Living in Grace

The truth matters to our Triune God, and so it better also matter to us. This sermon based on John 16:12-15 was preached on the Festival of the Holy Trinity, June 12, 2022.

What do you want from Jesus? If you want guidance, assurance he's with you, that everything is going to be ok, and that all if this can actually be true, well, that's what he wants for you too. And he gives it all through his promised Holy Spirit. Hear more in our sermon for the Festival of Pentecost, June 5, 2022, based on John 14:23-27.

To know the love of God and to live in, and live out, that love in our lives is the most excellent way. This sermon based on 1 Corinthians 12:31b-13:1-13, was preached on the Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 15, 2022. This was also our Youth Confirmation Sunday.

Where do you find security when tragedy strikes, when your health fails, the money is gone, or friends betray you? Look to your Good Shepherd who alone can give you certain, true, and eternal security. This sermon based on John 10:22-30 was preached on the Fourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday), May 8, 2022, for a sermon series called "Life Begins Now."

Your life might feel very ordinary. But Jesus is a master of making the ordinary extraordinary. Your life in the risen Christ has an extraordinary purpose. This sermon based on John 21:1-14, was preached on the Third Sunday of Easter, May 1, 2022, for a sermon series called, "Life Begins Now."

You don’t have to wait until you are healthier or you have more money. You don’t have to wait until the problems in your relationships are solved or until things go your way. Life can begin right now. A Life that has meaning and purpose. It’s yours in your Risen Savior who lives to give you Life: a Life of hope, a Life of joy, a Life of promise, a Life of victory. So stop waiting. Life begins now....

We like to pretend we are something before God that we are not. We must realize that we have nothing to offer him and deserve nothing from him. But he became nothing for us, so that through Christ, we could be something: his forgiven, loved, redeemed people. This sermon based on Philippians 2:5-11 was preached on Palm Sunday, April 10, 2022.

Feeling tired? Worn down? God gives strength for the journey. This sermon based on Isaiah 43:16-21 was preached on April 3, 2022, for the Fifth Sunday in Lent. 

God doesn't want us to be comfortable with sin. And when we live our Christian lives we are not promised life will be comfortable. But God gives us his comforting promises as we struggle against sin and live as Christians in this world. This sermon based on Exodus 3:1-15 was preached on the third Sunday in Lent, March 20, 2022, for a sermon series called "Giving Up."

What are your goals in life? Jesus has a goal for you, and that is to bring you safely to your heavenly home and to keep you safe until you get there. Are your earthly goals getting in the way? Lent is a time for giving up our earthly focus and making Jesus' goal our goal. This sermon based on Luke 13:31-35 was preached on March 13, 2022, the Second Sunday in Lent, and the second sermon in a serie...

It's hard to hold on firmly to our faith when we face the bombardment of temptations of the devil, face the allures of the world around us, and struggle with our own selfish, sinful flesh. But our Savior his firmly holding on to us - the one who has defeated our enemies, forgives our sins, and strengthens us for the battle to hold firmly. This sermon based on Hebrews 4:14-16 was preached on the Fi...

God has completed the work of salvation through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit works faith to believe it. But he gives us a role to play: to share it. This sermon based on Romans 10:12-17 was preached on the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany for a sermon series called "DNA."

There are two choices of where to plant yourself, dear Christian. The choice of where is better is clear. So, where are you planting yourself? This sermon based on Jeremiah 17:5-8 was preached on February 6, 2022, the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, and is the first sermon in a three week series called "DNA."

Some think Jesus sucks all the joy out of life with all his commands and rules. In fact, Jesus is the only one who can give us true and lasting joy. Jesus does not demand from us, he graciously gives to us. He gives us joy through all of our earthly blessings, through every spiritual blessing, and the promise of unending joy to come with him in heaven. This sermon based on John 2:1-11 was preached...

We often imprison ourselves to sin, guilt, and performance. But Christ has set us free from all these. You are no longer a captive! This sermon based on Isaiah 61:1-6 was preached on the Third Sunday after Epiphany, January 23, 2022, for a sermon series called "The Real Jesus."

Jesus was born to interrupt our lives. And that's exactly what we need. This sermon based on John 1:15 was preached on the Festival of the Nativity of Our Lord, December 25, 2021.

Does it sometimes seem like Jesus isn't there, like he causes you unnecessary grief and anguish, that he doesn't know what he's doing? Learn that he is always there, and he know exactly what he doing, from an account when he was 12 years old. This sermon based on Luke 2:41-52 was preached on the First Sunday after Christmas, December 26, 2021.

We are so used to people not keeping their word, letting us down, and breaking their promises. (We are all pretty good at it, aren't we?) But God does not. He always keeps his word. He never fails, he never forgets. He never breaks a promise. Look into the manger. The promise of a Savior from sin and death was kept. And so we know every other promise of God is kept too. This sermon based on Luke 1...

True joy can only be found when we both repent of our sins and cling to Christ alone for peace, life and salvation. True repentance produces true joy. This sermon based on Luke 3:7-18 was preached on the Third Sunday in Advent for a sermon series called "Life Interrupted."

Are you ready? Are you ready to face death or the Last Day? Jesus wants to make you ready. This sermon based on Luke 21:25-36 was preached on the First Sunday in Advent, November 28, 2021, and is the first in a series called "Life Interrupted."

How often don't we fret and worry about the state of our world and our lives and so dismiss, or miss, the truth: Christ is King over all for us and for our good. This sermon based on John 18:33-37 was preached on Christ the King Sunday, November 21, 2021, for a sermon series called, "Jesus, the King."

Our King, Jesus, supplies us with everything we need for this earthly life, and he does so so that we can be generous with it all.  Our wealth, our abilities, our time, all are gifts of grace that we have been given to serve others and glorify him. May God help us to do just that as his people. This sermon based on 2 Corinthians 8:1-9 was preached on November 14, 2021 and is the first sermon...

What do we as the Church do as the war against the Word of God rages on? This sermon based on Jeremiah 23:23-29 was preached on October 31, 2021, for the commemoration of the Reformation of the Church. 

We bring nothing into this world and we can take nothing out of it. But what if our worldly wealth could have an eternal impact? This sermon based on Luke 16:1-13 was preached on October 24, 2021, and is the final sermon in a three week series called "A God-Lived Life."

Our lives as Christians in this world are about living for God and others. We desire to know God's love more and more so that we can love other like God loves us more and more. This sermon based on 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 was preached on October 10, 2021, and is the first sermon in a three week series called "A God-Lived Life."