Gospel Mission Church - Sermons

Fasting is presented as a vital, scripture-rooted spiritual discipline that belongs to the life of believers. The practice is defined simply—as abstaining from food—with several recognized forms: total fasts (food and water, with biblical examples limited), food-only fasts of varying lengths, and partial or Daniel-style dietary fasts. Fasting is not optional conjecture but portrayed in the same ve...

Oba wan dun Fausten deist,dan wausch dien Jesecht un besorj die de hoa, soo daut nich de Menschen, oba jun Voda em Jeheemen, dien fausten sitt. Un dien Voda, dee doa sitt, waut em Jeheemen väajeit, woat die Doafäa effentlich loonen. - Matäus 6:17-18

Fasting is framed not as a private rule-keeping exercise but as a joyful response to the presence and absence of the Bridegroom. Drawing from Luke 5, the call of Levi and the banquet with “tax collectors and sinners” becomes the doorway into the question of fasting. In the presence of Jesus, celebration was fitting; after His ascension, purposeful fasting would mark love and longing for Him. The e...

Wan jie fausten, sell jie nich lange Jesechta moaken soo aus de Heichla. Dee vestalen äare Jesechta, daut Menschen seenen sellen daut see fausten. Ekj saj junt de Woarheit: Dee haben äaren Loon aul wajch. Oba wan dun Fausten deist,dan wausch dien Jesecht un besorj die de hoa, soo daut nich de Menschen, oba jun Voda em Jeheemen, dien fausten sitt. Un dien Voda, dee doa sitt, waut em Jeheemen väajei...

Tracing Matthew 2 through the long arc of Scripture, the focus lands on the line “Out of Egypt I called my son” as the key that unlocks how Jesus fulfills Israel’s story in a way no one before Him could. The narrative threads begin with the patriarchs and a buried hope: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob anchored their futures in the promised land, while Joseph—the beloved son who descended into slavery an...

Woat hee Gloowen finjen? - Pastor Peter Thiessen Ekj saj junt, daut hee an sea boolt to äa Rajcht vehalpen wudd. Un doch, wan de Menschensän komen woat, woat hee opp de Ieed uk Gloowen finjen? - Lukas 18:8

Christmas Morning Service

I’m grateful for each of you in this Advent season. We celebrate not a legend, but a real moment in history: God stepped into our world in Jesus to reconcile us to Himself. John 3:16 tells us the Father’s motive—love. That love does not sort people into “good” and “bad” lists. Our culture often swaps Jesus for Santa, turning Christmas into a reward-for-behavior story. But Jesus came for the ones o...

Derch dit see wie, waut Leew werkjlich es. Daut wia nich onse Leew fa Gott. Daut wia siene Leew fa ons, daut hee ons sienen Sän schekjt, ons de Sinden auftonämen. - 1 Johanes 4:10

Fräd - Pastor Peter Thiessen Dan stunden bie dän eenen Enjel plazlich een grootet Schoof Enjel un lowden Gott un säden: Lot Gott em hechsten Himmel Iea kjrieen, un de Menschen opp de Ieed Fräd, dee, aun dee hee sien Jefaulen haft. - Lukas 2:13-14

I shared how Advent stirs up memories of childhood joy—family gathered, songs sung, simple gifts received—and how that joy points to something deeper and older: the joy announced in a field to ordinary shepherds. The angel’s words were clear: good news of great joy for all people. The details and timing of how people celebrate may vary, but the point has never changed. Joy arrived in Jesus. The sh...

Oba de Enjel säd to de Hoad: Fercht junt nich! Horcht! Ekj brinj junt eene goode groote Freidens Norecht, wuatoo sikj aule Menschen freien woaren; junt es dise Nacht, en David siene Staut, de Heilant jebuaren, de Har, Christus. - Lukas 2:10-11

Advent is a holy pause between promises made and promises fulfilled. I invited us to resist the rush to arrive at Christmas too soon and instead to dwell in the hope, peace, joy, and love that mark this season of waiting. Isaiah 7 shows a king, Ahaz, who refuses God’s invitation to trust, yet God still gives a sign: a virgin will conceive, and his name will be Emmanuel—God with us. This hope is ro...

