Sanctuary Tulsa

WE'VE MOVED!!

2009-08-31T13:44:00.002-05:00

"We've moved to a new location! Our podcast is now located at www.sanctuarytulsa.com"

Facing Temptation (Speaker: Ed Gungor)

2009-08-25T09:29:00.001-05:00

"Pastor Ed discusses how to resist temptation. "

When Life Hits the Fan(Speaker:Ed Gungor)

2009-08-18T21:40:00.001-05:00

Imperfect Saints (Speaker:Ed Gungor)

2009-08-18T20:40:00.000-05:00

Vision Sunday (Speaker:Ed Gungor)

2009-08-18T20:38:00.002-05:00

Dancing with God(Speaker:Ed Gungor)

2009-08-18T20:28:00.004-05:00

God is Good (Speaker: Ed Gungor)

2009-07-19T19:43:00.000-05:00

"Pastor Ed talks about the goodness of God."

Rest

2009-07-13T09:53:00.000-05:00

"Ed talks about the need for a time of Sabbath in our busy schedules."

Appropriate Patriotism

2009-07-06T11:37:00.002-05:00

"Pastor Ed talks about what it means to be a Christian in America."

Growing Up Spiritually

2009-07-02T15:08:00.001-05:00

"Pastor Ed talks about the importance of growing in your faith."

Happy Dad's Day (Speaker: Ed Gungor)

2009-06-22T10:41:00.002-05:00

"Pastor Ed talks about the importance of fathers."

Can I Get a Witness? (Speaker: Ed Gungor)

2009-06-15T11:20:00.006-05:00

"Pastor Ed talks about the responsibility we have to communicate about our faith with others. "

The Oddity of Faith (Speaker:Ed Gungor)

2009-06-09T09:32:00.002-05:00

"Pastor Ed discusses the challenge of dealing with something we can't see. "

The Tongue Thing (Speaker: Ed Gungor)

2009-05-31T13:14:00.001-05:00

"Pastor Ed dives into the discussion of Tongues, and how having a prayer language can "electrify" your everyday life in many wonderful, and even sometimes scary, ways. "

The Road To Pentecost (Speaker: Andrew Arndt)

2009-05-24T21:26:00.002-05:00

"This week, Pastor Andrew dives into the vitalness of the Holy Spirit to the Christian context and how necessary it is to surrender ourselves and relinquish control to the wind of the Spirit."

From Resurrection to Pentecost (Speaker: Ed Gungor)

2009-05-18T20:01:00.001-05:00

"Pastor Ed begins a series of discussions diving into the significance of Christ's appearance and ascension, and how by dying, rising again, and fulfilling the law and prophets He changed the way that scripture would be viewed. "

Mom's Day 2009 (Speaker: Ed Gungor)

2009-05-11T00:12:00.004-05:00

"Happy Mom's Day! Pastor Ed honors Mom's from all walks of life and talks about how vital "Mom" is to generation after generation."

Change Don't Come Easy 3 (Speaker: Ed Gungor)

2009-05-03T21:02:00.000-05:00

"Continuing his series on change, Pastor Ed discusses the importance of finding your "desert"."

Thoughts (Speaker: Ed Gungor)

2009-04-26T20:13:00.000-05:00

"Pastor Ed continues the "march to Pentecost" with a series of messages about becoming a "new kind of humanity", by discussing our thought-life. "

Change Don't Come Easy (Speaker: Ed Gungor)

2009-04-19T21:31:00.003-05:00

"Pastor Ed discusses the uncomfortableness of change and how "not easy" it can be, yet how the future of our lives is intertwined with moments of necessary, divinely inspired, change."

Easter (Speaker: Ed Gungor)

2009-04-13T23:55:00.002-05:00

"Pastor Ed talks about the tremendous significance of The Resurrection. He is Risen. He is Risen Indeed."

Hosanna - Jesus Saves (Speaker: Andrew Arndt)

2009-04-05T23:46:00.000-05:00

"In this Palm Sunday message, Pastor Andrew discusses a fresh interpretation of how we should approach salvation. "

Raising Kids in an Uncertain World (Speaker - Ed Gungor)

2009-03-29T18:24:00.002-05:00

"Pastor Ed passes on his thoughts regarding five important issues that can help in the directing of our children in an uncertain world."

