Christ the King of Second Chances
This Sunday is Christ the King Sunday. It is the last Sunday of the Church year. Pr. Lauren’s message is taken from today’s gospel, Luke 23:33-43. In this passage Jesus endures scoffing and slander from...
Our God of the Living
This Sunday we welcome back to Hope Pastor Ted Peters. His message is titled “Our God of the Living” (Luke 20:27-38). In this text from the Gospel of Luke, Jesus responds to questions from the...
Just a Plain Ol’ Sermon
This Sunday we observe All Saints Day with a prayer and acknowledgement of our congregation members that have gone to their eternal home this past year. Our guest pastor this Sunday is Lauren Chambers. We...
True Piety
Luke’s Gospel tells us that the coming reign of God will involve unexpected reversals of fortune with judgement rooted in mercy. This week’s message is “True Piety” (gospel text Luke 18:9-14) where Jesus tells a...
The Prayer of Persistence
In our continuing series of sermons from Luke’s Gospel, this Sunday we consider Jesus’s parable of a hateful judge who is worn down by a widow’s pleas. The message is titled: “The Prayer of Persistence”...
The Danger of Presumption
In the heart of our Communion liturgy we hear this phrase, “It is always right and appropriate that we should at all times and in all places give God our thanks and praise. This week’s...
Living in Grace
In our continuing series of sermons from Luke’s Gospel, this Sunday we consider what Jesus says about our receiving grace in such a way that we act as if God is our Master, and we...
What We Cannot Ignore
Scripture contains very few pictures of life after death, but Jesus shares his point-of-view in a fascinating parable about the afterlife featuring a very wealthy and a very poor person. In Pastor Kevin’s message, “What...
Serving God Above Money
Considered by many to be the most difficult of Jesus’ parables to interpret, “The Unjust Steward” has a variety of troubling elements which Pastor Kevin’s message this Sunday, “Serving God Above Money” will attempt to...
Is There a Cure for Selfishness?
Our Summer Sermons series on “Crucial Questions” concludes this week with Pastor Kevin’s message, “Can I Learn Humility?” (Luke 14:1, 7-14). Pride is the first and central sin – from eating the apple in the...