in Advent
Repent: Justice, Generosity, and Integrity
This Sunday we hear Luke’s continuing story about the preaching of John the Baptist, Luke 3:7-18. John’s message is clear. No one should presume upon their relationship with God. John’s ministry was inviting Jewish people...
in Advent
Creating a Highway to Our Hearts
This Sunday we celebrate the Advent Season with a special jazz worship service featuring a five piece Jazz band. Our Sermon for today is based on the Gospel lesson from Luke chapter 3. John the...
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...
Alive Forever More
All Saints’ Sunday The Gospel lesson for this Sunday is from John 11: 32-44. As we celebrate All Saints Sunday, we are reminded that death is a paradox, and this explains why we hold our...
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...
Be Careful What You Ask For
This Sunday’s message is based on the Gospel text from Mark 10, verses 35-45. Maybe Jesus felt “third time’s a charm,” but he tells his friends a third time that he is going to Jerusalem,...
Stewardship = Discipleship
This message is based on the Gospel text from Mark 10, verses 17-31. “In this Sunday’s text, Jesus has a conversation with a wealthy man who is inquiring about how to inherit eternal life. He...
God’s Design, Our Hearts
In this Sunday’s lesson from Mark, chapter 10, Jesus is tested by some religious leaders by asking his views on divorce. He answers their inquiry with his view of marriage. As we look at this...
Discipleship: The Challenge of Surrender and Sacrificial Love
The Gospel lesson for this Sunday is from Mark 9: 30-37. We often hear Jesus’ teaching, especially about what it means to be his followers, as great religious platitudes. But what if we actually took...
Jesus: What Do We Make of Him?
Right in the middle of Mark’s Gospel, Jesus stops and asks the disciples a key question, “Who do you say that I am?” That is the question that all of Mark’s Gospel is asking. Mark...