Posts from Pastor Daniel
There is another way
Pastor Daniel’s Sermon on 4/2/17 on Luke 19:1-10, the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus. “This faith thing isn’t easy. It changes you. It changes your heart. And you can almost see it coming as you peek around the leaves of that tree. But then Jesus sees you and initiates the very change you fear. The […]
Posted on April 3, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Living Well
Pastor Karen Matuska’s sermon on Romans 8 for our fourth Wednesday night Lent service.
Posted on March 30, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Room for Mercy – 3/19/2017
Pastor Daniel’s sermon for March 19, 2017 on the parable of the prodigal son, Luke 15:11-32. Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found. […]
Posted on March 19, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Beneath the Cross: What Happens When We Die?
Pastor Daniel’s sermon for Wednesday evening, 3/8/17 on 1 Corinthians 15:20-22 “When we read about resurrection in the Bible, I don’t think we’re reading about a system at all. I think we’re hearing a promise. A promise that though we die, through Christ we will live.”
Posted on March 9, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Mercy Messes It All Up – 3/5/17
Pastor Daniel’s sermon on the parable of the Good Samaritan, Luke 10:25-37 You know, I think Jesus did it on purpose. I don’t think he picked a Samaritan at random. I think he wanted mercy to messy everything up. I think he wanted to share a nice morality lesson, but I also think he wanted […]
Posted on March 6, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Beneath the Cross – Lent at Ascension
The life of faith is one of the cross and the empty tomb. Without the empty tomb, the cross leads to despair. But, as happens all too often in our thinking, without the cross the empty tomb leads to sentimentality. Join us this Lent as we consider the life of faith beneath the cross of […]
Posted on February 28, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
2/19/17 – Ruined Righteousness
Pastor Daniel’s sermon for February 19, 2017 on Luke 7:36-50 Praise be to God, that our God is Jesus, and not Simon. Praise be to God that the Holy Judge over us considers not our treasury of righteousness, no matter how lacking. Praise be to God that the Holy Judge considers not our blemishes and […]
Posted on February 20, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
ELCA Presiding Bishop Addresses Refugee Executive Order
Last week Elizabeth Eaton, Presiding Bishop of the ELCA, issued a pastoral message addressing President Trump’s executive order to restrict entry by refugees and visitors into the United States from seven predominately Muslim countries. Here is her message: January 30, 2017 Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Yesterday, we heard these words […]
Posted on February 7, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
2/5/17 – From Worth to Grace
Pastor Daniel’s Sermon on Luke 7:1-17 “I think it happened as I kept coming here, receiving that grace in tiny pieces of bread and cups of wine. Reminding myself of grace with tiny traces of water on my forehead. Maybe we make it so tiny because that’s all we can handle at one time. Little […]
Posted on February 6, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Faith Seeking Understanding
Two truths have emerged in recent years in America: We have many different experiences of America, and we don’t know one another’s experience. As an attempt to bridge that divide, you’re invited to join a new book club, “Faith Seeking Understanding.” We’ll be reading two books this winter/spring, and you’re encouraged to join us. Each […]
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