The simple answer to what we believe is this: we believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. We base this belief on the witness of the Holy Scriptures, of which our constitution says: “This congregation holds all the canonical …
Sermon on Luke 10:25-37 The Gospel text just read is certainly one of the greatest in all of Scripture. But why is it great? Is it great because of the beautiful example of goodness shown by the merciful neighbor? Is …
New is good… right? Sing to the Lord a … (what kind?)… new song! But what about the confusion? It might take me a while to learn that new song. What if I never get it? And in the meantime …
Rev. 21:3 “When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come.” So says Jesus in the Gospel lesson just read (John 16:12-22). By “sorrow” he means the pain. The great pain. “But when she has …
Luke 9:28-36 Transfiguration Sunday. “What a glorious sight!” That’s what I always say to myself whenever I go up on a mountain. There’s so much to see! I love taking in the view. But Peter, James and John didn’t seem …
Acts 2:22-36. Every year on Trinity Sunday, we read as our second reading the concluding verses of Peter’s Pentecost sermon, as recorded in Acts 2. It is important that we finish up the message that was begun last Sunday. Even …
John 2:1-11 Jesus turned water into wine. This was his first miracle, and one of those for which he is best known. We can see why. Jesus saved the day and kept the joy going. This is the kind …
Text: John 1:1-18 Christmas Day is the highpoint of the Church’s celebration of Christ’s birth. As such, it is fitting that we read St. John’s account of his birth on this day, for this account goes beyond just the telling …
Text: Ephesians 4:1-8 and Mark 12:38-44 “She put in more than all the others.” That’s what Jesus said about the widow. Her gift was more, because it was everything—all she had. One Hundred percent. And, her gift was more because …
Revelation 14:6-7 In the Gospel lesson just read (Matthew 11:12-19), Jesus makes some rather pointed comments about his generation. The short parable he tells marks them as self-centered. His follow-up remarks paint them as unfairly critical of others. Like Jesus, …