Lent - Lament (Speaker: Ed Gungor and Andrew Arndt)

2009-03-25T18:35:00.002-05:00

"As we continue our journey through the Lenten season, we dive into the terrifyingly beautiful process of Lament."

Fair Fighting - (Speaker: Ed Gungor)

2009-03-23T22:16:00.000-05:00

"Ed talks through the importance of healthy conflict within a marriage and the rules of engagement for fighting fairly within that context."

Lent - Forgiveness (Speaker: Ed Gungor and Andrew Arndt)

2009-03-22T22:03:00.002-05:00

"We continue this journey through Lent as Ed and Andrew discuss both the beauty and the pain surrounding this business of Forgiveness."

Marriages That Last - (Speaker: Ed Gungor)

2009-03-15T23:00:00.003-05:00

"Pastor Ed continues our journey through the Lenten Season as he discusses principles that are needed for a lasting marriage."

Lent - Aloneness (Speaker: Ed Gungor and Andrew Arndt)

2009-03-12T23:09:00.002-05:00

"Ed and Andrew discuss how Aloneness plays into the Christian life"

Dating - (Speaker: Ed Gungor)

2009-03-08T22:57:00.003-05:00

"Pastor Ed continues the How Marriage Makes Room for God series. This week, he delves into the discussion of dating."

How Marriage Makes Room for God - (Speaker: Ed Gungor)

2009-03-01T23:26:00.004-06:00

"One of the main focuses of the Lenten season is the discipline of making room for God in our lives. Pastor Ed talks about how this is especially true in the area of the marriage relationship."

The Way - (Speaker: Ed Gungor)

2009-02-22T23:05:00.002-06:00

"Pastor Ed talks about the importance of the Lent Season"

For the Love of God (Speaker - Andrew Arndt)

2009-02-16T22:06:00.002-06:00

"Andrew discusses discipleship, spiritual formation, and what it means for us to orient and calibrate our whole selves to God."

Top Ten List for a Cool Church - Part 2

2009-02-08T15:35:00.002-06:00

"Pastor Ed continues going through his top ten list of attributes a cool church should have "

Top Ten List for a Cool Church - Part 1

2009-02-01T20:27:00.003-06:00

"Pastor Ed goes through his top ten list of attributes a cool church should have"

Our Great God of Justice

2009-01-25T20:08:00.002-06:00

"Lynette Lewis shares with us concerning the issue of Child Sex Trafficking and what we as the church must do to stop this terrible crime epidemic. www.sctnow.org "

Jobland Security Part 2

2009-01-18T23:33:00.002-06:00

"Pastor Ed continues the series on Jobland Security"

Jobland Security

2009-01-11T21:51:00.003-06:00

"Pastor Ed discusses how wonderful it is when we join in the Creation process by reflecting the Light of the World in our workplace and making ourselves more valuable to our current and future employers"

Happy New Year

2009-01-05T00:06:00.002-06:00

"This week Pastor Ed talks about how to look to the new year with faith, in the face of uncertainty"

The Light of the World

2008-12-22T00:01:00.002-06:00

"As we continue our journey through Advent, Pastor Ed talks about the Reason for it all: Jesus, the Light of the World."

Advent Part 3

2008-12-14T23:50:00.003-06:00

"We are in the 3rd week of Advent, which means we are turning the corner and beginning to talk, not just about the 2nd coming, but about the incarnation "

The Return of the King

2008-12-09T22:25:00.003-06:00

"Pastor Ed continues our journey in the Advent Conspiracy and discusses the Second Coming of Christ"

The Advent Conspiracy

2008-11-30T18:21:00.002-06:00

"This week marks the beginning of Advent. Historically, Advent calls us to remember that God came to earth to live among us, along with preparing us for his final coming at the end of time. Christmas is supposed to be all about Advent."

