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September 2018

September 24, 2018

Mark 16:1-11 – How to Seek God

Every day begins with Jesus dead in a sealed tomb, as far as we know....

July 2017

July 20, 2017

The Day I Prayed for the G.I. Joe Firefighter Truck

One morning at church, I heard a sermon telling me that whatever I asked for...

July 03, 2017

John 11:17-27 – The Resurrection of Martha

I wonder a lot about how the Gospel comes down to us in particular, pre-packaged...

June 2017

June 20, 2017

John 7:25-36 – Recognizing God in all Things

The Litany of Mistaken Attitudes Towards Jesus

June 19, 2017

John 7:14-24 – Righteousness

“What the heart loves, the will chooses, the mind justifies, and the life acts out.”

June 18, 2017

John 7:1-13 – Something Greater than a Miracle

Maybe God is angling for something more substantial and special than even miracles.

May 2017

May 25, 2017

John 4:43-54 – Your miracle

How many of you would like to participate in a miracle this morning?

March 2017

March 16, 2017

Luke 8:1-15 – The Soil of the Soul

The reaction between the Word of God and your immortal soul

March 12, 2017

Luke 7:1-10 – Finding Yourself in Jesus’ Story

Somewhere in this list of ten items is the secret of your success today.

March 05, 2017

Luke 5:12-26 – The Everyday miracle

An invisible miracle takes place in the Erlandson household every evening after our common supper.

March 02, 2017

Luke 4:31-41 – Who is this Jesus?

Who do you think this Jesus of Nazareth is?

February 2017

February 01, 2017

Mark 13:1-13 – the suffering and the sweetness

Stretched between the hope of glory on the one hand and the reality of suffering...

January 2017

January 17, 2017

Mark 9:14-29 – faith and faithfulness

We are works in progress

December 2016

December 18, 2016

Mark 4:30-41 – The One Who Can Calm the Storms

“ho can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!

December 09, 2016

Mark 2:1-12 – The Quiet Miracle of Every Morning

Jesus doesn’t need to perform an additional miracle for me because He’s already doing one,...

October 2016

October 23, 2016

Matthew 17:14-27 – How to Move a Mountain

How do you move the mountains in your life?

October 04, 2016

Matthew 11:2-19 – Gather your Daily Bread

Is the Christian life really just the Land of Cockaigne, with eggs and pigs which...

September 2016

September 29, 2016

Matthew 9:18-35 – How God Answers Prayer

Even the Son had the Father say "No" to His prayers.

September 26, 2016

Matthew 8:14-27 – I am a Christ-ian

In which we meet Steamrollin' Jesus

August 2016

August 21, 2016

Tuesday of Trinity 13 – Matthew 2:1-12

Matthew 2:1-12 I want to talk this morning about zombies. . . . Yes, zombies...

August 01, 2016

God Loves the Unlovable

Occasionally, someone will die for a Mother Teresa. But who among us would die for...

July 2016

July 31, 2016

Abraham Believed

The world's worst history teacher, and other things relating to the faith of Abraham

July 19, 2016

God Speaks!

I believe God that it will be just as it was told me.

May 2016

May 01, 2016

Monday of Easter 5 (Rogation Monday) – James 1:1-17

James 1:1-17 Et tu, James? You, too, along with St. Paul and others are commanding...

April 2016

April 03, 2016

Monday of 1st Sunday after Easter – 1 Peter 1:1-12

1 Peter 1:1-12 “Blessed are those that have not seen and yet have believed” (John...

March 2016

March 30, 2016

Where Do We See Jesus Today?

John 20:24-31 “Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed” (John 20:29)....

March 22, 2016

Wednesday of Holy Week – John 16:16-33

John 16:16-33 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father...

March 08, 2016

Thursday of Lent 4 – Mark 13:1-13

Mark 13:1-13 The situation that Jesus describes seems remotely close and familiar. It stretches back...

February 2016

February 24, 2016

Thursday of Lent 2 – John 11:17-27

John 11:17-27 I wonder a lot about how the Gospel comes down to us in...

January 2016

January 28, 2016

Faith In and Faithfulness To Jesus Christ

Let’s paint vivid pictures of Christ!