Follow Me- “Do Not Love the World”
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Follow Me- “Do Not Love the World”

We continue the sermon series “Follow Me” we are going to be looking at how we follow Christ, in submission to the will of God, in a world hostile to God.  In 1 John 2:15-17, the apostle John gives a warning that we are not to love the world, or the things of the world because...

Follow Me- “We are Dependent Upon the One”
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Follow Me- “We are Dependent Upon the One”

The definition of a cliché is “a hackneyed theme”…Gee, thanks dictionary, now I have to go look up hackneyed! The definition of that word means “lacking in freshness or originality”. So a cliché is in essence a phrase/expression that is lacking in originality. That’s a fairly unappealing descriptor which should make us wonder why we...

Follow Me- “We Worship in Community”
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Follow Me- “We Worship in Community”

In any given generation, there are a number of changes a society witnesses. A few come to mind almost immediately for me: a generation ago who would have dreamed of buying bottled water, or watching a feature movie anywhere but a theatre, or carrying in your pocket a device with more than a million times...

Follow Me- “The Work of a Master Craftsman”
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Follow Me- “The Work of a Master Craftsman”

I drink lots of coffee. And being your standard Lutheran pastor, since I preach in “three’s” I also drink in “three’s”…one pot in the morning, one pot in the afternoon, a one pot in the evening! That said, whenever Gloria invites me to accompany her to a craft show or arts fair I am motivated...

Follow Me- “We are Moved by God’s Love”
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Follow Me- “We are Moved by God’s Love”

“Love” is such an interesting word and emotion…it can make us better, or worse; it can cause us to do stupid things, or beautiful things; it is applied to people, pets, and pizza, and is a common description ascribed to activities and amusements we enjoy. But for one seeking to “Follow Me”, it is a...

Follow Me- “Starting From Scratch”
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Follow Me- “Starting From Scratch”

During my prayer and preparation for this week’s message covering the text of John 3:1-7, a phrase kept popping into my mind: “Starting from scratch.” My Grandma Gen and her home cooking was fondly recalled, as much of what she prepared in the kitchen was from scratch, meaning there were no premade pie crusts, frozen...

Follow Me- “Follow Me”
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Follow Me- “Follow Me”

One of the special joys of the end of summer is the sharing in the harvest of the garden. As a child growing up near Kearney, Missouri I too had a garden, and in it was planted a single type of seed…Watermelon!! Many an hour was spent indulging in the bounty of that garden, cracking...

Proclaiming the Parables – “Grace Grows in the Vineyard”
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Proclaiming the Parables – “Grace Grows in the Vineyard”

One of the special joys of the end of summer is the sharing in the harvest of the garden. As a child growing up near Kearney, Missouri I too had a garden, and in it was planted a single type of seed…Watermelon!! Many an hour was spent indulging in the bounty of that garden, cracking...

Proclaiming the Parables – “Save the Date”
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Proclaiming the Parables – “Save the Date”

Over the course of any given year all of us likely receive (or send) several “Save the Date” postcards. These cards tell us of an important celebration coming up in which our attendance is desired and appreciated. Maybe it is a wedding, an anniversary, graduation, or a 1st birthday, but all of these events are...

Proclaiming the Parables – “The Wicked Tenants”
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Proclaiming the Parables – “The Wicked Tenants”

Last week Pastor Brandt gave a beautiful sermon about what it means to be a “Kingdom man”. This week as we continue through our series on Proclaiming the Parables, Pastor Dave will be preaching the exact opposite of what it means to be a “Kingdom man”. In our sermon text on the Parable of the...