Home For The Holidays

2008-11-26T16:00:00.001-06:00

"As you spend time with your families this Thanksgiving, whether you're excited to see loved ones or are dreading it, we're asking you to represent God there, to make it a SACRED SPACE. Acknowledge God, reflect on what He has done, and love and listen to your family. "

Thank God For God

2008-11-18T12:32:00.001-06:00

"Pastor Ed shares thoughts on thanking God for who He is."

Giving Thanks

2008-11-10T21:51:00.001-06:00

"Pastor Ed frankly and from the heart about ways for us to express thankfulness in our lives."

Sacred Spaces Part 4

2008-11-03T10:46:00.001-06:00

"Pastor Andrew continues our series about creating and maintaining Sacred Spaces in our lives for God."

Sacred Places Pt 3

2008-10-28T02:50:00.001-05:00

" Ed continues the Sacred Spaces series with some thoughts on how our lives matter to God.

Mark Gungor

2008-10-14T21:45:00.000-05:00

Papa Ed’s brother Mark shares some thoughts on marriage relationships from Genesis.

Relational Wise Guys

2008-09-24T23:25:00.000-05:00

We’re bouncing around and examining some thoughts, that God has created life to be lived out in community. Yes, we champion individuality. Certainly, the Bible talks about us being created as individuals. Yet, there’s always this connection that when we express our individuality it should always be lived out in the context of community.

What Is The Gospel?

2008-09-16T23:21:00.000-05:00

What if belief isn’t just an end within itself? What if we’re not supposed to just “believe,” and then just try to live this kind of holy thing the best we can? I don’t know quite what that means. But, we’re supposed to believe and wait until Jesus comes…. What if we’re missing “why” we believe? What if believing is something more than belief?

Life On Life Pt 5

2008-09-09T22:00:00.000-05:00

I fear that though we get the idea, as evangelical’s, of believing [in personal salvation] – ourselves, and trusting in Christ – ourselves. I wonder if sometimes, we miss the point of why?

Life On Life PT 4

2008-09-06T23:45:00.000-05:00

Andrew continues this series with some compelling thoughts on how God gets involved with our lives.

Life On Life Pt 3

2008-08-25T21:58:00.000-05:00

In Christian thought, when we approach people, we need to respect them, and treat them like we would as if we were approaching God Himself. That’s smack in the middle of Christian thought. That somehow, when we go out into the world and face each other, there should be a little bit of a “whoa,” I’m approaching someone, who on some level, is reflecting the image of God.

Getting Your Spiritual Groove

2008-08-18T21:00:00.000-05:00

Ed shares some thoughts on how to find the places where God’s Word can speak into your life.

Life On Life

2008-08-11T20:58:00.000-05:00

What if God hasn’t made faith just about being great individual people who live perfect lives? What if God has called us to admit that we need each other?

Outrageous Fidelity

2008-08-03T22:53:00.000-05:00

Andrew shares some thoughts on faithfulness – faithfulness to God.

Labels

2008-07-31T23:00:00.001-05:00

A big part of how we love each other is in the names we use; how we “label” each other.

God's Love

2008-07-22T21:53:00.000-05:00

" In the ancient world, the gods were thought to be angry. Most of the stories of creation in the pagan world were of the gods fighting and war. The reason we end up with the universe and human beings is the result of their fighting. When the Bible and the stories of scripture come out; it’s a completely different story. The story of scripture has nothing to do with the gods being angry. It has everything with this being in eternity who imagined wanting to share life with someone beyond himself. According to the Genesis narrative, the reason God creates is precisely because of love. This is radical thinking in the ancient world! "

Prayer

2008-07-15T22:35:00.000-05:00

Andrew talks about how God hears and answers our prayers.

Let Freedom Ring

2008-07-07T22:43:00.000-05:00

Freedom for many people is a kind of commitment to their own simple, baseline impulses. It looks like the classical form of Hedonism. Whatever you have an impulse for – go for it! Sadly, there are people in the context of the church that think the reason we have faith is so God can give us even more stuff than the pagans!

Growing Up Spiritually

2008-07-01T21:45:00.000-05:00

“God did something I didn’t expect Him to do. God is bigger than our ideas. Even though we have theological constructs and understandings, that doesn’t mean God can’t work beyond them. One of the ways we’re going to reach more people for Christ is to quit judging them because they don’t speak our (codified) language….”

