Beneath the Steeple with Pastor Hans Becklin

Who are you? Beyond the obvious there are unseen answers that we identify as I AM.. In today's Gospel we hear those I AM statements from Jesus. John 15:1-8 ”I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to yo...

This week we welcome Pastor Virginia Biniek to the pulpit! Her sermon reflects on the story of the Good Shepherd and the importance of love that revels in the joy of giving. 1 John 3:16-24 We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one another. How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and...

This week week Pastor Hans focuses on the transfomational nature of Christian baptism. 1 John 3:1-7 See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we...

This week Pastor Hans explore the doubt of Thomas in believing in his Lord's resurrection. John 20:19-31 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples r...

This week Pastor Hans explores the meaning of Mark 16:1-8, the moment Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went to annoint Jesus in the tomb, only to discover he was no longer there. Mark 16:1-8 When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when th...