As we prepare for Christmas, we probably have travel plans, gifts, and meal preparation on our minds. As we examine our appointed Epistle lesson for today, Paul wants to re-focus us on something more important than any of those things. In the beginning of his letter to the Church in Rome, he describes the two…

O Lord, how shall I meet you? The words of the hymn still echo in our ears as we wrap up our Advent series. We have seen that He did come and meet us in the flesh of the incarnate Son of God, Jesus Christ; whose life, death, and resurrection freed mankind to live in…

We don’t always feel secure in this world. We often feel trapped, imprisoned by the sin and wickedness that surrounds us. At times, we may even doubt if Jesus really is the one who comes to set us free from our prison. John asks Jesus, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall…

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Advent Midweek 2 Text: John 6:43–65 Link to Livestream Sermon Audio In this Advent midweek series, we are exploring the different ways that Jesus comes to us. The title of our series is, “O Lord, How Shall I Meet You?” Last week, we talked about how Jesus met us through His…

If a voice cries in the wilderness, does it make a sound? If there is a lone “crazy” person crying out and nobody is listening to him or heeding his call, does his message even matter? With the way the world is going, sometimes we as Christians can feel that way. Does it make a…

O Lord How shall I Meet You, the beautiful hymn that we just sung, shows the meaning of Advent quite marvelously. This hymn will serve as the theme of our midweek services this year, and Adventtide in general. Each stanza brings out a different richness of the different ways in which Jesus comes to His…

“Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed” (Romans 13:11). As we start a new church year, we look back to the end of an old one. During this season of Advent, we await…

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Thanksgiving Eve Service Text: Luke 17:11-19 Link to Sermon Teaser Link to Livestream Sermon Audio How to define thankful What are characteristics of thankful Christians? 3. Thankful people are doing better than they deserve. College, asked girl, “How are you doing?” Better than I deserve Better than I deserve means our…

Depending on who you ask, this Sunday is either the Last Sunday of the Church Year, or Christ the King Sunday. The former focuses on the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The latter focuses on Christ’s kingship despite all appearances to the contrary. In this Gospel reading we see the two themes converge.…

Working can be hard, but it is always to the benefit of others. Marriage isn’t always easy work, but God can work many blessings through it. Parenting can be tough, but our kids rely on us for their necessities, even if they don’t always appreciate it. Our day jobs can be draining and grueling, but…