Sermons
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Cocoons and Butterflies: Matthew 10:24-39; Romans 6:1-11 (June 21, 2020)
Collaborators: Matthew 9:35—10:8 (June 14, 2020)
God’s Love Commandment: John 14:15-21 (May 17, 2020)
God’s Big House: John 14:1-14 (May 10, 2020)
WHY SHEEP? John 10:1-10 (May 3, 2020)
Catching a Glimpse: Luke 24:13-35 (April 26, 2020)
God Showing Up: John 20:19-31 (April 19, 2020)
Easter Begins in the Dark: John 20:1-18 (April 12, 2020)
Good Friday “Hands”: Luke 23:46 (April 10, 2020)
Maundy Thursday “For You!”: Luke 22:19 (April 9, 2020)
Looking Through the Lens of Faith: Matthew 26:14-27:66 (April 5, 2020)
Words That Last Forever “I Thirst.”: John 19:28 (April 1, 2020)
God Uses Everything, Trust Him: John 11 (March 29, 2020)
Words That Last Forever “Forsaken!”: Matthew 27:46 (Mar 25, 2020)
Jesus For Times Like These: John 9:1-41 (March 22, 2020)
Courtship: John 4:5-30,39-42 (March 15, 2020)
Bringing Us Home To Eden: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 (March 1, 2020)
Journey to the Mountaintop and Back Again: Matthew 17:1-9 (Feb 23, 2020)
The Spirit of the Law: Matthew 5:21-37 (Feb 16, 2020)
Let There Be Your Light: Matthew 5:13-20 (Feb 9, 2020)
Jesus, Joy and Justice: Matthew 5:1-12 (Feb 2, 2020)
Called Out: Matthew 4:12-23 (Jan 26, 2020))
Not All Epiphanies Are Sky Openers: John 1:29-42 (Jan 19, 2020)
Baptism: Soon Forgotten or Forever Empowering? Matthew 3:13-17 (Jan 12, 2020)
How Wise Are We? Matthew 2:1-12 (Jan 5, 2020)
Why God Became Man: Matthew 1:23 (Dec 22, 2019)
Are You the One?: Matthew 11:2-11 (Dec 15, 2019)
A SOMBER SEASON’S JOY: Matthew 3:1-12 (Dec 8, 2019)
Wait and Hope: Matthew 24:36-44 (Dec 1, 2019)
Justified: 2 Corinthians 5:21 (Oct 27, 2019)
The Steward’s Lifestyle: 2 Corinthians 8:3-7 (Oct 20, 2019)
The Steward’s Purpose: Luke 16:1-13 (Oct 13, 2019)
The Stewards Identity Shapes Giving: 1 Corinthians 16:1 (Oct 6, 2019)
A Mission, If You Will Accept It: Luke 16:19-31 (Sept 29, 2019)
We Belong to God: Luke 16:1-13 (Sept 22, 2019)
From Slave to Brother: Philemon (Sept 8, 2019)
A Ministry of Hospitality: Luke 14:1, 7-14 (Sept 1, 2019)
The Power of “Thou Shalt”: Luke 13:10-17 (Aug 25, 2019)
Caring is Everything: Luke 12:13-21 (Aug 4, 2019)
Asking, Seeking, Knocking: Luke 11:1-13 (July 28, 2019)
Pay Attention to Your Inner Martha and Mary: Luke 10:38-42 (July 21, 2019)
Do You Want to Be Right? Or Do You Want to Be Effective?: Luke 10: 1-11, 16-20 (July 7, 2019)
Happiness Is Being Justified By Faith: Romans 5:1-5 (June 16, 2019)
A Mystery to Ponder: Luke 24:44-53 (June 2, 2019)
Replacing Our Stick–On Emotions: John 14:23-29 (May 26, 2019)
A More Excellent Way: John 13:31-35 (May 19, 2019)
We the Sheep: John 10:22-30 (May 12, 2019)
Back in the Same Old Boat: John 21:1-19 (May 5, 2019)
Seeing the Wounds: John 20:19-31 (April 28, 2019)
Inevitable Easter: Luke 24:1-12 (April 21, 2019)
Faith without Feeling: Isaiah 43:16-21 (April 7, 2019)
The Compassionate Father and the Angry Brother: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 (March 31, 2019)
The Lesson of Siloam: Luke 13:1-9 (March 24, 2019)
Believe the Promise: Luke 13:31-35 (March 17, 2019)
Change One Thing: Luke 4:1-13 (March 10, 2019)
