Podcasts by Soma Federal Way Sermons

Flourish: Lord's Prayer - Kingdom Correctly Ordered from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.848660

Jesus' Sermon on the Mount describes a counter-intuitive blessed life of flourishing in his ways. He teaches us to pray for his kingdom to come...

Flourish: Lord's Prayer - Daily Bread from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.845945

Flourish: Beatitudes Part 1 from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.840165

Flourish: Beatitudes Part 2 from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.837327

Flourish: Salt and Light from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.800347

Flourish: Lust and Adultery from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.792890

Flourish: Retaliation from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.785477

Flourish: The Golden Rule from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.773564

The Golden Rule is a sometimes misunderstood teaching from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. Let's see how this connects to the gospel and leads to the flourishing, blessed life Jesus describes.

Simply Soma: What is the Gospel? from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.770396

Daniel 3: Faithfulness Regardless of Fruitfulness from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.761228

Daniel 4-5: A Tale of Two Kings from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.758467

Waiting: Prayer in Exile from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.751614

Advent is a season of learning to wait upon the Lord. God's people, exiled in Babylon, are expectantly longing and praying for relief. We join them to learn what it means to wait actively (not pass...

Locating God in the Present: Justin&Darianne Westcott from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.745469

We begin our new series as our elder couples share where they are seeing and experiencing God in this past year. Today, Justin and Darianne Westcott share the importance of paying attention to our ...

The Future Present: Establishing Unity from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.733968

Paul has his hands full with the Corinthians. The city of Corinth is a blend of multiple modern cities in our day: the metropolitan port city of Seattle, the low moral nature of Las Vegas, the idol...

Establishing Unity: Regard us as Servants from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.689580

Paul wraps up his appeal for unity asking the church to regard leaders as servants. There are wonderful implications for leaders, the church, and our everyday lives - even how we all do our jobs.

Raised: Easter 2021 from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.683870

Actions speak louder than words. As we celebrate, we see the with act of the resurrection God is saying, "I'm Here", "We won", and "I Love You"

Known By God from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.677894

For many, shame is a constant way of life. The fear of being found as a fraud, or not being enough. What does the Gospel say to fear? Being known and loved by God is the source of true, faithful li...

Freedom and Leadership from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.674573

Paul uses his personal example to show how the disciples are to, at times, forgo their personal freedoms for the sake of others. In this, Paul gives us insight into how leaders of the church are to...

Communion in the Body from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.667151

The common meal among the family of God is extremely important, and many of the Corinthians were taking advantage of it at the expense of others. In his longest teaching on the Eucarist, Paul instr...

What is the Gospel? from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.658383

It’s a word we see and use often, but are we sure what it means? We begin our We Are Soma Series by tackling, “What is the Gospel?” and seeing whether are lives are captivated by Jesus or if we are...

Nourish: In a Culture of Animosity from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.651003

We live in a day of intense animosity over any number of issues. While the church is tempted to join in on the mudslinging, the call of Jesus is different. What does it mean for us to be nourished ...

Sardis: Dynamic But Dying from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.643666

Advent: WITNESS from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.636130

Portraits of the Bread of Life from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.591044

Where is it that you look to fulfill your heart's longings? In this passage, Jesus reframes the Passover festival to show that He is the only one who can carry the weight of our worship, and satisf...

Portraits of New Sight from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.582692

There's not anything in my life that does not first go through the loving hand of God my Father. As light of the world, Jesus redeems the brokenness of the world for his glory and our good! We ofte...

Portraits of the Good Shepherd from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.579822

Jesus is the Good Shepherd who knows each sheep and whose sheep hear His voice, even amidst the dangers of the world around.

Catalyst from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.572391

Do you desire to be renewed by God? This week we begin a 6 week series looking at the life of Elijah in 1 Kings 19. God invites all of us to a journey of spiritual renewal, and we must notice how t...

Coming to an End of Myself from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.569735

We've all been there: at the end of ourselves where we no longer feel like we can move forward. Where is God in the midst of this experience? We look to the life of Elijah in 1 Kings 19 to see how ...

Guidance&Reentry from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.562614

Guidance&Reentry

Waiting for Peace from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.558329

Last Words on Greatness from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.552351

Last Words on Abiding from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.546673

Last Words on the Helper from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.541096

Last Words on Unity from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.538101

Last Words over Death from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.534673

Jesus and the Disciples from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.496421

Psalm 62 from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.481736

Psalm 103 from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.478095

Psalm 77 from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.472279

When God's People Pursue A False Eden from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.463438

Jonah flees in the opposite direction of God's direction: Tarshish. When we connect to the rest of the Bible, we see Tarshish as a representation of man's pursuit to develop the land of Eden apart ...

