Blue Ocean Church Ann Arbor
by Blue Ocean Church Ann Arbor · 500 episodes
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Weekly messages and seasonal series from Blue Ocean Church Ann Arbor
Latest episodes
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28 min
18 Oct 2026 | Rooted and Expansive: A Spirit-Filled Community
What, or who, is the Holy Spirit? In the Bible, we find numerous stories of people who are said to have been filled with the Holy Spirit. Through the power […]
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31 min
11 Oct 2026 | Rooted & Expansive: Solus Jesus
In this sermon we explore what we mean by “Solus Jesus” in this long conversation we’ve inherited in the Christian tradition. Learn more about Blue Ocean Church at a2blue.org. You…
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25 min
04 Oct 2026 | Rooted and Expansive: Following the Jesus Way
This week we explore what it means to follow Jesus by looking at the story of the twelve disciples. Who were these people Jesus chose to follow him? What did […]
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33 min
27 Sep 2026 | Rooted & Expansive: Treasures Old and New
We use the Gospel of Matthew and Jesus’ image of the treasury to help us find tools for reconstructing our faith, so that we’re both deeply rooted in The Way of Jesus […]
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26 min
20 Sep 2026 | Grace Upon Grace: Grace Covers a Multitude
Using the story of Paul’s relationship with John Mark, we talk about how grace allows us to hold one another’s stories and offenses with a little more openness. Learn more […]
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26 min
13 Sep 2026 | Grace Upon Grace: Grace Steadies Us
The peace that passes understanding doesn’t ask us to minimize our grief, or our fear, or our anger, or the difficulty of what we’re carrying at any given time. What […]
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26 min
06 Sep 2026 | Grace Upon Grace: Grace Flows Through Us
Throughout Paul’s letters, he talks again and again about grace. It is the heart of his message. But what does grace look like for Christians living in ancient Rome, where […]
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25 min
30 Aug 2026 | Grace Upon Grace: It Is Enough
NOTE: audio quality is degraded; a full transcript is included, below. Using the story of Saul-turned-Paul, we start to unpack the beautiful concept of grace. Learn more about Blue…
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25 min
23 Aug 2026 | Going Meta: Confession and Communion
Since the earliest days of the Christian movement, Jesus’ followers have gathered together around scripture, song, and sacrament. While worship services vary in style and content,…
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30 min
16 Aug 2026 | Going Meta: Why We Sing
Every Sunday we sing words that come from different centuries and cultures and theological traditions. We sing the experiences of people beside us and people who died long before u…
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32 min
09 Aug 2026 | Going Meta: The Sunday Liturgy
We talk about the form and structure of our Sunday morning service to give us a better framework for why and how we worship the way we do. Learn more […]
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17 min
26 Jul 2026 | Nothing Can Separate Us
Congregant Bruce Umpstead shares about how he came to a more inclusive faith, and the meaning he’s found in practices like Lectio Divina. Learn more about Blue Ocean Church at a2bl…
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28 min
19 Jul 2026 | Song of Songs: God Is Love
We inhabit a world filled with love and with possibilities for love: opportunities to meet one another with freedom and presence, to take one another’s joys and sufferings seriousl…
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23 min
12 Jul 2026 | Song of Songs: Beauty Will Save the World
As we continue our sermon series on the Song of Songs, we will be considering the importance of beauty, how beauty leads us to wisdom and love, and how it […]
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25 min
28 Jun 2026 | Song of Songs: Seasons of Love
To love creation is to recognize that the earth isn’t merely the stage on which our lives unfold but it’s a living community to which we belong. In order to […]
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23 min
21 Jun 2026 | Song of Songs: Flora & Fauna
This week we open a new sermon series where we’re looking at the Song of Songs through an ecological lens to discover what it might have to say to us […]
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30 min
07 Jun 2026 | Pray & Act: A Gift of Leadership
Leadership is the Spirit-given work of helping a community live into its calling. Pastor Emily weaves in the voices of several people with a leadership gift to highlight some godly…
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27 min
31 May 2026 | Pray & Act: A Gift of Faith
The gift of faith is the Spirit-given ability to trust deeply in God’s presence and goodness, especially when circumstances make that trust difficult. We talk about how people with…
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22 min
24 May 2026 | Pray & Act: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit
The baptism of the Holy Spirit is a central theme in the book of Acts. As followers of Jesus were busy debating who could be baptized into the community of […]
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31 min
17 May 2026 | Pray & Act: Prophecy and Discernment of Spirits
We talk about what prophecy and discernment look like in practical terms, and how they work together to encourage us and provide wisdom. Learn more about Blue Ocean Church at a2blu…