Sermon for March 3, 2019 “Transfiguration of our Lord”

Tough Pill to Swallow Mary Poppins said that a “spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down.”  But what if it’s a pill? When I was a kid I remember that I couldn’t swallow pills.  Some people deal with this by crushing them and mixing the powder with apple sauce. I...

Sermon for Epiphany 7 February 24, 2019

Sermon for Epiphany 7 February 24, 2019 Denise and I were greatly blessed as we attended the Best Practices conference in Phoenix this past Thursday-Saturday.  Yes, we had to deal with rainy days and highs in the 40’s.  The mountains around Phoenix that rarely see...

Sermon for Epiphany VI February 17, 2019

When a loved one dies our lives are forever changed.  The sadness and sorrow of death is overwhelming.  There isn’t a day that goes by that we don’t hear about its devastating effects.  Five killed in Aurora.  Impaired drivers and weather conditions lead to fatal...

Sermon for Epiphany V February 10, 2019

My first encounter with ND Highway Patrol was during my 8th grade year.  I was collecting orders for fruit with our Future Farmers of America group.  Not having my drivers’ permit, I knew better than to drive on the paved State HWY 32.  It was only a mile over to...

Sermon for Epiphany III January 27, 2019

In the Third Article of the Apostles’ Creed we confess, “I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Christian Church, the communion of saints.”  St. Paul addresses what the church looks like and how it is to operate in 1 Corinthians 12.  He uses language of the body and...

January 13, 2019 “The Baptism of our Lord”

Isaiah 43:1b-3a – “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,...