Lightly Salted

In the sermon on the mount, Jesus raises the bar of righteousness so high that it seems as if we are supposed to do a pole vault without the pole! For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

Blessed are the poor in spirit, those who mourn, the meek, the merciful... Those words of Jesus don't seem like they bring blessings. But starting at the end, "for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" shows us just how blessed they are. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Va...

God the Son was not born into a silent night holy and bright. He was born into a world that needed to be saved from its own evil endeavors. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

Christmas Day Service For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

Christmas Eve worship we join in a Lessons and Carols based the the theme of Light. Not only does Christmas celebrate the coming of the true Light, Jesus, we are called to reflect that light into the dark world. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

God the Holy Spirit is very active in the Christmas story as the Lord and Giver of Life. We see this with Elizabeth, Mary and with ourselves as well. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

James encourages us that just like the farmers who have to be patient for the crops to ripen, so also, as Christians we are to wait patiently and with certainty for Christ's return. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

When you think there is nothing left, there is still God. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

Isaiah proclaims the word of God pointing to the time when peace will prevail and we will finally walk clearly in the light of the Lord. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

Complaining is easy and it's been done for eons. But when we are tempted to complain, "It's not fair!" we look to the cross and see God starting to set everything right. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

You've seen the clips of calves newly released from the stall, jumping and excited at their freedom. When Jesus comes again, Malachi prophecies, we will be as exuberant as those calves. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

We have questions about the resurrection and the life of the world to come, but in the Gospel reading today, we hear the most important thing of all: The Lord is God of the living. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

As Jesus speaks the Beatitudes, we remember that these blessings are for us now already by faith, and we celebrate their final fulfilment when Jesus returns in all his glory. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

God's goal for us is that we would manage the blessings he gives us not only for our good but for the benefit of others as well. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

We are a nation of spenders. And while spending money we have earned is good and necessary, Proverbs also would encourage us to intentionally save our money as well. Join us as we explore the wisdom of God in regards to money. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on...

Earning money is a good thing. But there are many dangers in earning money including greed and idolatry. Join us as we explore the wisdom of God in regards to money. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

Jesus commissions his church to proclaim his name to all nations. The Lutheran Women's Missionary League does just that. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

This parable is clear and direct: God's Word is enough. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

The parable of the Shrewd Manager is one of the hardest parables to wrap our head around, until we understand that Jesus is the shrewd manager, just shredding up the debts against the Father. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

Jesus tells three stories that remind us the joy He has in our salvation and our repentance. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

Jesus says that the price to follow Him is to bear our own cross. That's a steep price! Is it worth it? For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

Jesus is at a highfalutin dinner party, but he doesn't play by the social rules. Would you pass His tests? For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

“Lord, will those who are saved be few?” is the question put to Jesus. In his normal fashion, Jesus shifts the focus to, "Will you be saved?" For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .

Like a fire and a rock that breaks rocks in pieces - that's what God compares His word to. And that is good because our stone cold hearts often need to be broken so that we listen with new ears to the word of the Gospel. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our w...

Faith is not just a feeling or a belief or a "spiritual" activity, but it has actual, real world action as we see in Hebrews 11. For more information about St. Johns you can find us at our website or on Facebook. If you would like to donate to support our ministry, you can give online through Vanco on our website .