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Sermon Text: John 13:31-35 Pastor Steven Pagels In the name of Christ Jesus, dear friends: When he was gone, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once. My children, I will be with more…
Sermon Text: Psalm 23:6 Pastor Daniel Schmidt A young child is walking across the yard toward a very busy road. Suddenly, you see her mom chasing after her, to stop her from going out on to the very busy street. Why would a mother do that? The answer is obvious. The mother loves her child more…
Sermon Text: Revelation 5:11–13 Pastor Daniel Schmidt 11Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. 12In a loud voice they sang: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and more…
Sermon Text: Luke 16:19-31 Seminarian Barty Cox “Salvation lies within.” Maybe you remember this quote from the movie Shawshank Redemption. Convicted felon Andy Dufresne finds himself facing a surprise cell inspection from the prison guards and warden. As the warden leaves the cell, he gives Andy his Bible back and offers him this memorable quote. more…
Sermon Text 2 Timothy 2:8 Pastor Steven Pagels In the name of our Savior Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, dear friends: For many of us, the Easter story is a familiar story. And if you didn’t know it before, you just heard it more…
Sermon Text: Matthew 26:26-28 Pastor Steven Pagels In the name of Christ Jesus, dear friends: While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Thent he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them saying, “Drink more…
Sermon Text: Luke 19:28 – 40 Pastor Daniel Schmidt Imagine that you are there standing among the crowd that first Palm Sunday? What do you see? What do you hear? Maybe you see Roman soldiers keeping an eye on the crowd. You see Jesus, riding on a young donkey. You see some people spreading their more…
Sermon Text: Philippians 3:8-14 Pastor Steven Pagels In the name of Christ Jesus, dear friends: Everyone loves a good story. And judging from this week’s New York Times best seller list, it is also accurate to say that everyone loves a good true story. According to the most recent non-fiction best seller list, seven of the more…
Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18 Pastor Daniel Schmidt For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. There are some questions that have an obvious answer. Back in the days of the explorers the question was “Is the more…
Sermon Text: Romans 12:1-2 (Life Sunday) Pastor Steven Pagels In the name of the One who is the Resurrection and the Life, who has given each of us life and who has called us all to protect and promote God’s gift of life, dear friends: I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s more…
Sermon Text: Luke 13:31-35 Pastor Daniel Schmidt At the beginning of his ministry here on this earth, the Savior found 12 men and simply said to them, “Follow me.” And for three years these 12 men followed the Savior as his disciples. During the Lenten season, you and I have the opportunity to join the more…
Sermon Text: Joshua 7:16-26 Pastor Steven Pagels In the name of Christ Jesus, dear friends: The thrill of victory…and the agony of defeat. If you are old enough, you might recognize those words as part of television announcer Jim McKay’s weekly introduction to ABC’s Wide World of Sports. But they could also be used in a more…
Sermon Text: Luke 9:28-36 Pastor Daniel Schmidt Have you ever had your own, personal mountain top experience? What I mean is, maybe you were literally sitting at the top of a mountain, looking out at God’s beautiful creation, and at that moment it struck you just how wise and how powerful our Creator-God really is. more…
Genesis 45:3-8a,15 Pastor Steven Pagels In the name of Christ Jesus, dear friends: Unless you are a lover of 18thcentury British poetry, the name Alexander Pope probably doesn’t mean all that much to you. Even if you don’t know anything about his life, you are probably familiar with some of his writings. In fact, more…
Sermon Text: Luke 5:1-11 Pastor Steven Pagels In the name of Christ Jesus, dear friends: Let me preface this story with a disclaimer. I am not an avid fisherman. I don’t own my own fishing boat. I don’t own my own fishing rod. I can’t even remember the last time I went fishing. But my more…