Pastor Dirk's Sermons

How can we know a God who is Beyond Us? King David gives us an answer to this question in his hymn of praise. Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app

While Caesar flexes his tyrannical muscle, God reveals a new, powerful phase in His heavenly kingdom. The new king is announced to lowly shepherds because He would be a different kind of ruler. His humble beginnings merely highlight His power. He comes for all people. He brings joy to everyone, not just those in power. Hope gives us this power to rejoice, even in troubled times. Visit us at app.di...

To those living in Israel, the coming of Jesus made sense. God had promised a king in the line of David, and now He had arrived to assume His throne. But what does His coming mean to those outside of Israel, who were not yet part of Israel’s story? Then mysterious visitors appear from a distant land, because the heavens have told them of this glorious birth. God has summoned them to find in Israel...

Two faithful servants wait for God to answer prayer, and God comes through in an epoch-changing way. Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app

On Sunday we reflected on the hope that God reveals through a troubled father named Joseph. This got me thinking of another Joseph who lived some 1700 years earlier. Both these Josephs share something in common, with each other and with us. Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app

While God works through His Spirit to bring His Son into the world, the couple chosen to raise this child face a crisis that threatens this plan. God, however, will not give up on His plan. Joseph learns that God is both beyond us and with us. Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app

On Sunday we heard the angel reveal an astounding message to a young woman, named Mary, that she would become the mother of God' Son born in human flesh! In our reflection this morning, we reflect on her song of praise in response to this revelation. Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app

While a young woman in Nazareth prepares for her wedding, she receives a stunning message. She would soon be the mother of the new king of Israel, and His kingdom would never end. This was no ordinary child; He would be the Son of God. For a virgin, this news seems impossible, but, for God, this challenge only demonstrates His glory and invincible will. Hope gives us this power to believe and enga...

Throughout this pandemic, we have seen many health care workers step into the breach, risk the danger, and work toward our healing. This week we look at a Healer unlike any other, with power and authority that we had never seen before. Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app

As our world remains fractured and divided on so many levels, God reveals His Good News, that He has sent His Son to bring us together into a new community. Mark 1:9-20. A handout for this sermon is available at https://dirks-corner-public.s3.amazonaws.com/TimeforGoodNews-2020-SermonNotes-Week2.pdf Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app

In 2020, our culture has endured its share of bad news, including a global pandemic, inflamed racial tensions, and intense political fractures. So, we can all use some Good News, and Jesus brings us the best news ever – for all people in all times, even troubled times like ours. The Gospel of Mark tells us about the “beginning” of this Good News, and we will explore it in this week's episode. Visi...