God is NOT in your box

2008-06-23T22:27:00.000-05:00

Andrew Arndt shares some thoughts on the mystery of God.

Father's Day 2008

2008-06-18T19:16:00.000-05:00

Andrew, Ed, and Paul talk about fatherhood from the perspectives of three generations.

Wrestling With God

2008-06-09T21:18:00.000-05:00

Imagine what it would be like if you could actually change. That’s the dream of this business of faith.

When God Breathes Pt5

2008-06-04T00:18:00.000-05:00

The final sermon from the series When God Breathes.

When God Breathes Pt 4

2008-05-28T01:03:00.000-05:00

Andrew Arndt continues with the fourth message in “When God Breathes.”

When God Breathes Pt 3

2008-05-20T23:31:00.000-05:00

Part three of Ed’s series on the role of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers.

Moms Day 2008

2008-05-12T23:37:00.000-05:00

Happy Moms Day!

When God Breathes Pt2

2008-05-04T22:52:00.000-05:00

When God Breathes Pt1

2008-05-04T22:51:00.000-05:00

Does It Matter Pt 3

2008-04-21T22:29:00.000-05:00

The reason faith matters is because it’s what allows us to participate in this plan, this dream that’s unfolding in the world. We’re in the midst of celebrating the [season of] resurrection. When we ask, “what really took place there?” You have to back up and realize that God, in the very beginning, of this thing, has this wonderful dream to lay-out this world in which He would participate in. We mess it up right in the beginning. Yet, God chooses to chase us and not abandon us – not leaving us to our own demise and destruction. He chooses to jump into the middle of this thing and absorb all of our pain and the stuff we’ve messed up – taking it to the cross and the grave. When He [Jesus] comes out of the grave, something got set into motion that gives hope for the world; and we become part of that hope.

Does It Matter Pt 2

2008-04-13T23:31:00.000-05:00

Somehow, when you do what you do as unto the Lord. You realize, this is what God wants. This is God’s will for me to participate – in this kindness, or in this action. That somehow, as we participate with doing what’s good, we get invigorated!

Easter 2008

2008-03-25T23:18:00.000-05:00

This business of resurrection, that we celebrate today is the most important holiday for the Christian church. Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 15 that if there is no resurrection; our faith is in vain. The scripture tells us that the reason this is true is because the greatest miracle God ever did was raising Christ from the dead.

Palm Sunday 2008

2008-03-16T22:51:00.000-05:00

Palm Sunday -- When the nation of Israel was jacked-up with hope, the hope was soon disappointed. Not because God didn’t act for them, He did. Rather, because He didn’t act for them the way they had expected Him to act for them. (Jesus came to bring peace. They wanted a conqueror to free them from Roman impressment). One of the messy things about faith is, that is true for us as well. God promises to act, but often the way He acts is not exactly what we wanted….

Radical Love

2008-03-10T00:09:00.000-05:00

The whole idea of God’s motive and love for us, is best characterized in the Greek word “agape.” This is a love that is reckless. It is a love that isn’t based upon merit; nor on conditions. It’s a kind of love that’s based upon the person loving rather than that person being loved.

Two Sides of Spirituality

2008-03-02T23:32:00.000-06:00

The two sides of spirituality

The Power of Lament

2008-02-25T23:47:00.000-06:00

Spirituality has a very intellectual side to it, which is wonderful for people who like to think. But, there’s also a really deeply felt aspect of spirituality. This is the part where you need to use not just the part of the brain that’s logical, but the part that’s creative, aesthetic, and is rich with feeling – there’s emotion to it. The part of the brain that is more experiential than it is analytical. ….faith is the stuff of mystery.

Belonging To The Lord

2008-02-12T05:04:00.000-06:00

God loves us and is for us. On some level, there should be a gesture in our souls that we want to say, as Paul said, we want to live pleasing to the Lord – we want to respond back. The Bible says we can love the Lord our God with all our hearts, minds, and strength. In other words, there’s a place for us to be intentional about our response to God – that we can love Him back.

