by Shelly | Mar 27, 2025 | Sermons
Rejoice that we are made new through Christ The psalm sets the tone this day: “Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven, and whose sin is put away!” Happy are those who have “become the righteousness of God” in the merits of Christ Jesus. Happy are those for...
by Office | Mar 23, 2025 | Sermons
God calls us to bear fruit The warnings are plentiful and blunt on the third Sunday in Lent. Cut it out or get cut down! The warnings are accompanied by God’s invitation to attentiveness: “Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live.” The...
by Shelly | Mar 11, 2025 | Sermons
God calls and gathers us Though we sometimes doubt and often resist God’s desire to protect and save us, our God persists. In holy baptism, God’s people have been called and gathered into a God-initiated relationship that will endure. Lent provides the church with a...
by Shelly | Feb 28, 2025 | Sermons
Reflecting God’s glory into the world Witnesses to the glory of God in the face of Jesus reflect that glory in the world. It was true for Moses. It was doubtless true for Peter, James, and John. We pray that it will be true of all of us who see God’s glory in...
by Shelly | Feb 23, 2025 | Sermons
Forgiving those who hurt us Mercy. Mercy. Mercy. Joseph lives it in Egypt. Jesus preaches it in the gospel. The Spirit guides us into merciful lives with the power of forgiveness to reconcile what is fractured and divided. Such merciful living is the baptismal...
by Shelly | Feb 13, 2025 | Sermons
Blessings and hope – Trusting God amidst turmoil Blessings and curses abound on the sixth Sunday after Epiphany. We would do well to listen closely to whom the “blessed ares” and the “woe tos” are directed and to find our place in the crowd among those who...
