| Listen as guest preacher UMD Lutheran Chaplain Ray Ranker explores this week’s Gospel, on the fourth Sunday of Advent. |
Accompanying Scripture:
Luke 1:46-55; 67-80
| Listen as guest preacher Pastor Chaplain Peter Muschinske explores this week’s Gospel, on the third Sunday of Advent. |
Accompanying Scripture:
Luke 1: 57-66, Psalm 126
| Listen as guest preacher Rev. Craig Endicott explores this week’s Gospel, on the second Sunday of Advent. |
Accompanying Scripture:
Luke 1: 24-25, Isaiah 40:1-11
| In this week’s gospel, Jesus tells a parable of a royal wedding, where the king invites guests to his son’s wedding banquet, but they refuse to come. The king then extends the invitation to anyone on the streets, but one guest is found improperly dressed and is thrown out. Today we celebrate God’s wide welcome to all of us to the table and remember that we are called to do the same for others. |
Accompanying Scripture:
Isaiah 25:1-9; Psalm 23; Matthew 22:1-14
| In this week’s gospel, Christ promises that the disciple who gives a cup of cold water to the little ones serves Christ himself. As God first welcomes us through the waters of baptism and at the table, we too are invited into God’s work of being a merciful welcome to all we encounter. |
Accompanying Scripture:
Romans 6:12-23 ; Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18; Matthew 10:40-42
Guest Pastor Aaron Fuller discusses the hope that comes with the first day of Advent.
Accompanying Scripture:
Mark 8:27-29
Pastor Eric Wester kicks off the next part of our summer series with a sermon about the roles of outsiders, like Hagar and Ishmael, in God’s plan.
Accompanying Scripture:
Genesis 16:1-4a, 21:1-21
Matthew 5:3-9
Seminarian Jen Moore explores the “superhero” origin story of Moses and the superpowers of empathy and compassion used to save him from the river.
Accompanying Scripture:
Exodus 2:1-10
Luke 4:18-19
Guest preacher, Deacon Deb Haynes from the Lamb Center, explores the promise of life and salvation given to all of us when Nicodemus visits Jesus under cover of darkness.
Accompanying Scripture:
Romans 8:12-17
John 3:1-17
Guest preacher, Rev. Dr. Kit Kleinhans, reflects on the lack of safety in the early church and what that means for Ananias as he encountered Paul in his conversion. Dr. Kleinhans then invites us to reflect on this lack of guaranteed safety in our own story.
Accompanying Scripture:
Acts 9:1-19a
Matthew 6:24
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