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Worship Service March 29, 2020

Sermon Summary: On the Fifth Sunday in Lent we encounter Jesus in John 11, where we recall Jesus’ love for Mary, Martha, and Lazarus; Jesus’ raising of Lazarus from the dead; and the proclamation that Jesus is the resurrection and life. What does this Jesus story from John 11 tell us about our relationship with […]

Worship Service March 22, 2020

We are not alone. On the Fourth Sunday in Lent, Jesus meets us in John 9, in the healing of a blind man, who sees Jesus for who he is in contrast with the Pharisees, who are blind. Believing is seeing. What you see through the eyes of faith? What will you do in response […]

When darkness abounds, we seek the light!

Jan. 5, 2020 – Second Sunday in Christmas Text: John 1:1-18. Read it here. The Work of Christmas starts now! I wasn’t looking forward to taking a trip to Minneapolis, Minn., in December. But the visit offered a surprise: Sunshine and the energy one feels on a sunny day. We are people who need light […]

Jesus is coming! (We just don’t know when)

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So, what do we know about Jesus’ second coming? Text: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17. Read it here. St. Paul wrote this letter to encourage the church at Thessalonica during a time of confusion and opposition. The confusion concerned the return of Christ Jesus. St. Paul tells these early Christians that their worry about the timing […]

Jesus’ parable: Be pesky in your prayers!

The Pesky Widow and the Unjust Judge                   Text: Luke 18:1-8. Read it here. Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem, teaching and healing as he goes. He tells his followers this parable about being persistent in prayer. Pastor Bill Wong preaches. In Jesus’ time, a widow was an especially vulnerable person. She normally would have […]