When Pagan Sailors Point God's Prophet to God from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.458305

When God's Pursuit Leads to Repentance from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.446231

God's radical pursuit of the Ninevites led them to an extravagant expression of repentance, even for wicked people like the Assyrians.

Longing for Hope from 2023-12-14T02:52:14.402623

Longing for Joy from 2023-12-10T11:30

When God's Compassion is Stronger Than Ours from 2023-11-19T11:30

When God's People Don't Love Their Neighbors from 2023-11-12T11:30

Jonah's motives are finally exposed. We finally see Jonah's real reasons: Jonah doesn't love his neighbors; he wants their destruction! Yet, God's character is on display as He consistently shows w...

When God's People Share, But Only Partially from 2023-10-29T11:30

Jonah seems to repent, but did he? He ventures into Nineveh and delivers a five-word sermon. What was Jonah trying to communicate, and did it align with what God's people are to share with the world?

LAB: Holy Hospitality from 2023-10-22T11:30

Jonah 1: When God's People Forget God's Pursuit from 2023-09-24T11:30

The author of Jonah expects you to know some stories. We look at the background of Jonah, God's eternal pursuit of His enemies, and how the Bible is needed for God's people to flourish.

Re:Church Part 2 from 2023-09-17T11:30

Re:Church Part 1 from 2023-09-10T11:30

Psalm 51 from 2023-08-27T11:30

Psalm 127 from 2023-07-23T11:30

Psalm 32 from 2023-07-16T11:30

Seven Signs of John from 2023-06-18T11:30

In this extended and dialogical teaching, we walk through the seven signs of John as a community, asking key questions to understand the text together.

Jesus and John from 2023-06-11T11:30

Jesus and Peter from 2023-05-21T11:30

Jesus and Thomas from 2023-05-14T11:30

Arise to Gather from 2023-04-30T11:30

Arise to Scatter from 2023-04-16T11:30

Last Words on Belief from 2023-02-19T11:30

Last Words on the Spirit from 2023-02-12T11:30

Last Words on Discipleship Relationships from 2023-01-29T11:30

Last Words on Betrayal from 2023-01-15T11:30

Waiting with Love from 2022-12-18T11:30

Waiting with Joy from 2022-12-11T11:30

Encouragement from 2022-11-13T11:30

Encounter from 2022-10-30T11:30

Wilderness from 2022-10-23T11:30

Rest from 2022-10-16T11:30

Vision Casting 2022: Challenge to Renewal from 2022-09-18T11:30

2 Timothy 3 from 2022-09-11T11:30

Portraits of Devotion from 2022-05-15T11:30

In preparation for Jesus' burial, we get pictures of what it means to be devoted to Jesus. For some, it's a pure and extravagant devotion. For others, it's devotion to their own cause rather than t...

Portraits of Resurrection from 2022-04-17T11:30

Jesus is risen from the dead! This changes everything! On Easter 2022, we look at the historical event of Jesus' resurrection and think through how this affects all of our lives, especially how we ...

Portraits of the Light of the World from 2022-04-10T11:30

Jesus is the light of ALL the world, including Sierra Leone! Hear stories from Jeff Wall as he shares about his recent trip to Sierra Leone.

Portraits of Refreshment from 2022-03-20T11:30

We were designed to consume Jesus as the bread who sustains, and to drink from the well of the Spirit who refreshes. Anything less is a cheap substitute. We look at how entertainment, content, and ...

Portraits of the Law from 2022-03-13T11:30

Am I a legalist? As we look to Jesus in John 7, he addresses people who are using the law in ways he does not desire, pointing to how we try to prove ourselves to God, others, and ourselves.

Portraits of New Sabbath from 2022-02-27T11:30

As Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath, He reveals His equality with God and empowerment from God. If Jesus, who is equal with God, is dependent on the Father for everything, how much more are we depe...

Portraits of Dignity from 2022-02-20T11:30

Where do you find your dignity or significance? Jesus crosses societal norms to speak to a woman who has lost her dignity and status in community. In John 4, we see someone meet Jesus, be changed b...

