Feb 28, 2021
We’re all familiar with the idea of having baggage in our lives: burdens we carry with us and are hard to set down or walk away from. Christians think about another type of burden: a cross to bear. In this message, “Your Own Luggage,” Pastor Johann says that one way to think about this cross is to consider that we...
Feb 24, 2021
Our Lenten Wednesday messages this year feature monologues given by various biblical figures. In this service for the first Wednesday of Lent, we listen to Moses as he recalls his reluctance to tell Pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. But God gave Moses the confidence to carry out His will. In...
Feb 21, 2021
Temptation: We all face it. Each and every day, Satan is right there offering us a full plate of sin-filled temptation. In today’s Gospel we find Jesus being tempted face-to-face with the devil in the wilderness. God was there for Jesus to ward off the devil and his crafty temptations. And Pastor James echoes the Good...
Feb 17, 2021
Our Lenten Wednesday messages this year feature monologues given by various biblical figures. On Ash Wednesday, we hear Isaac recall the time his father, Abraham – trusting that the Lord would provide, knowing that God can do the impossible – was prepared to offer Isaac as a sacrifice. The harrowing memory...
Feb 14, 2021
Today we hear about the dazzling brightness of Jesus during His transfiguration. In Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, we also hear that many of us are blind to the glory of Christ, and that the truth about His saving grace is hidden behind a thick veil of unbelief and defiant distrust. Why do we prefer this...