, trespasses, or sins!? We all know this part of the Lord's Prayer - it's when everyone gets quiet or mumbles the words because no one knows which version we're saying. This week we look at how the forgiveness of literal, physical debts is connected to the forgiveness of sins. Maybe they're not as different as we think!

Bread

When Jesus teaches us to pray for "our daily bread" he is raising a question about what type of world we believe we're living in - a world of abundance or a world of scarcity. How we answer that questions changes everything about how we see and experience life.

The Return of the Lord's Prayer!

Has the Lord's Prayer become so familiar it has actually become unfamiliar? Has it become so routine that it's lost its radical and revolutionary nature? This week we restart our conversation on exploring the richness and meaning of this prayer that has endured for 2,000 years!

This is what's real

With fake news, competing headlines, and contradictory facts how can we learn to discern truth in our modern world?

Dave Stradling 

Numbering Your Days

How does numbering our days lead to a heart of wisdom?

Dave Stradling 

What Makes Us Human Part 6 - Choice

Part 6 of our "what makes us human" conversation! In our culture of FOMO, how can saying yes to one path lead us down a road of power and joy?