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Weekly teachings from Imago Dei Church in Peoria, IL. At Imago Dei, we believe that each person’s spiritual journey is unique and complex, so we meet people where they are, encourage honest questions, and prop each other up as we take the next step.
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Advent Week 3: We can Choose a Better Way from 2023-12-11T20:51:52
What can we learn from Joseph, the father of Jesus? How does Joseph teach us to break the cycles and traditions of our society and choose a better way to be in the world?
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Advent Week 2: God Meets Us in Our Fear from 2023-12-04T18:36:29
It must have been Terrifying for Mary to discover that she would be the Mother of Jesus, especially in a world so dangerous for an unmarried, pregnant woman. Let’s talk about how God ...
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Advent Week 1: There is Room for Every Story from 2023-11-27T19:45:18
Family can be complicated and messy at times. Let’s talk about Jesus’s family and what the lineage of Jesus, as written in the first chapter of Matthew, says about what God values and...
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Godly Play Sunday from 2023-11-21T00:15:57
This morning, let’s learn about Jesus the Good Shepherd using the Godly Play tools and Method.
Holly Earleson
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The Wholeness of a Wee Little Man, Zacchaeus from 2023-11-13T20:05:24
What can the Story of Zacchaeus teach us about Salvation? Join us this Sunday as we explore the Story of Zacchaeus’ encounter with Jesus.
Pastor Melinda Sparks-Renner
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Queen Esther from 2023-11-06T17:45:55
Watch Maya Isabel De Leon, a principal ballerina, dance to the Story of Queen Esther
Maya Isabel de Leon
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Spiritual Formation and Prayer from 2023-10-30T20:42:51
Join us this Sunday as we talk about prayer, what prayer means, and how to pray with Vicky Brown.
Vicky Brown
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Spiritual Formation and Scripture from 2023-10-23T17:54:59
Join us this Sunday as we explore Scripture and how to read it in a way that promotes Spiritual Growth and formation with Bryan Holmes.
Bryan Holmes
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Spiritual Formation and Music from 2023-10-16T17:44:16
Join us this Sunday as our worship leaders lead us through an all-music Sunday exploring the intersections between Spiritual Formation and Music.
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Spiritual Formation and Awareness from 2023-10-09T17:28:46
Join us this Sunday as Vicky Brown walks us through the process of developing spiritual awareness.
Vicky Brown
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Spiritual Formation and the Body from 2023-10-04T00:07:51
Are you friends with your body? Or, do you see your body as an adversary? Let’s find out together as Brian Holmes Dives into the connection between our body and our spiritual developm...
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Community and the Five Directives from 2023-09-25T20:26:45
Join us as Vicky and Mandy explore and explain the function and history of Imago Dei’s five Directives
Vicky Brown, Mandy Kampen
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Vision Sunday, 2023 from 2023-09-18T18:36:07
Join us for Imagos’ 2023 Vision Sunday. Hear all about Imago's different ministry teams, and discover new ways you can volunteer and support Imago Dei as well as find connections with ...
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Imago Homecoming, 2023 from 2023-09-11T17:45:49
Join us as Imago celebrates its 2nd annual Church Homecoming! Listen to Holly Earleson and Mandy Kampen give their testimony on the importance being a part of a church community.
Jonah 4: God Provides from 2023-08-28T17:53:40
Join us this week as Melinda Sparks-Renner continues our Sermon series on Jonah. What can we learn from Jonah, the rebellious prophet known for becoming “turf in surf”? What does his...
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Jonah 3: God Loves from 2023-08-21T18:05:17
Join us this week as JJ Simpson continues our Sermon series on Jonah. What can we learn from Jonah, the rebellious prophet known for becoming “turf in surf”? What does his story teac...
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Jonah 2: God Hears from 2023-08-14T18:18:09
Join us this week as Melinda continues our Sermon series on Jonah. What can we learn from Jonah, the rebellious prophet known for becoming “turf in surf”? What does his story teach u...
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Jonah 1: God Pursues from 2023-08-07T19:17:48
Join us this week as Melinda opens up our Sermon series on Jonah. What can we learn from Jonah, the rebellious prophet known for becoming “turf in surf”? What does his story teach us...
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Weird People Doing Weird Things: Jezebel from 2023-07-31T18:28:37
This week Mandy Kampen, from the teaching team, will be finishing our “Weird People Doing Weird Things” Sermon series by telling the story of Jezebel through the eyes of Jezebel. What ...
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Weird People Doing Weird Things: Jesus Heals the Leper (Pride Sunday) from 2023-07-25T16:15:31
This week we join our LGBTQIA siblings in celebrating pride. Mandy will also be teaching about Jesus healing the leper out of Mark 1:40-45.
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Weird People Doing Weird Things: Judah and Tamar from 2023-07-25T16:15
This week, Pastor Melinda will be teaching us all about Tamar and the crazy relationship between her, her late husband’s brothers, and her father-in-law, Judah. What can this story tea...
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Honduras Mission Recap from 2023-07-25T16:14:02
Tune in to hear a brief recap of the June 4th-11th Honduras Mission teams’ trip to Honduras.
