Every Moment His - Holy Cross Kearney

Have you ever experienced radical, surprising generosity from someone? How did it make you feel? In our text today, Paul talks about the radical, surprising generosity of the Macedonian churches (Philippi, Thessalonica, and Berea) in response to the suffering Christians in Jerusalem. Paul shares with the Corinthians, who were lagging in generosity, how these churches acted with amazing generosity...

Did you hear the sweet new beats in the podcast intro?! Thanks Spencer! Following an amazing musical intro, only to be followed by an amazing set of dad jokes, Pastor John and Pastor Tim discuss why Lutheran Christians don't pray to Mary or the saints... but still have lots of respect for them.

For All Saints Day, we focus on the reality of the Church.  The Church exists in two realities which can hardly be any different.  First there is the church militant, where the church on earth strives through suffering and persecutions.  Second, there is the church triumphant which celebrates at rest in the presence of God.  We see ourselves in both of these pictures.  Now...

In this episode, we continue the theme of Reformation by exploring some of the differences between Roman Catholicism and Lutheranism on the topics of the Pope and Purgatory. It's not all critique - we offer some thoughts on what we appreciate about this branch of the Christian church as well. Fun times!

This reformation we look closely at Psalm 46.  This Psalm proclaims to us that God is our fortress.   When all other things fall.  When the Earth melts and the sea roar, when everything we thought we could count on crumble, we have a sure and steady shelter.  The God who can melt the earth with his voice, or shatter the wars of our world, He is with us.  He surrounds...

Pastor John and Pastor Tim discuss what it means to be truly "catholic" in the Lutheran sense rather than Roman sense. Join us as we talk about some of the important differences between these two Christian traditions. If you want to know more about the Pope, purgatory, indulgences, the antichrist, grace, faith, etc., be sure to check this episode out.

In the final sermon of our Saved to Serve Series, we take a look at how we are saved to serve as citizens. As Christians, we hold dual citizenship. We are eternal citizens of God's kingdom. We are also temporary citizens of this nation. We are called to keep these citizenships in tension, never worshiping this nation or our citizenship, but also never neglecting the responsibilities that come with...

On this episode, Pastor John and Pastor Tim discuss important questions such as... is there a difference between sweet potatoes and yams? And how can I have a more robust prayer life? What are some strategies we can employ to be more faithful in prayer?

The chief reason that we serve our neighbors in this life is to love them as God has loved us.  As we love them, we will want to share the Ultimate Love with them as well - Jesus.  We must always be praying for, and seeking the good of our neighbors, so that ultimately God might open a door to share the hope of eternal life that we have in Christ Jesus. Sermon Text:  Colossians...

Pastor John and Pastor Tim discuss how God is glorified in our work - even when our work is difficult or seemingly insignificant. They share the worst jobs they've had, and discuss the heresy that's worse than lawn gnomes...and how it often hurts our work. Enjoy!

Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.  The Good News of Jesus and His eternal Kingdom permeates every relationship in our lives.   This week we focus on our relationships in our places...

Joyce Lieske and Sandy Brehmer join us to talk about how God used their coffee group to meet a need in our community. It's a great story of how the Holy Spirit is at work in the people of God to do the work of God!

Opportunities create problems, but problems also create opportunities. In Acts 6, the church runs into a problem - the growth that God had given the church had apparently led to some balls being dropped in the ministry of caring for its widows. Naturally, a complaint followed. However, the Holy Spirit led the apostles to use this complaint as an opportunity for Christians to use their gifts to ser...

In this episode, Pastor John shares some words of encouragement to Christian college students. He also thinks through the question of why atheism is often so popular on college campuses.

Can you be a Christian outside of the church?  The resounding answer from scripture is "No."  To be a friend of Jesus means that you follow His commands, specifically that you "love one another."  Who should we love?  We should love our brothers and sisters in the church.  We are one body, saved to serve one another in community as we do this we bear eternal fruit for...

In this episode, we welcome our music director, Jolene Berke, to join us in a conversation about worship. Beyond talking about Diet Coke, favorite hymns, and Every Moment His merchandise, we talk about why worship is so important, how worship can become idolatry when we're looking for everything to be just right, and some recent shifts in the American church toward liturgical worship. Fun times!

What does it mean to worship? It may not be what you think! Join us as we grow in what it means to be saved to serve in worship. John 15:5-6

On this episode, Pastor John and Pastor Tim discuss the issue of changing churches. Are there good reasons? Maybe some not so good reasons we're not even aware of? Also, did people church hop in the early church? Or is this something we're more prone to in 21st century America? As a bonus, they spend some time experimenting with some attractional new church names.

We have seen that we are saved to serve in our families roles, next we look at what it means to be saved to serve in our relationships in the Church.  We who have been saved have been called by Jesus to be a part of a Holy People.  This week we look at the wonderful and unique characteristics of the people of Jesus as described in Acts Chapter 2:42-47 - Devotion, Commitment, Generosity,...

As we enter the second part of our Saved to Serve series, Pastor John and Pastor Tim discuss whether or not Christians need a church community, as well as some of the reasons we might think we don't.

God's Word speaks extensively about the responsibilities of children to their parents.  While our sinful nature gravitates toward rebellion and away from obedience, the Gospel calls us to see our parents as gifts to bless our lives with wisdom and stability.  We obey and honor them because they have a God-given responsibility to guide us according to God's Word.

On this episode, Pastor John and Pastor Tim are joined again by their wives, Kelly and Megan, to discuss the importance of having kids in worship, some of the challenges, as well as some encouragement for parents in the pews. For those without young children, they share some thoughts on how the wider body of Christ can support parents. As a bonus, they share some stories of when taking kids to chu...

Pastor John preaches on Ephesians 6:1-4 - how can we raise our kids to fear, love and trust the Lord?  

In this first of three episodes on parenting, Pastor John and Pastor Tim address the question of how we can best parent children who are wrestling with doubts or have walked away from the faith.

NEW SERMON SERIES introduction. The Pastors of Holy Cross talk about the tensions of being saved fully and freely by the work of Jesus and ALSO called to work for the sake of our neighbors.  Two major pitfalls: LEGALISM and ANTINOMIANISM are defined and discussed. Ephesians 2:8–10 [8] For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, [9] no...