Incarnation Tallahassee

The floodwaters washed the world clean, but they didn't eradicate sin. God has more work to do, and after the flood we see him acting like the good parent of a rebellious toddler. Some of his best parental moves are that he sets standards, makes concessions, establishes safety, preserves freedom, and wins through love. Rev. Jon Hall | July 19, 2020

Noah's Ark was a feat of engineering that belongs in the hall of fame. Find out why, and what it teaches us about God. Rev. Jon Hall | July 12, 2020

Genesis 6 focuses on the cause of the flood and on God’s unique rescue plan. It’s a passage full of unsolved mysteries as well as deep Gospel truth. Rev. Taylor Bodoh | July 5, 2020

Isaiah begins his epic prophecy at the end of the story. Chapter 2 describes the Day of the Lord, which includes both glorious salvation and terrifying judgment. The coming Day of the Lord is still the only thing that can make sense of our present-day lives, especially now, in our current crisis of suffering a global pandemic along with social and political chaos. Learn from Isaiah what will happen on the Day of the Lord, what will people do, and where can we hide? Rev. Jon Hall | June 28, 2020

How does the representative headship of Adam relate to the headship of Christ? How is the free gift of grace greater than original sin? Taylor Bodoh | June 21, 2020

In the midst of our present crisis, why love is still the most excellent way - both the journey and the destination. Rev. Jon Hall| June 14, 2020

Growing up as a Jewish man under the heel of the Roman Empire, Jesus knew oppression first hand, but He rejected the false responses of His day -- the way of separation, the way of privilege, the way of the sword, and the way of religiosity.

Despite the shadow of death that hung over all humanity after the Fall, the first man to die was murdered. In the story of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4, we find the beginning of three themes in Scripture that recur so often they can be considered ordinary: Ordinary Mercy, Ordinary Sacrifice, and Ordinary Violence. Rev. Jon Hall| May 18, 2020 We're Incarnation Tallahassee and our weekly Sunday Worship is at 10am at 1609 Branch Street at the Family Worship & Praise Center building. We hope to see you there!

Pastor Jon discusses the first temptation and why it went so poorly for Adam and Eve. Rev. Jon Hall| April 26, 2020 We're Incarnation Tallahassee and our weekly Sunday Worship is at 10am at 1609 Branch Street at the Family Worship & Praise Center building. We hope to see you there!

Building on his homily, "Restoring Our Naked Trust," Pastor Taylor gives a more detailed teaching on Genesis 3:8-24. Rev. Taylor Bodoh | May 3, 2020 We're Incarnation Tallahassee and our weekly Sunday Worship is at 10am at 1609 Branch Street at the Family Worship & Praise Center building. We hope to see you there!

Original sin causes a cataclysmic loss of our innocence and vulnerability before God, and we are left hiding and covering our shame with fig leaves. The world lives under a curse. But through Christ, God is able to restore our naked trust in Him once again. Rev. Taylor Bodoh | May 3, 2020 We're Incarnation Tallahassee and our weekly Sunday Worship is at 10am at 1609 Branch Street at the Family Worship & Praise Center building. We hope to see you there!

Pastor Jon discusses the first temptation and why it went so poorly for the first couple. Rev. Jon Hall| April 26, 2020 We're Incarnation Tallahassee and our weekly Sunday Worship is at 10am at 1609 Branch Street at the Family Worship & Praise Center building. We hope to see you there!

The wilderness exposes the idols we run to for comfort, only to find the don't give life. Only the One who defeated death knows how to do life and give us life. May we wait on Him in this time of suffering and stillness. Rev. Jon Hall| April 12, 2020 We're Incarnation Tallahassee and our weekly Sunday Worship is at 10am at 1609 Branch Street at the Family Worship & Praise Center building. We hope to see you there!

Why did God command war in several places in the Old Testament? Does war contradict God's holy, just, and loving character? What does this mean for those of us who follow a Messiah who died for His enemies? Rev. Taylor Bodoh | March 22, 2015 We're Incarnation Tallahassee and our weekly Sunday Worship is at 10am at 1609 Branch Street at the Family Worship & Praise Center building. We hope to see you there!

When the king of Moab tries to hire the infamous Balaam to curse the Israelites, he replies, "I could not go beyond the command of the LORD my God to do less or more." So why is Balaam regarded as a bad guy (Jude 11; Rev. 2:14)? Pastor Jon helps us sort through this mysterious and entertaining story. Rev. Jon Hall | March 8, 2015 We're Incarnation Tallahassee and our weekly Sunday Worship is at 10am at 1609 Branch Street at the Family Worship & Praise Center building. We hope to see you there!

Why did God forbid Moses from entering the Promised Land? It's confusing. And if the greatest figure in the Old Testament couldn't make it, what hope is there for us? Rev. Taylor Bodoh | March 8, 2015 We're Incarnation Tallahassee and our weekly Sunday Worship is at 10am at 1609 Branch Street at the Family Worship & Praise Center building. We hope to see you there!

Accused women drink the dust of the tabernacle?! Pastor Taylor opens up one of the most obscure and "disturbing" passages from the Book of Numbers -- the test for adultery -- showing us how to understand it in context and how it ultimately points us to Christ. Rev. Taylor Bodoh | March 1, 2015 We're Incarnation Tallahassee and our weekly Sunday Worship is at 10am at 1609 Branch Street at the Family Worship & Praise Center building. We hope to see you there!

Jesus grew up on the Hebrew Bible and affirmed it as God's inspired Word which was fulfilled in Him. It also remains God's Word for the Church today. Bible scholar Dr. Sarah Hall discusses the ongoing relevance of the Old Testament to the spiritual formation of the New Covenant community. Dr. Sarah Hall | February 22, 2015 We're Incarnation Tallahassee and our weekly Sunday Worship is at 10am at 1609 Branch Street at the Family Worship & Praise Center building. We hope to see you there!

Homily by Sarah Ma Taylor with a reading from Aaron Taylor and music from the Hall family. Original artwork by Stephanie Trotter.

Learn how to cultivate a liturgy of lament as we live in the tension of a world full of sorrow and the goodness of God. Dr. Stefanie Kreamer | March 31, 2020