Sermons

Mary models for us how to say 'Yes' to God. She encourages us each morning to come to God as we are, to offer ourselves as God's servant for the coming day, and to pray that God's will gets done in and with us. Then God's pregnant aliveness will keep growing inside...

Watch, Pray, Stand.  What to do when the end times hit? Keep the faith.   At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is...

In 165 BC, Israel was ruled by a crazy, powerful Syrian king, who saw himself as Zeus revealed. He took over the temple in Jerusalem, set up an altar to Zeus, sacrificed a pig there, and desecrated the temple by scattering pig blood all over it. He banned worship of...

The disciples looked at the temple in Jerusalem, and they were so proud – proud that God had chosen their people; proud that the temple was so impressive; proud that this was the chosen place where God came down to earth to be with them. It certainly seemed too big to...

The fancy word 'dystopian' describes a type of novel that young adults really enjoy. The world has all gone wrong, there’s been some huge cataclysmic event, and teens and children have to bravely find a new way to live (with or without mutations). Streaming services...

Luther was ordered by his Prince to have his own seal, or coat of arms. Luther chose his symbols very carefully, to show how the crucified Christ transforms our hearts, bring us peace and joy, and leads us into a golden eternity.

Healings of blind men bracket the part where Jesus teaches his disciples about the Messiah going to the cross. Three times Jesus tries to get his disciples to understand that he is going to be a suffering Messiah, who will go the Jerusalem, not to take up power, but...

God compares the impact of his word to that of rain and snow on dry ground. Let’s explore that image for a bit. We forget how vital water that comes from the rain is for our well-being. Most of us changed our water use habits during the big drought some years ago, and...

Katie von Bora married Martin Luther. It was a marriage of equals, and her skills and strength matched and worked well with Luther's. Watch the sermon video to learn more about her.