Christ Presbyterian Church
Weekly teaching from Christ Presbyterian Church in Edina, Minnesota. Our pastors are of different ages, genders, and backgrounds and offer practical, thoughtful, Bible-based teaching to help us grow in our understanding of and relationship with Jesus. Learn more about CPC at cpcedina.org.
Episodes
829 episodes
Through the Waters—Genesis 7:17-8:12
This sermon explores the story of Noah and the flood in the Book of Genesis, emphasizing that it is not a children’s tale but a sobering account of a grieving God confronting the deep corruption of human sin. Rather than acting out of anger, Go...
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Season 16
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Episode 293
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Pastor's Cut: Through the Waters—Week 1
In this episode of Pastor’s Cut, Melissa interviews Emily Hamilton about the inspiration behind the “Through the Waters” sermon series at Christ Presbyterian Church, which traces major water stories throughout Scripture to highlight th...
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Season 16
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Episode 292
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13:33
Through the Waters—Genesis 1:1-10
Pastor Emily describes baptism as a gift from God, like a beautifully wrapped package containing many smaller gifts that remind us we are seen, loved, and claimed by Him. Reflecting on Genesis 1, she highlights how God brings order and life out...
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Season 16
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Episode 291
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Pastor's Cut: Invited—Week 7
On the Pastors Cut podcast, Joe McDonald reflects on returning to staff and preaching the final message in the “Invited” series, centered on Revelation’s closing invitation, “Come, Lord Jesus.” He shares how a vision of a diverse multi...
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Season 16
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Episode 290
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13:55
Invited—Revelation 22:16-21
Pastor Joe McDonald reflects on meaningful invitations in his life and connects them to the Bible’s final prayer, “Come, Lord Jesus,” in Revelation 22. He explains that Revelation offers hope and assurance of Jesus’ promised return, not a timel...
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Season 16
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Episode 289
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22:54
Pastor's Cut: Invited—Week 6
In this episode of Pastors Cut, Petey Crowder reflects on his sermon about Hebrews’ invitation to “come boldly to the throne of grace,” emphasizing Jesus as both our great High Priest and King, whose primary mission is to save and reco...
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Season 16
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Episode 288
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23:18
Invited—Hebrews 4:14-16
This sermon centers on Hebrews 4:14–16, presenting Jesus as the great High Priest who fully understands human weakness and invites us to come boldly and honestly before God to receive grace and mercy. It challenges distorted views of Jesus by e...
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Season 16
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Episode 287
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21:37
Pastor's Cut: Invited—Week 5
This episode of Pastor’s Cut features host Melissa Schaser in conversation with Emily Hamilton, who reflects on her sermon from John 11 and Jesus raising Lazarus, emphasizing how Jesus is Lord over death and invites the community to pa...
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Season 16
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Episode 286
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11:41
Invited—John 11:38-44
This sermon reflects on Jesus raising Lazarus to show that human beings are ultimately powerless before death, but God fiercely opposes death and has authority over it. By connecting this story to present-day suffering, it emphasizes that death...
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Season 16
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Episode 285
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22:13
Pastor's Cut: Invited—Week 4
This episode on Pastor's Cut centers on how recent violence and unrest in Minneapolis reshaped Petey Crowder’s sermon, calling the church to bring both personal and communal burdens to Jesus in a time of fear and anxiety. Petey and Mel...
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Season 16
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Episode 284
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20:06
Invited—Matthew 11:28-30
This sermon invites weary and burdened people to bring their struggles to Jesus, grounding that call in Matthew 11, where Jesus offers rest not by removing burdens, but by teaching a gentler, life-giving way to carry them. It emphasizes that Je...
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Season 16
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Episode 283
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24:08
Pastor's Cut: Invited—Week 3
Pastors Melissa and Carrie have a conversation about Sunday's sermon. Which challenged listeners to move from simply believing that Jesus is real to truly believing in Him with trust that shapes how we live, illustrated by the...
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Season 16
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Episode 282
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13:27
Guest Preacher—Glenn Packiam
Pastor, speaker, and author of the book we gave our congregation on Christmas Eve, What's a Christian, Anyway?, Glenn Packiam, speaks.
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Season 16
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Episode 281
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30:58
Pastor's Cut: Invited—Week 2
This episode of Pastor’s Cut features a conversation with Jonathan Hicks about his sermon on the invitation to “come and see,” highlighting how encountering Jesus naturally leads people to invite others through ordinary relationships l...
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Season 16
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Episode 280
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15:08
Invited—John 1:43-51
This sermon reflects on how the Christian faith becomes credible when the gospel is visibly lived out by real people, emphasizing Jesus’ repeated invitation to “come and see” as a call to experience Him personally rather than just intellectuall...
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Season 16
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Episode 279
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25:02
Pastor's Cut: Invited—Week 1
The episode explores our new sermon series on invitation, centered on Jesus’ call to the fishermen in Matthew 4. Pastor Petey reflects on what it means for both longtime believers and newcomers to continually lay down sources of identity and se...
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Season 16
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Episode 278
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16:46
Invited—Matthew 4:18-22
Pastor Petey preaches that invitations open us to new possibilities, and Jesus’ core invitation "Come, follow me" is an invitation to apprentice under Him by being with Him, becoming like Him, and doing what He does. Following Jesus means leavi...
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Season 16
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Episode 277
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23:29
Pastor's Cut: Fear Not—Week 5
Donation Drive & Mission Spotlight information: qr.link/TeJW4IThis episode reflects on a sermon from Luke 2 that emphasizes the ordinariness of the shepherds and how God transforms ordinary people...
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Season 15
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Episode 276
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16:07
Fear Not—Week 5
The sermon explores how God works through ordinary people by highlighting the shepherds in Luke 2 and showing that their low status did not disqualify them from participating in God’s saving work. It emphasizes two invitations from the passage:...
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Season 15
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Episode 275
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21:35
Pastor's Cut: Fear Not—Week 4
Donation Drive & Mission Spotlight information: qr.link/TeJW4IThis episode features Pastor Emily Hamilton discussing her sermon on Mary’s encounter with the angel Gabriel, emphasizing God’s invita...
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Season 15
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Episode 274
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13:52
Fear Not—Week 4
This sermon reflects on the angel’s message to Mary, emphasizing that “do not be afraid” means not letting fear control us, and highlights Mary’s courageous “yes” to God despite the real social, personal, and physical risks she faced. It explai...
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Season 15
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Episode 273
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23:50
Pastor's Cut: Fear Not—Week 3
Donation Drive & Mission Spotlight information: qr.link/TeJW4IThis episode discusses the third week of CPC’s “Fear Not” sermon series, Petey and Melissa dive into a great conversation a...
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Season 15
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Episode 272
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22:21
Fear Not—Week 3
When disappointment has made hope feel risky, God gently invites us to trust Him again. In Advent Week 3, we walk with Zechariah in Luke 1 and discover that Christian hope isn’t found in outcomes, but in holding onto a faithful God who brings l...
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Season 15
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Episode 271
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