Making Room For God

2008-02-05T02:56:00.000-06:00

I wish spirituality was really simple, real easy, but it’s not. When you’re honest about it, much of life is jacked-up with complexity .

What I Hate Most About Christianity

2008-01-22T08:00:00.000-06:00

This thng we’re in is an issue of faith. I wish it wasn’t. I wish it was just an issue of knowing, solid, with no uncertainty. The fact is, God is invisible. I wish He wasn’t. I wish it wasn’t the Goldilocks deal it is. The three bears get home and discover someone has been messing with their porridge, chairs, and beds. It isn’t until the end of the story that they run into that “someone” – Goldilocks. The reality is, it isn’t until the end of this journey that we run into Jesus Christ. The only thing we have are these little evidences, little nudgings of the soul, little things that change. When they change, you think, somebody’s been messing with this. I think it’s God….

Epiphany

2008-01-14T22:08:00.000-06:00

An epiphany is when you see something that you didn’t previously see. What’s interesting about faith is that a huge part of faith is about seeing what you couldn’t see before. In fact, the whole idea about faith is you begin to perceive things which are unseen, and you become confident in what you can not see with your eyes because you’re seeing with eyes of faith. Scripture calls this the eyes of your heart; and you begin to see what you previously couldn’t see. Somehow, this journey of being apprentices of Christ is full of that idea. We need to understand that Christianity isn’t so much a religion where we run at God. Rather, it’s an experience where God shows stuff about himself, and we go “whoa, I never saw that!” And because you see it – it changes you.

Finding The Will Of God

2008-01-05T15:15:00.000-06:00

God isn’t trying to be involved in our lives just to make us feel better, and us try to find our own way and use God as currency to get what we want. God will help you. Even if you’re a selfish moron, God will still be there to help you. But life is fairly flat when it’s about things…. Jesus said, if you gain the whole world, you end up paling your soul. And when your soul becomes pale, you won’t even be happy when you gain it! You’re only supposed to have success and prosperity in your life to the degree that your soul is prospering. Don’t get out of sync, don’t try to drive your own life. Joy is in finding the sync with why you have been created to be in this place.

Christmas Celebration 2007

2007-12-24T14:41:00.000-06:00

The message of scripture is not just that God created, nor that creation was sullied. The message of scripture is that God figured out a way to newly create what was lost. And to ultimately bring, by renewing creation, back on track to the original dream that He had. Where He would not only be in human life, but He would actually be with us. ….His rescue plan had a name – Jesus!

The Christ Story

2007-12-17T23:44:00.000-06:00

Advent is the time when we stop and reflect and think about the reality that God found a way to break into a world that was broken – broken by our own devices. Instead of abandoning us, He chose to reconnect with us. The celebration of Advent not only thinks about the fact that Jesus came. It has a view to the fact that He is coming back. We are in some way in-between what He has already done, what He is going to do, what is, and what will be.

Who Is Jesus?

2007-12-04T00:45:00.000-06:00

In Matthew 16, Jesus is talking to his disciples and He asks “ who do folks say that the son of man is?” Later He asks them, “who do you say that I am?” This question, “who is Jesus,” has been wrestled with for two thousand years During this season of Advent it’s appropriate to ask – who is Jesus Christ? Who do you say that He is?

Have A Merry Little Christmas

2007-11-26T21:55:00.000-06:00

The reason Christmas was celebrated Church-historical was because it was designed to help us remember the events that took place 2,000 years ago. When we moderns think about “remembering,” we usually think about it in terms of a momentary flash. We think that by reaching back and looking at it and looking ahead – we’ve remembered it. That isn’t how folks in Biblical times looked at it. They were talking about making a plan so that they would make the thing that happened become present. And to bring a past event into the present as though it were happening right now. And to somehow look at it and let it hit them as though they were experiencing it as it unfolded….

