September 13: New Birth Through Forgiveness
Summary: Today’s texts are about a God that is merciful and forgives. Through the bible stories of Jonah and Joseph, Pastor Dan teaches that if we wish to become instruments of God’s word to the...
September 13th Children’s Message
Summary: Pastor Dan explains how God’s forgiveness is like an eraser for our sins.
September 6th Children’s Message
Pastor Dan quizzes the kids with some interesting questions from the Bible.
September 6: God’s Justice and God’s Mercy
Summary: This week’s Sermon is based on a reading from the Old Testament book of Ezekiel which discusses God’s justice and mercy. How do you reconcile these concepts? The old idea that suffering is a...
August 30th Children’s Message
Summary: Pastor Dan compares doing our chores to Jesus’s command to his disciples to take up their cross and follow him.
August 30th The Road to Self Discovery
Summary: What does it mean to take up our cross and follow Jesus? In today’s gospel lesson from Matthew, Jesus is talking about a process by which we can be reconciled to God. God does...
August 23rd Children’s Message
Summary: Just like we have teachers in our classrooms today, Jesus was a teacher for his disciples.
August 23rd: No One Can Do it For You
Summary: The gospel text for this week’s sermon is from Matthew Chapter 16, in which Jesus asks the disciples who they think he is. Pastor Dan relates this to our worries about the future, and...
August 16th Children’s Message
Summary: Pastor Dan discusses a bible story from Matthew Chapter 15. The moral of the story is that Jesus will do great things for us if we have faith in him.
August 16th: The Heart of the Matter is Faith
Summary: Pastor Dan discusses how the gospel of Matthew illustrates how Jesus taught his disciples that a clean heart should be their goal. This is more important than specific religious observances and traditions. Martin Luther...