We take a look at our sins and the idea of repentance, not as a guilt trip, but as a way for us to consider what it means for us to be Christians - Isaiah 40: 1-11 | Psalm 85 | 2 Peter 3: 8-14 | Mark 1: 1-8
Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Why or why not? We start off our "Ugly Christmas, Beautiful Christ" Advent sermon series with investigating the darkness around us so that we can clearly see the light of Christ. - Isaiah 64: 1-9 | Psalm 80: 1-7 | 1 Corinthians 1: 3-9 | Mark 13: 24-37
We finish our "Entrusted" series and the "Follow Me" focus year by talking about how we approaching things in a radically different way because of Christ. - Ezekiel 34: 11-16, 20-24 | Psalm 95: 1-7 | 1 Corinthians 15: 20-28 | Matthew 25: 31-46
We continue our "Entrusted" series talking about what God gives us and how we use what He gives us. Zephaniah 1: 7-16 | Psalm 90: 1-12 | 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-11 | Matthew 25: 14-30
We start our "Entrusted" series talking about being entrusted with knowledge. Amos 5: 18-24 | Psalm 70 | 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18 | Matthew 25: 1-13
We finish our short "Outlaws" series with All Saints Sunday, imagining the day that we cease being outlaws and begin being citizens. Revelation 7: 9-17 | Psalm 149 | 1 John 3: 1-3 | Matthew 5: 1-12
We continue our "Outlaws" series talking about how Lutheran was an outlaw, and because of that, how Lutherans could be outlaws as well. - Revelation 14: 6-7 | Psalm 46 | Romans 3: 19-28 | Matthew 11: 12-19
We start our "Outlaws" series by considering the greatest, and probably most counterintuitive outlaw of the them all: God. Isaiah 45: 1-7 | Psalm 96 | 1 Thessalonians 1: 1-10 | Matthew 22: 15-22
Does God charge a cover? - We talk about how we are invited to a great feast by God in the parable of the Wedding Feast - Isaiah 25: 6-9 | Psalm 23 | Philippians 4:4-13 | Matthew 22: 1-14
Are you waiting for results? - We look at Jesus' parable of the Wicked Tenants and consider what it is that God is expecting of us. Isaiah 5: 1-7 | Psalm 80: 7-19 | Philippians 3: 4-14 | Matthew 21: 33-46
Have you changed your mind? - We talk about the parable of the Two Sons and what we might learn as we follow the story that Jesus tells. Ezekiel 18: 1-4, 25-32 | Psalm 25: 1-10 | Philippians 2: 1-4, 14-18 | Matthew 21: 23-32
Is God going to do you dirty? - We look at the parable of the Workers of the Vineyard as we continue our "Follow the Story" sermon series about Jesus' parables. Isaiah 55: 6-9 | Psalm 27: 1-9 | Philippians 1: 12-14, 19-30 | Matthew 20:1-16
What are you capable of? - We start a new sermon series called "Follow the Story" as we look into the parables of Jesus. Genesis 50: 15-21 | Psalm 103: 1-12 | Romans 14: 1-12 | Matthew 18: 21-35
Are you asking the wrong question? We finish up our “God of the Goofs” series with the disciples asking the wrong question about what it means to be in the Kingdom of heaven. Ezekiel 33: 7-9 | Psalm 32: 1-7 | Romans 13: 1-10 | Matthew 18: 1-20
Are you yelling at Jesus? Jeremiah 15: 15-21 | Psalm 26 | Romans 12: 9-21 | Matthew 16: 21-28
What is Jesus' nickname for you? Simon's nickname was the Rock. Saul's was something like "little guy". What's Jesus' nickname for you? Isaiah 51: 1-6 | Psalm 138 | Romans 11: 33 - 12: 8 | Matthew 16: 13-20
Who have you failed to include? - We talk a little bit about who we fail to include into the kingdom of God, why we fail to include them, and how God sets our mistakes right. Isaiah 56: 1, 6-8 | Psalm 67 | Romans 11 | Matthew 15: 21-28
We start our series "God of the Goofs" by talking about Peter and his failed "water walk" and finds Jesus rescuing him - something showing him, and us, who Jesus really is.
We talk about hunger and how we are both fed and given the responsibility to feed others with the gifts of God's Kingdom.
What are you worth? We talk about your worth to God and how our worth is always based in what Christ has done for us.
We celebrate our first reopening Sunday with an appropriate talk about the Parable of the Weeds of the Field.
We talk about our good king Jesus
We talk about when we need to bring bad news, and how Jesus really is good news.
We talk about how our language ties us to things, and how we are tied to the Law and to the Gospel as Christians.
We consider what it means to be God's people, His royal priesthood, His holy nation, His beloved disciples - even when we don't get everything done on our to-do list
We talk about the Trinity and authority
What is your favorite cliche? We talk about the cliches of the Christian faith and of our sinful lives and how Jesus brings comfort through all of those things.
We talk about what it is that makes us feel really alive and how Jesus, the Good Shepherd, brings us real life as He puts His own on the line for us.
We talk about what fears we're responding to and how they help us to understand responding to God.
Join us as we answer the question "What do you feel exiled from?" and how the Gospel is good news for us in our times of exile.