Netting a Dream: Luke 5:1-11 (Feb 10, 2019)
“Getting Started” Luke 3:15-17 & 21-22 (Jan 13 2019)
Repent: Turn around – Change Direction! Luke 3;1-6 (Dec 9 2018)
NOW IS THE TIME FOR PRAYER Luke 21:25-36 (Dec 2 2018)
THE FORGETFUL GOD Hebrews 10:11-14, 19-25 (Nov 18 2018)
A Foretaste Of The Feast To Come Revelation 21:1-6 (Nov 4 2018)
RE-FORMED FOR MINISTRY (Oct 28 2018)
Service and Self Denial Mark 10:32-45 (Oct 21 2018)
What Only God Can Do Mark 10:17-31 (Oct 14 2018)
God Cares For Everyone Mark 10:2-16 (Oct 7 2018)
Embrace the World with a Hug Mark 9:38-50 (Sept 30 2018)
What Jesus Didn’t Ask Mark 8:27-38 (Sept 16 2018)
Dogs and Hospitality Mark 7:24-37 (Sept 9 2018)
Miss The Mark OR Bull’s Eye Mark 7:1-23 (Sept 2 2018)
Bread of Heaven – John 6:56-69 (Aug 26 2018)
Continuing Conversation – John 6:24-35 (Aug 5 2018)
“Ghost Story,” April 15, 2018, Luke 24:36-48 (Click here for text.)
“Broken Door,” April 8, 2018, John 20:19-31 (Click here for text.)
“Selective Memory,” Thursday, March 29, 2018, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (Click here for text.)
“A Peculiar Parade,” March 25, 2018, Mark 11:1-11 (text only)
“Jesus the Ox of God,” March 18, 2018, Hebrews 5:5-10 (Click here for text.)
“John 3:16 – Not So Simple,” March 11, 2018, John 3:14-21 (Click here for text.)
“Tirade in the Temple,” March 4, 2018, John 2:13-22 (Click here for text.)
“Loose Ends,” February 25, 2018, Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 (Click here for text.)
“A Beautiful Constraint,” February 18, 2018, Genesis 9:8-17 (text only)
“Why Wait?” Wednesday, February 14, 2018, Psalm 51 (Click here for text).
“Cross Training,” February 11, 2018, Mark 9:2-9 (text only)
“A New Teaching…With Authority!” January 28, 2018, Mark 1:21-28, preached by David J. Petersen.
“Repurposed,” January 21, 2018, Mark 1:14-20
“Ordinary,” January 14, 2018, John 1:43-51 (Click here for text.)
“Vaccination,” January 7, 2018, Mark 1:4-13 (Click here for text.)
“The World Turned Upside Down: Identity Theft,” Sunday, December 17, 2017, John 1:6-8, 19-28 (Click here for text.)
“The World Turned Upside Down: Making a Way,” Sunday, December 10, 2017, Mark 1:1-8 (Click here for text.)
“The World Turned Upside Down: Working While We Wait,” Sunday, December 3, 2017, Mark 13:24-37 (Click here for text.)
“Health Assessment,” Sunday, November 26, 2017, Matthew 25:31-46. (Click here for text.)
“Mixing What Usually Doesn’t Mix,” Sunday, November 19, 2017, Psalm 90 (text only).
“The High Price of Oil,” Sunday, November 12, 2017, Matthew 25:1-13. (Click here for text.)
“Putting the All in All Saints,” Sunday, November 5, 2017, Matthew 5:1-12. (Click here for text.)
“Bound for Freedom,” Sunday, October 29, John 8:31-36. (Click here for text.)
“Renewal,” Sunday, October 22, Romans 3:1-5, guest preacher Rev. Dr. Mark Teasdale
“Do We Trust?” Sunday, October 15, Psalm 46, guest preacher Sister Dianne Bergant
“Get Up,” Sunday, October 8, 2017, Jeremiah 31:31-34, guest preacher Rabbi Lisa Bellows
“Losing My Mind,“ Sunday, October 1, 2017, Philippians 2:1-13, guest preacher David Novak
“It’s Not Fair,” Sunday, September 24, Matthew 20:1-16
“Breaking the Power of the Past,” Sunday, September 17, Genesis 50:15-21