Good Shepherd

Pastor Nick preaches from lukes gospel on the first sunday of lent 

Pastor Nick preaches on Jesus invitation to like in God's kingdom by loving eneimes. 

LEad Pastor Nick Knepper preaches from the Gospel of Luke on the third Sunday of Ephiphany 

Lead Pastor Nick Knepper preaches on the second Sunday of Christmas

Nick Knepper refelcts on the significnace of Advent. 

Fr. Nick knepper speaks about the nature of God's Kingdom and how Christians are called or orient ourselves in the world. 

This week Pastor Nick shares both about the one year anniversary of Des Moines Anglican and then refelcts on the signfiicance of discipleship through the lens of the story of the healing of Bartimaeus. 

The story of the Rich young ruler in Mark's Gospel reminds us that we have many techniques and attachments that we use to make us feel safe. But Jesus reminds us that the only solution to our greatest longings is his person and presence. 

Pastor Nick speaks about Jesus stark warning in matthew 9 and the way that sin so easily decives us. But thanks be to God Christ has overcome our sin! 

Pastor Nick talks about how, as an external principle of demand, the law in unable to transform our hearts. Jesus desires for his followers to be a people who experience a deep transfomation that begins on the inside of each of us and extends out to our community. 

We are called to root our lives in the Kingdom of God and to find, in that place, that even our smallest actions have great potential. 

The story of scripture teaches us that we don't always know what is good for us. But Jesus has promised to lead us into a truthful way of life when we follow him in faith. 

Paster Nick preaches from Mark 2 where Jesus challenges our innate human propensity to turn God's gracious gifts into a a law that we must serve. 

Pastor Nick teaches on the significance and the mystery of the the Holy Trinity. 

Pastor Nick knepper teaches on what it means that Jesus is our good shepard 

The Rev. Nick Knepper - Jesus is the Bread of Life and when you have him you can have your fill- John 6v1-15

Sin's grip on us is so pervasive that it extends to every part of our lives, even our best intentions. Jesus did what we are unable to do, fulfilling the law perfectly and thus making a way for us to receive and apply his grace to our lives.