Posts from Pastor Daniel
Free to Hear Woe
Pastor Daniel’s sermon for 6/11/17 on Luke 6:17-31 “You’re still loved. You’re still full of grace and freedom. The words are uncomfortable. But sometimes they need to be. Sometimes God needs us to feel the divine sorrow and disappointment. Sometimes Jesus makes us feel bad, for the sake of those who have not experienced blessing. […]
Posted on June 12, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Faith Alone
Pastor Daniel’s sermon from May 28, 2017 on Galatians 3:1-9 It is by grace alone that we are saved. And it is by faith alone that we know it. It is by faith alone, that minority opinion in a world echoing of legal shouts – faith is that thing which cracks open our soul so […]
Posted on May 30, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
What’s a Deacon?
Mary Stoneback, Deacon for Faith Formation at Ascension, created a video for the 2017 Rocky Mountain Synod Assembly detailing what a deacon is. Check it out: What is a Deacon? from Rocky Mountain Synod, ELCA on Vimeo.
Posted on May 15, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Where Charity and Love Prevail
Where charity and love prevail, there God is ever found; brought here together by Christ’s love, by love we thus are bound. I like to talk a lot about identity. I think that’s because it’s such a powerful influence on our lives. Sometimes we are reminded that we are ‘role models’ for our youth and […]
Posted on May 15, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Discover Ascension – May 21, June 4, June 11
Join us at 9:15 on May 21, June 4, and June 11 for “Discover Ascension.” These small group discussions will introduce new comers to Ascension, taking a look at how we worship, what we value, where we serve, and how you can be involved. We meet in the conference room next to the Sanctuary. If […]
Posted on May 15, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Living from a Place of Grace
Pastor Daniel’s sermon for May 14, 2017 on Acts 15:1-19 May the grace and love of God so enter into your hearts, that by faith you might be freed from all conditions, from all minimum requirements, from all outside expectations. May you find the values and commitments – may you find the good life, living […]
Posted on May 15, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
What Makes This Worth Dying For?
Pastor Daniel’s Sermon for 4/30/17 on Acts 6:8-7:2a, 44-60 “But you will also find that the reason we consider it worth it is the same reason we consider it so frightening – it changes everything. It brings about new life. May that life grant you joy and courage”
Posted on May 1, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Maybe – An Easter Sermon
“What makes that word unbelievable is the very same thing that makes it necessary. In a world run by greed and hate, we need the idle tale of love and compassion. In world beset with injustice and weakness of character, we need the idle tale of selflessness. In a world marching toward death, we need […]
Posted on April 17, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Good Friday – Unstoppable Unfolding Events
Pastor Daniel’s sermon for Good Friday, 2017. Luke 23:32-47 We’re plagued with the question: How is it that we drug God into this? That we drag God into this? That God becomes subject of the same machine, the same unfolding events, the same death?
Posted on April 14, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Holy Week – One Story Lived Over Many Days
Some things are too big to fit into one day. Some things are too rich to be grasped in one sitting. Some things are too true to be understood, they must be lived. And so we enter into Holy Week, one story told and lived over many days. Join us as we walk the path […]
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