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Humor. Pleasure-seeking. Panic. Constant comparing of exper opinoins. These are just some of the ways people deal with the fact that death is all around us. The Christian's approach is different and leads to true life, now and hereafter.
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What preparations do you still have to make for family and friends this Christmas? Hopefully, spiritual preparations on our your "to-do" list as well. The cries of Isaiah 700 years before Jesus was born and the calls of John the Baptist just before Jesus did ministry both clearly command, "Prepare the way for the Lord!" Here's how that happens...
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We may not always perceive how Jesus controls and grows his Church, but we trust his promise that does. And that's good news both for us within the Church and those yet to come in.
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Transfiguration Sunday gives us the opportunity to climb a couple mountains, check out the views from there, and see how they affect the way we view our lives going forward.
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When we suffer like Job, we sometimes get to the point where we want to tell God, "I didn't sign up for this." What comfort is there for us in those dark hours?
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The devil is always trying to tell you that the next thing is the thing thing you need the most. Paul combats this lie by pointing us to God's inseparable love in Jesus Christ, who during Lent goes to the cross for us and our salvation.
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When troubles and suffering come our way because of our trust in Christ, it's easy for us to question if God is making the right judgment calls in our lives. Paul's words here comfort us with God's doubly righteous judgment: trouble for those who trouble us and relief for us who are troubled.
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The coronavirus cliches have been coming at you fast and furios the last few months. Let's reclaim one of them from a biblical perspective. The Apostle Paul tells you that you have someone who is with you in whatever situation you find yourself in.
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Jesus' teaching that he is the Bread of Life offends some and bores others. But what does it do for those who accept it with faith? It gives life -- true life and eternal life.
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Satan wants us to think that Christianity is burdensome, especially when we are receiving opposition for our faith. But Stephen helps us see what awaits every Christian, and the way that God protected his faith is the way he will strengthen and keep our faith
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God gives us a glimpse of who gets into heaven and how. Instead of using it to judgemntally ask about others, "How did you get here?", this text invites us to reflect on the grace and compassion that God used to bring us into his church and to the very doorsteps of heaven.
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Where is your excitement level two weeks after Easter? Jesus' apperance to his disciples helps keep the Easter excitement going for us.
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This account is also the basis for one of our stained-glass windows:
Description A stained glass window in our sanctuary depicts Jesus' baptism because it is key event in his life. After living a pretty private life for his first thrity years, Jesus' baptism marks the beginning of his public ministry.
More importantly, it tells us what kind of Savior we have.
Jesus Clears Up the Confusion between Status vs. State
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Because of Christ, we have a holy status before God. Sometimes, though, the situation we find ourselves in makes us wonder how we stand before God. Jesus clears up that confusion for now and enternally.
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Pastor Wayne Shevey, who seres at Wisconsin Lutheran College, was our guest preacher.
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When Jesus entered Jerusalem on that first Palm Sunday, just five days before he was crucified, he did so with status. By listening to what the people along the way call Jesus, we better prepare ourselves to enter Holy Week ourselves and watch Jesus do what he came to do.
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In our pursuit of righteousness, we are encouraged by what Christ did for us in the past and what God promises to bring about in the future.
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Our guest preacher was Pastor Wayne Shevey, who serves as a campus pastor at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee.
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The true Christian Church isn't built with bricks but with believers. It's not founded on flesh and blood but on a heavenly fact. Listen to how Jesus himself explains how the true Christian Church has been built.
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Whether you're feeling crowded by life or you're cluelessly going along with the crowd, Jesus has compassion on you and wants to shepherd you through it all.
Jesus Has Everything Laid Out at Our Final Destination
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Jesus is not only the way into heaven. He is also the one who is preparing everything for you personally.
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Pastor Wayne Shevey, a campus pastor at Wisconsin Lutheran College, served as our guest preacher this Sunday.
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The Feeding of the Five Thousand shows the limitations that we sinful creatures have, but it also highlights the abundant amount of time, power, and compassion that Jesus shares with every single soul and body.
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With all the focus on social distancing and body positioning, this sermon text gives us a chance to consider how Jesus positioned himself to serve us and now positions us to serve others.
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Jesus has the power to do miraculous healings. But how he goes about that is strictly up to him. We simply trust in his power and love because we believe that he does all things well.
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A stained glass window in our sanctuary depicts Jesus' baptism because it is key event in his life. After living a pretty private life for his first thrity years, Jesus' baptism marks the beginning of his public ministry.