Bible Text: St John 10:11–16 | Preacher: Rev. Dr. Christian Preus Jesus says, I Am the Good Shepherd. He doesn’t say He is a good shepherd. He is the Good Shepherd; there is no other. Because there is no other who laid down His life for you, and no other
Bible Text: John 20:19-31 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard On Easter evening the disciples were not feasting and rejoicing. They were afraid and hiding behind locked doors. These same men would later be martyrs and would go to death without fear. This shows that the real cause of their fear
Bible Text: John 20:1-18 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus Alleluia! Christ is risen! The angels ask Mary, “Why are you looking for the living among the dead?” The resurrection of Jesus has to reorient our perspective. We expect to see death. And if you expect to see death, that’s what
Bible Text: John 18-19 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus The soldier pierced His side and blood and water flowed out. On Good Friday, they see God dead. That is what we see tonight, what we meditate on. We will close this service singing the hymn, “O sorrow dread, our God
Bible Text: John 13:1-15, 34-35 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard On this night Jesus said to His disciples, “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer” (Lk. 22:15). We see our Lord’s heart in these words. He eagerly looked forward to this meal,
Bible Text: Matthew 21:1-9 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus Jesus comes into Jerusalem on a beast of burden, because He is a burden, He is carrying our sins. Jesus told his disciples to fetch the donkey. It wasn’t their idea. They don’t know what’s going on. They are very obviously
Bible Text: John 8:42-59 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus They call Jesus a Samaritan and say He has a demon. Jesus doesn’t respond to the insult. He says nothing at all about NOT being a Samaritan. Instead Jesus defends His Father and His Word. And this is a lesson for
Bible Text: John 6:1-15 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard The season of Lent is about war against Satan, particularly Jesus’ war against Satan. The season started with Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. Then we heard about the Canaanite woman, whose daughter was severely oppressed by a demon, and Jesus healed
Bible Text: Luke 11:14-28 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus He who is not with me is against me. There is no neutrality between good and evil or between God and the devil. We can’t stand on the sidelines, because we’re the ones being fought over. That’s actually a beautiful thing,
Bible Text: Matthew 15:21-28 | Preacher: Pastor Harold Ristau What constitutes the greatness or littleness of someone’s faith? Is this greatness a human achievement which makes a person more admirable or better than another person? Does this question of great or little faith mean we are in a competition with
