What Time Is It?
We are at the point in Luke’s Gospel where Jesus is seeing the mounting opposition around him and clearly says that the people are at a point where they must make a decision. Sitting on...
Preparing for Surprises
This Sunday’s message is “Preparing for Surprises” based on Luke 12:22-40, and in it Pastor Kevin will help us think about what it will be like to meet Jesus face-to-face. So often we get hung...
What is the One Thing?
This Sunday’s message, “What’s the One Thing? Setting Priorities” (Luke 10:38-42) looks at the story of Martha (sister of Mary and Lazarus) inviting Jesus into her home. Pastor Kevin helps us explore how different personality...
Who is my Neighbor?
This week we begin a series of sermons that both ask us to consider some existential questions as well as get us thinking about discipleship (the theme of the Pentecost Season) and stewardship ( how...
The Courage to be Free
The Third Sunday of Pentecost This Sunday we welcome back Sarah Jessup Street as our guest pastor. Her message is based on our gospel in Luke chapter 9. In today’s gospel, Jesus is unwavering in...
Tell What God Has Done for You
The Gospels contain many dramatic scenes, but few are more dramatic and impactful than the healing of the man filled with a “legion” of demons in the Roman town of Garasene. In this Sunday’s sermon,...
What is Truth?
Christ the King Sunday Christ the King Sunday is a reminder that Christ reigns as king forever, while governments come and go. It also emphasizes the importance of acknowledging Christ’s kingship in our lives, both...
On the Edge of Everything
This Sunday’s Gospel lesson is from Mark 13: 1-8. Jesus predicts the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem which causes immediate questions for his disciples. Their questions are similar to our own. “When will these...
Following Jesus: Hard or Easy?
Through our weekly Gospel texts in Mark, we have been repeatedly challenged to follow in Jesus’ footsteps and grow into true disciples. Sometimes this can seem like an impossible task. But we are not attempting...
The Heart of the Gospel
This is Reformation, and it could be that Lutheran Christians could use “reforming” more than continuing to recount what happened at the beginning of the 17th Century in the German Reformation. This week, we invite...