Pharisees and sinners want each other to "Get lost!" But Jesus seeks and finds stubborn strays and brings them back. He's doing this on purpose! "Rejoice with me, with them, with angels..." He says! "I found you! I found them! You belong here. Stick around." This is a good thing He calls "repentance." Hear the … Continue reading “Overjoyed with Just One–and All”
Excuses…Excuses…and the Lord’s Invitation
God loves to give good gifts and do good things for people. Some go to great lengths making excuses, always rationalizing why it's OK to refuse those gifts and reject this gracious Giver. Christ invited you to gather with the rest of us poor, crippled, blind and lame people as we receive His good gifts … Continue reading Excuses…Excuses…and the Lord’s Invitation
He Believed The Lord
Abram was not the perfect man with the perfect marriage, perfect home or perfect family life. But he trusts the Lord to keep His promise, which faith alone is reckoned to him as perfect righteousness. Hear the full audio of "He Believed The Lord" A sermon on Genesis 15:1-6 First Sunday after Trinity, 18 June … Continue reading He Believed The Lord
Let’s Meet at the Corner of Heaven and Earth
Dealing with the Athanasian Creed can seem a little like Abbott and Costello's famous "Who's on First?" routine. Here God's people confess the Biblical truth about Jesus: His divinity and humanity and the clear revelation of the Trinity in action in our midst. God meets us "Just As I Am" -- and here we meet … Continue reading Let’s Meet at the Corner of Heaven and Earth
Babble on, Babylon!
The Babylonians were pioneers of mathematics and science, mixed with religious zeal and fervor. Their postulates and theorems are still taught today. Has our culture really abandoned religion, or merely embraced as new a very ancient and self-aggrandizing worship of Science? God reveals himself this Pentecost day as one well able to make himself … Continue reading Babble on, Babylon!
The Father Himself Loves You
"Jesus is not simply our go-between or our middle-man, though he is that! He is our access. He does more than just relay our messages. Jesus brings us with him into his Father's house. He sets for each of us a place at our Father's family table. Or to put it another way, with Jesus, … Continue reading The Father Himself Loves You
Great in Your Midst is the Holy One
For all the graduates and Moms and everyone dreading what tomorrows may bring: The Living Lord Jesus is our comfort today and tomorrow's cause for genuine, grounded hope. His resurrection is the reason we anticipate and embrace whatever the future brings. The Holy One of Israel goes with us into tomorrow as "my strength and … Continue reading Great in Your Midst is the Holy One
Love The Brotherhood
Sojourners and exiles, out of place and far from home. Ready or not, God moves us on to unfamiliar people and places in life. It's easy to get lost, lose oneself. God constantly calls and gathers us as his own children. He declares us his rightful and righteous heirs. Even when we're feeling most out … Continue reading Love The Brotherhood
My Own Know Me
Hear the full audio of "My Own Know Me" A sermon on John 10:11-16 and Ezekiel 34:11-16 3rd Sunday of Easter / Good Shepherd Sunday Jesus is the one Good Pastor, the Good Shepherd. Our town, our country and world has exactly one Good Shepherd who tends all His flocks. All others pale in comparison, … Continue reading My Own Know Me
Behind Your Closed Doors
One can't just shut sinners out, though often we try... Jesus comes behind closed doors, bearing the marks people needed to obtain faith. Then, the Living Lord Jesus sends them out to forgive... Hear the full audio of "Behind Your Closed Doors" A sermon on John 20:19-31 Second Sunday of Easter
Isaiah 50:4 Blues 