Often, people picture Jesus as a calm and non-threatening presence whose message uplifts and moves them forward. Oh, He’s the person who welcomes you when you first meet Him. Regardless […]
Jesus Sends the 72
July 3, 2022 by
The Father dispatches Jesus into our world. Later, Jesus sends out others to continue His mission: first, the Twelve, followed by the seventy-two. The Gospel for today focuses on the […]
The Lamb Who Breaks Open the Seals
May 3, 2022 by
Dreamy and strange, eternity stirs with such peculiar creatures, with everything revolving around a Lamb. A mighty angel asks a question involving a manuscript in the court liturgy of heaven. […]
God Surprises Us with Heaven, Here on Christmas Eve
December 24, 2021 by
Click here to go to our online recording of our Christmas Eve service. Whenever heaven greets earth, this becomes a time of fresh beginnings. Tonight, heaven’s splendor hides and holds […]
Philippians 4:4-7: Rejoice
December 22, 2021 by
Watch the service and sermon here. In parallel with Lent, Advent pulses with penitential underpinnings, preparing the unprepared for Christ’s coming. Not only His birth, but His return to reign […]
Luke 10:25-37: Inherit Eternal Life?
October 19, 2021 by
Love God and love your neighbor. What could be simpler? You can condense the entire Law of God in one word: Love. Is God’s Law that simple? Not when the […]
Mark: 10:2-16: The Disaster of Divorce, the Blessedness of Being a Bride
October 19, 2021 by
“Did God say?” So, the serpent slunk into Eve’s ear. Isn’t this the original seed of uncertainty and distrust Satan plants in us before he contradicts something God says? Today, […]
Amos 5:6-7, 10-15: Brooding in Rebellion
October 19, 2021 by
In the eighth century BC, the people brood in rebellion. Though everything appears fine, Israel’s foundations crack in one place and crumble in another. Underneath an external veneer of strength […]
Joined to Christ: Betty Krause’s Funeral Sermon
August 31, 2021 by
In the beginning, God spoke light into being, calling forth day and night and time itself into existence. Soon, God separated the water from the land and made plants to […]
Mark 4:35-41: Jesus Stills the Storm
June 22, 2021 by
Jesus Stills the Storm No one’s life should be a ship, floundering adrift in faithless fear. Did God not create us for wonder, joy, hope, and love, to marvel at […]
