The Life of a Disciple

Send us Fan Mail Texts: Proverbs 11:2; 16:18; 26:12 · Luke 18:9–14 · Philippians 2:1–11 “Pride goes before the fall” is one of the most quoted lines in any language. But Proverbs — and Jesus — go much deeper than a warning against arrogance. Pride is the root of sin: the posture of the self - trusting in your own judgment and needing no one else, least of all God. The Pharisee in Luke 18 is not a...

Send us Fan Mail Text(s): Proverbs 3:9–10; 11:24–25; 22:9 | Mark 12:41–44 What does the Bible actually say about money and the church? Proverbs reminds us that the one who gives generously is not the one who loses — but the one who trusts God completely with what was always his to begin with.

Send us Fan Mail Scriptures: Proverbs 3:1–7; 22:6 | Luke 15:11-32 Proverbs is itself a father’s address to his son passing down the faith from one generation to the next. This week we look at marriage, parenting, and the household of faith: what it means to build a home around the Word of God, to love imperfectly and be covered by grace, and to raise children not as our greatest achievement but as...

Send us Fan Mail Scriptures: Proverbs 12:17–19; 15:1–4; 18:21 | Matthew 12:33–37 Proverbs is relentless about speech — gossip, flattery, angry words, lies, and also the life-giving power of honest, kind conversation. Jesus says our words reveal the state of our hearts, and the same Jesus who will judge our careless words has already spoken the words that forgive them.

Send us Fan Mail Scriptures: Proverbs 1:1–7; 9:10 | Colossians 2:1-5 | Luke 11:29–32 What is wisdom, really? We live in a world drowning in advice — and still hungry for something more. Wisdom is not a system to master, it’s a person to receive. When Jesus says “something greater than Solomon is here,” he’s not just making a comparison — he’s making an invitation. The fear of the Lord is the begin...

Send us Fan Mail Scripture Readings: 1 Peter 2:4-10 | Matthew 7:24-27 Peter talks about Jesus as the cornerstone. This church, and every church, is not founded on individuals, but on Christ alone. 

Send us Fan Mail Scripture Readings: Acts 2:1-21 | John 7:37-39 How can we possibly live out what Jesus calls us to do? The answer is not found in our strength—but in the gift of the Holy Spirit. As the Spirit is poured out in Acts 2, we are reminded that God does not send us alone, neither is faith is  something we sustain on our own, but something God gives and preserves. This is the fourth and...

Send us Fan Mail Scripture Reading: Ephesians 1:15-23 | Acts 1:1-11 | Matthew 28:18-20 What does the Ascension really mean? Did Jesus leave—or is something bigger happening? The Ascension is not about Jesus’ absence, but His reign. And that changes how we understand what it means to be sent. You are not sent on your own—you are sent under the authority of the risen and ascended Christ. This is Wee...

Send us Fan Mail Scripture Reading: John 19:23-27 What does it mean to be “called”? On this Mother’s Day, we explore how God places people into our lives on purpose—and calls us to love and serve them. But what happens when we feel like we’re not enough? Looking at Jesus’ care for His mother even from the cross, we’re reminded that our worth is not based on how well we perform our roles, but on wh...

Send us Fan Mail Scripture Reading: John 21:1-17 | Colossians 3:17, 23-24 Where do you expect to find Jesus? In church? In big spiritual moments? What about in your everyday life? In John 21, we see the risen Jesus meet His disciples in the middle of their work. This sermon begins a new series, “Sent Into Life,” exploring what it means that Jesus sends us not somewhere else, but into the lives we’...

Send us Fan Mail Today's Bible Reading: John 10:1-10. How many voices are shaping your life right now? From notifications and news to expectations, fears, and self-doubt—we live in a world full of voices competing for our attention. And we don’t just hear them… we follow them. In John 10, Jesus says that not every voice leads to life. Some voices slowly steal. Others loudly accuse. But there...

Send us Fan Mail On the road to Emmaus, two disciples walk away from everything they had hoped would be true—until a stranger joins them. Except, it's not a stranger; Jesus meets them in their disappointment, He opens the Scriptures, and He reveals Himself in Word and Sacrament. He does the same for us. If you’ve ever found yourself saying, “we had hoped…” , this is for you. Because the risen...

