Sermons

Be opened.

And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

Praise to You, Oh Christ!

We have sin in our hearts that can’t be seen, except by God, who sees it and knows it, and chooses to love us anyway. He sent Jesus to die on the cross, so that he would take on the full punishment of God’s wrath, and we would be left unscathed.

We have a God who wants us to come to him with a contrite spirit – one who wants to hear us say that we’re sorry…
Even with our sinful hearts, even with our sinful lives, our actions, our thoughts – our God tells us that he loves us…
He says come back to me, turn to me, talk to me. Hear my Word and know that I love you, that you are my child, that I have revived your heart.

You have one sermon to preach.

For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. – 1st Corinthians 2:2

Whom do you choose to serve?

Be who you are.

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.

He is enough.

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.”

God is in control.

…I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth…and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. (from Genesis 9)
And about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. …they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.” (from Mark 6)

Sheep and The Shepherd

Motivation Matters.

My power is made perfect in weakness.

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”