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Who’s In and Who’s Out?
John 3:1-17 Last week we heard of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. Now for the rest of the Sundays in Lent, until Palm Sunday, we’re...
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- Feb 28
- 5 min
Battle of Wills: Temptation in the Desert
Matthew 4 :1-11 There’s a recent series on Prime Video called “Rings of Power.” It’s set a thousand years before the original Lord of...
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- Feb 28
- 5 min
Ash Wednesday
Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-21 We live in what some call a “signal culture.” The term describes how humans tend to flaunt things we find...
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- Feb 28
- 5 min
From the Mountain of Glory to the Valley of Sorrows
Matthew 17:1-9 There’s a phenomenon known as the third man factor that many stranded explorers, shipwrecked crews, and mountaineers have...
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- Feb 14
- 6 min
Seeing Scripture through the Lens of Love
Matthew 5:21-37 The way we choose to look at something can change the entire way we see and understand it. One philosopher gives the...
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- Feb 6
- 5 min
Salt, Light, and Role Models
Matthew 5:13-20 Role Models is a 2008 comedy starring Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott. It’s a story about two men who get arrested and...
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- Jan 31
- 5 min
The Blessed Perspective
Matthew 5: 1-12 A few years ago I remember looking through some “first day of school” pictures. On my first day of sixth grade I had a...
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- Jan 23
- 5 min
Called to Metanoia
Matthew 4:12-23 Pastor and theologian Rob Bell has a video series where he explains how in Jesus’ time being a disciple to any rabbi was...
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- Jan 17
- 5 min
Baptism Reveals Who Jesus Is
Sunday, January 15, 2023 | Matthew 3: 13-17 Today is Baptism of our Lord Sunday. And we’re in the season of Epiphany. It’s the season...
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- Jan 9
- 4 min
The Gift of Epiphany
Matthew 2:1-12 Have you ever thrown a birthday party and have people show up late? I remember a few years ago my sister-in-law and I put...
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- Jan 9
- 6 min
Is There Room In Your Inn?
Christmas Sermon | Luke 2:1-20 It seems every family has some hilarious and terrible travel memory in family lore. One such time for me...
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- Dec 12, 2022
- 6 min
Jesus the Unexpected | Matthew 11: 2-11
I’m sure we’ve all met someone who wasn’t quite what we expected. One of my favorite examples is when Luke Skywalker meets Master Yoda...
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- Nov 29, 2022
- 6 min
The Parousia: Good News for the World’s Future | Matthew 24:36-44 & Isaiah 2:1-5
Have you ever seen the movie This Is the End? It’s a comedy about the end of the world. In it, actors Seth Rogan, James Franco, Jonah...
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- Nov 15, 2022
- 6 min
I AM. | Luke 21:5-19
Good Morning! It is so good to be with you once again, in person, for the first time in a few years! Before I begin the sermon proper,...
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- Nov 7, 2022
- 5 min
The Promise of Eternal Life | Luke 20:27-28
Today is All Saints Sunday. It’s a day we remember all those who have died in the past year, and also all those who have been born or...
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- Nov 2, 2022
- 5 min
Transformed to Live Generously | Luke 19:1-10
Today is Reformation Sunday. It’s the day we Lutherans remember specifically how Martin Luther reminded the world of the good news of...
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- Oct 25, 2022
- 5 min
Simul Justus et Peccator
The Pharisees of Jesus’ time were the religious superstars, highly respected individuals who took the laws of the Torah very seriously. ...
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- Oct 17, 2022
- 6 min
Persisting in Prayer, Wrestling with God
The first reading we heard this morning is a fascinating story about when the man Jacob becomes Israel. This story is about a struggle...
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- Oct 10, 2022
- 5 min
A Spirituality of Gratitude
My childhood dog was a yellow lab named Blondie. She was the most energetic, playful dog you can imagine. She had a good heart but was...
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- Oct 3, 2022
- 5 min
Faith: A Relationship of Trust
Last week we explored how faith is a gift from God, and not an emotion or an idea we create for ourselves. This week Jesus’ disciples...
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