Portraits of Justice and Worship from 2022-01-30T11:30

When we no longer make Jesus the center place of our worship, we are bound to make something else the main thing. This misplaced worship inevitably leads to injustice in the world. This week, we lo...

Portraits of New Creation from 2022-01-23T11:30

John the Baptist and Nathanael have already declared Jesus to be the Son of God. Here Jesus shows his power by enhancing life in a way that only God could. It appears to John that Jesus has creator...

What Do You Desire? from 2022-01-16T11:30

We see right from the beginning of the Gospel of John that Jesus is calling disciples to follow him and bring others along the journey. Justin shares some important realities of our church and some...

Advent: GLORY from 2021-12-19T11:30

What do you find glorious? As we look at John 1:14-18, we see the fullness of God’s glory in the most unexpected ways. We take a tour of God’s glory through the Bible to see that Jesus is the fulln...

Advent: WORD from 2021-11-28T11:30

"Who is Jesus?" It's the most important question any of us can answer. We begin advent looking at what one of Jesus' closest friends says about Jesus. John reveals to us that Jesus was with God the...

Philadelphia: Small but Significant from 2021-11-21T11:30

They were small, but in God’s eyes they were significant. We close out the Postcards from Jesus series by looking at Philadelphia, where we are encouraged to have hope and hold on!

Laodicea: Comfortable But Christ-less from 2021-11-14T11:30

In one of the more famous portions of Revelation, Jesus says he vomits out a church! Why? Because they were lukewarm. We take time to look at what this means as we see a church that’s self satisfie...

Thyatira: Committed But Compromised from 2021-10-31T11:30

Your Work Matters! In this Postcard from Jesus, he addresses a church that falls into the temptation of their workplace drawing them away from Jesus. We look at what the Bible says about work and h...

Pergamum: Faithful But Flawed from 2021-10-24T11:30

Your theology matters! We continue our series, Postcards from Jesus, as we look at a church who in the midst of a difficult place, forgot the importance of paying attention to their theology.

Ephesus: Loyal But Loveless from 2021-10-10T11:30

Nourish: In A Culture of Fear from 2021-09-26T11:30

Turn on any news source and we are constantly bombarded with a consistent message: Be Afraid! Whether about our health, other perspectives, the “other”, or changes in our society, we are living in ...

Nourish: In a Season of Disappointment from 2021-09-19T11:30

Nourish: In A Season of Busyness from 2021-09-12T11:30

Nourish: In A Season of Busyness

Order in the Body from 2021-07-25T11:30

Paul was dealing with a people who had self-centered desires for the church gathering, not unlike issues we have to deal with today. Paul closes his exhortation of the Corinthians giving them the a...

Tongues in the Body from 2021-07-11T11:30

The Corinthians loved one gift above all others while many in our day are fearful and prohibit this gift: Speaking in Tongues. What can we know about speaking in tongues and what role do they play ...

Prophecy in the Body from 2021-06-27T11:30

The Corinthian church is utilizing their charismatic gifts and freedom in a way that Paul deems out of order. While not telling them to stop using them, he guides them to see how the need to make s...

Spiritual Gifts in the Body from 2021-06-13T11:30

As Paul continues to order and inform the church to live in the Future Present, he uses a familiar-to-us and briliant metaphor of the church being the Body of Christ, showing how each person is imp...

Headship in the Body from 2021-05-30T11:30

Throughout the letter Paul has addressed how men and women are to live in the church. Here, Paul speaks to a cultural expression of head coverings to speak to the the relationship between genders i...

Freedom and Mission from 2021-05-23T11:30

What does it mean to live on mission? How can we do that in a divisive and polarized culture? Paul gives us insights how we can become all things to all people through self-sacrifice and self-disci...

Freedom and Charity from 2021-05-16T11:30

We live in a day where individual freedom is the highest value. But does that line up with Scripture? Paul, while addressing eating food sacrifieced to idols, being the establish them to understand...

Morality in Singleness from 2021-04-25T11:30

For many, the goal is marriage and children. But are there are there other ways to be faithful to Jesus? Paul calls some in the church to the high and holy calling of celibacy for the sake of the K...

Morality in Sex and Marriage from 2021-04-18T11:30

This letter is not the first time Paul and the Corinthians have written back and forth regarding how to live. Paul now begins to address their specific concerns. He begins with their marriage and s...

Establishing Morality: Judgement and Legal Disputes from 2021-03-28T11:30

Paul brings the future present in the morality of judgement and legal disputes. Are Christians allowed to judge one another? How does our future judgement of angels influence our present judgement...