Send us Fan Mail In John 20, on the day of the Resurrection, the disciples are behind a “locked door” - afraid.  We, too, live with both fear of what might happen and guilt over what has already happened. But into that locked space, Jesus comes and speaks His peace. Through His wounds and His Word, He brings forgiveness that deals fully with our guilt and presence that overcomes our fear. And then...

Send us Fan Mail Who is Easter really for? The first Easter morning wasn’t filled with strong, certain, put-together people—but with the guilty, the doubting, and the weeping. Through Peter’s guilt, John’s uncertainty, and Mary’s grief, we see a deeply personal truth: the resurrection of Jesus is not just a historical event—it is for you . Because Christ is risen, your guilt is gone, your doubts a...

Send us Fan Mail In this Lenten series, The Greater Jonah , we trace the familiar story of the reluctant prophet and discover how it ultimately points beyond itself to Christ. We’ll explore themes of running, mercy, judgment, repentance, death, and resurrection—seeing how the sign of Jonah finds its completion in the crucified and risen Savior. This is not just a story about a prophet and a fish....

Send us Fan Mail In this Lenten series, The Greater Jonah , we trace the familiar story of the reluctant prophet and discover how it ultimately points beyond itself to Christ. We’ll explore themes of running, mercy, judgment, repentance, death, and resurrection—seeing how the sign of Jonah finds its completion in the crucified and risen Savior. This is not just a story about a prophet and a fish....

Send us Fan Mail In this Lenten series, The Greater Jonah , we trace the familiar story of the reluctant prophet and discover how it ultimately points beyond itself to Christ. We’ll explore themes of running, mercy, judgment, repentance, death, and resurrection—seeing how the sign of Jonah finds its completion in the crucified and risen Savior. This is not just a story about a prophet and a fish....

Send us Fan Mail In this Lenten series, The Greater Jonah , we trace the familiar story of the reluctant prophet and discover how it ultimately points beyond itself to Christ. We’ll explore themes of running, mercy, judgment, repentance, death, and resurrection—seeing how the sign of Jonah finds its completion in the crucified and risen Savior. This is not just a story about a prophet and a fish....

Send us Fan Mail In this Lenten series, The Greater Jonah , we trace the familiar story of the reluctant prophet and discover how it ultimately points beyond itself to Christ. We’ll explore themes of running, mercy, judgment, repentance, death, and resurrection—seeing how the sign of Jonah finds its completion in the crucified and risen Savior. This is not just a story about a prophet and a fish....

Send us Fan Mail In this Lenten series, The Greater Jonah , we trace the familiar story of the reluctant prophet and discover how it ultimately points beyond itself to Christ. We’ll explore themes of running, mercy, judgment, repentance, death, and resurrection—seeing how the sign of Jonah finds its completion in the crucified and risen Savior. This is not just a story about a prophet and a fish....

Send us Fan Mail Midweek Lenten Sermon on Confession using the 10 Commandments, or Words, given to His people on Mt. Sinai. Do they still apply to us today?

Send us Fan Mail In this Lenten series, The Greater Jonah , we trace the familiar story of the reluctant prophet and discover how it ultimately points beyond itself to Christ. We’ll explore themes of running, mercy, judgment, repentance, death, and resurrection—seeing how the sign of Jonah finds its completion in the crucified and risen Savior. This is not just a story about a prophet and a fish....

Send us Fan Mail In this Lenten series, The Greater Jonah , we trace the familiar story of the reluctant prophet and discover how it ultimately points beyond itself to Christ. We’ll explore themes of running, mercy, judgment, repentance, death, and resurrection—seeing how the sign of Jonah finds its completion in the crucified and risen Savior. This is not just a story about a prophet and a fish....

Send us Fan Mail In this Lenten series, The Greater Jonah , we trace the familiar story of the reluctant prophet and discover how it ultimately points beyond itself to Christ. We’ll explore themes of running, mercy, judgment, repentance, death, and resurrection—seeing how the sign of Jonah finds its completion in the crucified and risen Savior. This is not just a story about a prophet and a fish....

Send us Fan Mail What happens when God pulls back the curtain? During the season of Epiphany, the Church pauses to look more closely at Jesus—not to figure Him out, but to receive what God reveals. In this series, we walk through key Epiphany texts from Matthew and John to see Jesus clearly: revealed as God’s beloved Son, the Lamb of God, the Light of the world, and the Savior who stands in our pl...