Un aus siene Deensttiet äwa wia, jinkj hee trigj no Hus. Un boolt doaropp wort Elisabet schwanga un bleef dan fief Moonat fa sikj auleen un säd: Dit haft de Har fa mie en dise Tiet jedonen, un haft de Schaund, dee ekj ver de Menschen druach, von mie jenomen. - Lukas 1:23-25

As we gather in this season of November, our hearts are drawn to the theme of stewardship—how we use our gifts, our resources, and, most importantly, our attitude of thankfulness. Reflecting on the past weeks, we’ve considered how God calls us to serve with our talents and to use our financial blessings for His kingdom. Today, the focus is on cultivating a spirit of gratitude for all that God has...

Got derch siene Puaten met danken, un en siene Väahäw nenn am to lowen. Dankt am un loft sienen Nomen. - Psalmen 100:4

As stewards of God’s resources, each of us is entrusted with possessions, abilities, and opportunities that ultimately belong to Him. Our calling is to manage these gifts faithfully, not for our own gain, but for the flourishing of God’s kingdom. Today, I reflected on the often uncomfortable topic of money and giving, recognizing that it’s an area where many of us feel tested, and where our respon...

Denkjt doaraun: Wäa spoasom seit, woat uk spoasom arnten. Wäa oba met volle Henj utstreit, woat rikjlich arnten. Een jiedra saul daut, waut hee sikj em Hoat väajenomen haft, met Freiden jäwen un nich bemott. Gott es dee goot, dee met Freid jäwen. Un Gott kaun moaken, daut jie von aule Jnodengowen rikjlich haben, daut jie to aule Tiet von aules jenuach haben, un noch rikjlich goodet doonen kjennen....

Work is a gift from God, woven into our very design. There’s a deep satisfaction in using our hands, our minds, and our energy to create, build, and serve. Yet, as followers of Jesus, we must remember that our work is not just about what we accomplish in this world, but about how we engage in the work of God’s kingdom. It’s easy to hide behind busyness, pouring ourselves into projects, jobs, and e...

Derch de Jnod, dee mie jejäft es, saj ekj junt, een jieda eenem, denkjt von junt nich mea aus jie werkjlich sent, oba schazt junt doano auf, aus Gott junt Gloowen jeschonken haft. Soo aus wie aun eenen Kjarpa väl Jläda haben, un dee Jläda oba nich aula daut selwje to doonen haben, soo sent wie väle, een Kjarpa en Christus, un uk unjarenaunda sent wie Jläda aun eenen Kjarpa. - Reema 12:3-5

It’s a joy to walk together as a church family, learning and growing in the ways God calls us to live. Today, we reflected on Jesus’ words from Matthew 6, where He challenges us to consider where our treasure truly lies. Jesus makes it clear: “No one can serve two masters… You cannot serve both God and money.” This is not just a warning about greed, but an invitation to examine our motivations, ou...

Un hee vetald an välet derch Jlikjnisen. Hee säd: Doa wia een Maun dee jinkj seien. Un aus hee seid, foll eenjet opp däm Stich; un de Väajel kjeemen un freeten daut opp. Waut von daut Sot foll opp steenajen Boddem, wua nich väl Ieed wia, un daut jinkj fuaz opp, wiels doa nich deep Ieed wia. Oba aus de Sonn oppjinkj, vebrend daut, un wiels daut nich Wartlen haud, vedrieejd daut. Waut Sot foll manke...

Jie motten oba uk doonen waut daut Wuat sajcht, wiels bloos hieren, rieekjt nich too, sest beschummel jie junt selfst. - Jakobus 1:22

Spiritual warfare is a reality for every believer, a battle that rages not just around us but within us. Each of us faces an internal struggle, a conflict between what is good and what is evil, between the desires of the Spirit and the temptations of the flesh. This battle is not fought with physical weapons or by returning evil for evil, but by responding with goodness, faith, and the power of Go...

Life is filled with many good things, but it’s easy to become weighed down by burdens that aren’t ours to carry. Sometimes, out of love or a sense of responsibility, we take on the struggles of others—whether it’s doing too much for our children, stepping in for someone who won’t take responsibility, or trying to fight someone else’s battles. Yet, we are reminded that only God can truly change hea...