I invite you to open your Bibles with me to the book of Psalms. Psalms is in the Old Testament toward the middle of the Bible – Job on the left, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes on the right. Psalm 46. If you do not have a Bible with you this morning, please feel free to grab…
This is the good news: Jesus Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. This Easter Call and Response is an embodiment of the heart of the Christian faith. There is good news: Jesus Christ is risen from the dead. And we are called to respond in faith. While faith is more than just acknowledging something…
Greetings from the metropolis of Stout and Goedenavond van Nederlands. It is always a privilege to proclaim the Gospel here in Colfax, where these walls have been saturated by the saving story of Scripture for generations. It is also good to be among you after recovering from jet lag. We were in the Netherlands…
Goedenmorgen. Bedankt voor het vacantie in Nederland. Wij vinden het veel leuk. Onze kinderen houdt van de dierentuin. Elijah zegt, “I want to do it again.” (Good morning. Thank you for the vacation in the Netherlands. We really liked it. Our children love the zoo. Elijah says “I want to do it again.”) It is…
In this lenten season leading up to Easter, we are drinking in the last week of Jesus’ earthly ministry through the gospel of Matthew. This morning, we will be listening to a parable from Matthew 25:1-13. Matthew is in the New Testament – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Matthew 25:1-13. This story is known as…
In his last week before his death, resurrection, and ascension, Jesus enters the outer courts of the temple and begins to teach. Immediately he faces opposition. As we will see, Jesus is up to the challenge. If you can, please turn with me to Matthew 22:15-46. Matthew 22:15-46. Matthew is in the New Testament –…
Today is the first Sunday of the season of Lent, a season where we join our steps with the Lord Jesus as he makes his way to Jerusalem. It is a season where we head the words of John the Baptist to ‘prepare the way of the LORD’ and join our stories with the truest…
Come with me to the mountaintop. A short while ago, Jesus gathered his disciples at Caesarea Philippi and asked, “Who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter has confessed that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the living God. Then Jesus begins to explain that this will mean suffering and death before the…
I invite you to open your Bibles with me to the book of Matthew. Matthew is in the New Testament – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Matthew 16, beginning in verse 13. If you don’t have a Bible with you, grab one from the pew in front of you and leave it open as we…
I invite you to open your Bibles with me to the book of Matthew. Matthew is in the New Testament – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Matthew 14, beginning in verse 22. If you don’t have a bible with you this morning, feel free to grab one from the pew in front of you and…