Honduras Mission Team
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Weird People Doing Weird Things: Jonathan and David from 2023-07-17T18:54:01
Where Jonathan and David Gay Lovers? Maybe? We discuss the possibility with Pastor Melinda. we will also be discussing what this relationship can teach us about love in general.
Weird People Doing Weird Things: Jephthah from 2023-07-10T18:40:08
This week, Mandy Taught us all about Jephthah, a man who engineered a genocide and murdered his own daughter. What can we learn about God through his story?
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Imago Dei 15th Birthday from 2023-03-26T16:30
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Guest Speaker: Katie Vandenberg from 2023-02-26T17:30
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Community Series - Week 7 from 2023-02-19T17:36
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Community Series - Week 6 from 2023-02-12T17:30
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Community Series - Week 5 from 2023-02-05T17:30
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Community Series - Week 4 from 2023-01-29T17:30
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Community Series - Week 3 from 2023-01-22T17:30
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Community Series - Week 2 from 2023-01-15T17:30
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Community Series - Week 1 from 2023-01-08T17:30
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Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. from 2021-05-30T16:30
Scripture Reading: Numbers 27:1-11
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Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. from 2021-05-30T16:30
Scripture Reading: Numbers 27:1-11
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The Body - Trauma from 2021-05-16T16:30
Scripture Reading: John 20:19-31 Note: Some sensitive topics are discussed during this sermon
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The Body - Mental Health from 2021-05-09T16:30
Scripture Reading: Luke 8:26-39 Note: Some sensitive topics are discussed during this sermon
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The Body - Assault and Abuse from 2021-05-02T16:30
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 58:6-12 Note: Some sensitive topics are discussed during this sermon
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The Body - Sexual Ethics and Purity Culture from 2021-04-18T16:30
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Note: Some sensitive topics are discussed during this sermon
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The Body - Series Intro and Body Image from 2021-04-11T16:30
Scripture Reading: Romans 12:1-6
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Wilderness - Jesus’ Triumphant Entry from 2021-03-28T16:30
Scripture Reading: Matthew 21:1-11
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Wilderness - The Death of Lazarus from 2021-03-21T16:30
Scripture Reading: John 11:1-8, 17-45
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Wilderness - Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind from 2021-03-14T16:30
Scripture Reading: John 9:1-41
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Wilderness - Matthew from 2021-03-07T17:30
Scripture Reading: Matthew 9:9-13 The end of the sermon is now available.
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Out of the Wilderness - Jacob Wrestles with God from 2021-01-24T17:30
Scripture Reading: Genesis 32:22-32
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Paul's Final Words - Philippians from 2020-09-20T16:30
Scripture Reading: Philippians 4:10-23
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Paul's Final Words - Corinthians from 2020-09-13T16:30
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 16:5-24
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Practicing Presence from 2020-08-30T16:30
Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 29:4-11 Book: Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods
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Vision Sunday 2020&Hite Family Farewell from 2020-08-23T16:30
Pastors Christina and Dustin Hite
Vision Sunday 2020 Service:
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July 5, 2020 - Panel Discussion from 2020-07-08T22:57:06
Panel Discussion with Pastor Josh Lee
Joined by Guests Pastor Matt and Pastor Tony of Quest Church in Novato, CA
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Enneagram Voices - Head Triad from 2020-06-30T01:00
Pastor Dustin Hite
Joined by Emily, Libby, and Kyle
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Enneagram Voices - Heart Triad from 2020-06-23T01:00
Pastor Dustin Hite
Joined by Bryan, Justin, and Vicky
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Enneagram Voices - Gut Triad from 2020-06-16T01:00
Pastors Christina and Dustin Hite
Joined by Misty Dykema and Sarah Dyer
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The Lord's Prayer - Part 4 from 2020-05-10T16:30
Audio from May 10, 2020 Imago Dei Zoom Service including music, reading, sermon, and benediction.
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The Lord's Prayer - Part 3 from 2020-05-03T16:30
Audio from Imago Dei Zoom Service from May 3, 2020. Includes music, prayers, reading, sermon and benediction.
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The Lord's Prayer - Part 2 from 2020-04-26T16:30
Full audio from the April 26, 2020 Imago Dei online zoom service including music, announcements, reading, sermon, and benediction.
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The Lord's Prayer - Part 1 from 2020-04-19T16:30
The entire service for April 19, 2020 with announcements and reading.
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The Seventh Word - Luke 23:44-46 from 2020-04-11T10:00
It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud v...
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The Sixth Word - John 19:30 from 2020-04-10T10:00
When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
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The Fifth Word - John 19:28 from 2020-04-09T10:00
Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the ...
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The Fourth Word - Mark 15:33-34 from 2020-04-08T10:00
At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God,...
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The Third Word - John 19:26, 27 from 2020-04-07T10:00
When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disci...
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The Second Word - Luke 23:43 from 2020-04-06T00:49:19
Luke 23:43
One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since y...
