Sermons

Psalm 100 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.    Worship the Lord with gladness;    come into his presence with singing. Know that the Lord is God.    It is he that made us, and we are his;    we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving,    and his courts with praise.    Give thanks to him, bless his name. For the Lord is good;    his steadfast love endures forever,    and his faithfulness to all generations. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This morning’s reading reminds me of the one about a grandma who was eighty-eight years old and still driving her own car. One day [...]

We kicked off a 6-week sermon series on the book of Psalms this week. Alas, we had a guest preacher, Mrs. Jenny Carey. I took my family for a quick visit to see friends in NE. There is no transcript of Jenny's message but be sure to watch the service on our Facebook page. Enjoy!

Acts 2:1-4; Galatians 4:1-7 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. My point is this: heirs, as long as they are minors, are no better than slaves, though they are the owners of all the property; but [...]

Galatians 3:1-9, 23-29 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly exhibited as crucified! The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard? Are you so foolish? Having started with the Spirit, are you now ending with the flesh? Did you experience so much for nothing?—if it really was for nothing. Well then, does God supply you with the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law, or by your believing what [...]

It was Confirmation Sunday and here are the students' faith essays. Enjoy! Abby Barker Confirmation verse Joshua 1:9 “I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord God is with you wherever you go.” What were the highlights of your confirmation experience? My highlights of this program throughout the years has most definitely been all the church camp retreats I’ve been able to attend. Every time it was super fun to play games outside and inside, sit by the fire to tell stories, and put together a ton of puzzles, which I wasn’t the best at helping, but everyone [...]

Acts 15:1-18 (sermon note: 05-02 sermon note) Then certain individuals came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, ‘Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.’ And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to discuss this question with the apostles and the elders. So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they reported the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the believers. When they [...]

Acts 8:26-39 (sermon note: 04-25 sermon note) Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, ‘Get up and go towards the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’ (This is a wilderness road.) So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning home; seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. Then the Spirit said to Philip, ‘Go over to this chariot and join it.’ So Philip ran up to it [...]

Acts 6:1-7:2a, 44-60 (sermon note: 04-18 sermon note) Now during those days, when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food. And the twelve called together the whole community of the disciples and said, ‘It is not right that we should neglect the word of God in order to wait at tables. Therefore, friends, select from among yourselves seven men of good standing, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to this task, while we, for our part, will devote ourselves to prayer and to serving the [...]

Luke 24:13-35 (sermon note: 04-11 sermon note) Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, ‘What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?’ They stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, ‘Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have [...]

Luke 24:1-12 (sermon note: 04-04 sermon note) But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, ‘Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was [...]

Again, thanks to our friends out Zion, Concordia, and Bethel for this collaborative effort. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/Hsgx-kRouVM

Four of the five congregations here in Superior collaborated for a reflective service. Thanks, Zion, Bethel, and Concordia! https://youtu.be/8hodl_nHilI