Confirmation day—for three years, we’ve been learning about Jesus, learning what it means to be a follower of Jesus, to be a part of His Body. We’ve studied the catechism and the Bible and we’re spent a lot of time talking about how to live as a follower of Jesus. But really, when it comes… Read More
Chapter 6 of John’s gospel brings us to the midpoint of Jesus’ ministry—and in many ways, an important turning point. There are three Passovers in John’s gospel: the first occurs just after the wedding at Cana; John tells us In 2:13 that “The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to… Read More
SERMON FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2018 “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. And God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light.… Read More
On Friday night, as high winds were causing power outages throughout our area, our president announced air strikes in Syria. Russia responded with threats of retaliation. Last week, the president of Estonia, along with the presidents of Latvia and Lithuania, were in Washington to meet with President Trump, seeking more military assistance, as the many… Read More
The Bible can kill you. Or it can bring you to eternal life. The apostle John knows this. And certainly at least one of the reasons that he wrote this gospel is to try to help us understand this. In this morning’s gospel we hear Jesus say, “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears… Read More