Give Thanks

2007-11-19T23:54:00.000-06:00

One of the principle marks of a Christ-follower is thanksgiving. Paul suggests in 1 Thesselonians 5, that it actually is Gods will for us! Sometimes when we think of God’s will we think of “what.” We think of the specifics of the situation we’re in - God what is your will? Instead of understanding that God’s will is a whole lot more about “how” than than it is about “what.” How you work or live is more important than where you work or live.

Money Matters

2007-11-05T00:15:00.000-06:00

You don’t have to look very deep into the scriptures to discover that God loves to lavishly provide for His creation…. On some level we have to get into our minds that God isn’t thinking, “oh my goodness I’m going to run out of stuff.” The world is a place of abundance. It’s obvious though that God never intended abundance to corrupt the human soul. ….it’s ok for us to have money, but not for money to have us.

The Challenge of Community Pt2

2007-10-30T01:26:00.000-05:00

There’s something very important about breaking through our differences. Whether they’re nationalistic, racial, socio-political, economic… That we actually push through our differences to connect with each other – to set those things as secondary because we believe in something deeper; that we’re part of God’s family. God honors that priority."

The Challenge of Community

2007-10-15T23:48:00.000-05:00

The worst thing about the whole concept of community is that other people are involved… It’s been said, “the more I get to know some people – the more I like my dog!” That is precisely the point. I think God wants us to come together because he loves the messiness of community. I think it’s very provocative how that the twelve disciples Jesus called all came from various backgrounds. E.g. Simon – a Zealot, and Matthew – a tax collector assisting the Romans.

Community 101 Pt3

2007-10-08T22:19:00.000-05:00

" What if God designed faith to be more than an intensely personal experience? It is that. But, what if God designed us to need other people?”

Community 101 Pt2

2007-10-01T15:23:00.000-05:00

"Believers are called to love everyone. Fellow believers should be treated with extra care. Ed continues his thoughts on how Christians are to live and grow in faith in community with fellow believers. "

Community 101

2007-09-23T22:34:00.000-05:00

The Bible claims that we as believers are all part of the body of Christ—created by God. We as Americans in the west, need to stop and consider—“how am I thinking about other people? Maybe one of the reasons I’m so isolated is because I’m thinking weird.” Faith is more than just a personal expression; it’s also communal.

The Secret Pt3

2007-09-09T19:00:00.000-05:00

Ed finishes the three-part series The Secret. In it, he shares some thoughts on the selfish, hedonistic side of this interpretation of the Law of Attraction.

The Secret Pt 2

2007-09-02T21:27:00.000-05:00

Ed continues his discussion of “The Secret.”

The Secret Pt1

2007-08-27T22:47:00.000-05:00

The tremendous success of the book and DVD, “The Secret,” deserves a serious and thoughtful investigation from the perspective of a Christ-follower. Ed begins the first of his three-part series taken from his latest book “There’s More To The Secret.”

Smart Spirituality Pt 4

2007-08-12T20:36:00.000-05:00

" In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,. Theologians are quick to point out that God created this physical dimension on purpose to simply build a home for Himself. His intention from the beginning, as you look at Judeo-Christian thought, is that He intended to move here.""

Smart Spirituality Pt 3

2007-08-05T20:05:00.000-05:00

" We live in a culture that wants to polarize people on one side or another, because we want to figure out who the “haves” and “have nots” are. We want to determine who the good and evil people are very clearly with a line in the sand. If we refuse to be discerning, what ends up happening is this kind of dividing, starts to influence people who are in Christ – believers. And we start to divide the world between “us” and “them.” What if trying to think of the world as the “have” and “have nots,” and the “good” and “evil” people is an oversimplification of things?"

Smart Spirituality Pt 2

2007-07-22T17:35:00.000-05:00

" All sixty-six books of the Bible address an overarching story. If we miss the over-arching story – the metanarrative, we miss the whole point of what God is after. Believe it or not, many people miss what God is saying – what His point is…"

Smart Spirituality

2007-07-15T19:54:00.000-05:00

" Do we complicate the simple and simplify the complex? Simple answers to complex issues always lead to someone getting abused, or discounted in the process on some level. The truth is, not everything can be reduced to simplicity. Not everything that we understand in life can be reduced to a slogan, a bumper sticker, or a sound bite… "