Second Sunday of Advent The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Prophecy, Patience, and Promise Advent is a season of expectation, the word itself meaning “coming.” Many families spend these four weeks waiting for children to come home from college, or for grandparents to come for…
Old Problems and New Beginnings The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. By now the last of the leaves have likely fallen from trees in northern climes, and any still holding on look dry and dead. Snow has arrived, and its thick blanket shows the stains…
What’s in Your Wallet? Not Enough. The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Gospel: Matthew 22:15-22 After Jesus begins teaching in the temple, religious leaders try to trap him with questions. First they ask if God’s people should pay taxes to an earthly tyrant like Caesar.…
Expensive Wedding. Expensive Grace. The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14 Jesus tells a parable indicating that the blessings of God’s kingdom are available to all, but the invitation is not to be taken lightly. 1Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables,…
Expensive Wedding. Expensive Grace. The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14 Jesus tells a parable indicating that the blessings of God’s kingdom are available to all, but the invitation is not to be taken lightly. 1Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables,…
Jesus, Cornerstone of Our Faith The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Gospel: Matthew 21:33-46 Jesus tells a parable to the religious leaders who are plotting his death, revealing that their plans will, ironically, bring about the fulfillment of scripture. [Jesus said to the people:] 33“Listen to…
Jesus, Cornerstone of Our Faith The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. God has showered humanity with gifts and blessings, but humanity continues to abuse those gifts. We have been entrusted with a creation to care for, and in our shortsightedness we abuse and pollute the…
Confessing Christ, Formed in Faith The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. In late August, students are preparing to go back to school, and many churches gear up for a new year of Christian education. It is a good time to be reminded of the heart…
ISAIAH 41:10 10do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.
We Are Beggars, This Is True The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. “We are beggars; this is true,” are reported to be Martin Luther’s last written words. Christians are “beggars” for God’s grace, undeserving but graced nonetheless. A beggar’s faith focuses not on what is…