Establishing Morality: The Immune System of the Church from 2021-03-21T11:30

Paul begins the next portion of his establishing the church in the morality of God’s kingdom. In a case where they are celebrating more immorality than even acceptable in the wider culture, Paul ca...

Establishing Unity: The Church Identity and Leaders from 2021-02-28T11:30

We live in a day where people are divided over anything and everything. Paul addresses the church divided over preference of speaking styles to call them to be unified as the field, building, and t...

Establishing Unity: The Spirit and Wisdom from 2021-02-21T11:30

The wisdom available to the church by the Spirit allows us to access the mind of Christ. We no longer can be divided in the ways of the world because the Spirit gives us the mind of Christ to be un...

Establishing Unity: The Cross and Wisdom from 2021-02-14T11:30

In every culture, there’s a common understanding of what is “wisdom.” And in every case, the gospel is revealed boldly as counter-cultural. While our world looks at power and influence as signs of ...

Locating God in the Present: Steve and Janet Potter from 2021-01-31T11:30

A year of highs and lows and knowing Jesus is alive, giving us the gift of the Holy Spirit to be with us always.

Locating God in the Present: Jeff&Karen Wall from 2021-01-24T11:30

Tough times can cause hopelessness yet the scriptures and prayer can lead us to hope. We need to know How important is hope and how debilitating is hopelessness and how the bible points us to hope...

Locating God in the Present: Justin&Kate Kuravackal from 2021-01-10T11:30

Justin and Kate share how the Father's been teaching them about gratitude, how the Bible emphasizes it and some habits we can all practice - habits that help cultivate a growing sense of gratitude ...

Waiting: Hope from 2020-12-20T11:30

Advent is a season of learning to wait upon the Lord. God's people, exiled in Babylon, are expectantly longing for relief. We join them to learn what it means to wait actively (not passively), look...

Waiting: Spiritual Warfare from 2020-12-13T11:30

Advent is a season of learning to wait upon the Lord. God's people, exiled in Babylon, are expectantly longing for relief. Among them, Daniel hears from an angel about unseen battles in the spiritu...

Waiting: Suffering in Exile from 2020-11-29T11:30

Advent is a season of learning to wait upon the Lord. God's people, exiled in Babylon, are expectantly longing for relief. We join them to learn what it means to wait actively (not passively), look...

Daniel 7: Son of Man from 2020-11-22T11:30

Daniel 6: Allegiance to the True King from 2020-11-15T11:30

Daniel 2: God's Glory and Wisdom from 2020-10-25T11:30

Daniel 1: Challenges of Exile from 2020-10-18T11:30

Simply Soma: Call to Covenant from 2020-09-20T11:30

Simply Soma: Gospel Identity from 2020-09-13T11:30

Jesus is Our Anchor from 2020-07-26T11:30

Flourish: Our Judge is Dad from 2020-07-19T11:30

Flourish: Free from Anxiety, God is Provider from 2020-07-12T11:30

Flourish: Kingdom Resources from 2020-06-28T11:30

Flourish: Giving to the Needy from 2020-06-21T11:30

Flourish: Love Your Enemies from 2020-06-14T11:30

Flourish: Oaths from 2020-05-24T11:30

Flourish: Divorce from 2020-05-17T11:30

Mothers Day 2020 from 2020-05-10T11:30

Flourish: Anger and Reconciliation from 2020-04-26T11:30

Flourish: Silence and Solitude from 2020-04-19T11:30

Flourish: Easter 2020 - Jesus is Better from 2020-04-12T11:30

Flourish: Sabbath from 2020-03-29T11:30

Flourish: Lord's Prayer - Lead Us Not Into Temptation from 2020-02-23T11:30

Flourish: Lord's Prayer - Forgive Us Our Debts from 2020-02-16T11:30

Flourish: The Lord's Prayer - Our Father from 2020-01-26T11:30

Jesus' Sermon on the Mount describes a counter-intuitive blessed life of flourishing in his ways. Shockingly, he taught his disciples to pray to God as "Our Father."

Flourish: Abiding in Jesus Through Prayer from 2020-01-19T11:30

Connected to our series on the Sermon on the Mount, we're integrating a look at Jesus' teaching on the vine and the branches.

Formed to Flourish from 2020-01-12T11:30

Jesus' Sermon on the Mount describes a counter-intuitive blessed life of flourishing in his ways. We begin a series on spiritual formation...