The First Word - Luke 23:32-34 from 2020-04-06T00:34:21
Speaker - Seth Major
Seth Major serves as the Lead Pastor of Reachway Church in Peoria, overseeing the church's mission, direction, and health. He and his wife, Tai, moved into the North Valley...
Conversations with Jesus: Who's in and who's out? from 2020-03-01T18:46:21
Pastor Josh leans into a passage from Luke 9 where the disciples (and often ourselves) are preoccupied with the question of "who is invited to the table? Who is one of us?" The way Jesus lived demo...
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How the Bible Works - Generous Interpretations from 2020-02-23T16:30
Pastor Josh Lee discusses the generous orthodoxy of Imago Dei and how it can be applied to interpretations and conversations about the Bible.
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How the Bible Works - Adapting Traditions from 2020-02-09T20:37
The Bible was written over the course of thousands of years, across all kinds of cultures and experiences of God. So changing, evolving, and adapting traditions should be no surprise.
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How the Bible Works - Evolving Lenses from 2020-02-02T17:52
Listen as Pastor Josh explores the question "what is God like?" and how have people answered that question differently in the context of their time and place.
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How the Bible Works - Midrash from 2020-01-26T19:09
Listen to the conversation between Rabbi Bryna Milkow from a local Jewish Temple (http://www.anshaiemeth.org/) and Pastor Josh as they explore how the Hebrew Bible has been interpreted in the Jewis...
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How the Bible Works - Diversity from 2020-01-19T18:13
Pastor Josh unpacks our new series further, exploring this ancient, sacred book called the Bible.
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How the Bible Works - Wisdom from 2020-01-12T19:49
Listen as Pastor Josh kicks off a new series which will explore the Bible, which can feel intimidating, confusing, or even frustrating at times. How should we interpret this sacred text? How can we...
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Soapbox Sermons from 2020-01-05T22:27
Another great edition of Soapbox sermons from our congregation! Megan Mason shares about how the celebration and mystery of Epiphany is woven into her story, and Jay Rudd shares about how small act...
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Love All - Advent Conspiracy from 2019-12-22T15:08
Listen as we wrap-up the final message in our Christmas series based on Advent Conspiracy. Pastor Josh explores how the love of Jesus in each of us can be a light of hope to the world around us, si...
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Give More - Advent Conspiracy from 2019-12-15T16:25
Pastor Josh explores the third theme of our Advent Series and how we can take steps toward embodying the love and peace of Christ in our everyday choices and interactions.
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Spend Less - Advent Conspiracy from 2019-12-08T21:33
Pastor Josh leans into a difficult topic, especially during the Christmas season. Listen in as he discusses money and gift-giving, drawing from the biblical text, the Advent Conspiracy book, and re...
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Worship Fully - Advent Conspiracy from 2019-12-01T22:05
Pastor Josh kicks off the first week of our Advent Conspiracy series, helping us be intentional as we journey into the Christmas season. This week's theme is Worship Fully, and draws both from the ...
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Thanksgiving Prayer from 2019-11-17T20:48
Pastor Josh explores the ways we are changed through prayer and the power of thanksgiving and gratitude as part of our prayer life.
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Petitioning Prayer from 2019-11-11T03:28
Listen in as Pastor Josh continues to explore the heart and practice of prayer. This week, we look at the petitions we make and what effect they might have.
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Contemplative Prayer from 2019-11-03T14:37
Pastor Dustin describes a lesser-known prayer type, invites us to lean into ego-disrupting silence, and leads us in a lovingkindness meditation.
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Discernment - "Our Next Yes" from 2019-10-27T21:48:58
Listen as Dustin & Christina share some big news about a discernment process they started this Summer.
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Marriage - The 7 Sacraments from 2019-10-20T14:46
Pastor Josh explores the funky history of this final sacrament, shedding light on what it can mean for our community in this day and age.
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Anointing of the Sick - The 7 Sacraments from 2019-10-13T15:30
Listen in as Pastor Josh weaves together the historical and biblical context of this lesser known sacrament, while also sharing from his own tradition to shed light on what this could mean for our ...
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Confirmation - The 7 Sacraments from 2019-10-06T15:30
Listen in as Bryan Holmes shares his childhood and current reflections on this historical sacrament. He intuitively weaves together thoughtful critique of the shortcomings of this practice and the ...
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Communion - The 7 Sacraments from 2019-09-29T15:30
Listen as Pastor Josh expounds on the historical foundations and spiritual significance of our practice of communion.
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Holy Orders - The 7 Sacraments from 2019-09-22T15:30
Listen in as Rev. Jenny Replogle talks about her experience with ordination, calling, and holy orders. She joined us from St. Paul's Episcopal while Pastor Josh did a pulpit swap with her congregat...
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Baptism - The 7 Sacraments from 2019-09-15T15:30
Listen to explore the foundations and significance of baptism, as well as celebrate with Todd as he gets baptized!
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Confession - The 7 Sacraments from 2019-09-08T15:30
Listen as we kick-off our new series on seven classic sacraments of the Christian church. We'll explore what each one meant in its historical setting and how we might bring a modern approach to the...
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